PARAGUAY VS BENIN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BENIN		PARAGUAY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	5,223	4	1,661	+ 3,562
Malaria	2	3,602	81	0	+ 3,602
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	3,496	31	192	+ 3,304
Stroke	4	2,997	2	3,007	- 11
Coronary Heart Disease	5	2,762	1	4,327	- 1,565
Low Birth Weight	6	2,512	12	644	+ 1,868
Birth Trauma	7	2,022	30	213	+ 1,809
Road Traffic Accidents	8	1,619	6	1,552	+ 67
Liver Disease	9	1,252	17	524	+ 728
Congenital Anomalies	10	1,159	11	662	+ 498
HIV/AIDS	11	1,158	21	448	+ 710
Meningitis	12	1,007	53	52	+ 954
Kidney Disease	13	987	5	1,592	- 605
Diabetes Mellitus	14	979	3	2,361	- 1,383
Other Injuries	15	784	9	843	- 59
Endocrine Disorders	16	744	14	562	+ 182
Lung Disease	17	624	7	1,181	- 556
Pertussis	18	598	59	30	+ 568
Hypertension	19	557	8	895	- 338
Maternal Conditions	20	532	49	64	+ 468
Malnutrition	21	475	25	330	+ 145
Suicide	22	472	22	425	+ 47
Tuberculosis	23	470	26	273	+ 198
Asthma	24	456	39	126	+ 329
Prostate Cancer	25	444	15	546	- 103
Measles	26	403	78	0	+ 403
Breast Cancer	27	401	20	481	- 79
Violence	28	372	13	566	- 194
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	366	36	144	+ 222
Cervical Cancer	30	342	18	516	- 173
Drownings	31	292	32	178	+ 114
Falls	32	278	43	100	+ 177
Inflammatory/Heart	33	234	34	154	+ 80
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	226	47	69	+ 158
Fires	35	221	50	63	+ 157
Lymphomas	36	198	29	245	- 47
Epilepsy	37	189	44	98	+ 90
Stomach Cancer	38	185	24	355	- 170
Oesophagus Cancer	39	167	33	173	- 6
Liver Cancer	40	165	35	152	+ 13
Colon-Rectum Cancers	41	159	16	543	- 384
Poisonings	42	157	63	14	+ 144
Parkinson's Disease	43	108	41	122	- 13
Drug Use	44	101	56	38	+ 63
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	101	55	43	+ 58
Leukemia	46	100	27	272	- 172
Schistosomiasis	47	94	80	0	+ 94
Pancreas Cancer	48	91	28	258	- 168
Oral Cancer	49	80	38	134	- 53
Tetanus	50	80	64	12	+ 68
Syphilis	51	77	42	119	- 42
Skin Disease	52	74	37	144	- 70
Hepatitis B	53	73	67	10	+ 63
Skin Cancers	54	52	40	125	- 73
Uterin Cancer	55	51	54	45	+ 5
Ovary Cancer	56	44	45	85	- 41
Encephalitis	57	44	66	11	+ 33
Alcohol	58	43	23	410	- 366
Lung Cancers	59	34	10	738	- 704
Appendicitis	60	23	57	37	- 14
Bladder Cancer	61	22	51	57	- 34
Ascariasis	62	21	76	0	+ 20
Other Neoplasms	63	10	19	487	- 477
Upper Respiratory	64	9	70	4	+ 5
Hepatitis C	65	9	72	3	+ 6
Multiple Sclerosis	66	8	68	8	- 0
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	6	48	66	- 60
Diphtheria	68	5	77	0	+ 5
War	69	1	71	3	- 2
Chlamydia	70	1	79	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	71	0	74	1	- 1
Dengue	72	0	62	16	- 16
Trichuriasis	73	0	83	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	84	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	65	12	- 12
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	75	1	- 1
Chagas disease	77	0	60	19	- 19
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	82	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	61	17	- 17
Schizophrenia	80	0	69	8	- 8
Depression	81	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	46	82	- 82
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	52	52	- 52
Osteoarthritis	85	0	58	30	- 30
Oral conditions	86	0	73	2	- 2
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to PARAGUAY

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Paraguay

THE INTELLECTUAL EXERCISE

The point of this intellectual exercise is to measure what would happen if two countries shared the same leading causes of death. To make these comparisons possible we equalized the population and used total deaths for each country's top 10 causes to simulate an "Exchange." Use the chart on the left to sort by the country name and use the summary plus and minus column to measure the differences in total deaths.

Life Expectancy statistics are calculated the same way everywhere in the world, but what we die from can be very different depending upon where we live. Despite these differences, with rare exception, the top 10 causes of death for any given country will represent between 70-80% of their total deaths. This is an intellectual exercise only, not a comparison of which country is healthier or to challenge existing life expectancy rankings. If you prefer to see total deaths for over 80 causes and choose your own countries to compare go here: https://www.globallifeexpectancy.com/world-rankings-total-deaths

ABOUT OUR DATA

All meaningful comparisons between countries should be made using the same data source and year. The most reliable source for International comparisons is the World Health Organization because it is standardized for cross cultural comparisons. It is also reviewed annually, which often makes it more current than individual country data that can take years to compile. The WHO data includes individual country "projections," that are calculated based upon an annual consultation with each country before it is published. There are differences however, such as WHO data separates different forms of heart disease and cancer and combines Alzheimer's with Dementia. In this top 10 comparison WHO data for both countries was used.