SLOVAKIA VS BENIN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BENIN		SLOVAKIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	3,863	6	2,024	+ 1,839
Malaria	2	2,664	77	0	+ 2,664
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	2,586	47	34	+ 2,552
Stroke	4	2,216	3	3,756	- 1,540
Coronary Heart Disease	5	2,043	1	10,654	- 8,611
Low Birth Weight	6	1,858	39	97	+ 1,761
Birth Trauma	7	1,495	52	15	+ 1,480
Road Traffic Accidents	8	1,197	27	331	+ 866
Liver Disease	9	926	7	1,425	- 499
Congenital Anomalies	10	857	36	167	+ 691
HIV/AIDS	11	857	65	2	+ 854
Meningitis	12	745	51	25	+ 719
Kidney Disease	13	730	14	830	- 100
Diabetes Mellitus	14	724	16	750	- 26
Other Injuries	15	580	20	554	+ 26
Endocrine Disorders	16	550	37	163	+ 387
Lung Disease	17	462	9	1,121	- 660
Pertussis	18	442	61	4	+ 438
Hypertension	19	412	11	1,034	- 622
Maternal Conditions	20	393	63	3	+ 391
Malnutrition	21	351	49	29	+ 322
Suicide	22	349	19	660	- 311
Tuberculosis	23	348	50	26	+ 321
Asthma	24	337	44	47	+ 290
Prostate Cancer	25	328	12	968	- 640
Measles	26	298	72	0	+ 298
Breast Cancer	27	297	10	1,071	- 774
Violence	28	275	42	59	+ 215
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	271	2	4,482	- 4,211
Cervical Cancer	30	253	32	273	- 20
Drownings	31	216	38	144	+ 72
Falls	32	205	8	1,277	- 1,072
Inflammatory/Heart	33	173	25	339	- 165
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	167	31	274	- 106
Fires	35	163	46	39	+ 124
Lymphomas	36	146	17	736	- 589
Epilepsy	37	140	35	168	- 28
Stomach Cancer	38	137	15	827	- 690
Oesophagus Cancer	39	123	28	314	- 190
Liver Cancer	40	122	22	469	- 347
Colon-Rectum Cancers	41	118	5	2,528	- 2,410
Poisonings	42	116	48	30	+ 87
Parkinson's Disease	43	80	29	310	- 230
Drug Use	44	75	45	45	+ 30
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	75	41	70	+ 5
Leukemia	46	74	23	448	- 374
Schistosomiasis	47	69	74	0	+ 69
Pancreas Cancer	48	67	13	876	- 809
Oral Cancer	49	59	18	716	- 657
Tetanus	50	59	71	0	+ 59
Syphilis	51	57	62	3	+ 54
Skin Disease	52	54	34	170	- 116
Hepatitis B	53	54	56	8	+ 46
Skin Cancers	54	38	24	357	- 319
Uterin Cancer	55	38	30	280	- 242
Ovary Cancer	56	32	26	334	- 302
Encephalitis	57	32	67	1	+ 31
Alcohol	58	32	33	219	- 187
Lung Cancers	59	25	4	2,562	- 2,537
Appendicitis	60	17	55	9	+ 8
Bladder Cancer	61	16	21	489	- 472
Ascariasis	62	15	80	0	+ 15
Other Neoplasms	63	7	40	93	- 85
Upper Respiratory	64	7	58	6	+ 0
Hepatitis C	65	6	54	12	- 6
Multiple Sclerosis	66	6	43	55	- 49
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	4	53	15	- 11
Diphtheria	68	4	70	0	+ 4
War	69	1	68	1	+ 0
Chlamydia	70	1	73	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	71	0	64	2	- 2
Dengue	72	0	81	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	82	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	83	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	84	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	78	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	60	4	- 4
Depression	81	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	59	5	- 5
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	57	7	- 7
Osteoarthritis	85	0	69	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	66	1	- 1
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SLOVAKIA

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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.