BENIN VS CUBA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CUBA		BENIN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	29,591	5	5,397	+ 24,194
Stroke	2	14,374	4	5,855	+ 8,520
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	11,478	1	10,205	+ 1,273
Lung Cancers	4	8,021	59	66	+ 7,955
Alzheimers & Dementia	5	7,829	29	715	+ 7,114
Lung Disease	6	7,361	17	1,220	+ 6,141
Hypertension	7	4,649	19	1,088	+ 3,561
Prostate Cancer	8	4,510	25	867	+ 3,643
Colon-Rectum Cancers	9	3,964	41	311	+ 3,653
Falls	10	3,766	32	543	+ 3,223
Liver Disease	11	2,511	9	2,447	+ 64
Other Injuries	12	2,505	15	1,532	+ 973
Diabetes Mellitus	13	2,400	14	1,912	+ 489
Kidney Disease	14	2,279	13	1,929	+ 350
Breast Cancer	15	2,242	27	784	+ 1,458
Suicide	16	2,195	22	922	+ 1,273
Inflammatory/Heart	17	1,550	33	457	+ 1,093
Lymphomas	18	1,460	36	387	+ 1,073
Road Traffic Accidents	19	1,350	8	3,162	- 1,812
Stomach Cancer	20	1,328	38	361	+ 967
Pancreas Cancer	21	1,213	48	177	+ 1,036
Oesophagus Cancer	22	1,178	39	326	+ 853
Oral Cancer	23	1,174	49	156	+ 1,018
Liver Cancer	24	1,093	40	322	+ 771
Other Neoplasms	25	1,030	63	20	+ 1,010
Bladder Cancer	26	984	61	43	+ 941
Parkinson's Disease	27	926	43	212	+ 714
Alcohol	28	905	58	85	+ 820
Cervical Cancer	29	892	30	669	+ 224
Leukemia	30	849	46	196	+ 653
Uterin Cancer	31	807	55	99	+ 708
Violence	32	782	28	726	+ 56
Skin Cancers	33	689	54	102	+ 587
HIV/AIDS	34	632	11	2,263	- 1,631
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	563	34	442	+ 120
Endocrine Disorders	36	553	16	1,454	- 901
Congenital Anomalies	37	493	10	2,265	- 1,772
Osteoarthritis	38	437	85	0	+ 437
Ovary Cancer	39	433	56	86	+ 347
Asthma	40	404	24	891	- 487
Skin Disease	41	346	52	144	+ 202
Drownings	42	309	31	570	- 261
Diarrhoeal diseases	43	276	3	6,830	- 6,554
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	217	45	197	+ 20
Hepatitis C	45	150	65	17	+ 133
Epilepsy	46	145	37	369	- 224
Appendicitis	47	139	60	45	+ 94
Low Birth Weight	48	132	6	4,908	- 4,776
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	116	67	11	+ 105
Meningitis	50	111	12	1,967	- 1,856
Drug Use	51	110	44	197	- 88
Anemia	52	103	83	0	+ 103
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	101	84	0	+ 101
Schizophrenia	54	91	80	0	+ 91
Malnutrition	55	85	21	928	- 843
Hepatitis B	56	79	53	143	- 63
Multiple Sclerosis	57	74	66	16	+ 59
Fires	58	74	35	431	- 357
Birth Trauma	59	65	7	3,950	- 3,885
Tuberculosis	60	60	23	919	- 859
Maternal Conditions	61	58	20	1,039	- 981
Poisonings	62	23	42	307	- 284
Otitis Media	63	15	71	0	+ 14
Oral conditions	64	8	86	0	+ 8
Upper Respiratory	65	8	64	17	- 10
Encephalitis	66	8	57	85	- 78
Leprosy	67	2	75	0	+ 2
War	68	2	69	2	- 1
Syphilis	69	1	51	150	- 149
Ascariasis	70	1	62	40	- 39
Tetanus	71	1	50	156	- 155
Iodine Deficiency	72	1	76	0	+ 1
Pertussis	73	0	18	1,168	- 1,168
Dengue	74	0	72	0	- 0
Diphtheria	75	0	68	10	- 10
Measles	76	0	26	788	- 788
Hookworm Disease	77	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	80	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	81	0	47	183	- 183
Malaria	82	0	2	7,037	- 7,037
Leishmaniasis	83	0	79	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	70	2	- 2
Depression	85	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BENIN

Cuba

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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.