BENIN VS LITHUANIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LITHUANIA		BENIN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	85,723	5	5,397	+ 80,326
Stroke	2	31,557	4	5,855	+ 25,702
Lung Cancers	3	7,430	59	66	+ 7,364
Hypertension	4	7,209	19	1,088	+ 6,120
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	6,004	41	311	+ 5,693
Suicide	6	4,035	22	922	+ 3,113
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	3,658	1	10,205	- 6,547
Alzheimers & Dementia	8	3,629	29	715	+ 2,914
Liver Disease	9	3,599	9	2,447	+ 1,152
Stomach Cancer	10	3,574	38	361	+ 3,214
Breast Cancer	11	3,517	27	784	+ 2,733
Prostate Cancer	12	3,344	25	867	+ 2,477
Pancreas Cancer	13	3,232	48	177	+ 3,055
Diabetes Mellitus	14	2,937	14	1,912	+ 1,025
Falls	15	2,897	32	543	+ 2,354
Lung Disease	16	2,868	17	1,220	+ 1,649
Inflammatory/Heart	17	2,706	33	457	+ 2,249
Other Injuries	18	2,324	15	1,532	+ 791
Kidney Disease	19	2,079	13	1,929	+ 151
Oral Cancer	20	1,890	49	156	+ 1,734
Lymphomas	21	1,798	36	387	+ 1,411
Peptic Ulcer Disease	22	1,749	34	442	+ 1,306
Bladder Cancer	23	1,635	61	43	+ 1,592
Leukemia	24	1,587	46	196	+ 1,391
Liver Cancer	25	1,336	40	322	+ 1,014
Ovary Cancer	26	1,304	56	86	+ 1,218
Road Traffic Accidents	27	1,256	8	3,162	- 1,906
Cervical Cancer	28	1,254	30	669	+ 586
Parkinson's Disease	29	1,243	43	212	+ 1,032
Oesophagus Cancer	30	1,223	39	326	+ 897
Other Neoplasms	31	1,185	63	20	+ 1,166
Skin Cancers	32	1,099	54	102	+ 998
Alcohol	33	1,072	58	85	+ 987
Uterin Cancer	34	891	55	99	+ 792
Drownings	35	838	31	570	+ 268
Violence	36	736	28	726	+ 9
Drug Use	37	684	44	197	+ 486
Tuberculosis	38	664	23	919	- 255
Endocrine Disorders	39	403	16	1,454	- 1,051
Epilepsy	40	347	37	369	- 22
Congenital Anomalies	41	345	10	2,265	- 1,920
Diarrhoeal diseases	42	332	3	6,830	- 6,498
Fires	43	286	35	431	- 145
Skin Disease	44	268	52	144	+ 124
Poisonings	45	258	42	307	- 49
Asthma	46	254	24	891	- 637
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	229	67	11	+ 218
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	163	45	197	- 34
Multiple Sclerosis	49	161	66	16	+ 145
Hepatitis C	50	131	65	17	+ 114
HIV/AIDS	51	125	11	2,263	- 2,138
Meningitis	52	108	12	1,967	- 1,859
Birth Trauma	53	58	7	3,950	- 3,892
Appendicitis	54	55	60	45	+ 9
Low Birth Weight	55	49	6	4,908	- 4,858
Schizophrenia	56	47	80	0	+ 47
Prostatic Hypertrophy	57	45	84	0	+ 45
Malnutrition	58	40	21	928	- 888
Osteoarthritis	59	35	85	0	+ 35
Anemia	60	30	83	0	+ 30
Hepatitis B	61	26	53	143	- 116
Tetanus	62	14	50	156	- 143
Maternal Conditions	63	12	20	1,039	- 1,027
Oral conditions	64	11	86	0	+ 11
Encephalitis	65	9	57	85	- 76
Otitis Media	66	6	71	0	+ 5
War	67	2	69	2	- 1
Upper Respiratory	68	0	64	17	- 17
Pertussis	69	0	18	1,168	- 1,168
Syphilis	70	0	51	150	- 150
Chlamydia	71	0	70	2	- 2
Leprosy	72	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	73	0	- 0
Ascariasis	74	0	62	40	- 40
Hookworm Disease	75	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	76	0	72	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	47	183	- 183
Chagas disease	79	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	80	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	81	0	2	7,037	- 7,037
Diphtheria	82	0	68	10	- 10
Measles	83	0	26	788	- 788
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	76	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BENIN

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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.