BENIN VS RUSSIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	RUSSIA		BENIN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	58,728	5	5,397	+ 53,331
Stroke	2	34,149	4	5,855	+ 28,294
Lung Cancers	3	5,674	59	66	+ 5,607
Inflammatory/Heart	4	5,642	33	457	+ 5,185
Alzheimers & Dementia	5	5,064	29	715	+ 4,349
Liver Disease	6	4,745	9	2,447	+ 2,298
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	4,449	41	311	+ 4,138
Suicide	8	3,822	22	922	+ 2,901
Lung Disease	9	3,820	17	1,220	+ 2,600
Influenza and Pneumonia	10	3,382	1	10,205	- 6,823
Stomach Cancer	11	3,067	38	361	+ 2,706
Alcohol	12	2,921	58	85	+ 2,836
Breast Cancer	13	2,426	27	784	+ 1,641
Other Injuries	14	2,350	15	1,532	+ 818
HIV/AIDS	15	2,219	11	2,263	- 44
Pancreas Cancer	16	2,117	48	177	+ 1,940
Hypertension	17	1,915	19	1,088	+ 826
Diabetes Mellitus	18	1,915	14	1,912	+ 3
Road Traffic Accidents	19	1,827	8	3,162	- 1,335
Prostate Cancer	20	1,472	25	867	+ 605
Falls	21	1,222	32	543	+ 679
Kidney Disease	22	1,209	13	1,929	- 720
Violence	23	1,195	28	726	+ 469
Liver Cancer	24	1,165	40	322	+ 843
Oral Cancer	25	1,136	49	156	+ 979
Parkinson's Disease	26	978	43	212	+ 766
Drug Use	27	951	44	197	+ 754
Peptic Ulcer Disease	28	933	34	442	+ 490
Lymphomas	29	931	36	387	+ 544
Tuberculosis	30	879	23	919	- 40
Leukemia	31	860	46	196	+ 664
Ovary Cancer	32	848	56	86	+ 762
Oesophagus Cancer	33	776	39	326	+ 450
Cervical Cancer	34	775	30	669	+ 106
Uterin Cancer	35	717	55	99	+ 618
Drownings	36	692	31	570	+ 122
Fires	37	667	35	431	+ 236
Bladder Cancer	38	658	61	43	+ 615
Skin Cancers	39	586	54	102	+ 484
Poisonings	40	581	42	307	+ 274
Congenital Anomalies	41	438	10	2,265	- 1,826
Rheumatic Heart Disease	42	289	45	197	+ 92
Skin Disease	43	285	52	144	+ 142
Low Birth Weight	44	225	6	4,908	- 4,683
Endocrine Disorders	45	209	16	1,454	- 1,245
Asthma	46	184	24	891	- 706
Encephalitis	47	112	57	85	+ 27
Meningitis	48	108	12	1,967	- 1,858
Multiple Sclerosis	49	86	66	16	+ 71
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	78	67	11	+ 67
Other Neoplasms	51	76	63	20	+ 56
Epilepsy	52	75	37	369	- 294
Birth Trauma	53	75	7	3,950	- 3,875
Appendicitis	54	43	60	45	- 2
Diarrhoeal diseases	55	42	3	6,830	- 6,788
Maternal Conditions	56	28	20	1,039	- 1,011
Malnutrition	57	25	21	928	- 903
Upper Respiratory	58	16	64	17	- 1
War	59	13	69	2	+ 10
Hepatitis B	60	5	53	143	- 138
Chlamydia	61	3	70	2	+ 1
Syphilis	62	2	51	150	- 148
Tetanus	63	0	50	156	- 156
Otitis Media	64	0	71	0	+ 0
Pertussis	65	0	18	1,168	- 1,167
Hepatitis C	66	0	65	17	- 17
Diphtheria	67	0	68	10	- 10
Measles	68	0	26	788	- 788
Iodine Deficiency	69	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	70	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	71	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	47	183	- 183
Leishmaniasis	73	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	2	7,037	- 7,037
Leprosy	75	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	77	0	62	40	- 40
Trichuriasis	78	0	73	0	- 0
Dengue	79	0	72	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	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.