BENIN VS SLOVAKIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SLOVAKIA		BENIN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	28,144	5	5,397	+ 22,747
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	11,840	29	715	+ 11,125
Stroke	3	9,921	4	5,855	+ 4,067
Lung Cancers	4	6,767	59	66	+ 6,701
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	6,679	41	311	+ 6,367
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	5,346	1	10,205	- 4,858
Liver Disease	7	3,766	9	2,447	+ 1,319
Falls	8	3,374	32	543	+ 2,832
Lung Disease	9	2,962	17	1,220	+ 1,743
Breast Cancer	10	2,829	27	784	+ 2,045
Hypertension	11	2,732	19	1,088	+ 1,644
Prostate Cancer	12	2,557	25	867	+ 1,690
Pancreas Cancer	13	2,313	48	177	+ 2,136
Kidney Disease	14	2,193	13	1,929	+ 265
Stomach Cancer	15	2,184	38	361	+ 1,823
Diabetes Mellitus	16	1,980	14	1,912	+ 68
Lymphomas	17	1,943	36	387	+ 1,557
Oral Cancer	18	1,891	49	156	+ 1,735
Suicide	19	1,743	22	922	+ 821
Other Injuries	20	1,462	15	1,532	- 70
Bladder Cancer	21	1,291	61	43	+ 1,247
Liver Cancer	22	1,240	40	322	+ 918
Leukemia	23	1,184	46	196	+ 989
Skin Cancers	24	943	54	102	+ 842
Inflammatory/Heart	25	894	33	457	+ 437
Ovary Cancer	26	883	56	86	+ 797
Road Traffic Accidents	27	874	8	3,162	- 2,288
Oesophagus Cancer	28	828	39	326	+ 502
Parkinson's Disease	29	819	43	212	+ 607
Uterin Cancer	30	739	55	99	+ 640
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	723	34	442	+ 281
Cervical Cancer	32	720	30	669	+ 52
Alcohol	33	579	58	85	+ 494
Skin Disease	34	449	52	144	+ 305
Epilepsy	35	444	37	369	+ 74
Congenital Anomalies	36	440	10	2,265	- 1,824
Endocrine Disorders	37	431	16	1,454	- 1,022
Drownings	38	379	31	570	- 191
Low Birth Weight	39	257	6	4,908	- 4,651
Other Neoplasms	40	245	63	20	+ 225
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	184	45	197	- 13
Violence	42	157	28	726	- 569
Multiple Sclerosis	43	145	66	16	+ 129
Asthma	44	125	24	891	- 766
Drug Use	45	118	44	197	- 79
Fires	46	102	35	431	- 329
Diarrhoeal diseases	47	90	3	6,830	- 6,741
Poisonings	48	78	42	307	- 229
Malnutrition	49	76	21	928	- 852
Tuberculosis	50	70	23	919	- 849
Meningitis	51	66	12	1,967	- 1,900
Birth Trauma	52	40	7	3,950	- 3,910
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	39	67	11	+ 28
Hepatitis C	54	33	65	17	+ 16
Appendicitis	55	24	60	45	- 21
Hepatitis B	56	21	53	143	- 121
Prostatic Hypertrophy	57	19	84	0	+ 19
Upper Respiratory	58	17	64	17	- 1
Anemia	59	14	83	0	+ 14
Schizophrenia	60	11	80	0	+ 11
Pertussis	61	10	18	1,168	- 1,158
Syphilis	62	9	51	150	- 142
Maternal Conditions	63	7	20	1,039	- 1,032
Otitis Media	64	6	71	0	+ 6
HIV/AIDS	65	6	11	2,263	- 2,257
Oral conditions	66	3	86	0	+ 3
Encephalitis	67	2	57	85	- 83
War	68	1	69	2	- 1
Osteoarthritis	69	1	85	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	70	0	68	10	- 10
Tetanus	71	0	50	156	- 156
Measles	72	0	26	788	- 788
Chlamydia	73	0	70	2	- 2
Schistosomiasis	74	0	47	183	- 183
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	2	7,037	- 7,037
Leishmaniasis	78	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	80	0	62	40	- 40
Dengue	81	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	83	0	75	0	- 0
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.