BENIN VS UKRAINE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	UKRAINE		BENIN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	114,862	5	5,397	+ 109,465
Stroke	2	32,922	4	5,855	+ 27,067
Liver Disease	3	6,263	9	2,447	+ 3,816
Lung Cancers	4	6,192	59	66	+ 6,125
Alzheimers & Dementia	5	5,850	29	715	+ 5,135
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	5,566	41	311	+ 5,254
Inflammatory/Heart	7	5,024	33	457	+ 4,567
Lung Disease	8	3,965	17	1,220	+ 2,746
Suicide	9	3,922	22	922	+ 3,000
Stomach Cancer	10	3,341	38	361	+ 2,980
Breast Cancer	11	3,341	27	784	+ 2,556
Influenza and Pneumonia	12	2,810	1	10,205	- 7,395
HIV/AIDS	13	2,421	11	2,263	+ 158
Pancreas Cancer	14	2,395	48	177	+ 2,218
Alcohol	15	2,337	58	85	+ 2,252
Prostate Cancer	16	1,978	25	867	+ 1,111
Oral Cancer	17	1,863	49	156	+ 1,706
Road Traffic Accidents	18	1,849	8	3,162	- 1,313
Other Injuries	19	1,745	15	1,532	+ 213
Tuberculosis	20	1,316	23	919	+ 398
Parkinson's Disease	21	1,278	43	212	+ 1,066
Falls	22	1,185	32	543	+ 642
Violence	23	1,139	28	726	+ 413
Lymphomas	24	1,086	36	387	+ 700
Ovary Cancer	25	1,080	56	86	+ 995
Leukemia	26	1,043	46	196	+ 848
Bladder Cancer	27	1,004	61	43	+ 961
Cervical Cancer	28	1,003	30	669	+ 335
Uterin Cancer	29	978	55	99	+ 879
Drownings	30	953	31	570	+ 383
Diabetes Mellitus	31	931	14	1,912	- 981
Liver Cancer	32	911	40	322	+ 589
Kidney Disease	33	896	13	1,929	- 1,033
Skin Cancers	34	828	54	102	+ 727
Oesophagus Cancer	35	818	39	326	+ 492
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	683	34	442	+ 241
Fires	37	681	35	431	+ 250
Congenital Anomalies	38	572	10	2,265	- 1,693
Drug Use	39	470	44	197	+ 273
Poisonings	40	460	42	307	+ 153
Hypertension	41	400	19	1,088	- 689
Low Birth Weight	42	351	6	4,908	- 4,557
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	337	45	197	+ 140
Epilepsy	44	173	37	369	- 196
Endocrine Disorders	45	171	16	1,454	- 1,283
Encephalitis	46	163	57	85	+ 77
Multiple Sclerosis	47	142	66	16	+ 126
Skin Disease	48	129	52	144	- 15
War	49	113	69	2	+ 110
Meningitis	50	106	12	1,967	- 1,861
Birth Trauma	51	100	7	3,950	- 3,850
Asthma	52	94	24	891	- 796
Diarrhoeal diseases	53	78	3	6,830	- 6,752
Other Neoplasms	54	56	63	20	+ 37
Rheumatoid Arthritis	55	42	67	11	+ 31
Appendicitis	56	32	60	45	- 13
Maternal Conditions	57	23	20	1,039	- 1,016
Malnutrition	58	22	21	928	- 905
Hepatitis B	59	17	53	143	- 125
Measles	60	17	26	788	- 771
Upper Respiratory	61	13	64	17	- 5
Hepatitis C	62	3	65	17	- 14
Chlamydia	63	2	70	2	+ 1
Syphilis	64	2	51	150	- 149
Tetanus	65	1	50	156	- 155
Pertussis	66	1	18	1,168	- 1,167
Diphtheria	67	0	68	10	- 10
Otitis Media	68	0	71	0	- 0
Leprosy	69	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	70	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	71	0	62	40	- 40
Dengue	72	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	74	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	2	7,037	- 7,037
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	47	183	- 183
Leishmaniasis	79	0	79	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	82	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BENIN

Ukraine

Benin

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.