BENIN VS URUGUAY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	URUGUAY		BENIN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	18,298	5	5,397	+ 12,901
Stroke	2	12,228	4	5,855	+ 6,373
Alzheimers & Dementia	3	8,146	29	715	+ 7,431
Lung Disease	4	7,320	17	1,220	+ 6,101
Lung Cancers	5	6,276	59	66	+ 6,210
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	5,880	1	10,205	- 4,325
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	5,341	41	311	+ 5,030
Kidney Disease	8	4,462	13	1,929	+ 2,533
Breast Cancer	9	3,638	27	784	+ 2,854
Other Injuries	10	3,321	15	1,532	+ 1,789
Diabetes Mellitus	11	3,207	14	1,912	+ 1,295
Suicide	12	3,155	22	922	+ 2,233
Prostate Cancer	13	3,034	25	867	+ 2,167
Pancreas Cancer	14	2,813	48	177	+ 2,636
Hypertension	15	2,782	19	1,088	+ 1,693
Road Traffic Accidents	16	2,195	8	3,162	- 967
Endocrine Disorders	17	2,090	16	1,454	+ 636
Stomach Cancer	18	2,060	38	361	+ 1,700
Other Neoplasms	19	1,989	63	20	+ 1,970
Lymphomas	20	1,962	36	387	+ 1,575
Parkinson's Disease	21	1,374	43	212	+ 1,163
Inflammatory/Heart	22	1,348	33	457	+ 891
Violence	23	1,266	28	726	+ 540
Oesophagus Cancer	24	1,228	39	326	+ 902
Leukemia	25	1,203	46	196	+ 1,007
Bladder Cancer	26	1,185	61	43	+ 1,141
Liver Disease	27	883	9	2,447	- 1,564
HIV/AIDS	28	838	11	2,263	- 1,425
Cervical Cancer	29	738	30	669	+ 69
Congenital Anomalies	30	730	10	2,265	- 1,535
Oral Cancer	31	717	49	156	+ 561
Ovary Cancer	32	688	56	86	+ 602
Skin Cancers	33	640	54	102	+ 538
Liver Cancer	34	632	40	322	+ 310
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	576	3	6,830	- 6,254
Skin Disease	36	557	52	144	+ 414
Asthma	37	545	24	891	- 346
Uterin Cancer	38	495	55	99	+ 395
Alcohol	39	448	58	85	+ 363
Epilepsy	40	368	37	369	- 1
Tuberculosis	41	345	23	919	- 573
Low Birth Weight	42	315	6	4,908	- 4,592
Malnutrition	43	313	21	928	- 615
Anemia	44	303	83	0	+ 303
Drownings	45	278	31	570	- 292
Peptic Ulcer Disease	46	244	34	442	- 199
Falls	47	236	32	543	- 307
Fires	48	234	35	431	- 197
Drug Use	49	174	44	197	- 23
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	168	45	197	- 29
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	148	67	11	+ 137
Osteoarthritis	52	139	85	0	+ 139
Birth Trauma	53	95	7	3,950	- 3,855
Schizophrenia	54	77	80	0	+ 77
Poisonings	55	71	42	307	- 236
Multiple Sclerosis	56	56	66	16	+ 41
Prostatic Hypertrophy	57	53	84	0	+ 53
Meningitis	58	44	12	1,967	- 1,923
Appendicitis	59	39	60	45	- 6
Maternal Conditions	60	38	20	1,039	- 1,001
Chagas disease	61	21	77	0	+ 21
Upper Respiratory	62	21	64	17	+ 4
Hepatitis B	63	18	53	143	- 125
Encephalitis	64	17	57	85	- 69
Hepatitis C	65	15	65	17	- 2
Syphilis	66	12	51	150	- 138
Otitis Media	67	7	71	0	+ 6
Oral conditions	68	5	86	0	+ 5
Leprosy	69	2	75	0	+ 2
War	70	2	69	2	- 1
Tetanus	71	1	50	156	- 155
Pertussis	72	1	18	1,168	- 1,167
Diphtheria	73	0	68	10	- 10
Measles	74	0	26	788	- 788
Chlamydia	75	0	70	2	- 2
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	47	183	- 183
Leishmaniasis	78	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	2	7,037	- 7,037
Ascariasis	80	0	62	40	- 40
Trichuriasis	81	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	82	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	72	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.