CUBA VS BENIN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BENIN		CUBA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	7,614	3	8,564	- 950
Malaria	2	5,251	82	0	+ 5,251
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	5,096	43	206	+ 4,890
Stroke	4	4,368	2	10,725	- 6,357
Coronary Heart Disease	5	4,027	1	22,079	- 18,052
Low Birth Weight	6	3,662	48	98	+ 3,564
Birth Trauma	7	2,947	59	49	+ 2,898
Road Traffic Accidents	8	2,359	19	1,007	+ 1,352
Liver Disease	9	1,826	11	1,873	- 48
Congenital Anomalies	10	1,690	37	368	+ 1,322
HIV/AIDS	11	1,688	34	471	+ 1,217
Meningitis	12	1,467	50	83	+ 1,385
Kidney Disease	13	1,439	14	1,700	- 261
Diabetes Mellitus	14	1,426	13	1,791	- 365
Other Injuries	15	1,143	12	1,869	- 726
Endocrine Disorders	16	1,085	36	412	+ 672
Lung Disease	17	910	6	5,492	- 4,582
Pertussis	18	871	73	0	+ 871
Hypertension	19	812	7	3,469	- 2,657
Maternal Conditions	20	775	61	43	+ 732
Malnutrition	21	692	55	64	+ 629
Suicide	22	688	16	1,638	- 950
Tuberculosis	23	686	60	45	+ 641
Asthma	24	665	40	301	+ 363
Prostate Cancer	25	647	8	3,365	- 2,718
Measles	26	588	76	0	+ 588
Breast Cancer	27	585	15	1,673	- 1,088
Violence	28	542	32	584	- 42
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	534	5	5,841	- 5,308
Cervical Cancer	30	499	29	666	- 167
Drownings	31	425	42	231	+ 195
Falls	32	405	10	2,810	- 2,405
Inflammatory/Heart	33	341	17	1,156	- 815
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	330	35	420	- 90
Fires	35	321	58	55	+ 266
Lymphomas	36	289	18	1,089	- 801
Epilepsy	37	275	46	108	+ 167
Stomach Cancer	38	269	20	991	- 722
Oesophagus Cancer	39	243	22	879	- 636
Liver Cancer	40	240	24	815	- 575
Colon-Rectum Cancers	41	232	9	2,958	- 2,725
Poisonings	42	229	62	17	+ 212
Parkinson's Disease	43	158	27	691	- 533
Drug Use	44	147	51	82	+ 65
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	147	44	162	- 15
Leukemia	46	146	30	633	- 487
Schistosomiasis	47	137	81	0	+ 137
Pancreas Cancer	48	132	21	905	- 773
Oral Cancer	49	117	23	876	- 760
Tetanus	50	116	71	1	+ 116
Syphilis	51	112	69	1	+ 111
Skin Disease	52	107	41	258	- 151
Hepatitis B	53	106	56	59	+ 47
Skin Cancers	54	76	33	514	- 438
Uterin Cancer	55	74	31	602	- 528
Ovary Cancer	56	64	39	323	- 259
Encephalitis	57	64	66	6	+ 58
Alcohol	58	63	28	675	- 612
Lung Cancers	59	50	4	5,985	- 5,935
Appendicitis	60	34	47	104	- 70
Bladder Cancer	61	32	26	734	- 702
Ascariasis	62	30	70	1	+ 29
Other Neoplasms	63	15	25	769	- 754
Upper Respiratory	64	13	65	6	+ 7
Hepatitis C	65	13	45	112	- 99
Multiple Sclerosis	66	12	57	55	- 44
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	9	49	87	- 78
Diphtheria	68	8	75	0	+ 8
War	69	2	68	1	+ 1
Chlamydia	70	1	84	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	71	0	63	11	- 11
Dengue	72	0	74	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	67	2	- 2
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	72	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	80	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	54	68	- 68
Depression	81	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	52	77	- 77
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	53	75	- 75
Osteoarthritis	85	0	38	326	- 326
Oral conditions	86	0	64	6	- 6
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CUBA

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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.worldlifeexpectancy.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.