DENMARK VS BENIN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BENIN		DENMARK		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	4,147	6	2,244	+ 1,904
Malaria	2	2,860	79	0	+ 2,860
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	2,776	38	145	+ 2,631
Stroke	4	2,379	5	3,662	- 1,283
Coronary Heart Disease	5	2,193	1	5,341	- 3,148
Low Birth Weight	6	1,995	41	116	+ 1,878
Birth Trauma	7	1,605	56	21	+ 1,584
Road Traffic Accidents	8	1,285	33	213	+ 1,072
Liver Disease	9	994	14	692	+ 302
Congenital Anomalies	10	920	36	153	+ 767
HIV/AIDS	11	920	55	23	+ 897
Meningitis	12	799	52	25	+ 774
Kidney Disease	13	784	12	911	- 127
Diabetes Mellitus	14	777	10	1,284	- 507
Other Injuries	15	623	30	347	+ 276
Endocrine Disorders	16	591	19	575	+ 16
Lung Disease	17	496	3	4,387	- 3,891
Pertussis	18	475	72	0	+ 475
Hypertension	19	442	15	642	- 200
Maternal Conditions	20	422	64	2	+ 420
Malnutrition	21	377	59	14	+ 363
Suicide	22	375	16	617	- 243
Tuberculosis	23	373	57	16	+ 358
Asthma	24	362	44	82	+ 280
Prostate Cancer	25	352	8	1,480	- 1,128
Measles	26	320	71	0	+ 320
Breast Cancer	27	319	9	1,299	- 980
Violence	28	295	47	63	+ 232
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	291	2	5,218	- 4,927
Cervical Cancer	30	272	37	153	+ 119
Drownings	31	232	50	37	+ 194
Falls	32	221	22	541	- 320
Inflammatory/Heart	33	186	31	284	- 99
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	180	32	216	- 36
Fires	35	175	49	53	+ 122
Lymphomas	36	157	13	730	- 573
Epilepsy	37	150	40	125	+ 25
Stomach Cancer	38	147	23	484	- 337
Oesophagus Cancer	39	132	24	477	- 344
Liver Cancer	40	131	25	464	- 334
Colon-Rectum Cancers	41	126	7	2,147	- 2,020
Poisonings	42	125	62	6	+ 119
Parkinson's Disease	43	86	17	600	- 514
Drug Use	44	80	34	197	- 117
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	80	42	96	- 16
Leukemia	46	79	20	558	- 479
Schistosomiasis	47	74	75	0	+ 74
Pancreas Cancer	48	72	11	1,096	- 1,024
Oral Cancer	49	64	28	371	- 307
Tetanus	50	63	68	0	+ 63
Syphilis	51	61	70	0	+ 61
Skin Disease	52	58	45	79	- 20
Hepatitis B	53	58	61	6	+ 52
Skin Cancers	54	41	26	388	- 347
Uterin Cancer	55	40	35	156	- 115
Ovary Cancer	56	35	29	367	- 332
Encephalitis	57	35	67	1	+ 34
Alcohol	58	35	18	598	- 564
Lung Cancers	59	27	4	3,721	- 3,694
Appendicitis	60	18	54	23	- 5
Bladder Cancer	61	18	21	545	- 528
Ascariasis	62	16	81	0	+ 16
Other Neoplasms	63	8	27	378	- 370
Upper Respiratory	64	7	58	15	- 8
Hepatitis C	65	7	60	9	- 2
Multiple Sclerosis	66	6	39	132	- 126
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	5	43	84	- 80
Diphtheria	68	4	73	0	+ 4
War	69	1	66	1	+ 0
Chlamydia	70	1	69	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	71	0	65	2	- 2
Dengue	72	0	83	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	80	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	82	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	84	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	78	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	48	57	- 57
Depression	81	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	46	73	- 73
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	53	25	- 25
Osteoarthritis	85	0	51	25	- 25
Oral conditions	86	0	63	4	- 4
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to DENMARK

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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.