NORWAY VS BENIN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BENIN		NORWAY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	3,826	6	1,797	+ 2,029
Malaria	2	2,638	84	0	+ 2,638
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	2,561	37	128	+ 2,433
Stroke	4	2,195	4	2,475	- 281
Coronary Heart Disease	5	2,023	1	5,321	- 3,298
Low Birth Weight	6	1,840	52	23	+ 1,816
Birth Trauma	7	1,481	54	17	+ 1,463
Road Traffic Accidents	8	1,185	42	114	+ 1,071
Liver Disease	9	917	30	214	+ 704
Congenital Anomalies	10	849	34	136	+ 713
HIV/AIDS	11	848	61	10	+ 838
Meningitis	12	737	58	14	+ 724
Kidney Disease	13	723	14	611	+ 112
Diabetes Mellitus	14	717	16	560	+ 157
Other Injuries	15	574	15	583	- 9
Endocrine Disorders	16	545	19	359	+ 186
Lung Disease	17	457	3	2,723	- 2,266
Pertussis	18	438	64	1	+ 436
Hypertension	19	408	28	230	+ 178
Maternal Conditions	20	389	66	1	+ 388
Malnutrition	21	348	35	135	+ 213
Suicide	22	346	13	633	- 288
Tuberculosis	23	344	56	15	+ 329
Asthma	24	334	43	85	+ 249
Prostate Cancer	25	325	8	1,172	- 847
Measles	26	295	72	0	+ 295
Breast Cancer	27	294	11	698	- 404
Violence	28	272	50	32	+ 240
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	268	2	4,464	- 4,196
Cervical Cancer	30	251	39	125	+ 126
Drownings	31	214	45	65	+ 149
Falls	32	203	9	777	- 574
Inflammatory/Heart	33	171	29	221	- 50
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	166	33	160	+ 6
Fires	35	162	48	45	+ 117
Lymphomas	36	145	12	646	- 501
Epilepsy	37	138	40	119	+ 19
Stomach Cancer	38	135	22	343	- 208
Oesophagus Cancer	39	122	27	248	- 126
Liver Cancer	40	121	26	259	- 139
Colon-Rectum Cancers	41	117	7	1,787	- 1,670
Poisonings	42	115	57	14	+ 101
Parkinson's Disease	43	79	17	554	- 475
Drug Use	44	74	25	264	- 190
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	74	46	61	+ 13
Leukemia	46	73	21	354	- 280
Schistosomiasis	47	69	83	0	+ 69
Pancreas Cancer	48	66	10	770	- 704
Oral Cancer	49	59	32	168	- 109
Tetanus	50	59	69	0	+ 58
Syphilis	51	56	67	1	+ 56
Skin Disease	52	54	38	128	- 74
Hepatitis B	53	53	63	3	+ 50
Skin Cancers	54	38	18	407	- 369
Uterin Cancer	55	37	36	134	- 97
Ovary Cancer	56	32	24	309	- 277
Encephalitis	57	32	70	0	+ 32
Alcohol	58	32	31	205	- 173
Lung Cancers	59	25	5	2,320	- 2,295
Appendicitis	60	17	59	12	+ 5
Bladder Cancer	61	16	20	356	- 340
Ascariasis	62	15	76	0	+ 15
Other Neoplasms	63	7	23	324	- 317
Upper Respiratory	64	6	60	12	- 5
Hepatitis C	65	6	55	17	- 11
Multiple Sclerosis	66	6	41	119	- 113
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	4	47	60	- 56
Diphtheria	68	4	71	0	+ 4
War	69	1	68	1	+ 0
Chlamydia	70	1	77	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	71	0	65	1	- 1
Dengue	72	0	75	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	80	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	82	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	81	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	53	23	- 23
Depression	81	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	44	75	- 75
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	49	32	- 32
Osteoarthritis	85	0	51	27	- 27
Oral conditions	86	0	62	9	- 9
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NORWAY

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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.