POLAND VS BENIN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BENIN		POLAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	26,903	4	19,998	+ 6,904
Malaria	2	18,552	78	0	+ 18,552
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	18,007	37	839	+ 17,168
Stroke	4	15,435	2	32,693	- 17,258
Coronary Heart Disease	5	14,229	1	117,700	- 103,471
Low Birth Weight	6	12,938	42	579	+ 12,360
Birth Trauma	7	10,413	57	52	+ 10,361
Road Traffic Accidents	8	8,336	22	3,555	+ 4,782
Liver Disease	9	6,450	10	7,912	- 1,462
Congenital Anomalies	10	5,971	36	916	+ 5,054
HIV/AIDS	11	5,965	54	115	+ 5,850
Meningitis	12	5,185	53	171	+ 5,014
Kidney Disease	13	5,085	20	4,065	+ 1,020
Diabetes Mellitus	14	5,040	8	8,947	- 3,907
Other Injuries	15	4,039	28	2,527	+ 1,513
Endocrine Disorders	16	3,833	38	831	+ 3,002
Lung Disease	17	3,215	6	13,677	- 10,461
Pertussis	18	3,078	71	0	+ 3,078
Hypertension	19	2,870	15	4,937	- 2,067
Maternal Conditions	20	2,739	63	10	+ 2,730
Malnutrition	21	2,446	50	291	+ 2,155
Suicide	22	2,430	18	4,282	- 1,852
Tuberculosis	23	2,422	41	597	+ 1,826
Asthma	24	2,348	43	540	+ 1,808
Prostate Cancer	25	2,286	11	6,489	- 4,203
Measles	26	2,077	72	0	+ 2,077
Breast Cancer	27	2,068	9	7,967	- 5,899
Violence	28	1,914	49	294	+ 1,620
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	1,885	21	3,701	- 1,816
Cervical Cancer	30	1,763	32	1,907	- 144
Drownings	31	1,503	39	636	+ 867
Falls	32	1,431	16	4,712	- 3,281
Inflammatory/Heart	33	1,205	23	3,495	- 2,289
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	1,166	26	3,091	- 1,925
Fires	35	1,136	45	474	+ 662
Lymphomas	36	1,019	19	4,141	- 3,122
Epilepsy	37	973	35	1,145	- 172
Stomach Cancer	38	951	12	5,910	- 4,959
Oesophagus Cancer	39	859	33	1,803	- 944
Liver Cancer	40	848	29	2,290	- 1,441
Colon-Rectum Cancers	41	821	5	14,610	- 13,790
Poisonings	42	810	51	205	+ 605
Parkinson's Disease	43	558	34	1,500	- 942
Drug Use	44	520	48	321	+ 199
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	519	40	612	- 92
Leukemia	46	515	24	3,456	- 2,940
Schistosomiasis	47	483	76	0	+ 483
Pancreas Cancer	48	467	13	5,430	- 4,963
Oral Cancer	49	412	25	3,377	- 2,964
Tetanus	50	411	67	2	+ 410
Syphilis	51	396	69	0	+ 396
Skin Disease	52	379	46	469	- 90
Hepatitis B	53	376	56	52	+ 324
Skin Cancers	54	268	31	2,155	- 1,887
Uterin Cancer	55	261	30	2,163	- 1,901
Ovary Cancer	56	226	27	2,929	- 2,703
Encephalitis	57	225	64	6	+ 218
Alcohol	58	224	14	5,238	- 5,014
Lung Cancers	59	175	3	25,781	- 25,606
Appendicitis	60	119	55	69	+ 50
Bladder Cancer	61	114	17	4,700	- 4,586
Ascariasis	62	106	82	0	+ 106
Other Neoplasms	63	52	7	9,256	- 9,205
Upper Respiratory	64	45	60	19	+ 26
Hepatitis C	65	45	52	188	- 144
Multiple Sclerosis	66	41	44	502	- 461
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	30	47	369	- 339
Diphtheria	68	27	70	0	+ 27
War	69	6	66	4	+ 3
Chlamydia	70	4	73	0	+ 4
Otitis Media	71	1	68	1	- 0
Dengue	72	0	84	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	83	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	81	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	80	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	75	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	58	30	- 30
Depression	81	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	62	12	- 12
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	59	29	- 29
Osteoarthritis	85	0	61	18	- 18
Oral conditions	86	0	65	4	- 4
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to POLAND

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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.