SWEDEN VS BENIN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BENIN		SWEDEN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	7,353	7	2,659	+ 4,694
Malaria	2	5,070	74	0	+ 5,070
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	4,922	36	289	+ 4,632
Stroke	4	4,219	3	6,035	- 1,816
Coronary Heart Disease	5	3,889	1	15,136	- 11,247
Low Birth Weight	6	3,536	51	50	+ 3,486
Birth Trauma	7	2,846	55	34	+ 2,812
Road Traffic Accidents	8	2,278	34	315	+ 1,963
Liver Disease	9	1,763	23	723	+ 1,039
Congenital Anomalies	10	1,632	35	308	+ 1,324
HIV/AIDS	11	1,630	61	13	+ 1,618
Meningitis	12	1,417	54	35	+ 1,382
Kidney Disease	13	1,390	12	1,629	- 239
Diabetes Mellitus	14	1,377	11	1,834	- 457
Other Injuries	15	1,104	15	1,374	- 270
Endocrine Disorders	16	1,048	24	702	+ 346
Lung Disease	17	879	4	4,344	- 3,466
Pertussis	18	841	67	0	+ 841
Hypertension	19	784	10	1,838	- 1,054
Maternal Conditions	20	749	64	5	+ 744
Malnutrition	21	669	45	117	+ 552
Suicide	22	664	14	1,479	- 815
Tuberculosis	23	662	56	24	+ 638
Asthma	24	642	42	158	+ 483
Prostate Cancer	25	625	8	2,622	- 1,997
Measles	26	568	83	0	+ 568
Breast Cancer	27	565	13	1,582	- 1,017
Violence	28	523	47	113	+ 410
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	515	2	10,917	- 10,402
Cervical Cancer	30	482	38	228	+ 254
Drownings	31	411	46	114	+ 296
Falls	32	391	17	1,109	- 718
Inflammatory/Heart	33	329	28	547	- 218
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	319	37	277	+ 42
Fires	35	310	49	65	+ 246
Lymphomas	36	279	16	1,357	- 1,078
Epilepsy	37	266	44	121	+ 145
Stomach Cancer	38	260	26	612	- 352
Oesophagus Cancer	39	235	29	538	- 303
Liver Cancer	40	232	22	752	- 520
Colon-Rectum Cancers	41	224	6	3,049	- 2,825
Poisonings	42	221	60	18	+ 204
Parkinson's Disease	43	152	19	943	- 791
Drug Use	44	142	30	423	- 281
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	142	48	110	+ 32
Leukemia	46	141	20	825	- 685
Schistosomiasis	47	132	69	0	+ 132
Pancreas Cancer	48	128	9	1,849	- 1,721
Oral Cancer	49	113	31	379	- 267
Tetanus	50	112	68	0	+ 112
Syphilis	51	108	72	0	+ 108
Skin Disease	52	104	39	220	- 116
Hepatitis B	53	103	62	9	+ 93
Skin Cancers	54	73	25	650	- 577
Uterin Cancer	55	71	33	345	- 273
Ovary Cancer	56	62	27	553	- 491
Encephalitis	57	61	71	0	+ 61
Alcohol	58	61	32	359	- 297
Lung Cancers	59	48	5	3,722	- 3,674
Appendicitis	60	33	59	18	+ 14
Bladder Cancer	61	31	21	760	- 729
Ascariasis	62	29	81	0	+ 29
Other Neoplasms	63	14	18	1,036	- 1,022
Upper Respiratory	64	12	58	20	- 7
Hepatitis C	65	12	53	44	- 32
Multiple Sclerosis	66	11	41	170	- 159
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	8	43	129	- 121
Diphtheria	68	7	70	0	+ 7
War	69	2	65	2	+ 0
Chlamydia	70	1	73	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	71	0	66	1	- 1
Dengue	72	0	80	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	84	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	82	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	75	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	50	63	- 63
Depression	81	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	40	175	- 175
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	52	46	- 46
Osteoarthritis	85	0	57	24	- 24
Oral conditions	86	0	63	8	- 8
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SWEDEN

Benin

Sweden

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.