BENIN VS ESTONIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ESTONIA		BENIN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	37,043	5	5,397	+ 31,646
Hypertension	2	33,243	19	1,088	+ 32,155
Stroke	3	13,739	4	5,855	+ 7,884
Lung Cancers	4	8,091	59	66	+ 8,024
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	6,487	41	311	+ 6,176
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	4,294	1	10,205	- 5,911
Liver Disease	7	4,044	9	2,447	+ 1,597
Prostate Cancer	8	3,675	25	867	+ 2,808
Stomach Cancer	9	3,568	38	361	+ 3,207
Pancreas Cancer	10	3,304	48	177	+ 3,127
Breast Cancer	11	3,200	27	784	+ 2,416
Alzheimers & Dementia	12	2,825	29	715	+ 2,109
Lung Disease	13	2,816	17	1,220	+ 1,596
Inflammatory/Heart	14	2,672	33	457	+ 2,214
Lymphomas	15	2,621	36	387	+ 2,234
Suicide	16	2,430	22	922	+ 1,509
Kidney Disease	17	2,172	13	1,929	+ 244
Alcohol	18	1,827	58	85	+ 1,742
Diabetes Mellitus	19	1,798	14	1,912	- 113
Other Injuries	20	1,739	15	1,532	+ 207
Bladder Cancer	21	1,548	61	43	+ 1,505
Leukemia	22	1,546	46	196	+ 1,351
Other Neoplasms	23	1,518	63	20	+ 1,499
Falls	24	1,460	32	543	+ 917
Oral Cancer	25	1,359	49	156	+ 1,203
Liver Cancer	26	1,320	40	322	+ 998
Oesophagus Cancer	27	1,213	39	326	+ 887
Ovary Cancer	28	1,074	56	86	+ 988
Parkinson's Disease	29	1,009	43	212	+ 797
Skin Cancers	30	971	54	102	+ 869
Drug Use	31	923	44	197	+ 726
Cervical Cancer	32	832	30	669	+ 163
Endocrine Disorders	33	812	16	1,454	- 642
Uterin Cancer	34	740	55	99	+ 641
Road Traffic Accidents	35	729	8	3,162	- 2,434
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	677	34	442	+ 235
Epilepsy	37	548	37	369	+ 179
Fires	38	504	35	431	+ 73
HIV/AIDS	39	496	11	2,263	- 1,767
Drownings	40	369	31	570	- 201
Skin Disease	41	351	52	144	+ 207
Violence	42	351	28	726	- 375
Congenital Anomalies	43	308	10	2,265	- 1,956
Asthma	44	296	24	891	- 594
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	265	45	197	+ 68
Rheumatoid Arthritis	46	212	67	11	+ 201
Tuberculosis	47	203	23	919	- 716
Multiple Sclerosis	48	200	66	16	+ 185
Prostatic Hypertrophy	49	149	84	0	+ 149
Osteoarthritis	50	125	85	0	+ 125
Anemia	51	113	83	0	+ 113
Poisonings	52	102	42	307	- 205
Diarrhoeal diseases	53	102	3	6,830	- 6,729
Meningitis	54	91	12	1,967	- 1,875
Low Birth Weight	55	83	6	4,908	- 4,824
Schizophrenia	56	75	80	0	+ 75
Birth Trauma	57	62	7	3,950	- 3,888
Hepatitis C	58	50	65	17	+ 33
Appendicitis	59	25	60	45	- 20
Oral conditions	60	25	86	0	+ 25
Maternal Conditions	61	14	20	1,039	- 1,025
Syphilis	62	12	51	150	- 138
Encephalitis	63	2	57	85	- 83
War	64	2	69	2	- 1
Hepatitis B	65	0	53	143	- 143
Upper Respiratory	66	0	64	17	- 17
Otitis Media	67	0	71	0	- 0
Leprosy	68	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	69	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	70	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	71	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	47	183	- 183
Malaria	73	0	2	7,037	- 7,037
Ascariasis	74	0	62	40	- 40
Dengue	75	0	72	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	73	0	- 0
Chlamydia	78	0	70	2	- 2
Malnutrition	79	0	21	928	- 928
Iodine Deficiency	80	0	76	0	- 0
Tetanus	81	0	50	156	- 156
Diphtheria	82	0	68	10	- 10
Pertussis	83	0	18	1,168	- 1,168
Measles	84	0	26	788	- 788
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BENIN

Estonia

Benin

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.