BENIN VS FINLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	FINLAND		BENIN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	29,048	29	715	+ 28,333
Coronary Heart Disease	2	25,680	5	5,397	+ 20,283
Stroke	3	10,749	4	5,855	+ 4,894
Lung Cancers	4	6,040	59	66	+ 5,973
Hypertension	5	5,303	19	1,088	+ 4,214
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	3,744	41	311	+ 3,433
Falls	7	3,462	32	543	+ 2,919
Lung Disease	8	3,368	17	1,220	+ 2,148
Pancreas Cancer	9	3,258	48	177	+ 3,081
Liver Disease	10	2,790	9	2,447	+ 343
Prostate Cancer	11	2,534	25	867	+ 1,667
Breast Cancer	12	2,477	27	784	+ 1,693
Parkinson's Disease	13	2,228	43	212	+ 2,016
Lymphomas	14	2,222	36	387	+ 1,836
Suicide	15	2,210	22	922	+ 1,288
Liver Cancer	16	1,424	40	322	+ 1,102
Inflammatory/Heart	17	1,353	33	457	+ 896
Alcohol	18	1,213	58	85	+ 1,128
Stomach Cancer	19	1,167	38	361	+ 806
Other Injuries	20	1,141	15	1,532	- 391
Influenza and Pneumonia	21	1,140	1	10,205	- 9,065
Diabetes Mellitus	22	1,091	14	1,912	- 820
Other Neoplasms	23	984	63	20	+ 965
Leukemia	24	970	46	196	+ 774
Ovary Cancer	25	900	56	86	+ 814
Kidney Disease	26	893	13	1,929	- 1,036
Oesophagus Cancer	27	835	39	326	+ 509
Bladder Cancer	28	806	61	43	+ 762
Skin Cancers	29	776	54	102	+ 675
Drug Use	30	703	44	197	+ 506
Endocrine Disorders	31	670	16	1,454	- 783
Uterin Cancer	32	588	55	99	+ 489
Road Traffic Accidents	33	562	8	3,162	- 2,601
Oral Cancer	34	541	49	156	+ 385
Congenital Anomalies	35	501	10	2,265	- 1,763
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	396	34	442	- 47
Drownings	37	277	31	570	- 293
Epilepsy	38	272	37	369	- 97
Schizophrenia	39	243	80	0	+ 243
Asthma	40	221	24	891	- 669
Rheumatoid Arthritis	41	217	67	11	+ 205
Multiple Sclerosis	42	209	66	16	+ 194
Violence	43	168	28	726	- 558
Cervical Cancer	44	162	30	669	- 506
Fires	45	161	35	431	- 270
Tuberculosis	46	84	23	919	- 835
Skin Disease	47	71	52	144	- 73
Low Birth Weight	48	68	6	4,908	- 4,839
Poisonings	49	65	42	307	- 243
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	50	45	197	- 147
Osteoarthritis	51	44	85	0	+ 44
Diarrhoeal diseases	52	40	3	6,830	- 6,790
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	28	84	0	+ 28
Appendicitis	54	25	60	45	- 20
Meningitis	55	25	12	1,967	- 1,942
Birth Trauma	56	20	7	3,950	- 3,929
Malnutrition	57	17	21	928	- 911
Anemia	58	15	83	0	+ 15
HIV/AIDS	59	15	11	2,263	- 2,248
Hepatitis C	60	12	65	17	- 5
Oral conditions	61	10	86	0	+ 10
Upper Respiratory	62	5	64	17	- 12
Hepatitis B	63	4	53	143	- 138
Maternal Conditions	64	4	20	1,039	- 1,035
War	65	1	69	2	- 1
Encephalitis	66	1	57	85	- 84
Syphilis	67	1	51	150	- 149
Otitis Media	68	1	71	0	+ 1
Pertussis	69	0	18	1,168	- 1,168
Tetanus	70	0	50	156	- 156
Diphtheria	71	0	68	10	- 10
Measles	72	0	26	788	- 788
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	2	7,037	- 7,037
Leishmaniasis	75	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	47	183	- 183
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	62	40	- 40
Dengue	82	0	72	0	- 0
Leprosy	83	0	75	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	70	2	- 2
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BENIN

Finland

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.