BENIN VS ICELAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ICELAND		BENIN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	16,287	5	5,397	+ 10,890
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	11,928	29	715	+ 11,213
Stroke	3	5,676	4	5,855	- 179
Lung Cancers	4	5,418	59	66	+ 5,351
Lung Disease	5	5,196	17	1,220	+ 3,976
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	3,323	1	10,205	- 6,881
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	2,965	41	311	+ 2,654
Prostate Cancer	8	2,456	25	867	+ 1,589
Breast Cancer	9	2,154	27	784	+ 1,370
Parkinson's Disease	10	2,139	43	212	+ 1,927
Other Injuries	11	2,019	15	1,532	+ 487
Pancreas Cancer	12	1,748	48	177	+ 1,571
Suicide	13	1,625	22	922	+ 703
Lymphomas	14	1,484	36	387	+ 1,097
Kidney Disease	15	1,342	13	1,929	- 587
Diabetes Mellitus	16	1,197	14	1,912	- 714
Hypertension	17	977	19	1,088	- 111
Falls	18	956	32	543	+ 413
Oesophagus Cancer	19	909	39	326	+ 583
Liver Cancer	20	903	40	322	+ 581
Bladder Cancer	21	822	61	43	+ 778
Leukemia	22	763	46	196	+ 567
Stomach Cancer	23	709	38	361	+ 348
Drug Use	24	679	44	197	+ 481
Ovary Cancer	25	663	56	86	+ 578
Inflammatory/Heart	26	631	33	457	+ 174
Endocrine Disorders	27	629	16	1,454	- 824
Alcohol	28	571	58	85	+ 486
Skin Cancers	29	524	54	102	+ 423
Other Neoplasms	30	393	63	20	+ 373
Liver Disease	31	382	9	2,447	- 2,065
Cervical Cancer	32	371	30	669	- 298
Oral Cancer	33	345	49	156	+ 188
Congenital Anomalies	34	301	10	2,265	- 1,964
Road Traffic Accidents	35	280	8	3,162	- 2,882
Uterin Cancer	36	279	55	99	+ 180
Epilepsy	37	219	37	369	- 150
Rheumatoid Arthritis	38	171	67	11	+ 159
Violence	39	162	28	726	- 564
Anemia	40	148	83	0	+ 148
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	131	34	442	- 311
Poisonings	42	130	42	307	- 177
Low Birth Weight	43	122	6	4,908	- 4,786
Multiple Sclerosis	44	111	66	16	+ 96
Skin Disease	45	106	52	144	- 37
Birth Trauma	46	100	7	3,950	- 3,849
Osteoarthritis	47	84	85	0	+ 84
Asthma	48	67	24	891	- 823
Schizophrenia	49	59	80	0	+ 59
Meningitis	50	52	12	1,967	- 1,915
Upper Respiratory	51	45	64	17	+ 27
Hepatitis C	52	45	65	17	+ 28
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	43	84	0	+ 43
Rheumatic Heart Disease	54	42	45	197	- 155
Diarrhoeal diseases	55	39	3	6,830	- 6,791
Drownings	56	37	31	570	- 533
Malnutrition	57	22	21	928	- 906
Fires	58	22	35	431	- 409
HIV/AIDS	59	19	11	2,263	- 2,244
Maternal Conditions	60	14	20	1,039	- 1,025
War	61	2	69	2	- 1
Pertussis	62	0	18	1,168	- 1,167
Hepatitis B	63	0	53	143	- 143
Otitis Media	64	0	71	0	- 0
Leprosy	65	0	75	0	- 0
Diphtheria	66	0	68	10	- 10
Measles	67	0	26	788	- 788
Tetanus	68	0	50	156	- 156
Ascariasis	69	0	62	40	- 40
Trichuriasis	70	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	71	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	72	0	72	0	- 0
Malaria	73	0	2	7,037	- 7,037
Chagas disease	74	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	47	183	- 183
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	79	0	- 0
Encephalitis	78	0	57	85	- 85
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	76	0	- 0
Syphilis	80	0	51	150	- 150
Chlamydia	81	0	70	2	- 2
Tuberculosis	82	0	23	919	- 919
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	85	0	86	0	- 0
Appendicitis	86	0	60	45	- 45
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BENIN

Iceland

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.