BENIN VS LATVIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LATVIA		BENIN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	66,084	5	5,397	+ 60,687
Stroke	2	48,080	4	5,855	+ 42,225
Hypertension	3	9,740	19	1,088	+ 8,652
Lung Cancers	4	7,804	59	66	+ 7,738
Inflammatory/Heart	5	7,514	33	457	+ 7,056
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	5,892	41	311	+ 5,580
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	5,415	29	715	+ 4,700
Diabetes Mellitus	8	4,320	14	1,912	+ 2,408
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	4,089	1	10,205	- 6,115
Breast Cancer	10	3,855	27	784	+ 3,070
Stomach Cancer	11	3,831	38	361	+ 3,470
Prostate Cancer	12	3,786	25	867	+ 2,919
Pancreas Cancer	13	3,559	48	177	+ 3,382
Suicide	14	3,131	22	922	+ 2,209
Liver Disease	15	2,976	9	2,447	+ 529
Other Injuries	16	2,957	15	1,532	+ 1,425
Kidney Disease	17	2,908	13	1,929	+ 980
Lung Disease	18	2,826	17	1,220	+ 1,606
Lymphomas	19	2,002	36	387	+ 1,616
Bladder Cancer	20	1,860	61	43	+ 1,817
Alcohol	21	1,855	58	85	+ 1,770
Oral Cancer	22	1,746	49	156	+ 1,590
Falls	23	1,643	32	543	+ 1,100
Ovary Cancer	24	1,603	56	86	+ 1,517
Leukemia	25	1,519	46	196	+ 1,323
Liver Cancer	26	1,278	40	322	+ 957
Road Traffic Accidents	27	1,253	8	3,162	- 1,910
Other Neoplasms	28	1,245	63	20	+ 1,226
Uterin Cancer	29	1,205	55	99	+ 1,106
Skin Cancers	30	1,178	54	102	+ 1,077
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	1,157	34	442	+ 715
Oesophagus Cancer	32	1,070	39	326	+ 744
Cervical Cancer	33	1,042	30	669	+ 373
Drownings	34	1,035	31	570	+ 465
Parkinson's Disease	35	1,024	43	212	+ 812
Fires	36	843	35	431	+ 412
Violence	37	771	28	726	+ 45
Skin Disease	38	624	52	144	+ 480
HIV/AIDS	39	605	11	2,263	- 1,658
Tuberculosis	40	582	23	919	- 337
Endocrine Disorders	41	482	16	1,454	- 972
Hepatitis C	42	431	65	17	+ 415
Congenital Anomalies	43	379	10	2,265	- 1,886
Prostatic Hypertrophy	44	371	84	0	+ 371
Epilepsy	45	361	37	369	- 8
Asthma	46	340	24	891	- 551
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	333	45	197	+ 136
Drug Use	48	333	44	197	+ 135
Poisonings	49	190	42	307	- 118
Multiple Sclerosis	50	165	66	16	+ 150
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	162	67	11	+ 150
Meningitis	52	121	12	1,967	- 1,846
Anemia	53	115	83	0	+ 115
Diarrhoeal diseases	54	111	3	6,830	- 6,719
Birth Trauma	55	95	7	3,950	- 3,855
Low Birth Weight	56	92	6	4,908	- 4,816
Schizophrenia	57	61	80	0	+ 61
Osteoarthritis	58	56	85	0	+ 56
Appendicitis	59	39	60	45	- 6
Maternal Conditions	60	37	20	1,039	- 1,002
Oral conditions	61	29	86	0	+ 29
Upper Respiratory	62	29	64	17	+ 12
Hepatitis B	63	26	53	143	- 117
Malnutrition	64	16	21	928	- 912
Syphilis	65	11	51	150	- 140
Otitis Media	66	8	71	0	+ 8
Diphtheria	67	6	68	10	- 5
War	68	2	69	2	- 1
Encephalitis	69	0	57	85	- 85
Pertussis	70	0	18	1,168	- 1,167
Tetanus	71	0	50	156	- 156
Measles	72	0	26	788	- 788
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	75	0	- 0
Chlamydia	75	0	70	2	- 2
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	47	183	- 183
Malaria	79	0	2	7,037	- 7,037
Chagas disease	80	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	82	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	72	0	- 0
Ascariasis	84	0	62	40	- 40
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BENIN

Latvia

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.