BENIN VS LUXEMBOURG: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LUXEMBOURG		BENIN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	14,336	5	5,397	+ 8,938
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	6,523	29	715	+ 5,808
Lung Cancers	3	5,687	59	66	+ 5,621
Stroke	4	5,626	4	5,855	- 228
Lung Disease	5	5,307	17	1,220	+ 4,087
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	2,870	41	311	+ 2,559
Breast Cancer	7	2,480	27	784	+ 1,696
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	2,434	1	10,205	- 7,771
Kidney Disease	9	1,990	13	1,929	+ 62
Other Injuries	10	1,934	15	1,532	+ 402
Pancreas Cancer	11	1,790	48	177	+ 1,613
Liver Disease	12	1,643	9	2,447	- 804
Suicide	13	1,519	22	922	+ 597
Lymphomas	14	1,410	36	387	+ 1,024
Prostate Cancer	15	1,393	25	867	+ 526
Parkinson's Disease	16	1,355	43	212	+ 1,143
Diabetes Mellitus	17	1,337	14	1,912	- 574
Falls	18	1,327	32	543	+ 784
Hypertension	19	1,174	19	1,088	+ 86
Leukemia	20	1,159	46	196	+ 964
Endocrine Disorders	21	1,155	16	1,454	- 299
Stomach Cancer	22	1,120	38	361	+ 759
Inflammatory/Heart	23	1,074	33	457	+ 617
Other Neoplasms	24	1,069	63	20	+ 1,049
Liver Cancer	25	1,062	40	322	+ 740
Bladder Cancer	26	958	61	43	+ 915
Ovary Cancer	27	772	56	86	+ 686
Oesophagus Cancer	28	696	39	326	+ 370
Alcohol	29	554	58	85	+ 469
Road Traffic Accidents	30	549	8	3,162	- 2,613
Skin Cancers	31	473	54	102	+ 371
Malnutrition	32	426	21	928	- 502
Oral Cancer	33	416	49	156	+ 260
Rheumatic Heart Disease	34	414	45	197	+ 217
Epilepsy	35	368	37	369	- 1
Uterin Cancer	36	343	55	99	+ 244
Congenital Anomalies	37	228	10	2,265	- 2,037
Cervical Cancer	38	210	30	669	- 459
Drug Use	39	203	44	197	+ 6
Anemia	40	185	83	0	+ 185
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	148	34	442	- 295
Diarrhoeal diseases	42	135	3	6,830	- 6,695
Schizophrenia	43	127	80	0	+ 127
Skin Disease	44	117	52	144	- 26
Asthma	45	101	24	891	- 789
Multiple Sclerosis	46	90	66	16	+ 74
Hepatitis C	47	81	65	17	+ 64
Violence	48	68	28	726	- 658
Low Birth Weight	49	67	6	4,908	- 4,841
Osteoarthritis	50	58	85	0	+ 58
Fires	51	55	35	431	- 375
HIV/AIDS	52	54	11	2,263	- 2,208
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	51	67	11	+ 39
Drownings	54	43	31	570	- 527
Tuberculosis	55	41	23	919	- 878
Poisonings	56	32	42	307	- 275
Prostatic Hypertrophy	57	26	84	0	+ 26
Meningitis	58	15	12	1,967	- 1,952
Birth Trauma	59	13	7	3,950	- 3,937
Hepatitis B	60	12	53	143	- 131
Upper Respiratory	61	9	64	17	- 9
Appendicitis	62	7	60	45	- 38
Maternal Conditions	63	7	20	1,039	- 1,032
Oral conditions	64	7	86	0	+ 7
Encephalitis	65	3	57	85	- 82
Syphilis	66	3	51	150	- 147
War	67	1	69	2	- 1
Pertussis	68	0	18	1,168	- 1,168
Tetanus	69	0	50	156	- 156
Measles	70	0	26	788	- 788
Diphtheria	71	0	68	10	- 10
Chlamydia	72	0	70	2	- 2
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	76	0	- 0
Otitis Media	74	0	71	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	75	0	- 0
Ascariasis	76	0	62	40	- 40
Hookworm Disease	77	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	73	0	- 0
Dengue	79	0	72	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	80	0	47	183	- 183
Malaria	81	0	2	7,037	- 7,037
Chagas disease	82	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	83	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	84	0	78	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BENIN

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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.