BENIN VS NETHERLANDS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

Click Country Link To Compare

	NETHERLANDS		BENIN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	15,008	29	715	+ 14,293
Coronary Heart Disease	2	14,555	5	5,397	+ 9,158
Lung Cancers	3	9,080	59	66	+ 9,013
Stroke	4	8,027	4	5,855	+ 2,173
Lung Disease	5	7,912	17	1,220	+ 6,692
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	4,821	41	311	+ 4,509
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	4,090	1	10,205	- 6,114
Falls	8	3,416	32	543	+ 2,873
Breast Cancer	9	2,923	27	784	+ 2,139
Prostate Cancer	10	2,700	25	867	+ 1,833
Pancreas Cancer	11	2,477	48	177	+ 2,300
Kidney Disease	12	2,092	13	1,929	+ 164
Lymphomas	13	2,077	36	387	+ 1,690
Diabetes Mellitus	14	1,973	14	1,912	+ 61
Oesophagus Cancer	15	1,774	39	326	+ 1,448
Parkinson's Disease	16	1,753	43	212	+ 1,541
Suicide	17	1,675	22	922	+ 753
Other Neoplasms	18	1,514	63	20	+ 1,495
Other Injuries	19	1,363	15	1,532	- 169
Leukemia	20	1,305	46	196	+ 1,110
Bladder Cancer	21	1,217	61	43	+ 1,173
Stomach Cancer	22	1,125	38	361	+ 765
Inflammatory/Heart	23	993	33	457	+ 536
Liver Cancer	24	962	40	322	+ 640
Ovary Cancer	25	882	56	86	+ 797
Endocrine Disorders	26	872	16	1,454	- 582
Skin Cancers	27	847	54	102	+ 745
Liver Disease	28	774	9	2,447	- 1,673
Hypertension	29	677	19	1,088	- 412
Oral Cancer	30	635	49	156	+ 478
Road Traffic Accidents	31	563	8	3,162	- 2,599
Alcohol	32	506	58	85	+ 422
Diarrhoeal diseases	33	483	3	6,830	- 6,347
Uterin Cancer	34	468	55	99	+ 369
Congenital Anomalies	35	450	10	2,265	- 1,815
Skin Disease	36	244	52	144	+ 101
Multiple Sclerosis	37	244	66	16	+ 228
Epilepsy	38	239	37	369	- 130
Cervical Cancer	39	220	30	669	- 448
Anemia	40	206	83	0	+ 206
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	196	45	197	- 1
Drug Use	42	191	44	197	- 6
Osteoarthritis	43	182	85	0	+ 182
Rheumatoid Arthritis	44	177	67	11	+ 166
Low Birth Weight	45	138	6	4,908	- 4,769
Asthma	46	137	24	891	- 754
Peptic Ulcer Disease	47	108	34	442	- 335
Violence	48	89	28	726	- 637
Drownings	49	81	31	570	- 489
Schizophrenia	50	79	80	0	+ 79
Meningitis	51	65	12	1,967	- 1,902
Birth Trauma	52	61	7	3,950	- 3,889
Fires	53	41	35	431	- 390
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	35	84	0	+ 35
HIV/AIDS	55	27	11	2,263	- 2,236
Tuberculosis	56	24	23	919	- 895
Upper Respiratory	57	23	64	17	+ 6
Appendicitis	58	21	60	45	- 24
Oral conditions	59	17	86	0	+ 17
Hepatitis C	60	17	65	17	- 0
Poisonings	61	14	42	307	- 293
Hepatitis B	62	11	53	143	- 132
Malnutrition	63	10	21	928	- 918
Otitis Media	64	8	71	0	+ 8
Maternal Conditions	65	7	20	1,039	- 1,032
War	66	1	69	2	- 1
Pertussis	67	1	18	1,168	- 1,167
Encephalitis	68	1	57	85	- 84
Syphilis	69	1	51	150	- 150
Leishmaniasis	70	0	79	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	71	0	68	10	- 10
Tetanus	72	0	50	156	- 156
Measles	73	0	26	788	- 788
Schistosomiasis	74	0	47	183	- 183
Chagas disease	75	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	2	7,037	- 7,037
Chlamydia	78	0	70	2	- 2
Leprosy	79	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	80	0	76	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	72	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	62	40	- 40
Hookworm Disease	83	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	73	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BENIN

Netherlands

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.