BENIN VS NORWAY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NORWAY		BENIN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	14,193	5	5,397	+ 8,796
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	11,908	29	715	+ 11,193
Lung Disease	3	7,263	17	1,220	+ 6,044
Stroke	4	6,603	4	5,855	+ 748
Lung Cancers	5	6,188	59	66	+ 6,122
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	4,792	1	10,205	- 5,412
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	4,766	41	311	+ 4,454
Prostate Cancer	8	3,127	25	867	+ 2,260
Falls	9	2,074	32	543	+ 1,531
Pancreas Cancer	10	2,054	48	177	+ 1,877
Breast Cancer	11	1,862	27	784	+ 1,078
Lymphomas	12	1,722	36	387	+ 1,336
Suicide	13	1,690	22	922	+ 768
Kidney Disease	14	1,629	13	1,929	- 299
Other Injuries	15	1,555	15	1,532	+ 23
Diabetes Mellitus	16	1,493	14	1,912	- 419
Parkinson's Disease	17	1,478	43	212	+ 1,267
Skin Cancers	18	1,087	54	102	+ 985
Endocrine Disorders	19	957	16	1,454	- 497
Bladder Cancer	20	950	61	43	+ 907
Leukemia	21	944	46	196	+ 748
Stomach Cancer	22	916	38	361	+ 555
Other Neoplasms	23	865	63	20	+ 846
Ovary Cancer	24	824	56	86	+ 738
Drug Use	25	703	44	197	+ 506
Liver Cancer	26	691	40	322	+ 370
Oesophagus Cancer	27	661	39	326	+ 335
Hypertension	28	613	19	1,088	- 475
Inflammatory/Heart	29	589	33	457	+ 132
Liver Disease	30	570	9	2,447	- 1,877
Alcohol	31	546	58	85	+ 461
Oral Cancer	32	447	49	156	+ 291
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	426	34	442	- 17
Congenital Anomalies	34	364	10	2,265	- 1,901
Malnutrition	35	360	21	928	- 567
Uterin Cancer	36	358	55	99	+ 259
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	341	3	6,830	- 6,489
Skin Disease	38	340	52	144	+ 197
Cervical Cancer	39	333	30	669	- 335
Epilepsy	40	318	37	369	- 51
Multiple Sclerosis	41	318	66	16	+ 302
Road Traffic Accidents	42	305	8	3,162	- 2,858
Asthma	43	226	24	891	- 665
Anemia	44	199	83	0	+ 199
Drownings	45	172	31	570	- 398
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	164	45	197	- 33
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	161	67	11	+ 150
Fires	48	119	35	431	- 312
Prostatic Hypertrophy	49	86	84	0	+ 86
Violence	50	85	28	726	- 641
Osteoarthritis	51	73	85	0	+ 73
Low Birth Weight	52	62	6	4,908	- 4,845
Schizophrenia	53	61	80	0	+ 61
Birth Trauma	54	47	7	3,950	- 3,903
Hepatitis C	55	45	65	17	+ 28
Tuberculosis	56	40	23	919	- 879
Poisonings	57	38	42	307	- 269
Meningitis	58	36	12	1,967	- 1,930
Appendicitis	59	32	60	45	- 13
Upper Respiratory	60	31	64	17	+ 14
HIV/AIDS	61	28	11	2,263	- 2,235
Oral conditions	62	23	86	0	+ 23
Hepatitis B	63	9	53	143	- 134
Pertussis	64	3	18	1,168	- 1,164
Otitis Media	65	3	71	0	+ 3
Maternal Conditions	66	3	20	1,039	- 1,036
Syphilis	67	2	51	150	- 148
War	68	1	69	2	- 1
Tetanus	69	1	50	156	- 155
Encephalitis	70	0	57	85	- 85
Diphtheria	71	0	68	10	- 10
Measles	72	0	26	788	- 788
Trichuriasis	73	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	75	0	72	0	- 0
Ascariasis	76	0	62	40	- 40
Chlamydia	77	0	70	2	- 2
Leprosy	78	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	80	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	81	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	83	0	47	183	- 183
Malaria	84	0	2	7,037	- 7,037
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BENIN

Norway

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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.