BENIN VS POLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	POLAND		BENIN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	44,645	5	5,397	+ 39,248
Stroke	2	12,401	4	5,855	+ 6,546
Lung Cancers	3	9,779	59	66	+ 9,713
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	7,586	1	10,205	- 2,619
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	5,542	41	311	+ 5,231
Lung Disease	6	5,188	17	1,220	+ 3,968
Other Neoplasms	7	3,511	63	20	+ 3,491
Diabetes Mellitus	8	3,394	14	1,912	+ 1,482
Breast Cancer	9	3,022	27	784	+ 2,238
Liver Disease	10	3,001	9	2,447	+ 554
Prostate Cancer	11	2,461	25	867	+ 1,594
Stomach Cancer	12	2,242	38	361	+ 1,881
Pancreas Cancer	13	2,060	48	177	+ 1,883
Alcohol	14	1,987	58	85	+ 1,902
Hypertension	15	1,873	19	1,088	+ 784
Falls	16	1,787	32	543	+ 1,244
Bladder Cancer	17	1,783	61	43	+ 1,740
Suicide	18	1,624	22	922	+ 702
Lymphomas	19	1,571	36	387	+ 1,184
Kidney Disease	20	1,542	13	1,929	- 387
Alzheimers & Dementia	21	1,404	29	715	+ 689
Road Traffic Accidents	22	1,348	8	3,162	- 1,814
Inflammatory/Heart	23	1,326	33	457	+ 868
Leukemia	24	1,311	46	196	+ 1,115
Oral Cancer	25	1,281	49	156	+ 1,124
Peptic Ulcer Disease	26	1,172	34	442	+ 730
Ovary Cancer	27	1,111	56	86	+ 1,025
Other Injuries	28	958	15	1,532	- 574
Liver Cancer	29	869	40	322	+ 547
Uterin Cancer	30	820	55	99	+ 721
Skin Cancers	31	817	54	102	+ 716
Cervical Cancer	32	723	30	669	+ 55
Oesophagus Cancer	33	684	39	326	+ 358
Parkinson's Disease	34	569	43	212	+ 357
Epilepsy	35	434	37	369	+ 65
Congenital Anomalies	36	348	10	2,265	- 1,917
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	318	3	6,830	- 6,512
Endocrine Disorders	38	315	16	1,454	- 1,139
Drownings	39	241	31	570	- 329
Rheumatic Heart Disease	40	232	45	197	+ 35
Tuberculosis	41	226	23	919	- 692
Low Birth Weight	42	220	6	4,908	- 4,688
Asthma	43	205	24	891	- 686
Multiple Sclerosis	44	191	66	16	+ 175
Fires	45	180	35	431	- 251
Skin Disease	46	178	52	144	+ 34
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	140	67	11	+ 128
Drug Use	48	122	44	197	- 75
Violence	49	112	28	726	- 615
Malnutrition	50	110	21	928	- 818
Poisonings	51	78	42	307	- 230
Hepatitis C	52	71	65	17	+ 54
Meningitis	53	65	12	1,967	- 1,902
HIV/AIDS	54	44	11	2,263	- 2,219
Appendicitis	55	26	60	45	- 19
Hepatitis B	56	20	53	143	- 123
Birth Trauma	57	20	7	3,950	- 3,930
Schizophrenia	58	11	80	0	+ 11
Prostatic Hypertrophy	59	11	84	0	+ 11
Upper Respiratory	60	7	64	17	- 10
Osteoarthritis	61	7	85	0	+ 7
Anemia	62	5	83	0	+ 5
Maternal Conditions	63	4	20	1,039	- 1,035
Encephalitis	64	2	57	85	- 83
Oral conditions	65	2	86	0	+ 2
War	66	1	69	2	- 1
Tetanus	67	1	50	156	- 155
Otitis Media	68	0	71	0	+ 0
Syphilis	69	0	51	150	- 150
Diphtheria	70	0	68	10	- 10
Pertussis	71	0	18	1,168	- 1,168
Measles	72	0	26	788	- 788
Chlamydia	73	0	70	2	- 2
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	76	0	47	183	- 183
Chagas disease	77	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	2	7,037	- 7,037
Leprosy	79	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	80	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	62	40	- 40
Trichuriasis	83	0	73	0	- 0
Dengue	84	0	72	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BENIN

Poland

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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.