BENIN VS SLOVENIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SLOVENIA		BENIN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	25,339	5	5,397	+ 19,941
Stroke	2	13,851	4	5,855	+ 7,997
Lung Cancers	3	8,834	59	66	+ 8,767
Hypertension	4	6,170	19	1,088	+ 5,082
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	5,204	41	311	+ 4,893
Falls	6	4,957	32	543	+ 4,414
Lung Disease	7	4,726	17	1,220	+ 3,507
Alcohol	8	3,579	58	85	+ 3,494
Breast Cancer	9	3,390	27	784	+ 2,606
Prostate Cancer	10	3,335	25	867	+ 2,468
Lymphomas	11	3,258	36	387	+ 2,871
Liver Disease	12	3,007	9	2,447	+ 560
Influenza and Pneumonia	13	2,883	1	10,205	- 7,321
Suicide	14	2,881	22	922	+ 1,959
Pancreas Cancer	15	2,868	48	177	+ 2,691
Alzheimers & Dementia	16	2,630	29	715	+ 1,915
Stomach Cancer	17	2,386	38	361	+ 2,025
Diabetes Mellitus	18	2,384	14	1,912	+ 472
Liver Cancer	19	1,993	40	322	+ 1,671
Inflammatory/Heart	20	1,675	33	457	+ 1,218
Leukemia	21	1,579	46	196	+ 1,383
Bladder Cancer	22	1,481	61	43	+ 1,438
Other Injuries	23	1,422	15	1,532	- 110
Parkinson's Disease	24	1,376	43	212	+ 1,164
Skin Cancers	25	1,336	54	102	+ 1,234
Rheumatic Heart Disease	26	1,061	45	197	+ 864
Oral Cancer	27	1,015	49	156	+ 858
Kidney Disease	28	1,004	13	1,929	- 924
Ovary Cancer	29	858	56	86	+ 772
Uterin Cancer	30	739	55	99	+ 640
Road Traffic Accidents	31	736	8	3,162	- 2,427
Oesophagus Cancer	32	649	39	326	+ 323
Endocrine Disorders	33	648	16	1,454	- 805
Other Neoplasms	34	484	63	20	+ 464
Epilepsy	35	436	37	369	+ 67
Cervical Cancer	36	424	30	669	- 245
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	382	34	442	- 60
Congenital Anomalies	38	344	10	2,265	- 1,921
Multiple Sclerosis	39	243	66	16	+ 228
Rheumatoid Arthritis	40	207	67	11	+ 196
Drug Use	41	168	44	197	- 29
Violence	42	132	28	726	- 595
Low Birth Weight	43	118	6	4,908	- 4,790
Drownings	44	118	31	570	- 453
Asthma	45	115	24	891	- 776
Tuberculosis	46	102	23	919	- 817
Schizophrenia	47	65	80	0	+ 65
Fires	48	57	35	431	- 374
Skin Disease	49	36	52	144	- 108
Meningitis	50	36	12	1,967	- 1,931
Poisonings	51	29	42	307	- 279
Diarrhoeal diseases	52	29	3	6,830	- 6,802
Oral conditions	53	21	86	0	+ 21
Appendicitis	54	15	60	45	- 30
Syphilis	55	14	51	150	- 136
Maternal Conditions	56	9	20	1,039	- 1,030
Birth Trauma	57	9	7	3,950	- 3,941
Hepatitis B	58	8	53	143	- 135
Tetanus	59	7	50	156	- 149
Anemia	60	7	83	0	+ 7
War	61	1	69	2	- 1
Leishmaniasis	62	0	79	0	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	63	0	64	17	- 17
Malnutrition	64	0	21	928	- 928
Encephalitis	65	0	57	85	- 85
Pertussis	66	0	18	1,168	- 1,168
Hepatitis C	67	0	65	17	- 17
Otitis Media	68	0	71	0	- 0
Leprosy	69	0	75	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	70	0	11	2,263	- 2,263
Chlamydia	71	0	70	2	- 2
Trichuriasis	72	0	73	0	- 0
Ascariasis	73	0	62	40	- 40
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	75	0	72	0	- 0
Measles	76	0	26	788	- 788
Diphtheria	77	0	68	10	- 10
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	80	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	81	0	2	7,037	- 7,037
Schistosomiasis	82	0	47	183	- 183
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BENIN

Slovenia

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.