BENIN VS SWEDEN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SWEDEN		BENIN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	21,006	5	5,397	+ 15,609
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	15,151	29	715	+ 14,436
Stroke	3	8,375	4	5,855	+ 2,521
Lung Disease	4	6,029	17	1,220	+ 4,810
Lung Cancers	5	5,166	59	66	+ 5,099
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	4,232	41	311	+ 3,921
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	3,690	1	10,205	- 6,515
Prostate Cancer	8	3,639	25	867	+ 2,772
Pancreas Cancer	9	2,566	48	177	+ 2,389
Hypertension	10	2,551	19	1,088	+ 1,463
Diabetes Mellitus	11	2,546	14	1,912	+ 634
Kidney Disease	12	2,261	13	1,929	+ 332
Breast Cancer	13	2,196	27	784	+ 1,412
Suicide	14	2,053	22	922	+ 1,132
Other Injuries	15	1,906	15	1,532	+ 374
Lymphomas	16	1,883	36	387	+ 1,496
Falls	17	1,539	32	543	+ 996
Other Neoplasms	18	1,438	63	20	+ 1,418
Parkinson's Disease	19	1,309	43	212	+ 1,097
Leukemia	20	1,146	46	196	+ 950
Bladder Cancer	21	1,055	61	43	+ 1,012
Liver Cancer	22	1,043	40	322	+ 722
Liver Disease	23	1,004	9	2,447	- 1,443
Endocrine Disorders	24	974	16	1,454	- 480
Skin Cancers	25	903	54	102	+ 801
Stomach Cancer	26	850	38	361	+ 489
Ovary Cancer	27	767	56	86	+ 681
Inflammatory/Heart	28	759	33	457	+ 302
Oesophagus Cancer	29	747	39	326	+ 421
Drug Use	30	588	44	197	+ 390
Oral Cancer	31	526	49	156	+ 370
Alcohol	32	498	58	85	+ 413
Uterin Cancer	33	478	55	99	+ 379
Road Traffic Accidents	34	437	8	3,162	- 2,725
Congenital Anomalies	35	427	10	2,265	- 1,838
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	402	3	6,830	- 6,429
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	385	34	442	- 58
Cervical Cancer	38	316	30	669	- 353
Skin Disease	39	305	52	144	+ 161
Anemia	40	243	83	0	+ 243
Multiple Sclerosis	41	236	66	16	+ 221
Asthma	42	220	24	891	- 671
Rheumatoid Arthritis	43	179	67	11	+ 167
Epilepsy	44	167	37	369	- 202
Malnutrition	45	162	21	928	- 765
Drownings	46	159	31	570	- 411
Violence	47	157	28	726	- 569
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	153	45	197	- 44
Fires	49	90	35	431	- 341
Schizophrenia	50	88	80	0	+ 88
Low Birth Weight	51	70	6	4,908	- 4,838
Prostatic Hypertrophy	52	64	84	0	+ 64
Hepatitis C	53	61	65	17	+ 44
Meningitis	54	49	12	1,967	- 1,918
Birth Trauma	55	47	7	3,950	- 3,903
Tuberculosis	56	33	23	919	- 885
Osteoarthritis	57	33	85	0	+ 33
Upper Respiratory	58	27	64	17	+ 10
Appendicitis	59	25	60	45	- 20
Poisonings	60	25	42	307	- 283
HIV/AIDS	61	18	11	2,263	- 2,245
Hepatitis B	62	13	53	143	- 130
Oral conditions	63	12	86	0	+ 12
Maternal Conditions	64	7	20	1,039	- 1,032
War	65	2	69	2	- 0
Otitis Media	66	1	71	0	+ 1
Pertussis	67	1	18	1,168	- 1,167
Tetanus	68	1	50	156	- 156
Schistosomiasis	69	0	47	183	- 183
Diphtheria	70	0	68	10	- 10
Encephalitis	71	0	57	85	- 85
Syphilis	72	0	51	150	- 150
Chlamydia	73	0	70	2	- 2
Malaria	74	0	2	7,037	- 7,037
Leishmaniasis	75	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	80	0	72	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	62	40	- 40
Iodine Deficiency	82	0	76	0	- 0
Measles	83	0	26	788	- 788
Leprosy	84	0	75	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BENIN

Sweden

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.