BENIN VS DENMARK: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DENMARK		BENIN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	13,142	5	5,397	+ 7,745
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	12,838	29	715	+ 12,123
Lung Disease	3	10,793	17	1,220	+ 9,574
Lung Cancers	4	9,156	59	66	+ 9,090
Stroke	5	9,011	4	5,855	+ 3,157
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	5,520	1	10,205	- 4,684
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	5,282	41	311	+ 4,971
Prostate Cancer	8	3,641	25	867	+ 2,774
Breast Cancer	9	3,196	27	784	+ 2,412
Diabetes Mellitus	10	3,159	14	1,912	+ 1,247
Pancreas Cancer	11	2,696	48	177	+ 2,519
Kidney Disease	12	2,241	13	1,929	+ 312
Lymphomas	13	1,795	36	387	+ 1,409
Liver Disease	14	1,703	9	2,447	- 744
Hypertension	15	1,581	19	1,088	+ 492
Suicide	16	1,519	22	922	+ 597
Parkinson's Disease	17	1,476	43	212	+ 1,265
Alcohol	18	1,472	58	85	+ 1,387
Endocrine Disorders	19	1,414	16	1,454	- 40
Leukemia	20	1,374	46	196	+ 1,178
Bladder Cancer	21	1,342	61	43	+ 1,299
Falls	22	1,330	32	543	+ 788
Stomach Cancer	23	1,191	38	361	+ 830
Oesophagus Cancer	24	1,173	39	326	+ 847
Liver Cancer	25	1,143	40	322	+ 821
Skin Cancers	26	956	54	102	+ 854
Other Neoplasms	27	930	63	20	+ 910
Oral Cancer	28	912	49	156	+ 756
Ovary Cancer	29	903	56	86	+ 818
Other Injuries	30	854	15	1,532	- 678
Inflammatory/Heart	31	700	33	457	+ 243
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	532	34	442	+ 90
Road Traffic Accidents	33	525	8	3,162	- 2,637
Drug Use	34	484	44	197	+ 287
Uterin Cancer	35	383	55	99	+ 284
Congenital Anomalies	36	377	10	2,265	- 1,888
Cervical Cancer	37	376	30	669	- 293
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	356	3	6,830	- 6,475
Multiple Sclerosis	39	325	66	16	+ 309
Epilepsy	40	308	37	369	- 61
Low Birth Weight	41	287	6	4,908	- 4,621
Rheumatic Heart Disease	42	237	45	197	+ 40
Rheumatoid Arthritis	43	208	67	11	+ 196
Asthma	44	203	24	891	- 688
Skin Disease	45	194	52	144	+ 50
Anemia	46	180	83	0	+ 180
Violence	47	155	28	726	- 571
Schizophrenia	48	140	80	0	+ 140
Fires	49	130	35	431	- 301
Drownings	50	92	31	570	- 479
Osteoarthritis	51	62	85	0	+ 62
Meningitis	52	61	12	1,967	- 1,905
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	60	84	0	+ 60
Appendicitis	54	56	60	45	+ 11
HIV/AIDS	55	55	11	2,263	- 2,207
Birth Trauma	56	52	7	3,950	- 3,897
Tuberculosis	57	38	23	919	- 881
Upper Respiratory	58	38	64	17	+ 20
Malnutrition	59	34	21	928	- 893
Hepatitis C	60	21	65	17	+ 4
Hepatitis B	61	15	53	143	- 128
Poisonings	62	14	42	307	- 294
Oral conditions	63	10	86	0	+ 10
Maternal Conditions	64	6	20	1,039	- 1,033
Otitis Media	65	4	71	0	+ 4
War	66	1	69	2	- 1
Encephalitis	67	1	57	85	- 84
Tetanus	68	1	50	156	- 155
Chlamydia	69	1	70	2	- 1
Syphilis	70	1	51	150	- 150
Measles	71	1	26	788	- 787
Pertussis	72	0	18	1,168	- 1,168
Diphtheria	73	0	68	10	- 10
Leprosy	74	0	75	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	47	183	- 183
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	2	7,037	- 7,037
Trichuriasis	80	0	73	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	62	40	- 40
Hookworm Disease	82	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	76	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BENIN

Denmark

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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.worldlifeexpectancy.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.