DENMARK VS CANADA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CANADA		DENMARK		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	6,168	1	5,341	+ 827
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	4,768	2	5,218	- 449
Lung Cancers	3	3,224	4	3,721	- 498
Lung Disease	4	2,188	3	4,387	- 2,198
Stroke	5	2,180	5	3,662	- 1,482
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	1,486	7	2,147	- 661
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	1,144	6	2,244	- 1,099
Breast Cancer	8	910	9	1,299	- 389
Diabetes Mellitus	9	880	10	1,284	- 403
Lymphomas	10	792	13	730	+ 63
Pancreas Cancer	11	779	11	1,096	- 317
Falls	12	744	22	541	+ 203
Prostate Cancer	13	725	8	1,480	- 755
Kidney Disease	14	705	12	911	- 206
Suicide	15	680	16	617	+ 63
Drug Use	16	568	34	197	+ 371
Liver Disease	17	558	14	692	- 134
Parkinson's Disease	18	517	17	600	- 83
Endocrine Disorders	19	498	19	575	- 77
Liver Cancer	20	479	25	464	+ 15
Leukemia	21	477	20	558	- 81
Hypertension	22	395	15	642	- 248
Bladder Cancer	23	388	21	545	- 157
Other Injuries	24	368	30	347	+ 21
Oesophagus Cancer	25	343	24	477	- 133
Stomach Cancer	26	335	23	484	- 149
Inflammatory/Heart	27	317	31	284	+ 33
Road Traffic Accidents	28	308	33	213	+ 94
Ovary Cancer	29	293	29	367	- 74
Skin Cancers	30	270	26	388	- 118
Other Neoplasms	31	258	27	378	- 120
Oral Cancer	32	245	28	371	- 126
Alcohol	33	230	18	598	- 369
Uterin Cancer	34	182	35	156	+ 27
Congenital Anomalies	35	166	36	153	+ 13
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	129	38	145	- 15
Multiple Sclerosis	37	107	39	132	- 25
Skin Disease	38	105	45	79	+ 26
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	98	42	96	+ 1
Violence	40	93	47	63	+ 30
Cervical Cancer	41	89	37	153	- 64
Low Birth Weight	42	85	41	116	- 31
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	68	32	216	- 148
Epilepsy	44	59	40	125	- 66
Hepatitis C	45	56	60	9	+ 47
Anemia	46	53	46	73	- 20
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	50	43	84	- 35
Drownings	48	44	50	37	+ 6
Asthma	49	40	44	82	- 42
Birth Trauma	50	30	56	21	+ 8
Malnutrition	51	30	59	14	+ 16
Fires	52	30	49	53	- 23
HIV/AIDS	53	25	55	23	+ 3
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	22	53	25	- 3
Osteoarthritis	55	21	51	25	- 4
Poisonings	56	19	62	6	+ 13
Schizophrenia	57	18	48	57	- 39
Tuberculosis	58	15	57	16	- 1
Meningitis	59	11	52	25	- 14
Hepatitis B	60	10	61	6	+ 4
Oral conditions	61	8	63	4	+ 4
Appendicitis	62	8	54	23	- 15
Upper Respiratory	63	7	58	15	- 8
Maternal Conditions	64	7	64	2	+ 5
War	65	3	66	1	+ 3
Otitis Media	66	1	65	2	- 1
Syphilis	67	1	70	0	+ 0
Encephalitis	68	0	67	1	- 0
Pertussis	69	0	72	0	+ 0
Chagas disease	70	0	77	0	+ 0
Tetanus	71	0	68	0	- 0
Dengue	72	0	83	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	73	0	73	0	+ 0
Measles	74	0	71	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	80	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	82	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	81	0	- 0
Chlamydia	83	0	69	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to DENMARK

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Denmark

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.