DENMARK VS CHINA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CHINA		DENMARK		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	8,619	5	3,662	+ 4,956
Coronary Heart Disease	2	7,473	1	5,341	+ 2,131
Lung Disease	3	4,086	3	4,387	- 301
Lung Cancers	4	3,013	4	3,721	- 708
Stomach Cancer	5	1,681	23	484	+ 1,197
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	1,284	2	5,218	- 3,933
Hypertension	7	1,270	15	642	+ 628
Road Traffic Accidents	8	1,056	33	213	+ 842
Colon-Rectum Cancers	9	1,048	7	2,147	- 1,099
Oesophagus Cancer	10	1,025	24	477	+ 548
Kidney Disease	11	811	12	911	- 100
Influenza and Pneumonia	12	773	6	2,244	- 1,470
Liver Cancer	13	763	25	464	+ 299
Diabetes Mellitus	14	682	10	1,284	- 602
Liver Disease	15	614	14	692	- 78
Falls	16	586	22	541	+ 45
Suicide	17	491	16	617	- 127
Pancreas Cancer	18	470	11	1,096	- 625
Breast Cancer	19	391	9	1,299	- 908
Parkinson's Disease	20	298	17	600	- 302
Rheumatic Heart Disease	21	276	42	96	+ 179
Leukemia	22	245	20	558	- 313
Lymphomas	23	244	13	730	- 486
Oral Cancer	24	231	28	371	- 140
Other Injuries	25	228	30	347	- 119
Drownings	26	223	50	37	+ 186
Cervical Cancer	27	218	37	153	+ 65
Prostate Cancer	28	215	8	1,480	- 1,265
Bladder Cancer	29	160	21	545	- 386
Peptic Ulcer Disease	30	159	32	216	- 57
Congenital Anomalies	31	154	36	153	+ 1
Tuberculosis	32	147	57	16	+ 131
Inflammatory/Heart	33	126	31	284	- 158
HIV/AIDS	34	121	55	23	+ 99
Ovary Cancer	35	118	29	367	- 249
Poisonings	36	109	62	6	+ 103
Endocrine Disorders	37	108	19	575	- 467
Drug Use	38	102	34	197	- 95
Asthma	39	98	44	82	+ 15
Low Birth Weight	40	91	41	116	- 25
Skin Cancers	41	83	26	388	- 306
Alcohol	42	80	18	598	- 518
Birth Trauma	43	74	56	21	+ 53
Malnutrition	44	55	59	14	+ 41
Uterin Cancer	45	50	35	156	- 106
Epilepsy	46	48	40	125	- 77
Violence	47	47	47	63	- 16
Fires	48	44	49	53	- 9
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	43	43	84	- 42
Diarrhoeal diseases	50	37	38	145	- 108
Meningitis	51	24	52	25	- 1
Skin Disease	52	22	45	79	- 57
Other Neoplasms	53	18	27	378	- 360
Maternal Conditions	54	15	64	2	+ 13
Encephalitis	55	12	67	1	+ 11
Hepatitis B	56	12	61	6	+ 6
Upper Respiratory	57	11	58	15	- 4
Syphilis	58	8	70	0	+ 7
Multiple Sclerosis	59	7	39	132	- 125
Appendicitis	60	6	54	23	- 17
War	61	4	66	1	+ 3
Measles	62	2	71	0	+ 2
Tetanus	63	2	68	0	+ 2
Pertussis	64	2	72	0	+ 2
Schistosomiasis	65	2	75	0	+ 2
Hepatitis C	66	0	60	9	- 8
Chlamydia	67	0	69	0	- 0
Ascariasis	68	0	81	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	69	0	65	2	- 2
Dengue	70	0	83	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	71	0	73	0	+ 0
Leprosy	72	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	80	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	82	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	63	4	- 4
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	53	25	- 25
Osteoarthritis	82	0	51	25	- 25
Anemia	83	0	46	73	- 73
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	48	57	- 57
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to 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.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.