AUSTRALIA VS DENMARK: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DENMARK		AUSTRALIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	23,937	1	21,548	+ 2,389
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	23,382	2	15,588	+ 7,794
Lung Disease	3	19,659	5	8,487	+ 11,171
Lung Cancers	4	16,677	4	8,769	+ 7,908
Stroke	5	16,413	3	10,331	+ 6,082
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	10,054	8	4,446	+ 5,608
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	9,621	6	6,209	+ 3,412
Prostate Cancer	8	6,632	9	3,766	+ 2,866
Breast Cancer	9	5,821	10	3,405	+ 2,416
Diabetes Mellitus	10	5,754	7	4,471	+ 1,282
Pancreas Cancer	11	4,911	13	3,118	+ 1,794
Kidney Disease	12	4,082	12	3,139	+ 942
Lymphomas	13	3,270	15	3,039	+ 231
Liver Disease	14	3,102	26	1,421	+ 1,680
Hypertension	15	2,879	23	1,631	+ 1,248
Suicide	16	2,767	11	3,150	- 383
Parkinson's Disease	17	2,689	19	2,036	+ 653
Alcohol	18	2,682	37	380	+ 2,302
Endocrine Disorders	19	2,575	16	2,328	+ 247
Leukemia	20	2,502	18	2,126	+ 376
Bladder Cancer	21	2,444	30	1,187	+ 1,257
Falls	22	2,423	14	3,116	- 693
Stomach Cancer	23	2,169	27	1,288	+ 882
Oesophagus Cancer	24	2,136	25	1,494	+ 642
Liver Cancer	25	2,081	20	2,036	+ 45
Skin Cancers	26	1,741	17	2,319	- 578
Other Neoplasms	27	1,694	28	1,252	+ 442
Oral Cancer	28	1,661	32	972	+ 689
Ovary Cancer	29	1,645	31	1,003	+ 643
Other Injuries	30	1,556	22	1,642	- 87
Inflammatory/Heart	31	1,275	24	1,571	- 296
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	969	42	276	+ 693
Road Traffic Accidents	33	957	29	1,245	- 288
Drug Use	34	882	21	1,783	- 901
Uterin Cancer	35	697	35	524	+ 173
Congenital Anomalies	36	686	33	711	- 24
Cervical Cancer	37	684	39	342	+ 343
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	648	40	296	+ 352
Multiple Sclerosis	39	591	46	188	+ 404
Epilepsy	40	560	41	285	+ 276
Low Birth Weight	41	522	43	248	+ 274
Rheumatic Heart Disease	42	432	38	379	+ 53
Rheumatoid Arthritis	43	379	45	229	+ 150
Asthma	44	369	36	455	- 86
Skin Disease	45	354	34	594	- 241
Anemia	46	327	49	157	+ 170
Violence	47	282	44	243	+ 39
Schizophrenia	48	254	54	64	+ 190
Fires	49	237	55	55	+ 182
Drownings	50	167	47	177	- 10
Osteoarthritis	51	114	52	114	- 0
Meningitis	52	112	60	37	+ 75
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	110	53	71	+ 39
Appendicitis	54	103	62	26	+ 76
HIV/AIDS	55	101	57	50	+ 51
Birth Trauma	56	95	50	140	- 45
Tuberculosis	57	69	56	53	+ 17
Upper Respiratory	58	69	64	17	+ 52
Malnutrition	59	63	51	117	- 54
Hepatitis C	60	38	48	173	- 135
Hepatitis B	61	27	58	41	- 14
Poisonings	62	25	61	35	- 10
Oral conditions	63	18	59	40	- 21
Maternal Conditions	64	10	63	20	- 10
Otitis Media	65	8	66	6	+ 2
War	66	3	65	8	- 5
Encephalitis	67	3	68	3	- 0
Tetanus	68	2	70	1	+ 0
Chlamydia	69	2	77	0	+ 2
Syphilis	70	1	67	3	- 1
Measles	71	1	78	0	+ 1
Pertussis	72	0	69	1	- 1
Diphtheria	73	0	71	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	83	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	80	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	81	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	82	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	73	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	82	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to AUSTRALIA

Denmark

Australia

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.