BELGIUM VS DENMARK: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DENMARK		BELGIUM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	10,711	1	15,281	- 4,570
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	10,462	2	9,416	+ 1,047
Lung Disease	3	8,796	5	6,438	+ 2,358
Lung Cancers	4	7,462	4	6,777	+ 685
Stroke	5	7,344	3	7,408	- 64
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	4,499	6	5,677	- 1,178
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	4,305	7	3,329	+ 976
Prostate Cancer	8	2,968	13	1,824	+ 1,143
Breast Cancer	9	2,605	9	2,587	+ 18
Diabetes Mellitus	10	2,574	20	1,269	+ 1,305
Pancreas Cancer	11	2,198	14	1,809	+ 388
Kidney Disease	12	1,826	8	2,952	- 1,125
Lymphomas	13	1,463	16	1,552	- 89
Liver Disease	14	1,388	17	1,433	- 45
Hypertension	15	1,288	27	740	+ 549
Suicide	16	1,238	10	2,111	- 873
Parkinson's Disease	17	1,203	19	1,378	- 174
Alcohol	18	1,200	32	500	+ 700
Endocrine Disorders	19	1,152	18	1,432	- 280
Leukemia	20	1,120	21	1,199	- 80
Bladder Cancer	21	1,094	22	1,078	+ 15
Falls	22	1,084	15	1,756	- 671
Stomach Cancer	23	971	26	863	+ 108
Oesophagus Cancer	24	956	25	898	+ 57
Liver Cancer	25	931	24	976	- 44
Skin Cancers	26	779	31	522	+ 257
Other Neoplasms	27	758	12	1,828	- 1,070
Oral Cancer	28	743	28	675	+ 69
Ovary Cancer	29	736	30	653	+ 84
Other Injuries	30	696	11	2,006	- 1,310
Inflammatory/Heart	31	570	23	1,060	- 490
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	434	42	213	+ 221
Road Traffic Accidents	33	428	29	666	- 238
Drug Use	34	395	39	287	+ 107
Uterin Cancer	35	312	34	384	- 72
Congenital Anomalies	36	307	40	282	+ 25
Cervical Cancer	37	306	41	243	+ 63
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	290	33	418	- 128
Multiple Sclerosis	39	265	45	147	+ 118
Epilepsy	40	251	36	348	- 97
Low Birth Weight	41	234	50	70	+ 164
Rheumatic Heart Disease	42	193	37	293	- 99
Rheumatoid Arthritis	43	169	49	73	+ 97
Asthma	44	165	46	128	+ 37
Skin Disease	45	158	35	380	- 221
Anemia	46	147	43	199	- 52
Violence	47	126	44	149	- 23
Schizophrenia	48	114	56	40	+ 74
Fires	49	106	48	75	+ 31
Drownings	50	75	47	79	- 4
Osteoarthritis	51	51	51	59	- 8
Meningitis	52	50	58	28	+ 22
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	49	60	20	+ 29
Appendicitis	54	46	62	17	+ 29
HIV/AIDS	55	45	57	36	+ 9
Birth Trauma	56	43	53	47	- 4
Tuberculosis	57	31	54	46	- 15
Upper Respiratory	58	31	59	22	+ 9
Malnutrition	59	28	38	291	- 263
Hepatitis C	60	17	52	53	- 36
Hepatitis B	61	12	63	17	- 4
Poisonings	62	11	55	41	- 30
Oral conditions	63	8	61	19	- 11
Maternal Conditions	64	5	64	6	- 1
Otitis Media	65	4	65	2	+ 2
War	66	1	67	1	- 0
Encephalitis	67	1	66	1	- 0
Tetanus	68	1	78	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	69	1	71	0	+ 1
Syphilis	70	1	70	0	+ 1
Measles	71	1	79	0	+ 1
Pertussis	72	0	68	1	- 1
Diphtheria	73	0	69	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	72	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	73	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	81	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	82	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	82	0	80	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	83	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 BELGIUM

Denmark

Belgium

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.