BHUTAN VS DENMARK: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DENMARK		BHUTAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	791	1	702	+ 89
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	773	13	105	+ 668
Lung Disease	3	650	2	524	+ 125
Lung Cancers	4	551	21	44	+ 507
Stroke	5	542	3	360	+ 182
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	332	4	177	+ 155
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	318	31	24	+ 294
Prostate Cancer	8	219	55	3	+ 216
Breast Cancer	9	192	43	8	+ 184
Diabetes Mellitus	10	190	7	164	+ 26
Pancreas Cancer	11	162	33	20	+ 142
Kidney Disease	12	135	8	149	- 14
Lymphomas	13	108	52	5	+ 103
Liver Disease	14	102	6	166	- 63
Hypertension	15	95	16	77	+ 19
Suicide	16	91	26	35	+ 56
Parkinson's Disease	17	89	28	31	+ 57
Alcohol	18	89	49	6	+ 83
Endocrine Disorders	19	85	39	11	+ 74
Leukemia	20	83	34	19	+ 64
Bladder Cancer	21	81	48	6	+ 74
Falls	22	80	12	111	- 31
Stomach Cancer	23	72	11	118	- 46
Oesophagus Cancer	24	71	22	44	+ 27
Liver Cancer	25	69	27	35	+ 34
Skin Cancers	26	58	41	9	+ 48
Other Neoplasms	27	56	57	2	+ 54
Oral Cancer	28	55	23	43	+ 12
Ovary Cancer	29	54	37	14	+ 40
Other Injuries	30	51	24	43	+ 9
Inflammatory/Heart	31	42	45	8	+ 34
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	32	25	39	- 7
Road Traffic Accidents	33	32	10	123	- 92
Drug Use	34	29	47	7	+ 22
Uterin Cancer	35	23	71	0	+ 23
Congenital Anomalies	36	23	20	50	- 28
Cervical Cancer	37	23	29	30	- 8
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	21	5	169	- 148
Multiple Sclerosis	39	20	62	1	+ 19
Epilepsy	40	19	38	14	+ 5
Low Birth Weight	41	17	14	79	- 62
Rheumatic Heart Disease	42	14	17	68	- 53
Rheumatoid Arthritis	43	13	50	5	+ 7
Asthma	44	12	15	78	- 66
Skin Disease	45	12	46	7	+ 4
Anemia	46	11	72	0	+ 11
Violence	47	9	35	18	- 9
Schizophrenia	48	8	75	0	+ 8
Fires	49	8	44	8	- 0
Drownings	50	6	32	20	- 15
Osteoarthritis	51	4	78	0	+ 4
Meningitis	52	4	36	17	- 14
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	4	77	0	+ 4
Appendicitis	54	3	51	5	- 2
HIV/AIDS	55	3	18	58	- 55
Birth Trauma	56	3	19	51	- 48
Tuberculosis	57	2	9	138	- 135
Upper Respiratory	58	2	61	1	+ 1
Malnutrition	59	2	54	3	- 1
Hepatitis C	60	1	64	1	+ 0
Hepatitis B	61	1	53	4	- 3
Poisonings	62	1	59	2	- 1
Oral conditions	63	1	76	0	+ 1
Maternal Conditions	64	0	42	9	- 9
Otitis Media	65	0	69	0	+ 0
War	66	0	68	0	+ 0
Encephalitis	67	0	30	28	- 28
Tetanus	68	0	60	1	- 1
Chlamydia	69	0	67	0	- 0
Syphilis	70	0	40	11	- 11
Measles	71	0	58	2	- 2
Pertussis	72	0	63	1	- 1
Diphtheria	73	0	70	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	85	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	82	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	84	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	83	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	65	1	- 1
Malaria	79	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	79	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	66	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	82	0	80	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	56	3	- 3
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	74	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	73	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BHUTAN

Denmark

Bhutan

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.