CANADA VS DENMARK: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DENMARK		CANADA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	34,691	1	40,063	- 5,372
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	33,887	2	30,970	+ 2,918
Lung Disease	3	28,490	4	14,212	+ 14,278
Lung Cancers	4	24,169	3	20,937	+ 3,232
Stroke	5	23,786	5	14,159	+ 9,627
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	14,572	7	7,431	+ 7,140
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	13,943	6	9,651	+ 4,292
Prostate Cancer	8	9,612	13	4,711	+ 4,901
Breast Cancer	9	8,436	8	5,910	+ 2,526
Diabetes Mellitus	10	8,338	9	5,718	+ 2,621
Pancreas Cancer	11	7,118	11	5,057	+ 2,060
Kidney Disease	12	5,915	14	4,578	+ 1,337
Lymphomas	13	4,739	10	5,146	- 407
Liver Disease	14	4,495	17	3,624	+ 871
Hypertension	15	4,173	22	2,563	+ 1,610
Suicide	16	4,010	15	4,417	- 407
Parkinson's Disease	17	3,897	18	3,359	+ 538
Alcohol	18	3,886	33	1,491	+ 2,396
Endocrine Disorders	19	3,732	19	3,233	+ 499
Leukemia	20	3,627	21	3,098	+ 529
Bladder Cancer	21	3,542	23	2,521	+ 1,022
Falls	22	3,512	12	4,829	- 1,317
Stomach Cancer	23	3,144	26	2,177	+ 967
Oesophagus Cancer	24	3,095	25	2,230	+ 865
Liver Cancer	25	3,016	20	3,113	- 96
Skin Cancers	26	2,523	30	1,756	+ 767
Other Neoplasms	27	2,455	31	1,679	+ 776
Oral Cancer	28	2,407	32	1,592	+ 815
Ovary Cancer	29	2,384	29	1,902	+ 482
Other Injuries	30	2,255	24	2,392	- 138
Inflammatory/Heart	31	1,847	27	2,060	- 212
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	1,404	43	442	+ 962
Road Traffic Accidents	33	1,386	28	1,998	- 611
Drug Use	34	1,278	16	3,686	- 2,408
Uterin Cancer	35	1,011	34	1,183	- 172
Congenital Anomalies	36	995	35	1,081	- 87
Cervical Cancer	37	992	41	578	+ 414
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	939	36	840	+ 99
Multiple Sclerosis	39	857	37	692	+ 165
Epilepsy	40	812	44	384	+ 428
Low Birth Weight	41	756	42	553	+ 203
Rheumatic Heart Disease	42	626	39	636	- 10
Rheumatoid Arthritis	43	549	47	322	+ 226
Asthma	44	535	49	262	+ 273
Skin Disease	45	512	38	679	- 167
Anemia	46	475	46	343	+ 132
Violence	47	409	40	605	- 196
Schizophrenia	48	369	57	118	+ 250
Fires	49	343	52	192	+ 151
Drownings	50	242	48	283	- 41
Osteoarthritis	51	165	55	139	+ 26
Meningitis	52	162	59	68	+ 94
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	159	54	143	+ 17
Appendicitis	54	149	62	49	+ 100
HIV/AIDS	55	146	53	163	- 16
Birth Trauma	56	138	50	193	- 55
Tuberculosis	57	101	58	97	+ 3
Upper Respiratory	58	100	63	47	+ 53
Malnutrition	59	91	51	192	- 101
Hepatitis C	60	56	45	363	- 307
Hepatitis B	61	39	60	66	- 27
Poisonings	62	36	56	121	- 85
Oral conditions	63	27	61	51	- 24
Maternal Conditions	64	15	64	45	- 31
Otitis Media	65	11	66	8	+ 4
War	66	4	65	21	- 17
Encephalitis	67	4	68	3	+ 1
Tetanus	68	3	71	0	+ 2
Chlamydia	69	2	83	0	+ 2
Syphilis	70	2	67	5	- 3
Measles	71	2	74	0	+ 2
Pertussis	72	0	69	1	- 1
Diphtheria	73	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	70	1	- 1
Leishmaniasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	80	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	82	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	82	0	81	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CANADA

Denmark

Canada

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.