CHILE VS DENMARK: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DENMARK		CHILE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	16,690	1	10,685	+ 6,005
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	16,304	5	4,000	+ 12,304
Lung Disease	3	13,707	4	4,062	+ 9,645
Lung Cancers	4	11,628	9	3,452	+ 8,176
Stroke	5	11,444	2	9,731	+ 1,713
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	7,011	6	3,920	+ 3,091
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	6,708	11	3,022	+ 3,686
Prostate Cancer	8	4,624	14	2,435	+ 2,189
Breast Cancer	9	4,059	16	1,689	+ 2,370
Diabetes Mellitus	10	4,012	10	3,177	+ 835
Pancreas Cancer	11	3,424	17	1,567	+ 1,858
Kidney Disease	12	2,846	3	4,065	- 1,219
Lymphomas	13	2,280	18	1,394	+ 886
Liver Disease	14	2,163	13	2,647	- 485
Hypertension	15	2,008	7	3,817	- 1,809
Suicide	16	1,929	15	1,700	+ 229
Parkinson's Disease	17	1,875	26	790	+ 1,085
Alcohol	18	1,870	47	207	+ 1,663
Endocrine Disorders	19	1,795	22	1,286	+ 509
Leukemia	20	1,745	24	879	+ 866
Bladder Cancer	21	1,704	32	641	+ 1,063
Falls	22	1,690	23	904	+ 785
Stomach Cancer	23	1,513	8	3,631	- 2,118
Oesophagus Cancer	24	1,489	30	722	+ 767
Liver Cancer	25	1,451	19	1,369	+ 82
Skin Cancers	26	1,214	34	526	+ 688
Other Neoplasms	27	1,181	20	1,358	- 177
Oral Cancer	28	1,158	40	307	+ 851
Ovary Cancer	29	1,147	35	514	+ 633
Other Injuries	30	1,085	21	1,310	- 226
Inflammatory/Heart	31	889	31	709	+ 180
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	676	46	223	+ 452
Road Traffic Accidents	33	667	12	2,826	- 2,159
Drug Use	34	615	50	149	+ 466
Uterin Cancer	35	486	45	275	+ 212
Congenital Anomalies	36	478	25	858	- 379
Cervical Cancer	37	477	27	780	- 302
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	452	39	334	+ 117
Multiple Sclerosis	39	412	62	27	+ 386
Epilepsy	40	391	43	294	+ 96
Low Birth Weight	41	364	36	437	- 73
Rheumatic Heart Disease	42	301	52	104	+ 197
Rheumatoid Arthritis	43	264	48	187	+ 77
Asthma	44	257	42	295	- 37
Skin Disease	45	247	28	763	- 517
Anemia	46	228	49	180	+ 49
Violence	47	197	29	744	- 547
Schizophrenia	48	177	58	38	+ 139
Fires	49	165	41	295	- 130
Drownings	50	116	44	283	- 167
Osteoarthritis	51	79	51	131	- 52
Meningitis	52	78	53	95	- 17
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	77	56	73	+ 3
Appendicitis	54	72	59	37	+ 35
HIV/AIDS	55	70	33	539	- 469
Birth Trauma	56	66	54	87	- 21
Tuberculosis	57	48	38	410	- 362
Upper Respiratory	58	48	67	4	+ 44
Malnutrition	59	44	37	420	- 376
Hepatitis C	60	27	61	27	+ 0
Hepatitis B	61	19	60	30	- 11
Poisonings	62	17	57	68	- 51
Oral conditions	63	13	65	5	+ 8
Maternal Conditions	64	7	63	24	- 17
Otitis Media	65	6	71	2	+ 4
War	66	2	64	14	- 12
Encephalitis	67	2	70	2	+ 0
Tetanus	68	1	69	2	- 1
Chlamydia	69	1	80	0	+ 1
Syphilis	70	1	66	5	- 4
Measles	71	1	75	0	+ 1
Pertussis	72	0	68	3	- 3
Diphtheria	73	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	84	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	83	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	55	79	- 79
Leishmaniasis	78	0	81	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	82	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	78	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	72	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	82	0	79	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	77	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CHILE

Denmark

Chile

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.