CHINA VS DENMARK: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DENMARK		CHINA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	1,266,253	2	1,771,525	- 505,273
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	1,236,917	6	304,455	+ 932,462
Lung Disease	3	1,039,924	3	968,607	+ 71,317
Lung Cancers	4	882,185	4	714,311	+ 167,875
Stroke	5	868,217	1	2,043,210	- 1,174,994
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	531,873	12	183,342	+ 348,531
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	508,934	9	248,388	+ 260,545
Prostate Cancer	8	350,849	28	51,056	+ 299,792
Breast Cancer	9	307,932	19	92,757	+ 215,175
Diabetes Mellitus	10	304,358	14	161,672	+ 142,686
Pancreas Cancer	11	259,804	18	111,537	+ 148,267
Kidney Disease	12	215,912	11	192,302	+ 23,609
Lymphomas	13	172,981	23	57,838	+ 115,143
Liver Disease	14	164,072	15	145,603	+ 18,469
Hypertension	15	152,312	7	301,183	- 148,871
Suicide	16	146,351	17	116,324	+ 30,027
Parkinson's Disease	17	142,247	20	70,699	+ 71,548
Alcohol	18	141,860	42	19,071	+ 122,789
Endocrine Disorders	19	136,214	37	25,613	+ 110,601
Leukemia	20	132,379	22	58,145	+ 74,234
Bladder Cancer	21	129,302	29	37,873	+ 91,429
Falls	22	128,184	16	138,878	- 10,693
Stomach Cancer	23	114,765	5	398,439	- 283,673
Oesophagus Cancer	24	112,973	10	242,891	- 129,918
Liver Cancer	25	110,100	13	180,952	- 70,852
Skin Cancers	26	92,096	41	19,669	+ 72,426
Other Neoplasms	27	89,603	53	4,374	+ 85,229
Oral Cancer	28	87,874	24	54,695	+ 33,179
Ovary Cancer	29	87,021	35	28,078	+ 58,943
Other Injuries	30	82,294	25	54,087	+ 28,207
Inflammatory/Heart	31	67,429	33	29,954	+ 37,475
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	51,261	30	37,723	+ 13,538
Road Traffic Accidents	33	50,605	8	250,272	- 199,666
Drug Use	34	46,653	38	24,214	+ 22,439
Uterin Cancer	35	36,891	45	11,751	+ 25,139
Congenital Anomalies	36	36,300	31	36,613	- 312
Cervical Cancer	37	36,203	27	51,650	- 15,447
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	34,272	50	8,719	+ 25,553
Multiple Sclerosis	39	31,284	59	1,734	+ 29,549
Epilepsy	40	29,639	46	11,365	+ 18,274
Low Birth Weight	41	27,607	40	21,631	+ 5,976
Rheumatic Heart Disease	42	22,857	21	65,350	- 42,493
Rheumatoid Arthritis	43	20,027	49	10,108	+ 9,918
Asthma	44	19,516	39	23,147	- 3,631
Skin Disease	45	18,702	52	5,222	+ 13,480
Anemia	46	17,323	83	0	+ 17,323
Violence	47	14,938	47	11,115	+ 3,824
Schizophrenia	48	13,454	86	0	+ 13,454
Fires	49	12,522	48	10,498	+ 2,024
Drownings	50	8,823	26	52,807	- 43,984
Osteoarthritis	51	6,021	82	0	+ 6,021
Meningitis	52	5,914	51	5,704	+ 211
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	5,815	81	0	+ 5,815
Appendicitis	54	5,441	60	1,468	+ 3,974
HIV/AIDS	55	5,344	34	28,746	- 23,402
Birth Trauma	56	5,035	43	17,644	- 12,609
Tuberculosis	57	3,675	32	34,802	- 31,127
Upper Respiratory	58	3,632	57	2,663	+ 969
Malnutrition	59	3,320	44	12,995	- 9,675
Hepatitis C	60	2,034	66	86	+ 1,948
Hepatitis B	61	1,435	56	2,757	- 1,323
Poisonings	62	1,318	36	25,762	- 24,444
Oral conditions	63	977	80	0	+ 977
Maternal Conditions	64	532	54	3,596	- 3,064
Otitis Media	65	418	69	15	+ 402
War	66	140	61	900	- 761
Encephalitis	67	134	55	2,796	- 2,662
Tetanus	68	96	63	491	- 396
Chlamydia	69	85	67	55	+ 29
Syphilis	70	76	58	1,824	- 1,747
Measles	71	76	62	558	- 481
Pertussis	72	2	64	484	- 481
Diphtheria	73	0	71	11	- 11
Leprosy	74	0	72	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	65	400	- 400
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	73	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	68	34	- 34
Hookworm Disease	82	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	70	12	- 12
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	79	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CHINA

Denmark

China

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.