EGYPT VS DENMARK: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DENMARK		EGYPT		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	99,479	1	173,871	- 74,392
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	97,175	16	6,975	+ 90,200
Lung Disease	3	81,699	9	13,393	+ 68,306
Lung Cancers	4	69,306	18	5,677	+ 63,629
Stroke	5	68,209	3	43,839	+ 24,370
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	41,785	7	20,695	+ 21,091
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	39,983	24	3,083	+ 36,900
Prostate Cancer	8	27,563	35	1,282	+ 26,281
Breast Cancer	9	24,192	13	9,180	+ 15,012
Diabetes Mellitus	10	23,911	8	19,131	+ 4,780
Pancreas Cancer	11	20,411	26	2,906	+ 17,505
Kidney Disease	12	16,962	6	21,087	- 4,125
Lymphomas	13	13,590	14	7,539	+ 6,051
Liver Disease	14	12,890	2	60,122	- 47,233
Hypertension	15	11,966	5	21,094	- 9,128
Suicide	16	11,498	25	3,022	+ 8,476
Parkinson's Disease	17	11,175	28	2,391	+ 8,784
Alcohol	18	11,145	60	141	+ 11,004
Endocrine Disorders	19	10,701	29	2,372	+ 8,329
Leukemia	20	10,400	22	3,763	+ 6,637
Bladder Cancer	21	10,158	19	5,133	+ 5,026
Falls	22	10,070	30	2,019	+ 8,052
Stomach Cancer	23	9,016	32	1,844	+ 7,172
Oesophagus Cancer	24	8,875	41	951	+ 7,925
Liver Cancer	25	8,650	4	24,512	- 15,862
Skin Cancers	26	7,235	39	1,013	+ 6,222
Other Neoplasms	27	7,039	61	116	+ 6,923
Oral Cancer	28	6,904	45	793	+ 6,111
Ovary Cancer	29	6,837	31	1,944	+ 4,893
Other Injuries	30	6,465	21	3,819	+ 2,646
Inflammatory/Heart	31	5,297	27	2,489	+ 2,808
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	4,027	34	1,339	+ 2,688
Road Traffic Accidents	33	3,976	12	10,141	- 6,165
Drug Use	34	3,665	62	116	+ 3,549
Uterin Cancer	35	2,898	52	422	+ 2,476
Congenital Anomalies	36	2,852	10	12,163	- 9,311
Cervical Cancer	37	2,844	48	625	+ 2,219
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	2,692	23	3,692	- 1,000
Multiple Sclerosis	39	2,458	56	213	+ 2,245
Epilepsy	40	2,329	50	451	+ 1,878
Low Birth Weight	41	2,169	11	11,391	- 9,222
Rheumatic Heart Disease	42	1,796	36	1,248	+ 548
Rheumatoid Arthritis	43	1,573	65	26	+ 1,547
Asthma	44	1,533	15	7,104	- 5,570
Skin Disease	45	1,469	55	219	+ 1,250
Anemia	46	1,361	82	0	+ 1,361
Violence	47	1,174	20	4,165	- 2,991
Schizophrenia	48	1,057	80	0	+ 1,057
Fires	49	984	33	1,568	- 585
Drownings	50	693	37	1,122	- 429
Osteoarthritis	51	473	85	0	+ 473
Meningitis	52	465	43	827	- 362
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	457	84	0	+ 457
Appendicitis	54	427	59	142	+ 285
HIV/AIDS	55	420	53	397	+ 23
Birth Trauma	56	396	17	6,109	- 5,713
Tuberculosis	57	289	51	432	- 143
Upper Respiratory	58	285	68	5	+ 280
Malnutrition	59	261	46	759	- 498
Hepatitis C	60	160	63	97	+ 63
Hepatitis B	61	113	40	988	- 876
Poisonings	62	104	57	195	- 91
Oral conditions	63	77	86	0	+ 77
Maternal Conditions	64	42	44	795	- 753
Otitis Media	65	33	72	0	+ 33
War	66	11	47	714	- 703
Encephalitis	67	11	38	1,046	- 1,035
Tetanus	68	8	49	540	- 533
Chlamydia	69	7	71	1	+ 6
Syphilis	70	6	58	159	- 153
Measles	71	6	64	43	- 37
Pertussis	72	0	42	906	- 906
Diphtheria	73	0	70	3	- 3
Leprosy	74	0	73	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	54	220	- 220
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	66	13	- 13
Malaria	79	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	79	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	67	6	- 6
Hookworm Disease	82	0	78	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	69	5	- 5
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	74	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to EGYPT

Denmark

Egypt

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.