ERITREA VS DENMARK: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DENMARK		ERITREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	5,673	4	2,154	+ 3,519
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	5,541	24	310	+ 5,232
Lung Disease	3	4,659	9	662	+ 3,997
Lung Cancers	4	3,952	46	62	+ 3,891
Stroke	5	3,890	2	2,564	+ 1,326
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	2,383	1	3,277	- 894
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	2,280	35	113	+ 2,167
Prostate Cancer	8	1,572	47	54	+ 1,518
Breast Cancer	9	1,380	23	311	+ 1,068
Diabetes Mellitus	10	1,364	7	944	+ 419
Pancreas Cancer	11	1,164	58	20	+ 1,144
Kidney Disease	12	967	12	578	+ 390
Lymphomas	13	775	28	147	+ 628
Liver Disease	14	735	6	1,215	- 480
Hypertension	15	682	8	926	- 243
Suicide	16	656	21	382	+ 274
Parkinson's Disease	17	637	37	85	+ 552
Alcohol	18	636	49	45	+ 590
Endocrine Disorders	19	610	43	71	+ 539
Leukemia	20	593	29	144	+ 449
Bladder Cancer	21	579	51	42	+ 537
Falls	22	574	26	168	+ 406
Stomach Cancer	23	514	48	48	+ 466
Oesophagus Cancer	24	506	39	81	+ 425
Liver Cancer	25	493	45	69	+ 424
Skin Cancers	26	413	56	30	+ 383
Other Neoplasms	27	401	66	6	+ 395
Oral Cancer	28	394	44	71	+ 323
Ovary Cancer	29	390	40	79	+ 310
Other Injuries	30	369	15	540	- 171
Inflammatory/Heart	31	302	32	123	+ 179
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	230	27	147	+ 83
Road Traffic Accidents	33	227	5	1,326	- 1,099
Drug Use	34	209	53	36	+ 173
Uterin Cancer	35	165	61	18	+ 148
Congenital Anomalies	36	163	18	432	- 269
Cervical Cancer	37	162	30	132	+ 30
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	154	3	2,292	- 2,139
Multiple Sclerosis	39	140	67	4	+ 136
Epilepsy	40	133	38	81	+ 51
Low Birth Weight	41	124	16	531	- 407
Rheumatic Heart Disease	42	102	41	77	+ 26
Rheumatoid Arthritis	43	90	64	12	+ 78
Asthma	44	87	22	326	- 239
Skin Disease	45	84	50	45	+ 39
Anemia	46	78	81	0	+ 78
Violence	47	67	20	384	- 317
Schizophrenia	48	60	83	0	+ 60
Fires	49	56	31	132	- 76
Drownings	50	40	33	118	- 78
Osteoarthritis	51	27	85	0	+ 27
Meningitis	52	26	19	404	- 378
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	26	84	0	+ 26
Appendicitis	54	24	55	31	- 7
HIV/AIDS	55	24	25	308	- 284
Birth Trauma	56	23	11	616	- 594
Tuberculosis	57	16	14	543	- 527
Upper Respiratory	58	16	60	18	- 2
Malnutrition	59	15	10	660	- 645
Hepatitis C	60	9	65	6	+ 3
Hepatitis B	61	6	57	28	- 21
Poisonings	62	6	34	114	- 108
Oral conditions	63	4	86	0	+ 4
Maternal Conditions	64	2	13	544	- 541
Otitis Media	65	2	69	2	+ 0
War	66	1	71	0	+ 0
Encephalitis	67	1	62	16	- 15
Tetanus	68	0	52	37	- 37
Chlamydia	69	0	70	1	- 1
Syphilis	70	0	54	35	- 34
Measles	71	0	63	13	- 12
Pertussis	72	0	36	90	- 90
Diphtheria	73	0	72	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	42	73	- 73
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	59	19	- 19
Malaria	79	0	17	437	- 437
Trichuriasis	80	0	75	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	68	2	- 2
Hookworm Disease	82	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	79	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ERITREA

Denmark

Eritrea

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.