ESTONIA VS DENMARK: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DENMARK		ESTONIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	1,068	1	3,009	- 1,941
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	1,043	12	229	+ 813
Lung Disease	3	877	13	229	+ 648
Lung Cancers	4	744	4	657	+ 87
Stroke	5	732	3	1,116	- 384
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	448	6	349	+ 100
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	429	5	527	- 98
Prostate Cancer	8	296	8	298	- 3
Breast Cancer	9	260	11	260	- 0
Diabetes Mellitus	10	257	19	146	+ 111
Pancreas Cancer	11	219	10	268	- 49
Kidney Disease	12	182	17	176	+ 6
Lymphomas	13	146	15	213	- 67
Liver Disease	14	138	7	328	- 190
Hypertension	15	128	2	2,700	- 2,572
Suicide	16	123	16	197	- 74
Parkinson's Disease	17	120	29	82	+ 38
Alcohol	18	120	18	148	- 29
Endocrine Disorders	19	115	33	66	+ 49
Leukemia	20	112	22	126	- 14
Bladder Cancer	21	109	21	126	- 17
Falls	22	108	24	119	- 11
Stomach Cancer	23	97	9	290	- 193
Oesophagus Cancer	24	95	27	99	- 3
Liver Cancer	25	93	26	107	- 14
Skin Cancers	26	78	30	79	- 1
Other Neoplasms	27	76	23	123	- 48
Oral Cancer	28	74	25	110	- 36
Ovary Cancer	29	73	28	87	- 14
Other Injuries	30	69	20	141	- 72
Inflammatory/Heart	31	57	14	217	- 160
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	43	36	55	- 12
Road Traffic Accidents	33	43	35	59	- 17
Drug Use	34	39	31	75	- 36
Uterin Cancer	35	31	34	60	- 29
Congenital Anomalies	36	31	43	25	+ 6
Cervical Cancer	37	31	32	68	- 37
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	29	53	8	+ 21
Multiple Sclerosis	39	26	48	16	+ 10
Epilepsy	40	25	37	45	- 20
Low Birth Weight	41	23	55	7	+ 17
Rheumatic Heart Disease	42	19	45	22	- 2
Rheumatoid Arthritis	43	17	46	17	- 0
Asthma	44	16	44	24	- 8
Skin Disease	45	16	41	29	- 13
Anemia	46	15	51	9	+ 5
Violence	47	13	42	28	- 16
Schizophrenia	48	11	56	6	+ 5
Fires	49	11	38	41	- 30
Drownings	50	7	40	30	- 23
Osteoarthritis	51	5	50	10	- 5
Meningitis	52	5	54	7	- 2
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	5	49	12	- 7
Appendicitis	54	5	59	2	+ 3
HIV/AIDS	55	5	39	40	- 36
Birth Trauma	56	4	57	5	- 1
Tuberculosis	57	3	47	16	- 13
Upper Respiratory	58	3	66	0	+ 3
Malnutrition	59	3	79	0	+ 3
Hepatitis C	60	2	58	4	- 2
Hepatitis B	61	1	65	0	+ 1
Poisonings	62	1	52	8	- 7
Oral conditions	63	1	60	2	- 1
Maternal Conditions	64	0	61	1	- 1
Otitis Media	65	0	67	0	+ 0
War	66	0	64	0	- 0
Encephalitis	67	0	63	0	- 0
Tetanus	68	0	81	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	69	0	78	0	+ 0
Syphilis	70	0	62	1	- 1
Measles	71	0	84	0	+ 0
Pertussis	72	0	83	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	73	0	82	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	68	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	72	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	70	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	71	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	69	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	77	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	82	0	76	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ESTONIA

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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.