FRANCE VS DENMARK: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DENMARK		FRANCE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	61,142	1	63,181	- 2,039
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	59,725	2	53,157	+ 6,568
Lung Disease	3	50,213	7	18,232	+ 31,982
Lung Cancers	4	42,597	4	35,657	+ 6,940
Stroke	5	41,922	3	36,354	+ 5,568
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	25,682	6	19,771	+ 5,911
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	24,574	5	21,854	+ 2,721
Prostate Cancer	8	16,941	13	10,873	+ 6,068
Breast Cancer	9	14,869	8	15,536	- 667
Diabetes Mellitus	10	14,696	12	10,912	+ 3,785
Pancreas Cancer	11	12,545	10	12,360	+ 185
Kidney Disease	12	10,425	11	11,477	- 1,051
Lymphomas	13	8,353	14	10,067	- 1,715
Liver Disease	14	7,922	22	7,382	+ 540
Hypertension	15	7,354	23	7,109	+ 245
Suicide	16	7,067	16	8,961	- 1,894
Parkinson's Disease	17	6,868	20	7,570	- 701
Alcohol	18	6,850	33	3,189	+ 3,661
Endocrine Disorders	19	6,577	19	8,086	- 1,509
Leukemia	20	6,392	21	7,457	- 1,065
Bladder Cancer	21	6,243	24	6,566	- 322
Falls	22	6,189	18	8,284	- 2,095
Stomach Cancer	23	5,542	26	5,530	+ 11
Oesophagus Cancer	24	5,455	28	4,673	+ 782
Liver Cancer	25	5,316	15	9,573	- 4,257
Skin Cancers	26	4,447	32	3,256	+ 1,191
Other Neoplasms	27	4,327	17	8,771	- 4,444
Oral Cancer	28	4,243	27	4,676	- 433
Ovary Cancer	29	4,202	30	3,964	+ 238
Other Injuries	30	3,974	9	15,119	- 11,146
Inflammatory/Heart	31	3,256	25	6,065	- 2,810
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	2,475	43	986	+ 1,489
Road Traffic Accidents	33	2,444	31	3,339	- 895
Drug Use	34	2,253	36	1,881	+ 372
Uterin Cancer	35	1,781	34	2,721	- 939
Congenital Anomalies	36	1,753	35	2,012	- 259
Cervical Cancer	37	1,748	40	1,574	+ 175
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	1,655	38	1,807	- 153
Multiple Sclerosis	39	1,511	46	752	+ 758
Epilepsy	40	1,431	37	1,865	- 434
Low Birth Weight	41	1,333	47	651	+ 682
Rheumatic Heart Disease	42	1,104	41	1,384	- 281
Rheumatoid Arthritis	43	967	51	426	+ 541
Asthma	44	942	42	1,039	- 97
Skin Disease	45	903	39	1,598	- 695
Anemia	46	836	44	973	- 136
Violence	47	721	49	538	+ 184
Schizophrenia	48	650	48	647	+ 2
Fires	49	605	53	403	+ 202
Drownings	50	426	45	868	- 442
Osteoarthritis	51	291	56	245	+ 45
Meningitis	52	286	58	163	+ 122
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	281	62	75	+ 205
Appendicitis	54	263	61	90	+ 173
HIV/AIDS	55	258	54	362	- 104
Birth Trauma	56	243	55	309	- 66
Tuberculosis	57	177	50	435	- 258
Upper Respiratory	58	175	63	54	+ 122
Malnutrition	59	160	29	4,212	- 4,051
Hepatitis C	60	98	52	416	- 318
Hepatitis B	61	69	59	135	- 66
Poisonings	62	64	57	228	- 164
Oral conditions	63	47	60	118	- 71
Maternal Conditions	64	26	64	52	- 26
Otitis Media	65	20	65	16	+ 4
War	66	7	67	7	- 0
Encephalitis	67	6	66	8	- 2
Tetanus	68	5	70	2	+ 2
Chlamydia	69	4	78	0	+ 4
Syphilis	70	4	68	4	- 0
Measles	71	4	77	0	+ 3
Pertussis	72	0	69	3	- 3
Diphtheria	73	0	75	1	- 1
Leprosy	74	0	72	1	- 1
Schistosomiasis	75	0	71	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	83	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	84	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	73	1	- 1
Malaria	79	0	82	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	80	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	82	0	81	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	74	1	- 1
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to FRANCE

Denmark

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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.