GERMANY VS DENMARK: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DENMARK		GERMANY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	75,221	1	147,055	- 71,834
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	73,478	2	51,168	+ 22,310
Lung Disease	3	61,776	5	42,797	+ 18,979
Lung Cancers	4	52,406	4	46,560	+ 5,846
Stroke	5	51,576	3	49,794	+ 1,782
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	31,596	9	20,712	+ 10,883
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	30,233	7	26,026	+ 4,207
Prostate Cancer	8	20,842	12	16,487	+ 4,355
Breast Cancer	9	18,292	10	18,842	- 550
Diabetes Mellitus	10	18,080	13	15,560	+ 2,520
Pancreas Cancer	11	15,433	11	17,971	- 2,538
Kidney Disease	12	12,826	8	22,770	- 9,944
Lymphomas	13	10,276	17	12,249	- 1,973
Liver Disease	14	9,747	15	15,194	- 5,447
Hypertension	15	9,048	6	26,796	- 17,748
Suicide	16	8,694	19	10,284	- 1,590
Parkinson's Disease	17	8,450	16	12,594	- 4,144
Alcohol	18	8,427	26	6,257	+ 2,170
Endocrine Disorders	19	8,092	18	10,677	- 2,586
Leukemia	20	7,864	22	8,737	- 873
Bladder Cancer	21	7,681	28	6,193	+ 1,488
Falls	22	7,615	14	15,325	- 7,710
Stomach Cancer	23	6,818	20	9,658	- 2,840
Oesophagus Cancer	24	6,711	27	6,212	+ 499
Liver Cancer	25	6,540	25	8,057	- 1,517
Skin Cancers	26	5,471	31	4,055	+ 1,415
Other Neoplasms	27	5,323	24	8,161	- 2,838
Oral Cancer	28	5,220	29	6,023	- 803
Ovary Cancer	29	5,169	30	5,192	- 23
Other Injuries	30	4,889	23	8,248	- 3,360
Inflammatory/Heart	31	4,006	21	8,891	- 4,886
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	3,045	38	2,166	+ 879
Road Traffic Accidents	33	3,006	34	3,160	- 154
Drug Use	34	2,771	40	1,930	+ 841
Uterin Cancer	35	2,191	37	2,231	- 39
Congenital Anomalies	36	2,156	36	2,291	- 135
Cervical Cancer	37	2,151	39	2,131	+ 19
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	2,036	32	3,830	- 1,794
Multiple Sclerosis	39	1,858	41	1,571	+ 288
Epilepsy	40	1,761	35	3,091	- 1,330
Low Birth Weight	41	1,640	45	770	+ 870
Rheumatic Heart Disease	42	1,358	33	3,615	- 2,258
Rheumatoid Arthritis	43	1,190	47	543	+ 647
Asthma	44	1,159	44	924	+ 235
Skin Disease	45	1,111	42	1,543	- 432
Anemia	46	1,029	43	994	+ 35
Violence	47	887	46	769	+ 119
Schizophrenia	48	799	51	391	+ 409
Fires	49	744	53	359	+ 385
Drownings	50	524	49	459	+ 66
Osteoarthritis	51	358	52	364	- 6
Meningitis	52	351	60	168	+ 184
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	345	55	292	+ 54
Appendicitis	54	323	62	129	+ 194
HIV/AIDS	55	317	54	345	- 28
Birth Trauma	56	299	57	239	+ 60
Tuberculosis	57	218	56	281	- 63
Upper Respiratory	58	216	61	138	+ 77
Malnutrition	59	197	50	450	- 253
Hepatitis C	60	121	48	507	- 386
Hepatitis B	61	85	59	182	- 96
Poisonings	62	78	58	216	- 138
Oral conditions	63	58	63	62	- 4
Maternal Conditions	64	32	64	38	- 7
Otitis Media	65	25	65	16	+ 9
War	66	8	66	10	- 2
Encephalitis	67	8	67	8	+ 0
Tetanus	68	6	75	1	+ 5
Chlamydia	69	5	85	0	+ 5
Syphilis	70	5	68	6	- 1
Measles	71	5	70	2	+ 2
Pertussis	72	0	69	2	- 2
Diphtheria	73	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	84	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	73	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	74	1	- 1
Leishmaniasis	78	0	72	1	- 1
Malaria	79	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	82	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	82	0	80	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	83	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	71	2	- 2
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	76	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GERMANY

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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.