GUYANA VS DENMARK: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DENMARK		GUYANA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	710	1	1,335	- 625
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	694	38	23	+ 671
Lung Disease	3	583	13	174	+ 409
Lung Cancers	4	495	29	38	+ 457
Stroke	5	487	2	1,022	- 535
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	298	6	302	- 3
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	285	25	59	+ 227
Prostate Cancer	8	197	17	123	+ 73
Breast Cancer	9	173	19	96	+ 77
Diabetes Mellitus	10	171	3	579	- 408
Pancreas Cancer	11	146	42	19	+ 127
Kidney Disease	12	121	8	233	- 112
Lymphomas	13	97	32	32	+ 65
Liver Disease	14	92	9	197	- 105
Hypertension	15	85	4	320	- 235
Suicide	16	82	5	315	- 233
Parkinson's Disease	17	80	49	9	+ 71
Alcohol	18	80	57	3	+ 76
Endocrine Disorders	19	76	12	174	- 98
Leukemia	20	74	39	21	+ 53
Bladder Cancer	21	73	50	8	+ 65
Falls	22	72	48	11	+ 61
Stomach Cancer	23	64	31	34	+ 30
Oesophagus Cancer	24	63	51	8	+ 56
Liver Cancer	25	62	34	29	+ 33
Skin Cancers	26	52	55	5	+ 47
Other Neoplasms	27	50	28	40	+ 10
Oral Cancer	28	49	40	20	+ 29
Ovary Cancer	29	49	43	18	+ 31
Other Injuries	30	46	14	167	- 121
Inflammatory/Heart	31	38	20	92	- 54
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	29	26	54	- 26
Road Traffic Accidents	33	28	11	175	- 146
Drug Use	34	26	45	16	+ 11
Uterin Cancer	35	21	46	13	+ 8
Congenital Anomalies	36	20	23	69	- 48
Cervical Cancer	37	20	21	91	- 71
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	19	27	48	- 28
Multiple Sclerosis	39	18	61	1	+ 16
Epilepsy	40	17	37	24	- 7
Low Birth Weight	41	15	22	89	- 74
Rheumatic Heart Disease	42	13	47	13	- 0
Rheumatoid Arthritis	43	11	63	1	+ 10
Asthma	44	11	36	25	- 15
Skin Disease	45	10	56	3	+ 7
Anemia	46	10	18	99	- 89
Violence	47	8	10	194	- 185
Schizophrenia	48	8	62	1	+ 7
Fires	49	7	41	19	- 12
Drownings	50	5	15	145	- 140
Osteoarthritis	51	3	58	3	+ 0
Meningitis	52	3	44	17	- 14
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	3	52	8	- 4
Appendicitis	54	3	54	6	- 3
HIV/AIDS	55	3	7	256	- 253
Birth Trauma	56	3	24	64	- 62
Tuberculosis	57	2	16	137	- 135
Upper Respiratory	58	2	66	1	+ 2
Malnutrition	59	2	30	37	- 35
Hepatitis C	60	1	69	0	+ 1
Hepatitis B	61	1	59	2	- 1
Poisonings	62	1	65	1	+ 0
Oral conditions	63	1	67	0	+ 0
Maternal Conditions	64	0	35	28	- 28
Otitis Media	65	0	76	0	+ 0
War	66	0	64	1	- 1
Encephalitis	67	0	53	7	- 7
Tetanus	68	0	72	0	- 0
Chlamydia	69	0	80	0	+ 0
Syphilis	70	0	71	0	- 0
Measles	71	0	77	0	+ 0
Pertussis	72	0	73	0	- 0
Diphtheria	73	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	68	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	84	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	82	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	81	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	83	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	33	30	- 30
Trichuriasis	80	0	78	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	82	0	79	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	60	2	- 2
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	70	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GUYANA

Denmark

Guyana

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.