INDIA VS DENMARK: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DENMARK		INDIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	1,260,069	1	1,520,034	- 259,965
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	1,230,876	17	126,593	+ 1,104,283
Lung Disease	3	1,034,846	2	879,732	+ 155,113
Lung Cancers	4	877,877	21	88,276	+ 789,602
Stroke	5	863,977	3	697,038	+ 166,939
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	529,276	6	392,425	+ 136,851
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	506,448	25	77,368	+ 429,080
Prostate Cancer	8	349,135	38	30,945	+ 318,191
Breast Cancer	9	306,428	22	82,821	+ 223,607
Diabetes Mellitus	10	302,872	7	271,495	+ 31,377
Pancreas Cancer	11	258,535	37	32,812	+ 225,723
Kidney Disease	12	214,857	11	222,903	- 8,045
Lymphomas	13	172,137	33	40,159	+ 131,977
Liver Disease	14	163,271	8	268,580	- 105,309
Hypertension	15	151,568	19	108,050	+ 43,518
Suicide	16	145,636	14	173,347	- 27,711
Parkinson's Disease	17	141,552	32	43,398	+ 98,154
Alcohol	18	141,168	43	23,097	+ 118,071
Endocrine Disorders	19	135,549	47	15,264	+ 120,284
Leukemia	20	131,732	35	33,383	+ 98,349
Bladder Cancer	21	128,671	48	14,081	+ 114,590
Falls	22	127,558	10	225,755	- 98,197
Stomach Cancer	23	114,205	24	81,058	+ 33,147
Oesophagus Cancer	24	112,421	34	38,898	+ 73,523
Liver Cancer	25	109,562	39	30,369	+ 79,193
Skin Cancers	26	91,646	60	5,054	+ 86,592
Other Neoplasms	27	89,165	62	2,968	+ 86,197
Oral Cancer	28	87,445	16	134,187	- 46,742
Ovary Cancer	29	86,596	44	21,947	+ 64,648
Other Injuries	30	81,892	15	149,570	- 67,678
Inflammatory/Heart	31	67,100	49	12,651	+ 54,449
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	51,011	26	68,108	- 17,097
Road Traffic Accidents	33	50,358	12	212,596	- 162,238
Drug Use	34	46,425	52	11,747	+ 34,677
Uterin Cancer	35	36,711	59	6,841	+ 29,870
Congenital Anomalies	36	36,123	23	82,769	- 46,646
Cervical Cancer	37	36,026	30	45,319	- 9,293
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	34,104	4	670,315	- 636,210
Multiple Sclerosis	39	31,131	63	2,328	+ 28,803
Epilepsy	40	29,495	40	30,307	- 813
Low Birth Weight	41	27,472	9	238,739	- 211,267
Rheumatic Heart Disease	42	22,745	18	126,079	- 103,334
Rheumatoid Arthritis	43	19,929	50	11,931	+ 7,998
Asthma	44	19,421	13	196,051	- 176,630
Skin Disease	45	18,611	45	17,857	+ 753
Anemia	46	17,238	81	0	+ 17,238
Violence	47	14,865	27	51,767	- 36,901
Schizophrenia	48	13,388	83	0	+ 13,388
Fires	49	12,461	42	23,265	- 10,804
Drownings	50	8,779	28	48,774	- 39,995
Osteoarthritis	51	5,991	85	0	+ 5,991
Meningitis	52	5,885	36	33,337	- 27,451
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	5,786	86	0	+ 5,786
Appendicitis	54	5,415	53	11,245	- 5,831
HIV/AIDS	55	5,318	31	44,406	- 39,088
Birth Trauma	56	5,011	20	102,819	- 97,808
Tuberculosis	57	3,657	5	435,882	- 432,225
Upper Respiratory	58	3,614	68	584	+ 3,030
Malnutrition	59	3,304	55	8,626	- 5,323
Hepatitis C	60	2,024	65	1,364	+ 660
Hepatitis B	61	1,428	56	8,184	- 6,756
Poisonings	62	1,312	61	3,540	- 2,228
Oral conditions	63	972	84	0	+ 972
Maternal Conditions	64	530	41	25,917	- 25,387
Otitis Media	65	416	71	68	+ 348
War	66	139	67	890	- 751
Encephalitis	67	133	29	48,080	- 47,947
Tetanus	68	95	58	7,093	- 6,997
Chlamydia	69	84	69	379	- 294
Syphilis	70	76	64	2,007	- 1,931
Measles	71	76	51	11,923	- 11,847
Pertussis	72	2	54	10,094	- 10,092
Diphtheria	73	0	72	65	- 65
Leprosy	74	0	73	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	66	973	- 973
Malaria	79	0	57	7,705	- 7,705
Trichuriasis	80	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	70	126	- 126
Hookworm Disease	82	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	46	17,546	- 17,546
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	79	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to INDIA

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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.