IRELAND VS DENMARK: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DENMARK		IRELAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	4,680	1	4,762	- 82
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	4,571	2	3,209	+ 1,362
Lung Disease	3	3,843	4	1,915	+ 1,928
Lung Cancers	4	3,260	3	1,916	+ 1,345
Stroke	5	3,209	5	1,770	+ 1,439
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	1,966	6	1,298	+ 667
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	1,881	7	1,095	+ 786
Prostate Cancer	8	1,297	9	585	+ 712
Breast Cancer	9	1,138	8	760	+ 378
Diabetes Mellitus	10	1,125	16	414	+ 711
Pancreas Cancer	11	960	11	530	+ 430
Kidney Disease	12	798	10	566	+ 232
Lymphomas	13	639	13	513	+ 127
Liver Disease	14	606	19	279	+ 327
Hypertension	15	563	29	175	+ 388
Suicide	16	541	14	470	+ 71
Parkinson's Disease	17	526	12	530	- 4
Alcohol	18	524	39	64	+ 460
Endocrine Disorders	19	503	24	249	+ 254
Leukemia	20	489	20	274	+ 215
Bladder Cancer	21	478	22	256	+ 222
Falls	22	474	25	247	+ 227
Stomach Cancer	23	424	17	357	+ 68
Oesophagus Cancer	24	418	15	419	- 1
Liver Cancer	25	407	18	318	+ 89
Skin Cancers	26	340	23	252	+ 89
Other Neoplasms	27	331	27	218	+ 113
Oral Cancer	28	325	28	183	+ 142
Ovary Cancer	29	322	21	273	+ 49
Other Injuries	30	304	30	171	+ 133
Inflammatory/Heart	31	249	26	240	+ 9
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	189	38	67	+ 123
Road Traffic Accidents	33	187	33	153	+ 34
Drug Use	34	172	31	167	+ 6
Uterin Cancer	35	136	34	126	+ 10
Congenital Anomalies	36	134	32	153	- 19
Cervical Cancer	37	134	35	103	+ 31
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	127	45	53	+ 74
Multiple Sclerosis	39	116	37	83	+ 33
Epilepsy	40	110	36	85	+ 25
Low Birth Weight	41	102	44	56	+ 46
Rheumatic Heart Disease	42	84	46	50	+ 35
Rheumatoid Arthritis	43	74	40	59	+ 15
Asthma	44	72	41	58	+ 14
Skin Disease	45	69	42	58	+ 11
Anemia	46	64	49	29	+ 35
Violence	47	55	47	38	+ 17
Schizophrenia	48	50	55	12	+ 38
Fires	49	46	48	30	+ 16
Drownings	50	33	43	57	- 25
Osteoarthritis	51	22	51	20	+ 3
Meningitis	52	22	58	7	+ 15
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	21	54	14	+ 8
Appendicitis	54	20	60	3	+ 17
HIV/AIDS	55	20	57	9	+ 11
Birth Trauma	56	19	56	10	+ 9
Tuberculosis	57	14	50	23	- 9
Upper Respiratory	58	13	64	1	+ 12
Malnutrition	59	12	63	2	+ 11
Hepatitis C	60	8	52	19	- 12
Hepatitis B	61	5	59	6	- 1
Poisonings	62	5	53	14	- 9
Oral conditions	63	4	62	2	+ 1
Maternal Conditions	64	2	61	3	- 1
Otitis Media	65	2	71	0	+ 2
War	66	1	65	0	+ 0
Encephalitis	67	0	66	0	+ 0
Tetanus	68	0	81	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	69	0	69	0	+ 0
Syphilis	70	0	68	0	+ 0
Measles	71	0	83	0	+ 0
Pertussis	72	0	67	0	- 0
Diphtheria	73	0	82	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	70	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	72	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	73	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	79	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	82	0	80	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to IRELAND

Denmark

Ireland

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.