LITHUANIA VS DENMARK: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DENMARK		LITHUANIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	2,350	1	15,329	- 12,979
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	2,296	8	649	+ 1,647
Lung Disease	3	1,930	16	513	+ 1,417
Lung Cancers	4	1,637	3	1,329	+ 309
Stroke	5	1,611	2	5,643	- 4,032
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	987	7	654	+ 333
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	945	5	1,074	- 129
Prostate Cancer	8	651	12	598	+ 53
Breast Cancer	9	572	11	629	- 57
Diabetes Mellitus	10	565	14	525	+ 40
Pancreas Cancer	11	482	13	578	- 96
Kidney Disease	12	401	19	372	+ 29
Lymphomas	13	321	21	321	- 0
Liver Disease	14	305	9	644	- 339
Hypertension	15	283	4	1,289	- 1,006
Suicide	16	272	6	721	- 450
Parkinson's Disease	17	264	29	222	+ 42
Alcohol	18	263	33	192	+ 72
Endocrine Disorders	19	253	39	72	+ 181
Leukemia	20	246	24	284	- 38
Bladder Cancer	21	240	23	292	- 52
Falls	22	238	15	518	- 280
Stomach Cancer	23	213	10	639	- 426
Oesophagus Cancer	24	210	30	219	- 9
Liver Cancer	25	204	25	239	- 35
Skin Cancers	26	171	32	197	- 26
Other Neoplasms	27	166	31	212	- 46
Oral Cancer	28	163	20	338	- 175
Ovary Cancer	29	162	26	233	- 72
Other Injuries	30	153	18	416	- 263
Inflammatory/Heart	31	125	17	484	- 359
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	95	22	313	- 218
Road Traffic Accidents	33	94	27	225	- 131
Drug Use	34	87	37	122	- 36
Uterin Cancer	35	68	34	159	- 91
Congenital Anomalies	36	67	41	62	+ 6
Cervical Cancer	37	67	28	224	- 157
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	64	42	59	+ 4
Multiple Sclerosis	39	58	49	29	+ 29
Epilepsy	40	55	40	62	- 7
Low Birth Weight	41	51	55	9	+ 42
Rheumatic Heart Disease	42	42	48	29	+ 13
Rheumatoid Arthritis	43	37	47	41	- 4
Asthma	44	36	46	45	- 9
Skin Disease	45	35	44	48	- 13
Anemia	46	32	60	5	+ 27
Violence	47	28	36	132	- 104
Schizophrenia	48	25	56	8	+ 17
Fires	49	23	43	51	- 28
Drownings	50	16	35	150	- 134
Osteoarthritis	51	11	59	6	+ 5
Meningitis	52	11	52	19	- 8
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	11	57	8	+ 3
Appendicitis	54	10	54	10	+ 0
HIV/AIDS	55	10	51	22	- 12
Birth Trauma	56	9	53	10	- 1
Tuberculosis	57	7	38	119	- 112
Upper Respiratory	58	7	68	0	+ 7
Malnutrition	59	6	58	7	- 1
Hepatitis C	60	4	50	23	- 20
Hepatitis B	61	3	61	5	- 2
Poisonings	62	2	45	46	- 44
Oral conditions	63	2	64	2	- 0
Maternal Conditions	64	1	63	2	- 1
Otitis Media	65	1	66	1	- 0
War	66	0	67	0	- 0
Encephalitis	67	0	65	2	- 1
Tetanus	68	0	62	2	- 2
Chlamydia	69	0	71	0	+ 0
Syphilis	70	0	70	0	+ 0
Measles	71	0	83	0	+ 0
Pertussis	72	0	69	0	- 0
Diphtheria	73	0	82	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	72	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	80	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	73	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	82	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	76	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 LITHUANIA

Denmark

Lithuania

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.