NAMIBIA VS DENMARK: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DENMARK		NAMIBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	2,507	5	1,221	+ 1,286
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	2,449	21	176	+ 2,273
Lung Disease	3	2,059	10	461	+ 1,598
Lung Cancers	4	1,747	35	59	+ 1,688
Stroke	5	1,719	4	1,333	+ 386
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	1,053	2	1,464	- 411
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	1,008	36	54	+ 953
Prostate Cancer	8	695	31	94	+ 600
Breast Cancer	9	610	24	121	+ 489
Diabetes Mellitus	10	603	7	724	- 122
Pancreas Cancer	11	514	53	18	+ 497
Kidney Disease	12	427	15	322	+ 106
Lymphomas	13	342	40	46	+ 297
Liver Disease	14	325	14	336	- 11
Hypertension	15	302	12	428	- 126
Suicide	16	290	17	243	+ 47
Parkinson's Disease	17	282	42	43	+ 238
Alcohol	18	281	48	28	+ 253
Endocrine Disorders	19	270	33	73	+ 197
Leukemia	20	262	49	24	+ 238
Bladder Cancer	21	256	54	16	+ 240
Falls	22	254	34	62	+ 192
Stomach Cancer	23	227	45	33	+ 195
Oesophagus Cancer	24	224	52	21	+ 203
Liver Cancer	25	218	41	45	+ 173
Skin Cancers	26	182	29	108	+ 75
Other Neoplasms	27	177	60	8	+ 170
Oral Cancer	28	174	30	100	+ 74
Ovary Cancer	29	172	50	23	+ 149
Other Injuries	30	163	19	207	- 44
Inflammatory/Heart	31	134	22	162	- 28
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	101	32	76	+ 26
Road Traffic Accidents	33	100	6	868	- 768
Drug Use	34	92	46	32	+ 61
Uterin Cancer	35	73	56	11	+ 62
Congenital Anomalies	36	72	16	283	- 211
Cervical Cancer	37	72	23	133	- 61
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	68	8	645	- 577
Multiple Sclerosis	39	62	64	2	+ 60
Epilepsy	40	59	38	49	+ 9
Low Birth Weight	41	55	9	516	- 461
Rheumatic Heart Disease	42	45	44	33	+ 12
Rheumatoid Arthritis	43	40	57	9	+ 30
Asthma	44	39	20	200	- 162
Skin Disease	45	37	47	31	+ 6
Anemia	46	34	83	0	+ 34
Violence	47	30	11	450	- 420
Schizophrenia	48	27	86	0	+ 27
Fires	49	25	28	109	- 84
Drownings	50	17	26	110	- 92
Osteoarthritis	51	12	81	0	+ 12
Meningitis	52	12	27	109	- 97
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	12	82	0	+ 12
Appendicitis	54	11	58	9	+ 2
HIV/AIDS	55	11	1	2,928	- 2,918
Birth Trauma	56	10	13	345	- 335
Tuberculosis	57	7	3	1,416	- 1,409
Upper Respiratory	58	7	61	6	+ 1
Malnutrition	59	7	18	224	- 217
Hepatitis C	60	4	66	1	+ 3
Hepatitis B	61	3	63	4	- 2
Poisonings	62	3	39	46	- 44
Oral conditions	63	2	80	0	+ 2
Maternal Conditions	64	1	25	110	- 109
Otitis Media	65	1	70	0	+ 1
War	66	0	67	0	- 0
Encephalitis	67	0	59	8	- 8
Tetanus	68	0	62	6	- 6
Chlamydia	69	0	68	0	- 0
Syphilis	70	0	43	35	- 35
Measles	71	0	65	2	- 2
Pertussis	72	0	37	54	- 54
Diphtheria	73	0	71	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	72	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	55	14	- 14
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	51	22	- 22
Trichuriasis	80	0	75	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	69	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	82	0	76	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	73	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NAMIBIA

Denmark

Namibia

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.