NETHERLANDS VS DENMARK: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DENMARK		NETHERLANDS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	15,892	2	17,601	- 1,708
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	15,524	1	18,148	- 2,624
Lung Disease	3	13,052	5	9,567	+ 3,484
Lung Cancers	4	11,072	3	10,980	+ 93
Stroke	5	10,897	4	9,707	+ 1,190
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	6,675	7	4,946	+ 1,729
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	6,387	6	5,829	+ 558
Prostate Cancer	8	4,403	10	3,265	+ 1,138
Breast Cancer	9	3,865	9	3,535	+ 330
Diabetes Mellitus	10	3,820	14	2,386	+ 1,434
Pancreas Cancer	11	3,261	11	2,995	+ 266
Kidney Disease	12	2,710	12	2,530	+ 180
Lymphomas	13	2,171	13	2,511	- 340
Liver Disease	14	2,059	28	936	+ 1,124
Hypertension	15	1,912	29	818	+ 1,093
Suicide	16	1,837	17	2,025	- 188
Parkinson's Disease	17	1,785	16	2,120	- 334
Alcohol	18	1,780	32	612	+ 1,168
Endocrine Disorders	19	1,710	26	1,055	+ 655
Leukemia	20	1,661	20	1,578	+ 83
Bladder Cancer	21	1,623	21	1,471	+ 152
Falls	22	1,609	8	4,131	- 2,522
Stomach Cancer	23	1,440	22	1,361	+ 80
Oesophagus Cancer	24	1,418	15	2,145	- 727
Liver Cancer	25	1,382	24	1,163	+ 219
Skin Cancers	26	1,156	27	1,024	+ 132
Other Neoplasms	27	1,125	18	1,831	- 707
Oral Cancer	28	1,103	30	768	+ 335
Ovary Cancer	29	1,092	25	1,067	+ 25
Other Injuries	30	1,033	19	1,648	- 615
Inflammatory/Heart	31	846	23	1,201	- 355
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	643	47	130	+ 513
Road Traffic Accidents	33	635	31	681	- 46
Drug Use	34	586	42	231	+ 355
Uterin Cancer	35	463	34	566	- 103
Congenital Anomalies	36	456	35	544	- 88
Cervical Cancer	37	454	39	266	+ 188
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	430	33	584	- 154
Multiple Sclerosis	39	393	37	295	+ 98
Epilepsy	40	372	38	289	+ 83
Low Birth Weight	41	346	45	167	+ 179
Rheumatic Heart Disease	42	287	41	238	+ 49
Rheumatoid Arthritis	43	251	44	214	+ 37
Asthma	44	245	46	165	+ 80
Skin Disease	45	235	36	295	- 61
Anemia	46	217	40	249	- 32
Violence	47	187	48	107	+ 80
Schizophrenia	48	169	50	96	+ 73
Fires	49	157	53	49	+ 108
Drownings	50	111	49	98	+ 13
Osteoarthritis	51	76	43	220	- 144
Meningitis	52	74	51	78	- 4
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	73	54	42	+ 31
Appendicitis	54	68	58	26	+ 43
HIV/AIDS	55	67	55	33	+ 34
Birth Trauma	56	63	52	74	- 11
Tuberculosis	57	46	56	29	+ 17
Upper Respiratory	58	46	57	28	+ 18
Malnutrition	59	42	63	12	+ 30
Hepatitis C	60	26	60	20	+ 5
Hepatitis B	61	18	62	14	+ 5
Poisonings	62	17	61	17	- 1
Oral conditions	63	12	59	21	- 9
Maternal Conditions	64	7	65	8	- 2
Otitis Media	65	5	64	10	- 5
War	66	2	66	2	- 0
Encephalitis	67	2	68	1	+ 1
Tetanus	68	1	72	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	69	1	78	0	+ 1
Syphilis	70	1	69	1	+ 0
Measles	71	1	73	0	+ 1
Pertussis	72	0	67	1	- 1
Diphtheria	73	0	71	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	70	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	84	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	82	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	82	0	83	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	81	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NETHERLANDS

Denmark

Netherlands

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.