PHILIPPINES VS DENMARK: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DENMARK		PHILIPPINES		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	105,766	1	129,955	- 24,189
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	103,315	39	2,010	+ 101,305
Lung Disease	3	86,861	6	32,559	+ 54,302
Lung Cancers	4	73,686	13	10,296	+ 63,390
Stroke	5	72,519	3	74,167	- 1,647
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	44,425	2	93,807	- 49,381
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	42,509	16	8,063	+ 34,446
Prostate Cancer	8	29,305	26	4,149	+ 25,156
Breast Cancer	9	25,720	15	9,802	+ 15,918
Diabetes Mellitus	10	25,422	7	32,260	- 6,838
Pancreas Cancer	11	21,700	37	2,121	+ 19,579
Kidney Disease	12	18,034	4	39,380	- 21,346
Lymphomas	13	14,449	36	2,279	+ 12,170
Liver Disease	14	13,704	20	7,076	+ 6,628
Hypertension	15	12,722	5	34,500	- 21,778
Suicide	16	12,224	35	2,325	+ 9,899
Parkinson's Disease	17	11,881	55	594	+ 11,287
Alcohol	18	11,849	60	401	+ 11,449
Endocrine Disorders	19	11,377	12	10,464	+ 914
Leukemia	20	11,057	29	3,596	+ 7,461
Bladder Cancer	21	10,800	58	569	+ 10,231
Falls	22	10,707	28	3,861	+ 6,846
Stomach Cancer	23	9,586	41	1,868	+ 7,717
Oesophagus Cancer	24	9,436	53	672	+ 8,764
Liver Cancer	25	9,196	19	7,663	+ 1,533
Skin Cancers	26	7,692	61	368	+ 7,324
Other Neoplasms	27	7,484	23	5,146	+ 2,338
Oral Cancer	28	7,340	34	2,916	+ 4,424
Ovary Cancer	29	7,269	40	1,994	+ 5,275
Other Injuries	30	6,874	31	3,536	+ 3,338
Inflammatory/Heart	31	5,632	30	3,545	+ 2,087
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	4,282	21	6,865	- 2,584
Road Traffic Accidents	33	4,227	10	13,017	- 8,790
Drug Use	34	3,897	52	695	+ 3,202
Uterin Cancer	35	3,081	50	761	+ 2,321
Congenital Anomalies	36	3,032	17	8,051	- 5,019
Cervical Cancer	37	3,024	33	3,076	- 52
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	2,863	22	6,189	- 3,326
Multiple Sclerosis	39	2,613	72	31	+ 2,582
Epilepsy	40	2,476	45	1,120	+ 1,356
Low Birth Weight	41	2,306	14	10,141	- 7,835
Rheumatic Heart Disease	42	1,909	42	1,807	+ 102
Rheumatoid Arthritis	43	1,673	62	323	+ 1,350
Asthma	44	1,630	11	11,404	- 9,774
Skin Disease	45	1,562	25	4,229	- 2,667
Anemia	46	1,447	32	3,435	- 1,988
Violence	47	1,248	9	14,835	- 13,587
Schizophrenia	48	1,124	68	127	+ 996
Fires	49	1,046	54	600	+ 446
Drownings	50	737	27	3,881	- 3,144
Osteoarthritis	51	503	57	570	- 67
Meningitis	52	494	47	1,041	- 547
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	486	51	752	- 266
Appendicitis	54	454	63	276	+ 179
HIV/AIDS	55	446	66	204	+ 242
Birth Trauma	56	421	18	7,960	- 7,539
Tuberculosis	57	307	8	27,061	- 26,754
Upper Respiratory	58	303	70	39	+ 265
Malnutrition	59	277	24	4,311	- 4,034
Hepatitis C	60	170	81	0	+ 170
Hepatitis B	61	120	56	590	- 470
Poisonings	62	110	65	226	- 116
Oral conditions	63	82	73	28	+ 53
Maternal Conditions	64	44	38	2,042	- 1,997
Otitis Media	65	35	74	23	+ 12
War	66	12	49	817	- 805
Encephalitis	67	11	67	185	- 173
Tetanus	68	8	59	521	- 513
Chlamydia	69	7	78	4	+ 3
Syphilis	70	6	44	1,157	- 1,150
Measles	71	6	48	894	- 887
Pertussis	72	0	43	1,760	- 1,760
Diphtheria	73	0	75	14	- 14
Leprosy	74	0	71	37	- 37
Schistosomiasis	75	0	64	233	- 233
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	83	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	79	2	- 2
Leishmaniasis	78	0	82	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	69	94	- 94
Trichuriasis	80	0	85	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	76	13	- 13
Hookworm Disease	82	0	84	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	46	1,060	- 1,060
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	77	4	- 4
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	80	2	- 2
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to PHILIPPINES

Denmark

Philippines

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.