PORTUGAL VS DENMARK: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DENMARK		PORTUGAL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	9,127	1	12,878	- 3,750
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	8,916	3	7,191	+ 1,725
Lung Disease	3	7,496	7	4,286	+ 3,210
Lung Cancers	4	6,359	5	4,406	+ 1,953
Stroke	5	6,258	2	12,339	- 6,081
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	3,834	4	6,851	- 3,018
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	3,669	6	4,389	- 721
Prostate Cancer	8	2,529	11	2,124	+ 405
Breast Cancer	9	2,220	12	1,997	+ 223
Diabetes Mellitus	10	2,194	8	3,601	- 1,407
Pancreas Cancer	11	1,873	15	1,669	+ 204
Kidney Disease	12	1,556	9	2,803	- 1,247
Lymphomas	13	1,247	16	1,608	- 361
Liver Disease	14	1,183	22	1,126	+ 57
Hypertension	15	1,098	14	1,880	- 782
Suicide	16	1,055	19	1,172	- 117
Parkinson's Disease	17	1,025	21	1,139	- 114
Alcohol	18	1,023	45	111	+ 911
Endocrine Disorders	19	982	17	1,547	- 565
Leukemia	20	954	24	1,015	- 61
Bladder Cancer	21	932	20	1,171	- 239
Falls	22	924	23	1,033	- 109
Stomach Cancer	23	827	10	2,532	- 1,705
Oesophagus Cancer	24	814	29	623	+ 192
Liver Cancer	25	794	18	1,270	- 477
Skin Cancers	26	664	30	523	+ 140
Other Neoplasms	27	646	28	652	- 6
Oral Cancer	28	633	25	912	- 279
Ovary Cancer	29	627	33	397	+ 230
Other Injuries	30	593	13	1,937	- 1,344
Inflammatory/Heart	31	486	26	909	- 423
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	370	37	229	+ 141
Road Traffic Accidents	33	365	27	838	- 473
Drug Use	34	336	44	128	+ 208
Uterin Cancer	35	266	32	406	- 140
Congenital Anomalies	36	262	40	196	+ 65
Cervical Cancer	37	261	34	329	- 68
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	247	36	231	+ 16
Multiple Sclerosis	39	225	54	56	+ 169
Epilepsy	40	214	31	415	- 201
Low Birth Weight	41	199	52	79	+ 120
Rheumatic Heart Disease	42	165	41	169	- 4
Rheumatoid Arthritis	43	144	47	99	+ 45
Asthma	44	141	43	146	- 6
Skin Disease	45	135	39	202	- 68
Anemia	46	125	42	151	- 26
Violence	47	108	48	96	+ 11
Schizophrenia	48	97	55	49	+ 48
Fires	49	90	46	108	- 18
Drownings	50	64	51	79	- 16
Osteoarthritis	51	43	58	29	+ 15
Meningitis	52	43	56	43	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	42	50	82	- 41
Appendicitis	54	39	61	21	+ 18
HIV/AIDS	55	39	35	320	- 281
Birth Trauma	56	36	60	24	+ 13
Tuberculosis	57	26	38	213	- 186
Upper Respiratory	58	26	62	15	+ 11
Malnutrition	59	24	53	79	- 55
Hepatitis C	60	15	49	87	- 72
Hepatitis B	61	10	59	26	- 16
Poisonings	62	10	57	29	- 20
Oral conditions	63	7	65	3	+ 4
Maternal Conditions	64	4	63	7	- 3
Otitis Media	65	3	66	2	+ 1
War	66	1	69	1	- 0
Encephalitis	67	1	67	1	- 0
Tetanus	68	1	73	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	69	1	76	0	+ 1
Syphilis	70	1	64	3	- 3
Measles	71	1	71	0	+ 0
Pertussis	72	0	72	0	- 0
Diphtheria	73	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	70	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	80	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	68	1	- 1
Malaria	79	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	81	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	83	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	82	0	82	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	84	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	75	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to PORTUGAL

Denmark

Portugal

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.