RUSSIA VS DENMARK: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DENMARK		RUSSIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	125,925	1	562,711	- 436,786
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	123,007	5	48,522	+ 74,486
Lung Disease	3	103,417	9	36,600	+ 66,817
Lung Cancers	4	87,730	3	54,361	+ 33,369
Stroke	5	86,341	2	327,199	- 240,858
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	52,893	10	32,404	+ 20,489
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	50,612	7	42,633	+ 7,979
Prostate Cancer	8	34,891	20	14,107	+ 20,784
Breast Cancer	9	30,623	13	23,242	+ 7,381
Diabetes Mellitus	10	30,267	18	18,345	+ 11,923
Pancreas Cancer	11	25,837	16	20,282	+ 5,555
Kidney Disease	12	21,472	22	11,581	+ 9,891
Lymphomas	13	17,202	29	8,919	+ 8,283
Liver Disease	14	16,316	6	45,463	- 29,146
Hypertension	15	15,147	17	18,348	- 3,201
Suicide	16	14,554	8	36,625	- 22,071
Parkinson's Disease	17	14,146	26	9,371	+ 4,775
Alcohol	18	14,108	12	27,984	- 13,877
Endocrine Disorders	19	13,546	45	2,004	+ 11,542
Leukemia	20	13,165	31	8,238	+ 4,927
Bladder Cancer	21	12,859	38	6,307	+ 6,552
Falls	22	12,748	21	11,705	+ 1,043
Stomach Cancer	23	11,413	11	29,386	- 17,973
Oesophagus Cancer	24	11,235	33	7,431	+ 3,803
Liver Cancer	25	10,949	24	11,165	- 216
Skin Cancers	26	9,159	39	5,612	+ 3,547
Other Neoplasms	27	8,911	51	729	+ 8,182
Oral Cancer	28	8,739	25	10,880	- 2,141
Ovary Cancer	29	8,654	32	8,123	+ 531
Other Injuries	30	8,184	14	22,517	- 14,333
Inflammatory/Heart	31	6,706	4	54,060	- 47,354
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	5,098	28	8,938	- 3,840
Road Traffic Accidents	33	5,033	19	17,507	- 12,474
Drug Use	34	4,639	27	9,113	- 4,473
Uterin Cancer	35	3,669	35	6,867	- 3,199
Congenital Anomalies	36	3,610	41	4,201	- 591
Cervical Cancer	37	3,600	34	7,423	- 3,823
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	3,408	55	403	+ 3,005
Multiple Sclerosis	39	3,111	49	827	+ 2,284
Epilepsy	40	2,948	52	718	+ 2,229
Low Birth Weight	41	2,745	44	2,153	+ 593
Rheumatic Heart Disease	42	2,273	42	2,770	- 497
Rheumatoid Arthritis	43	1,992	50	750	+ 1,241
Asthma	44	1,941	46	1,764	+ 177
Skin Disease	45	1,860	43	2,735	- 876
Anemia	46	1,723	81	0	+ 1,723
Violence	47	1,486	23	11,450	- 9,965
Schizophrenia	48	1,338	83	0	+ 1,338
Fires	49	1,245	37	6,387	- 5,142
Drownings	50	877	36	6,629	- 5,751
Osteoarthritis	51	599	84	0	+ 599
Meningitis	52	588	48	1,037	- 449
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	578	85	0	+ 578
Appendicitis	54	541	54	409	+ 133
HIV/AIDS	55	531	15	21,262	- 20,730
Birth Trauma	56	501	53	714	- 213
Tuberculosis	57	365	30	8,422	- 8,056
Upper Respiratory	58	361	58	158	+ 203
Malnutrition	59	330	57	242	+ 88
Hepatitis C	60	202	66	2	+ 200
Hepatitis B	61	143	60	43	+ 99
Poisonings	62	131	40	5,565	- 5,434
Oral conditions	63	97	86	0	+ 97
Maternal Conditions	64	53	56	267	- 214
Otitis Media	65	42	64	3	+ 38
War	66	14	59	123	- 109
Encephalitis	67	13	47	1,076	- 1,063
Tetanus	68	10	63	3	+ 6
Chlamydia	69	8	61	25	- 17
Syphilis	70	8	62	19	- 11
Measles	71	8	68	0	+ 8
Pertussis	72	0	65	2	- 2
Diphtheria	73	0	67	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	75	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	72	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	70	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	71	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	73	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	78	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	82	0	76	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	69	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to RUSSIA

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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.