SPAIN VS DENMARK: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DENMARK		SPAIN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	42,279	1	51,684	- 9,405
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	41,300	2	42,339	- 1,039
Lung Disease	3	34,722	5	18,926	+ 15,796
Lung Cancers	4	29,455	4	22,131	+ 7,325
Stroke	5	28,989	3	29,004	- 15
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	17,759	7	13,717	+ 4,042
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	16,993	6	16,957	+ 35
Prostate Cancer	8	11,715	13	6,420	+ 5,295
Breast Cancer	9	10,282	11	7,067	+ 3,214
Diabetes Mellitus	10	10,162	10	7,773	+ 2,389
Pancreas Cancer	11	8,675	12	6,752	+ 1,922
Kidney Disease	12	7,209	8	9,725	- 2,516
Lymphomas	13	5,776	16	5,335	+ 441
Liver Disease	14	5,478	23	4,231	+ 1,247
Hypertension	15	5,086	9	9,115	- 4,029
Suicide	16	4,887	25	3,609	+ 1,277
Parkinson's Disease	17	4,749	20	4,943	- 193
Alcohol	18	4,737	46	333	+ 4,403
Endocrine Disorders	19	4,548	21	4,863	- 315
Leukemia	20	4,420	24	3,772	+ 648
Bladder Cancer	21	4,317	17	5,222	- 905
Falls	22	4,280	26	3,246	+ 1,034
Stomach Cancer	23	3,832	14	5,796	- 1,964
Oesophagus Cancer	24	3,772	29	2,011	+ 1,761
Liver Cancer	25	3,676	18	5,098	- 1,422
Skin Cancers	26	3,075	32	1,803	+ 1,272
Other Neoplasms	27	2,992	22	4,748	- 1,756
Oral Cancer	28	2,934	27	2,583	+ 351
Ovary Cancer	29	2,906	28	2,026	+ 880
Other Injuries	30	2,748	15	5,536	- 2,788
Inflammatory/Heart	31	2,251	19	4,984	- 2,733
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	1,712	44	475	+ 1,236
Road Traffic Accidents	33	1,690	31	1,829	- 140
Drug Use	34	1,558	41	776	+ 781
Uterin Cancer	35	1,232	34	1,612	- 380
Congenital Anomalies	36	1,212	38	863	+ 349
Cervical Cancer	37	1,209	39	855	+ 354
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	1,144	36	1,064	+ 81
Multiple Sclerosis	39	1,045	49	287	+ 757
Epilepsy	40	990	40	824	+ 166
Low Birth Weight	41	922	52	253	+ 669
Rheumatic Heart Disease	42	763	33	1,612	- 849
Rheumatoid Arthritis	43	669	48	294	+ 375
Asthma	44	652	35	1,133	- 481
Skin Disease	45	624	30	1,840	- 1,216
Anemia	46	578	37	914	- 336
Violence	47	499	51	262	+ 237
Schizophrenia	48	449	56	181	+ 269
Fires	49	418	55	185	+ 233
Drownings	50	295	45	446	- 151
Osteoarthritis	51	201	53	212	- 11
Meningitis	52	197	59	129	+ 69
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	194	54	204	- 10
Appendicitis	54	182	61	79	+ 102
HIV/AIDS	55	178	43	538	- 360
Birth Trauma	56	168	60	113	+ 55
Tuberculosis	57	123	50	270	- 148
Upper Respiratory	58	121	62	47	+ 75
Malnutrition	59	111	47	302	- 192
Hepatitis C	60	68	42	652	- 584
Hepatitis B	61	48	58	162	- 114
Poisonings	62	44	57	170	- 126
Oral conditions	63	33	63	44	- 11
Maternal Conditions	64	18	64	14	+ 4
Otitis Media	65	14	66	9	+ 5
War	66	5	68	6	- 1
Encephalitis	67	4	70	4	+ 1
Tetanus	68	3	72	2	+ 1
Chlamydia	69	3	82	0	+ 3
Syphilis	70	3	67	9	- 6
Measles	71	3	81	0	+ 3
Pertussis	72	0	73	2	- 2
Diphtheria	73	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	75	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	84	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	71	3	- 3
Leishmaniasis	78	0	65	11	- 11
Malaria	79	0	83	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	80	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	82	0	79	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	69	4	- 4
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SPAIN

Denmark

Spain

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.