SWEDEN VS DENMARK: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DENMARK		SWEDEN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	9,470	1	15,136	- 5,666
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	9,250	2	10,917	- 1,667
Lung Disease	3	7,777	4	4,344	+ 3,433
Lung Cancers	4	6,597	5	3,722	+ 2,875
Stroke	5	6,493	3	6,035	+ 458
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	3,978	7	2,659	+ 1,319
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	3,806	6	3,049	+ 757
Prostate Cancer	8	2,624	8	2,622	+ 2
Breast Cancer	9	2,303	13	1,582	+ 721
Diabetes Mellitus	10	2,276	11	1,834	+ 442
Pancreas Cancer	11	1,943	9	1,849	+ 94
Kidney Disease	12	1,615	12	1,629	- 14
Lymphomas	13	1,294	16	1,357	- 63
Liver Disease	14	1,227	23	723	+ 504
Hypertension	15	1,139	10	1,838	- 699
Suicide	16	1,094	14	1,479	- 385
Parkinson's Disease	17	1,064	19	943	+ 121
Alcohol	18	1,061	32	359	+ 702
Endocrine Disorders	19	1,019	24	702	+ 317
Leukemia	20	990	20	825	+ 165
Bladder Cancer	21	967	21	760	+ 207
Falls	22	959	17	1,109	- 150
Stomach Cancer	23	858	26	612	+ 246
Oesophagus Cancer	24	845	29	538	+ 307
Liver Cancer	25	823	22	752	+ 72
Skin Cancers	26	689	25	650	+ 38
Other Neoplasms	27	670	18	1,036	- 366
Oral Cancer	28	657	31	379	+ 278
Ovary Cancer	29	651	27	553	+ 98
Other Injuries	30	615	15	1,374	- 758
Inflammatory/Heart	31	504	28	547	- 43
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	383	37	277	+ 106
Road Traffic Accidents	33	378	34	315	+ 63
Drug Use	34	349	30	423	- 74
Uterin Cancer	35	276	33	345	- 69
Congenital Anomalies	36	271	35	308	- 36
Cervical Cancer	37	271	38	228	+ 43
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	256	36	289	- 33
Multiple Sclerosis	39	234	41	170	+ 64
Epilepsy	40	222	44	121	+ 101
Low Birth Weight	41	206	51	50	+ 156
Rheumatic Heart Disease	42	171	48	110	+ 61
Rheumatoid Arthritis	43	150	43	129	+ 21
Asthma	44	146	42	158	- 12
Skin Disease	45	140	39	220	- 80
Anemia	46	130	40	175	- 45
Violence	47	112	47	113	- 1
Schizophrenia	48	101	50	63	+ 37
Fires	49	94	49	65	+ 29
Drownings	50	66	46	114	- 48
Osteoarthritis	51	45	57	24	+ 21
Meningitis	52	44	54	35	+ 9
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	43	52	46	- 2
Appendicitis	54	41	59	18	+ 23
HIV/AIDS	55	40	61	13	+ 27
Birth Trauma	56	38	55	34	+ 4
Tuberculosis	57	27	56	24	+ 4
Upper Respiratory	58	27	58	20	+ 8
Malnutrition	59	25	45	117	- 92
Hepatitis C	60	15	53	44	- 29
Hepatitis B	61	11	62	9	+ 1
Poisonings	62	10	60	18	- 8
Oral conditions	63	7	63	8	- 1
Maternal Conditions	64	4	64	5	- 1
Otitis Media	65	3	66	1	+ 2
War	66	1	65	2	- 1
Encephalitis	67	1	71	0	+ 1
Tetanus	68	1	68	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	69	1	73	0	+ 1
Syphilis	70	1	72	0	+ 1
Measles	71	1	83	0	+ 1
Pertussis	72	0	67	0	- 0
Diphtheria	73	0	70	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	84	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	69	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	78	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	82	0	79	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	80	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SWEDEN

Denmark

Sweden

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.