SWITZERLAND VS DENMARK: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DENMARK		SWITZERLAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	7,923	1	10,713	- 2,790
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	7,740	2	7,192	+ 547
Lung Disease	3	6,507	5	2,902	+ 3,605
Lung Cancers	4	5,520	4	3,520	+ 2,001
Stroke	5	5,433	3	3,918	+ 1,515
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	3,328	8	1,949	+ 1,379
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	3,185	7	1,995	+ 1,190
Prostate Cancer	8	2,195	10	1,579	+ 616
Breast Cancer	9	1,927	11	1,577	+ 350
Diabetes Mellitus	10	1,904	17	1,022	+ 883
Pancreas Cancer	11	1,626	12	1,486	+ 140
Kidney Disease	12	1,351	13	1,261	+ 90
Lymphomas	13	1,082	15	1,131	- 49
Liver Disease	14	1,027	21	677	+ 349
Hypertension	15	953	6	2,471	- 1,518
Suicide	16	916	14	1,249	- 333
Parkinson's Disease	17	890	18	857	+ 33
Alcohol	18	888	32	229	+ 659
Endocrine Disorders	19	852	25	593	+ 259
Leukemia	20	828	22	671	+ 157
Bladder Cancer	21	809	23	669	+ 140
Falls	22	802	9	1,919	- 1,117
Stomach Cancer	23	718	24	614	+ 104
Oesophagus Cancer	24	707	28	491	+ 216
Liver Cancer	25	689	19	805	- 116
Skin Cancers	26	576	27	493	+ 83
Other Neoplasms	27	561	20	681	- 121
Oral Cancer	28	550	26	500	+ 49
Ovary Cancer	29	545	29	457	+ 87
Other Injuries	30	515	30	410	+ 105
Inflammatory/Heart	31	422	16	1,027	- 605
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	321	41	122	+ 198
Road Traffic Accidents	33	317	34	193	+ 124
Drug Use	34	292	36	176	+ 116
Uterin Cancer	35	231	33	224	+ 7
Congenital Anomalies	36	227	31	305	- 78
Cervical Cancer	37	227	42	105	+ 121
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	214	35	186	+ 29
Multiple Sclerosis	39	196	38	160	+ 36
Epilepsy	40	185	39	159	+ 27
Low Birth Weight	41	173	43	105	+ 68
Rheumatic Heart Disease	42	143	48	78	+ 65
Rheumatoid Arthritis	43	125	49	68	+ 58
Asthma	44	122	46	95	+ 27
Skin Disease	45	117	40	129	- 12
Anemia	46	108	44	102	+ 7
Violence	47	93	51	42	+ 51
Schizophrenia	48	84	45	96	- 12
Fires	49	78	55	21	+ 57
Drownings	50	55	50	49	+ 6
Osteoarthritis	51	38	37	170	- 132
Meningitis	52	37	57	20	+ 17
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	36	53	32	+ 5
Appendicitis	54	34	59	15	+ 19
HIV/AIDS	55	33	54	29	+ 4
Birth Trauma	56	32	52	32	- 0
Tuberculosis	57	23	56	21	+ 2
Upper Respiratory	58	23	61	11	+ 12
Malnutrition	59	21	47	84	- 63
Hepatitis C	60	13	58	15	- 2
Hepatitis B	61	9	63	5	+ 4
Poisonings	62	8	60	13	- 5
Oral conditions	63	6	62	8	- 2
Maternal Conditions	64	3	64	4	- 1
Otitis Media	65	3	69	0	+ 2
War	66	1	67	1	- 0
Encephalitis	67	1	68	1	+ 0
Tetanus	68	1	70	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	69	1	79	0	+ 1
Syphilis	70	0	65	2	- 1
Measles	71	0	75	0	+ 0
Pertussis	72	0	73	0	- 0
Diphtheria	73	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	80	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	72	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	71	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	84	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	82	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	82	0	83	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	81	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	66	1	- 1
Depression	85	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SWITZERLAND

Denmark

Switzerland

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.