UNITED KINGDOM VS DENMARK: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DENMARK		UNITED KINGDOM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	61,217	2	71,728	- 10,510
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	59,799	1	98,135	- 38,336
Lung Disease	3	50,275	6	32,896	+ 17,380
Lung Cancers	4	42,650	5	35,715	+ 6,935
Stroke	5	41,974	4	37,626	+ 4,348
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	25,714	3	40,540	- 14,827
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	24,605	7	18,446	+ 6,158
Prostate Cancer	8	16,962	8	13,289	+ 3,673
Breast Cancer	9	14,887	9	12,718	+ 2,169
Diabetes Mellitus	10	14,714	17	5,842	+ 8,872
Pancreas Cancer	11	12,560	11	8,995	+ 3,565
Kidney Disease	12	10,438	18	5,471	+ 4,967
Lymphomas	13	8,363	10	9,350	- 988
Liver Disease	14	7,932	14	7,666	+ 267
Hypertension	15	7,364	23	5,208	+ 2,155
Suicide	16	7,075	20	5,325	+ 1,750
Parkinson's Disease	17	6,877	13	8,573	- 1,696
Alcohol	18	6,858	39	1,555	+ 5,304
Endocrine Disorders	19	6,585	28	3,297	+ 3,288
Leukemia	20	6,400	22	5,211	+ 1,189
Bladder Cancer	21	6,251	16	6,133	+ 118
Falls	22	6,197	15	7,618	- 1,421
Stomach Cancer	23	5,548	24	4,999	+ 549
Oesophagus Cancer	24	5,462	12	8,727	- 3,265
Liver Cancer	25	5,323	21	5,237	+ 86
Skin Cancers	26	4,452	27	3,727	+ 725
Other Neoplasms	27	4,332	26	3,986	+ 346
Oral Cancer	28	4,248	30	3,109	+ 1,139
Ovary Cancer	29	4,207	25	4,019	+ 188
Other Injuries	30	3,979	19	5,464	- 1,485
Inflammatory/Heart	31	3,260	29	3,126	+ 133
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	2,478	36	2,090	+ 388
Road Traffic Accidents	33	2,447	33	2,169	+ 278
Drug Use	34	2,255	31	2,824	- 569
Uterin Cancer	35	1,784	32	2,346	- 563
Congenital Anomalies	36	1,755	35	2,127	- 372
Cervical Cancer	37	1,750	43	1,099	+ 651
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	1,657	38	1,599	+ 58
Multiple Sclerosis	39	1,512	37	1,856	- 343
Epilepsy	40	1,433	42	1,193	+ 240
Low Birth Weight	41	1,335	40	1,313	+ 21
Rheumatic Heart Disease	42	1,105	45	876	+ 229
Rheumatoid Arthritis	43	968	44	1,014	- 46
Asthma	44	944	41	1,302	- 359
Skin Disease	45	904	34	2,134	- 1,230
Anemia	46	837	50	277	+ 561
Violence	47	722	46	868	- 146
Schizophrenia	48	650	60	101	+ 549
Fires	49	605	48	334	+ 271
Drownings	50	427	49	301	+ 126
Osteoarthritis	51	291	57	167	+ 124
Meningitis	52	286	52	232	+ 54
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	281	56	184	+ 97
Appendicitis	54	263	59	105	+ 158
HIV/AIDS	55	258	55	188	+ 70
Birth Trauma	56	243	54	190	+ 54
Tuberculosis	57	178	47	351	- 174
Upper Respiratory	58	176	63	48	+ 127
Malnutrition	59	161	58	116	+ 45
Hepatitis C	60	98	51	267	- 169
Hepatitis B	61	69	65	40	+ 29
Poisonings	62	64	53	221	- 157
Oral conditions	63	47	61	54	- 6
Maternal Conditions	64	26	64	47	- 21
Otitis Media	65	20	66	16	+ 5
War	66	7	67	10	- 3
Encephalitis	67	6	68	6	+ 1
Tetanus	68	5	72	0	+ 4
Chlamydia	69	4	79	0	+ 4
Syphilis	70	4	62	49	- 45
Measles	71	4	75	0	+ 4
Pertussis	72	0	69	3	- 3
Diphtheria	73	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	83	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	71	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	70	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	82	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	80	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	82	0	81	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to UNITED KINGDOM

Denmark

United Kingdom

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.