USA VS DENMARK: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DENMARK		UNITED STATES		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	305,790	1	504,904	- 199,114
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	298,706	2	287,198	+ 11,507
Lung Disease	3	251,134	3	195,387	+ 55,746
Lung Cancers	4	213,041	5	155,533	+ 57,508
Stroke	5	209,668	4	158,520	+ 51,148
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	128,443	11	60,317	+ 68,126
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	122,903	9	61,827	+ 61,076
Prostate Cancer	8	84,727	20	35,612	+ 49,115
Breast Cancer	9	74,363	13	48,671	+ 25,692
Diabetes Mellitus	10	73,500	10	61,418	+ 12,082
Pancreas Cancer	11	62,741	15	44,293	+ 18,448
Kidney Disease	12	52,141	6	85,861	- 33,720
Lymphomas	13	41,774	19	40,281	+ 1,493
Liver Disease	14	39,622	16	43,402	- 3,780
Hypertension	15	36,782	8	65,960	- 29,178
Suicide	16	35,343	12	53,099	- 17,756
Parkinson's Disease	17	34,351	21	34,491	- 140
Alcohol	18	34,258	30	14,659	+ 19,599
Endocrine Disorders	19	32,895	14	46,985	- 14,090
Leukemia	20	31,968	24	26,966	+ 5,003
Bladder Cancer	21	31,225	26	19,622	+ 11,603
Falls	22	30,956	18	40,418	- 9,462
Stomach Cancer	23	27,715	33	13,077	+ 14,638
Oesophagus Cancer	24	27,282	28	17,829	+ 9,453
Liver Cancer	25	26,588	23	27,064	- 476
Skin Cancers	26	22,240	32	14,311	+ 7,930
Other Neoplasms	27	21,638	29	17,743	+ 3,895
Oral Cancer	28	21,221	35	11,555	+ 9,666
Ovary Cancer	29	21,015	31	14,591	+ 6,423
Other Injuries	30	19,873	25	25,997	- 6,124
Inflammatory/Heart	31	16,284	22	32,529	- 16,245
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	12,379	48	3,461	+ 8,918
Road Traffic Accidents	33	12,221	17	41,694	- 29,473
Drug Use	34	11,266	7	74,435	- 63,168
Uterin Cancer	35	8,909	36	10,063	- 1,154
Congenital Anomalies	36	8,766	34	11,762	- 2,995
Cervical Cancer	37	8,743	38	6,984	+ 1,758
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	8,276	37	9,955	- 1,678
Multiple Sclerosis	39	7,555	44	5,059	+ 2,496
Epilepsy	40	7,158	50	3,162	+ 3,995
Low Birth Weight	41	6,667	39	6,924	- 257
Rheumatic Heart Disease	42	5,520	47	3,646	+ 1,874
Rheumatoid Arthritis	43	4,836	52	2,461	+ 2,376
Asthma	44	4,713	46	3,818	+ 895
Skin Disease	45	4,516	43	5,409	- 893
Anemia	46	4,183	51	3,115	+ 1,068
Violence	47	3,608	27	18,976	- 15,369
Schizophrenia	48	3,249	57	723	+ 2,526
Fires	49	3,024	49	3,183	- 159
Drownings	50	2,131	45	4,070	- 1,939
Osteoarthritis	51	1,454	61	579	+ 875
Meningitis	52	1,428	60	606	+ 822
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	1,404	58	678	+ 726
Appendicitis	54	1,314	63	424	+ 890
HIV/AIDS	55	1,291	42	5,660	- 4,370
Birth Trauma	56	1,216	54	1,233	- 17
Tuberculosis	57	887	62	546	+ 341
Upper Respiratory	58	877	65	229	+ 648
Malnutrition	59	802	40	6,762	- 5,960
Hepatitis C	60	491	41	5,684	- 5,193
Hepatitis B	61	346	59	608	- 261
Poisonings	62	318	53	1,674	- 1,356
Oral conditions	63	236	64	286	- 50
Maternal Conditions	64	129	56	779	- 650
Otitis Media	65	101	67	34	+ 67
War	66	34	55	1,198	- 1,164
Encephalitis	67	32	68	25	+ 7
Tetanus	68	23	71	2	+ 21
Chlamydia	69	20	84	0	+ 20
Syphilis	70	18	66	49	- 31
Measles	71	18	80	0	+ 18
Pertussis	72	1	69	16	- 15
Diphtheria	73	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	74	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	72	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	70	4	- 4
Leishmaniasis	78	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	83	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	82	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	82	0	81	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	73	1	- 1
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to USA

Denmark

United States

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.