DENMARK VS GERMANY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GERMANY		DENMARK		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	10,442	1	5,341	+ 5,101
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	3,633	2	5,218	- 1,584
Stroke	3	3,536	5	3,662	- 127
Lung Cancers	4	3,306	4	3,721	- 415
Lung Disease	5	3,039	3	4,387	- 1,348
Hypertension	6	1,903	15	642	+ 1,260
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	1,848	7	2,147	- 299
Kidney Disease	8	1,617	12	911	+ 706
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	1,471	6	2,244	- 773
Breast Cancer	10	1,338	9	1,299	+ 39
Pancreas Cancer	11	1,276	11	1,096	+ 180
Prostate Cancer	12	1,171	8	1,480	- 309
Diabetes Mellitus	13	1,105	10	1,284	- 179
Falls	14	1,088	22	541	+ 547
Liver Disease	15	1,079	14	692	+ 387
Parkinson's Disease	16	894	17	600	+ 294
Lymphomas	17	870	13	730	+ 140
Endocrine Disorders	18	758	19	575	+ 184
Suicide	19	730	16	617	+ 113
Stomach Cancer	20	686	23	484	+ 202
Inflammatory/Heart	21	631	31	284	+ 347
Leukemia	22	620	20	558	+ 62
Other Injuries	23	586	30	347	+ 239
Other Neoplasms	24	579	27	378	+ 202
Liver Cancer	25	572	25	464	+ 108
Alcohol	26	444	18	598	- 154
Oesophagus Cancer	27	441	24	477	- 35
Bladder Cancer	28	440	21	545	- 106
Oral Cancer	29	428	28	371	+ 57
Ovary Cancer	30	369	29	367	+ 2
Skin Cancers	31	288	26	388	- 101
Diarrhoeal diseases	32	272	38	145	+ 127
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	257	42	96	+ 160
Road Traffic Accidents	34	224	33	213	+ 11
Epilepsy	35	219	40	125	+ 94
Congenital Anomalies	36	163	36	153	+ 10
Uterin Cancer	37	158	35	156	+ 3
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	154	32	216	- 62
Cervical Cancer	39	151	37	153	- 1
Drug Use	40	137	34	197	- 60
Multiple Sclerosis	41	112	39	132	- 20
Skin Disease	42	110	45	79	+ 31
Anemia	43	71	46	73	- 3
Asthma	44	66	44	82	- 17
Low Birth Weight	45	55	41	116	- 62
Violence	46	55	47	63	- 8
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	39	43	84	- 46
Hepatitis C	48	36	60	9	+ 27
Drownings	49	33	50	37	- 5
Malnutrition	50	32	59	14	+ 18
Schizophrenia	51	28	48	57	- 29
Osteoarthritis	52	26	51	25	+ 0
Fires	53	25	49	53	- 27
HIV/AIDS	54	25	55	23	+ 2
Prostatic Hypertrophy	55	21	53	25	- 4
Tuberculosis	56	20	57	16	+ 4
Birth Trauma	57	17	56	21	- 4
Poisonings	58	15	62	6	+ 10
Hepatitis B	59	13	61	6	+ 7
Meningitis	60	12	52	25	- 13
Upper Respiratory	61	10	58	15	- 5
Appendicitis	62	9	54	23	- 14
Oral conditions	63	4	63	4	+ 0
Maternal Conditions	64	3	64	2	+ 0
Otitis Media	65	1	65	2	- 1
War	66	1	66	1	+ 0
Encephalitis	67	1	67	1	- 0
Syphilis	68	0	70	0	+ 0
Pertussis	69	0	72	0	+ 0
Measles	70	0	71	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	71	0	84	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	72	0	78	0	+ 0
Schistosomiasis	73	0	75	0	+ 0
Chagas disease	74	0	77	0	+ 0
Tetanus	75	0	68	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	76	0	86	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	77	0	73	0	+ 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	82	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	80	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	83	0	- 0
Leprosy	84	0	74	0	- 0
Chlamydia	85	0	69	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to DENMARK

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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.