DENMARK VS GREECE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GREECE		DENMARK		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	12,062	1	5,341	+ 6,720
Stroke	2	8,038	5	3,662	+ 4,376
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	4,729	6	2,244	+ 2,486
Lung Cancers	4	4,200	4	3,721	+ 479
Lung Disease	5	3,155	3	4,387	- 1,231
Kidney Disease	6	2,717	12	911	+ 1,806
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	2,249	2	5,218	- 2,968
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	1,863	7	2,147	- 283
Hypertension	9	1,669	15	642	+ 1,026
Parkinson's Disease	10	1,511	17	600	+ 911
Breast Cancer	11	1,439	9	1,299	+ 140
Prostate Cancer	12	1,155	8	1,480	- 325
Pancreas Cancer	13	1,087	11	1,096	- 9
Liver Cancer	14	894	25	464	+ 429
Bladder Cancer	15	885	21	545	+ 340
Stomach Cancer	16	877	23	484	+ 393
Other Injuries	17	830	30	347	+ 483
Leukemia	18	773	20	558	+ 215
Lymphomas	19	724	13	730	- 5
Diabetes Mellitus	20	723	10	1,284	- 561
Falls	21	711	22	541	+ 170
Road Traffic Accidents	22	497	33	213	+ 283
Liver Disease	23	462	14	692	- 230
Inflammatory/Heart	24	414	31	284	+ 129
Other Neoplasms	25	387	27	378	+ 9
Peptic Ulcer Disease	26	349	32	216	+ 132
Ovary Cancer	27	318	29	367	- 49
Suicide	28	304	16	617	- 313
Endocrine Disorders	29	300	19	575	- 274
Oral Cancer	30	251	28	371	- 119
Skin Cancers	31	250	26	388	- 138
Drownings	32	249	50	37	+ 211
Uterin Cancer	33	213	35	156	+ 57
Epilepsy	34	142	40	125	+ 17
Oesophagus Cancer	35	140	24	477	- 336
Cervical Cancer	36	139	37	153	- 14
Drug Use	37	110	34	197	- 86
Congenital Anomalies	38	99	36	153	- 54
Fires	39	84	49	53	+ 31
Multiple Sclerosis	40	77	39	132	- 55
Low Birth Weight	41	73	41	116	- 44
Violence	42	59	47	63	- 4
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	57	42	96	- 39
Diarrhoeal diseases	44	54	38	145	- 90
Rheumatoid Arthritis	45	38	43	84	- 46
Tuberculosis	46	38	57	16	+ 22
Skin Disease	47	32	45	79	- 47
Hepatitis B	48	32	61	6	+ 26
Alcohol	49	29	18	598	- 570
HIV/AIDS	50	27	55	23	+ 4
Anemia	51	27	46	73	- 46
Hepatitis C	52	22	60	9	+ 13
Meningitis	53	19	52	25	- 6
Schizophrenia	54	16	48	57	- 41
Asthma	55	16	44	82	- 67
Poisonings	56	11	62	6	+ 6
Birth Trauma	57	10	56	21	- 12
Appendicitis	58	5	54	23	- 18
Upper Respiratory	59	5	58	15	- 11
Leishmaniasis	60	2	78	0	+ 2
Maternal Conditions	61	1	64	2	- 1
Tetanus	62	1	68	0	+ 1
Oral conditions	63	1	63	4	- 3
War	64	1	66	1	+ 0
Syphilis	65	1	70	0	+ 0
Malnutrition	66	0	59	14	- 14
Encephalitis	67	0	67	1	- 0
Measles	68	0	71	0	- 0
Pertussis	69	0	72	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	70	0	73	0	- 0
Dengue	71	0	83	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	72	0	80	0	- 0
Ascariasis	73	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	82	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	84	0	- 0
Chlamydia	80	0	69	0	- 0
Leprosy	81	0	74	0	- 0
Otitis Media	82	0	65	2	- 2
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	51	25	- 25
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	53	25	- 25
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.