DENMARK VS SPAIN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SPAIN		DENMARK		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	6,529	1	5,341	+ 1,188
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	5,349	2	5,218	+ 131
Stroke	3	3,664	5	3,662	+ 2
Lung Cancers	4	2,796	4	3,721	- 925
Lung Disease	5	2,391	3	4,387	- 1,996
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	2,142	7	2,147	- 4
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	1,733	6	2,244	- 511
Kidney Disease	8	1,229	12	911	+ 318
Hypertension	9	1,151	15	642	+ 509
Diabetes Mellitus	10	982	10	1,284	- 302
Breast Cancer	11	893	9	1,299	- 406
Pancreas Cancer	12	853	11	1,096	- 243
Prostate Cancer	13	811	8	1,480	- 669
Stomach Cancer	14	732	23	484	+ 248
Other Injuries	15	699	30	347	+ 352
Lymphomas	16	674	13	730	- 56
Bladder Cancer	17	660	21	545	+ 114
Liver Cancer	18	644	25	464	+ 180
Inflammatory/Heart	19	630	31	284	+ 345
Parkinson's Disease	20	624	17	600	+ 24
Endocrine Disorders	21	614	19	575	+ 40
Other Neoplasms	22	600	27	378	+ 222
Liver Disease	23	535	14	692	- 158
Leukemia	24	477	20	558	- 82
Suicide	25	456	16	617	- 161
Falls	26	410	22	541	- 131
Oral Cancer	27	326	28	371	- 44
Ovary Cancer	28	256	29	367	- 111
Oesophagus Cancer	29	254	24	477	- 222
Skin Disease	30	233	45	79	+ 154
Road Traffic Accidents	31	231	33	213	+ 18
Skin Cancers	32	228	26	388	- 161
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	204	42	96	+ 107
Uterin Cancer	34	204	35	156	+ 48
Asthma	35	143	44	82	+ 61
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	134	38	145	- 10
Anemia	37	116	46	73	+ 42
Congenital Anomalies	38	109	36	153	- 44
Cervical Cancer	39	108	37	153	- 45
Epilepsy	40	104	40	125	- 21
Drug Use	41	98	34	197	- 99
Hepatitis C	42	82	60	9	+ 74
HIV/AIDS	43	68	55	23	+ 45
Peptic Ulcer Disease	44	60	32	216	- 156
Drownings	45	56	50	37	+ 19
Alcohol	46	42	18	598	- 556
Malnutrition	47	38	59	14	+ 24
Rheumatoid Arthritis	48	37	43	84	- 47
Multiple Sclerosis	49	36	39	132	- 96
Tuberculosis	50	34	57	16	+ 19
Violence	51	33	47	63	- 30
Low Birth Weight	52	32	41	116	- 85
Osteoarthritis	53	27	51	25	+ 1
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	26	53	25	+ 1
Fires	55	23	49	53	- 29
Schizophrenia	56	23	48	57	- 34
Poisonings	57	22	62	6	+ 16
Hepatitis B	58	20	61	6	+ 14
Meningitis	59	16	52	25	- 9
Birth Trauma	60	14	56	21	- 7
Appendicitis	61	10	54	23	- 13
Upper Respiratory	62	6	58	15	- 9
Oral conditions	63	6	63	4	+ 1
Maternal Conditions	64	2	64	2	- 1
Leishmaniasis	65	1	78	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	66	1	65	2	- 1
Syphilis	67	1	70	0	+ 1
War	68	1	66	1	+ 0
Iodine Deficiency	69	0	84	0	+ 0
Encephalitis	70	0	67	1	- 0
Chagas disease	71	0	77	0	+ 0
Tetanus	72	0	68	0	- 0
Pertussis	73	0	72	0	+ 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	75	0	+ 0
Leprosy	75	0	74	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	76	0	73	0	+ 0
Dengue	77	0	83	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	78	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	82	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	80	0	- 0
Measles	81	0	71	0	- 0
Chlamydia	82	0	69	0	- 0
Malaria	83	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	84	0	76	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	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.