DENMARK VS UNITED KINGDOM: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	UNITED KINGDOM		DENMARK		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	8,562	2	5,218	+ 3,345
Coronary Heart Disease	2	6,258	1	5,341	+ 917
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	3,537	6	2,244	+ 1,294
Stroke	4	3,283	5	3,662	- 379
Lung Cancers	5	3,116	4	3,721	- 605
Lung Disease	6	2,870	3	4,387	- 1,516
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	1,609	7	2,147	- 537
Prostate Cancer	8	1,160	8	1,480	- 320
Breast Cancer	9	1,110	9	1,299	- 189
Lymphomas	10	816	13	730	+ 86
Pancreas Cancer	11	785	11	1,096	- 311
Oesophagus Cancer	12	761	24	477	+ 285
Parkinson's Disease	13	748	17	600	+ 148
Liver Disease	14	669	14	692	- 23
Falls	15	665	22	541	+ 124
Bladder Cancer	16	535	21	545	- 10
Diabetes Mellitus	17	510	10	1,284	- 774
Kidney Disease	18	477	12	911	- 433
Other Injuries	19	477	30	347	+ 130
Suicide	20	465	16	617	- 153
Liver Cancer	21	457	25	464	- 8
Leukemia	22	455	20	558	- 104
Hypertension	23	454	15	642	- 188
Stomach Cancer	24	436	23	484	- 48
Ovary Cancer	25	351	29	367	- 16
Other Neoplasms	26	348	27	378	- 30
Skin Cancers	27	325	26	388	- 63
Endocrine Disorders	28	288	19	575	- 287
Inflammatory/Heart	29	273	31	284	- 12
Oral Cancer	30	271	28	371	- 99
Drug Use	31	246	34	197	+ 50
Uterin Cancer	32	205	35	156	+ 49
Road Traffic Accidents	33	189	33	213	- 24
Skin Disease	34	186	45	79	+ 107
Congenital Anomalies	35	186	36	153	+ 32
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	182	32	216	- 34
Multiple Sclerosis	37	162	39	132	+ 30
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	139	38	145	- 5
Alcohol	39	136	18	598	- 463
Low Birth Weight	40	115	41	116	- 2
Asthma	41	114	44	82	+ 31
Epilepsy	42	104	40	125	- 21
Cervical Cancer	43	96	37	153	- 57
Rheumatoid Arthritis	44	88	43	84	+ 4
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	76	42	96	- 20
Violence	46	76	47	63	+ 13
Tuberculosis	47	31	57	16	+ 15
Fires	48	29	49	53	- 24
Drownings	49	26	50	37	- 11
Anemia	50	24	46	73	- 49
Hepatitis C	51	23	60	9	+ 15
Meningitis	52	20	52	25	- 5
Poisonings	53	19	62	6	+ 14
Birth Trauma	54	17	56	21	- 5
HIV/AIDS	55	16	55	23	- 6
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	16	53	25	- 8
Osteoarthritis	57	15	51	25	- 11
Malnutrition	58	10	59	14	- 4
Appendicitis	59	9	54	23	- 14
Schizophrenia	60	9	48	57	- 48
Oral conditions	61	5	63	4	+ 1
Syphilis	62	4	70	0	+ 4
Upper Respiratory	63	4	58	15	- 11
Maternal Conditions	64	4	64	2	+ 2
Hepatitis B	65	3	61	6	- 3
Otitis Media	66	1	65	2	- 0
War	67	1	66	1	+ 0
Encephalitis	68	0	67	1	- 0
Pertussis	69	0	72	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	70	0	78	0	+ 0
Chagas disease	71	0	77	0	+ 0
Tetanus	72	0	68	0	- 0
Dengue	73	0	83	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	74	0	73	0	+ 0
Measles	75	0	71	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Chlamydia	79	0	69	0	- 0
Ascariasis	80	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	82	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	80	0	- 0
Leprosy	83	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to DENMARK

United Kingdom

Denmark

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.