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Denmark
COUNTRY #1
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Compare Denmark and Bhutan health profiles including life expectancy history, causes of death and population dynamics side by side. Health Data used is WHO, World Bank and the United Nations for population.

Bhutan
COUNTRY #2
Afghanistan Albania Algeria Angola Antigua/Bar. Arab Emirates Argentina Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia/Herzeg. Botswana Brazil Brunei Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cape Verde Central Africa Chad Chile China Colombia Comoros Congo Costa Rica Cote d Ivoire Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Djibouti Dominican Rep. DR Congo Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equ. Guinea Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Fiji Finland France Gabon Gambia Georgia Germany Ghana Greece Grenada Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Lithuania Luxembourg Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Micronesia Moldova Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nepal Netherlands New Guinea New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria No Macedonia North Korea Norway Oman Pakistan Panama Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Qatar Romania Russia Rwanda Saint Lucia Saint Vincent Samoa Sao Tome Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Isl. Somalia South Africa South Korea South Sudan Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Syria Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Timor-Leste Togo Tonga Trinidad/Tob. Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Uganda Ukraine United Kingdom United States Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Venezuela Viet Nam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe
DYNAMIC PYRAMIDS
Data Source: United Nations
Denmark Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Denmark DENMARK   Bhutan BHUTAN
      Denmark DENMARK   Bhutan BHUTAN
           
    World Rank
           
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    70.4
    74.0
    72.2
    4
    8
    4
     
    36.9
    37.7
    37.3
    158
    159
    158
    1970
    70.9
    75.9
    73.3
    3
    7
    4
     
    40.2
    41.7
    40.9
    159
    160
    159
    1980
    71.2
    77.2
    74.1
    13
    13
    12
     
    45.6
    47.8
    46.7
    155
    156
    157
    1990
    72.0
    77.7
    74.8
    24
    25
    26
     
    51.6
    54.7
    53.1
    153
    152
    154
    2000
    74.5
    79.2
    76.9
    25
    30
    27
     
    60.0
    60.3
    60.2
    128
    138
    132
    2010
    77.1
    81.3
    79.2
    25
    29
    28
     
    67.7
    68.2
    67.9
    100
    128
    120
    2019
    79.6
    83.0
    81.3
    21
    30
    26
     
    72.0
    74.4
    73.1
    79
    108
    99
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Denmark DENMARK   Bhutan BHUTAN
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    79.6
    83.0
    21
    30
    72.0
    74.4
    79
    108
    Age 5
    79.9
    83.3
    22
    31
    74.3
    76.3
    67
    105
    Age 10
    79.9
    83.3
    22
    31
    74.4
    76.4
    64
    105
    Age 15
    80.0
    83.3
    22
    32
    74.7
    76.7
    63
    104
    Age 20
    80.0
    83.4
    22
    32
    75.0
    76.8
    63
    104
    Age 25
    80.1
    83.4
    24
    32
    75.2
    77.0
    64
    104
    Age 30
    80.2
    83.4
    25
    32
    75.5
    77.1
    64
    104
    Age 35
    80.4
    83.5
    25
    33
    75.8
    77.4
    64
    104
    Age 40
    80.5
    83.6
    25
    33
    76.1
    77.6
    64
    103
    Age 45
    80.7
    83.8
    26
    33
    76.5
    78.0
    68
    103
    Age 50
    81.0
    84.0
    28
    34
    77.1
    78.5
    70
    103
    Age 55
    81.5
    84.3
    30
    35
    77.9
    79.1
    73
    103
    Age 60
    82.3
    84.9
    30
    36
    78.9
    80.0
    75
    104
    Age 65
    83.3
    85.6
    33
    37
    80.3
    81.1
    75
    104
    Age 70
    84.6
    86.5
    34
    37
    82.0
    82.5
    78
    108
    Age 75
    86.1
    87.6
    36
    40
    84.2
    84.4
    81
    118
    Age 80
    87.9
    89.1
    48
    43
    86.8
    86.9
    82
    130
    Age 85
    90.2
    91.0
    67
    57
    90.0
    90.1
    80
    119
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Denmark DENMARK   Bhutan BHUTAN
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    36.00
    178
    117.54
    84
    2. Alzheimers & Dementia
    29.41
    11
    16.73
    112
    3. Lung Disease
    29.30
    56
    87.76
    4
    4. Lung Cancers
    28.82
    15
    7.68
    118
    5. Stroke
    23.60
    160
    60.70
    117
    6. Prostate Cancer
    22.37
    53
    1.13
    181
    7. Breast Cancer
    19.03
    62
    2.89
    183
    8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    15.72
    23
    4.09
    168
    9. Influenza and Pneumonia
    13.49
    144
    27.08
    92
    10. Diabetes Mellitus
    9.05
    147
    27.56
    94
    11. Pancreas Cancer
    8.44
    16
    3.57
    97
    12. Suicide
    7.63
    106
    5.07
    142
    13. Liver Disease
    6.98
    151
    26.66
    70
    14. Alcohol
    6.10
    13
    0.92
    123
    15. Kidney Disease
    5.79
    161
    24.53
    78
    16. Ovary Cancer
    5.69
    41
    5.31
    57
    17. Lymphomas
    5.26
    76
    0.81
    180
    18. Endocrine Disorders
    4.43
    75
    1.66
    158
    19. Leukemia
    4.10
    64
    2.69
    136
    20. Stomach Cancer
    3.96
    130
    20.62
    2
    21. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.89
    46
    7.67
    20
    22. Hypertension
    3.86
    162
    12.74
    117
    23. Bladder Cancer
    3.85
    28
    1.12
    149
    24. Parkinson's Disease
    3.79
    111
    5.20
    43
    25. Liver Cancer
    3.71
    144
    5.90
    80
    26. Falls
    3.55
    136
    17.91
    4
    27. Oral Cancer
    3.19
    79
    7.12
    15
    28. Drug Use
    3.09
    26
    0.97
    117
    29. Skin Cancers
    3.04
    31
    1.61
    109
    30. Road Traffic Accidents
    3.00
    169
    17.35
    85
    31. Cervical Cancer
    2.70
    154
    10.80
    80
    32. Other Injuries
    2.56
    175
    6.45
    108
    33. Other Neoplasms
    2.50
    41
    0.36
    117
    34. Low Birth Weight
    2.39
    136
    7.39
    59
    35. Inflammatory/Heart
    2.39
    155
    1.24
    179
    36. Congenital Anomalies
    2.33
    172
    5.36
    102
    37. Uterin Cancer
    2.13
    100
    0.00
    182
    38. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.46
    134
    6.37
    39
    39. Epilepsy
    1.24
    121
    2.00
    69
    40. Multiple Sclerosis
    1.19
    3
    0.16
    111
    41. Violence
    1.08
    151
    2.26
    126
    42. Diarrhoeal diseases
    0.88
    142
    26.23
    55
    43. Asthma
    0.59
    157
    12.98
    49
    44. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.58
    147
    10.92
    9
    45. Fires
    0.53
    138
    1.13
    106
    46. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    0.53
    45
    0.89
    10
    47. Schizophrenia
    0.52
    7
    0.00
    72
    48. Skin Disease
    0.51
    140
    1.19
    106
    49. Drownings
    0.46
    174
    2.83
    76
    50. Birth Trauma
    0.44
    155
    4.78
    68
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Denmark DENMARK   Bhutan BHUTAN
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    5,341
    11.90
    702
    17.06
    2. Alzheimers & Dementia
    5,218
    11.62
    105
    2.55
    3. Lung Disease
    4,387
    9.77
    524
    12.73
    4. Lung Cancers
    3,721
    8.29
    44
    1.07
    5. Stroke
    3,662
    8.16
    360
    8.75
    6. Influenza and Pneumonia
    2,244
    5.00
    177
    4.30
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    2,147
    4.78
    24
    0.58
    8. Prostate Cancer
    1,480
    3.30
    3
    0.07
    9. Breast Cancer
    1,299
    2.89
    8
    0.19
    10. Diabetes Mellitus
    1,284
    2.86
    164
    3.99
    11. Pancreas Cancer
    1,096
    2.44
    20
    0.49
    12. Kidney Disease
    911
    2.03
    149
    3.62
    13. Lymphomas
    730
    1.63
    5
    0.12
    14. Liver Disease
    692
    1.54
    166
    4.03
    15. Hypertension
    642
    1.43
    77
    1.87
    16. Suicide
    617
    1.37
    35
    0.85
    17. Parkinson's Disease
    600
    1.34
    31
    0.75
    18. Alcohol
    598
    1.33
    6
    0.15
    19. Endocrine Disorders
    575
    1.28
    11
    0.27
    20. Leukemia
    558
    1.24
    19
    0.46
    21. Bladder Cancer
    545
    1.21
    6
    0.15
    22. Falls
    541
    1.21
    111
    2.70
    23. Stomach Cancer
    484
    1.08
    118
    2.87
    24. Oesophagus Cancer
    477
    1.06
    44
    1.07
    25. Liver Cancer
    464
    1.03
    35
    0.85
    26. Skin Cancers
    388
    0.86
    9
    0.22
    27. Other Neoplasms
    378
    0.84
    2
    0.05
    28. Oral Cancer
    371
    0.83
    43
    1.04
    29. Ovary Cancer
    367
    0.82
    14
    0.34
    30. Other Injuries
    347
    0.77
    43
    1.04
    31. Inflammatory/Heart
    284
    0.63
    8
    0.19
    32. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    216
    0.48
    39
    0.95
    33. Road Traffic Accidents
    213
    0.47
    123
    2.99
    34. Drug Use
    197
    0.44
    7
    0.17
    35. Uterin Cancer
    156
    0.35
    0
    0.00
    36. Cervical Cancer
    153
    0.34
    30
    0.73
    37. Congenital Anomalies
    153
    0.34
    50
    1.22
    38. Diarrhoeal diseases
    145
    0.32
    169
    4.11
    39. Multiple Sclerosis
    132
    0.29
    1
    0.02
    40. Epilepsy
    125
    0.28
    14
    0.34
    41. Low Birth Weight
    116
    0.26
    79
    1.92
    42. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    96
    0.21
    68
    1.65
    43. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    84
    0.19
    5
    0.12
    44. Asthma
    82
    0.18
    78
    1.90
    45. Skin Disease
    79
    0.18
    7
    0.17
    46. Anemia
    73
    0.16
    0
    0.00
    47. Violence
    63
    0.14
    18
    0.44
    48. Schizophrenia
    57
    0.13
    0
    0.00
    49. Fires
    53
    0.12
    8
    0.19
    50. Drownings
    37
    0.08
    20
    0.49
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Denmark DENMARK   Bhutan BHUTAN
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    28.82
    15
    7.68
    118
    2. Prostate Cancer
    22.37
    53
    1.13
    181
    3. Breast Cancer
    19.03
    62
    2.89
    183
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    15.72
    23
    4.09
    168
    5. Pancreas Cancer
    8.44
    16
    3.57
    97
    6. Ovary Cancer
    5.69
    41
    5.31
    57
    7. Lymphomas
    5.26
    76
    0.81
    180
    8. Leukemia
    4.10
    64
    2.69
    136
    9. Stomach Cancer
    3.96
    130
    20.62
    2
    10. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.89
    46
    7.67
    20
    11. Bladder Cancer
    3.85
    28
    1.12
    149
    12. Liver Cancer
    3.71
    144
    5.90
    80
    13. Oral Cancer
    3.19
    79
    7.12
    15
    14. Skin Cancers
    3.04
    31
    1.61
    109
    15. Cervical Cancer
    2.70
    154
    10.80
    80
    16. Uterin Cancer
    2.13
    100
    0.00
    182
    Data rounded. Decimals affect ranking.
    Data Source: WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION 2020
    Data Accuracy Not Guaranteed
    WHO Excludes Cause of Death Data For the following countries: Andorra, Cook Islands, Dominica, Marshall Islands, Monaco, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Saint Kitts, San Marino, Tuvalu.