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Compare Denmark and Finland health profiles including life expectancy history, causes of death and population dynamics side by side. Health Data used is WHO 2014 updates, World Bank and the United Nations for population.
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Denmark DENMARK   Finland FINLAND
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      Male Female All M F All   Male Female All M F All
    1960
    70.4
    74.0
    72.2
    4
    8
    4
    		  
    65.4
    72.4
    68.8
    30
    20
    25
    1970
    70.9
    75.9
    73.3
    3
    7
    4
    		  
    66.2
    74.4
    70.2
    34
    19
    25
    1980
    71.2
    77.2
    74.1
    13
    13
    12
    		  
    69.2
    77.9
    73.4
    30
    10
    19
    1990
    72.0
    77.7
    74.8
    24
    25
    26
    		  
    70.9
    78.9
    74.8
    34
    14
    25
    2000
    74.5
    79.1
    76.8
    27
    31
    29
    		  
    74.2
    81.0
    77.5
    30
    13
    25
    2010
    77.1
    81.3
    79.2
    25
    29
    28
    		  
    76.6
    83.1
    79.9
    26
    15
    24
    2015
    78.6
    82.5
    80.6
    22
    29
    27
    		  
    78.3
    83.8
    81.1
    26
    16
    22
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Denmark DENMARK   Finland FINLAND
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    78.6
    82.5
    22
    29
    		  
    78.3
    83.8
    26
    16
    Age 5
    78.9
    82.8
    23
    30
    		  
    78.5
    84.0
    26
    19
    Age 10
    79.0
    82.8
    23
    30
    		  
    78.5
    84.0
    26
    19
    Age 15
    79.0
    82.8
    23
    30
    		  
    78.6
    84.0
    26
    19
    Age 20
    79.1
    82.8
    23
    30
    		  
    78.7
    84.1
    25
    19
    Age 25
    79.2
    82.9
    23
    31
    		  
    78.9
    84.2
    25
    18
    Age 30
    79.3
    82.9
    24
    31
    		  
    79.2
    84.3
    26
    18
    Age 35
    79.4
    83.0
    25
    31
    		  
    79.4
    84.4
    26
    18
    Age 40
    79.6
    83.1
    27
    32
    		  
    79.7
    84.5
    26
    17
    Age 45
    79.9
    83.3
    28
    32
    		  
    80.0
    84.7
    26
    16
    Age 50
    80.3
    83.6
    28
    32
    		  
    80.5
    85.0
    26
    17
    Age 55
    80.9
    84.0
    30
    32
    		  
    81.1
    85.3
    26
    16
    Age 60
    81.8
    84.6
    30
    32
    		  
    82.1
    85.9
    27
    15
    Age 65
    82.8
    85.4
    30
    34
    		  
    83.2
    86.5
    26
    17
    Age 70
    84.1
    86.3
    34
    35
    		  
    84.6
    87.3
    24
    17
    Age 75
    85.7
    87.5
    42
    44
    		  
    86.3
    88.4
    22
    21
    Age 80
    87.8
    89.3
    49
    46
    		  
    88.2
    89.7
    31
    33
    Age 85
    90.5
    91.7
    58
    46
    		  
    90.8
    91.6
    40
    49
    Age 90
    93.7
    94.5
    75
    57
    		  
    93.9
    94.4
    60
    64
    Age 95
    97.4
    97.9
    101
    81
    		  
    97.7
    97.9
    74
    85
    Age 100
    101.7
    102.0
    133
    98
    		  
    102.0
    102.0
    86
    103
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Denmark DENMARK   Finland FINLAND
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    44.79
    160
    		  
    94.14
    79
    2. Lung Cancers
    39.03
    7
    		  
    20.15
    57
    3. Lung Disease
    33.27
    27
    		  
    9.45
    151
    4. Stroke
    32.22
    154
    		  
    35.04
    146
    5. Alzheimers/Dementia
    29.53
    8
    		  
    53.77
    1
    6. Breast Cancer
    27.69
    5
    		  
    16.90
    82
    7. Prostate Cancer
    27.56
    27
    		  
    17.49
    75
    8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    21.84
    6
    		  
    11.00
    60
    9. Influenza and Pneumonia
    19.42
    119
    		  
    3.77
    171
    10. Diabetes Mellitus
    13.73
    126
    		  
    4.66
    166
    11. Liver Disease
    11.59
    105
    		  
    15.59
    86
    12. Alcohol
    10.54
    6
    		  
    7.55
    9
    13. Pancreas Cancer
    9.89
    8
    		  
    9.42
    11
    14. Hypertension
    9.39
    139
    		  
    10.32
    133
    15. Suicide
    9.19
    82
    		  
    15.11
    31
    16. Ovary Cancer
    7.76
    13
    		  
    6.88
    23
    17. Lymphomas
    6.40
    42
    		  
    7.31
    27
    18. Leukemia
    5.91
    8
    		  
    3.41
    102
    19. Endocrine Disorders
    5.44
    94
    		  
    2.17
    146
    20. Bladder Cancer
    5.27
    9
    		  
    2.46
    71
    21. Falls
    5.22
    90
    		  
    10.91
    39
    22. Stomach Cancer
    5.00
    101
    		  
    4.77
    105
    23. Oesophagus Cancer
    4.70
    40
    		  
    2.62
    83
    24. Oral Cancer
    4.53
    54
    		  
    2.24
    111
    25. Liver Cancer
    4.46
    106
    		  
    3.96
    123
    26. Skin Cancers
    4.15
    7
    		  
    2.65
    29
    27. Kidney Disease
    3.97
    159
    		  
    2.35
    171
    28. Road Traffic Accidents
    3.96
    159
    		  
    4.31
    158
    29. Drug Use
    3.61
    24
    		  
    4.87
    10
    30. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    3.48
    68
    		  
    1.49
    123
    31. Inflammatory/Heart
    3.14
    148
    		  
    6.57
    96
    32. Uterin Cancer
    3.08
    42
    		  
    3.09
    41
    33. Other Injuries
    3.08
    163
    		  
    5.01
    151
    34. Parkinson's Disease
    2.95
    45
    		  
    4.66
    1
    35. Low Birth Weight
    2.91
    138
    		  
    1.02
    167
    36. Diarrhoeal diseases
    2.66
    100
    		  
    0.55
    146
    37. Other Neoplasms
    2.45
    96
    		  
    2.97
    74
    38. Congenital Anomalies
    2.32
    165
    		  
    3.49
    150
    39. Cervical Cancer
    2.10
    151
    		  
    1.43
    164
    40. Epilepsy
    2.01
    84
    		  
    1.72
    93
    41. Multiple Sclerosis
    1.58
    3
    		  
    0.82
    21
    42. Anemia
    1.11
    69
    		  
    0.03
    159
    43. Violence
    0.86
    156
    		  
    2.00
    130
    44. Poisonings
    0.82
    114
    		  
    1.21
    89
    45. Fires
    0.80
    130
    		  
    0.84
    127
    46. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    0.78
    67
    		  
    0.68
    76
    47. Asthma
    0.69
    154
    		  
    0.94
    140
    48. Schizophrenia
    0.69
    21
    		  
    0.51
    36
    49. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.68
    149
    		  
    0.47
    162
    50. Skin Disease
    0.59
    131
    		  
    0.31
    149
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      Denmark DENMARK   Finland FINLAND
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    5,013
    11.46
    		  
    11,143
    25.63
    2. Lung Cancers
    4,048
    9.26
    		  
    2,148
    4.94
    3. Lung Disease
    3,796
    8.68
    		  
    1,106
    2.54
    4. Stroke
    3,648
    8.34
    		  
    4,170
    9.59
    5. Alzheimers/Dementia
    3,592
    8.21
    		  
    6,850
    15.75
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    2,321
    5.31
    		  
    1,202
    2.76
    7. Influenza and Pneumonia
    2,240
    5.12
    		  
    379
    0.87
    8. Diabetes Mellitus
    1,474
    3.37
    		  
    456
    1.05
    9. Breast Cancer
    1,454
    3.32
    		  
    887
    2.04
    10. Prostate Cancer
    1,421
    3.25
    		  
    879
    2.02
    11. Hypertension
    1,087
    2.48
    		  
    1,188
    2.73
    12. Pancreas Cancer
    1,025
    2.34
    		  
    1,022
    2.35
    13. Liver Disease
    940
    2.15
    		  
    1,188
    2.73
    14. Alcohol
    796
    1.82
    		  
    545
    1.25
    15. Lymphomas
    677
    1.55
    		  
    806
    1.85
    16. Suicide
    625
    1.43
    		  
    903
    2.08
    17. Bladder Cancer
    591
    1.35
    		  
    291
    0.67
    18. Leukemia
    588
    1.34
    		  
    348
    0.80
    19. Falls
    586
    1.34
    		  
    1,214
    2.79
    20. Endocrine Disorders
    539
    1.23
    		  
    182
    0.42
    21. Stomach Cancer
    490
    1.12
    		  
    498
    1.15
    22. Oesophagus Cancer
    465
    1.06
    		  
    270
    0.62
    23. Kidney Disease
    454
    1.04
    		  
    288
    0.66
    24. Liver Cancer
    445
    1.02
    		  
    436
    1.00
    25. Oral Cancer
    416
    0.95
    		  
    218
    0.50
    26. Skin Cancers
    414
    0.95
    		  
    274
    0.63
    27. Ovary Cancer
    406
    0.93
    		  
    370
    0.85
    28. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    395
    0.90
    		  
    150
    0.35
    29. Parkinson's Disease
    354
    0.81
    		  
    589
    1.35
    30. Diarrhoeal diseases
    305
    0.70
    		  
    68
    0.16
    31. Other Injuries
    297
    0.68
    		  
    403
    0.93
    32. Inflammatory/Heart
    294
    0.67
    		  
    584
    1.34
    33. Other Neoplasms
    277
    0.63
    		  
    330
    0.76
    34. Road Traffic Accidents
    251
    0.57
    		  
    263
    0.61
    35. Drug Use
    221
    0.51
    		  
    263
    0.60
    36. Uterin Cancer
    178
    0.41
    		  
    198
    0.46
    37. Epilepsy
    149
    0.34
    		  
    126
    0.29
    38. Multiple Sclerosis
    139
    0.32
    		  
    75
    0.17
    39. Anemia
    135
    0.31
    		  
    4
    0.01
    40. Congenital Anomalies
    115
    0.26
    		  
    182
    0.42
    41. Low Birth Weight
    107
    0.24
    		  
    35
    0.08
    42. Cervical Cancer
    95
    0.22
    		  
    63
    0.14
    43. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    91
    0.21
    		  
    80
    0.18
    44. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    80
    0.18
    		  
    56
    0.13
    45. Asthma
    73
    0.17
    		  
    101
    0.23
    46. Fires
    70
    0.16
    		  
    65
    0.15
    47. Skin Disease
    68
    0.16
    		  
    33
    0.07
    48. Poisonings
    63
    0.14
    		  
    79
    0.18
    49. Schizophrenia
    61
    0.14
    		  
    56
    0.13
    50. Depression
    52
    0.12
    		  
    14
    0.03
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Denmark DENMARK   Finland FINLAND
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    39.03
    7
    		  
    20.15
    57
    2. Breast Cancer
    27.69
    5
    		  
    16.90
    82
    3. Prostate Cancer
    27.56
    27
    		  
    17.49
    75
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    21.84
    6
    		  
    11.00
    60
    5. Pancreas Cancer
    9.89
    8
    		  
    9.42
    11
    6. Ovary Cancer
    7.76
    13
    		  
    6.88
    23
    7. Lymphomas
    6.40
    42
    		  
    7.31
    27
    8. Leukemia
    5.91
    8
    		  
    3.41
    102
    9. Bladder Cancer
    5.27
    9
    		  
    2.46
    71
    10. Stomach Cancer
    5.00
    101
    		  
    4.77
    105
    11. Oesophagus Cancer
    4.70
    40
    		  
    2.62
    83
    12. Oral Cancer
    4.53
    54
    		  
    2.24
    111
    13. Liver Cancer
    4.46
    106
    		  
    3.96
    123
    14. Skin Cancers
    4.15
    7
    		  
    2.65
    29
    15. Uterin Cancer
    3.08
    42
    		  
    3.09
    41
    16. Cervical Cancer
    2.10
    151
    		  
    1.43
    164
     
     
     
    Data rounded. Decimals affect ranking.
    World Rankings Calculations Are Age Adjusted Death Rates Per 100,000 Population.
    Data Source: Published By WHO 2014
    WHO Excludes Cause of Death Data For the following countries: Andorra, Antigua and Barbuda, Cook Islands, Dominica, Grenada, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Monaco, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Saint Kitts, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent, Samoa, San Marino, Sao Tome, Seychelles, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu.