ITALY VS DENMARK: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DENMARK		ITALY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	54,516	1	97,116	- 42,600
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	53,253	3	41,445	+ 11,808
Lung Disease	3	44,772	5	32,382	+ 12,389
Lung Cancers	4	37,981	4	34,152	+ 3,828
Stroke	5	37,379	2	62,633	- 25,254
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	22,899	9	16,339	+ 6,560
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	21,911	7	21,254	+ 658
Prostate Cancer	8	15,105	20	8,409	+ 6,696
Breast Cancer	9	13,257	10	13,868	- 611
Diabetes Mellitus	10	13,104	8	19,836	- 6,732
Pancreas Cancer	11	11,185	13	12,095	- 909
Kidney Disease	12	9,296	11	12,726	- 3,430
Lymphomas	13	7,447	16	9,670	- 2,223
Liver Disease	14	7,064	23	5,559	+ 1,504
Hypertension	15	6,557	6	29,931	- 23,374
Suicide	16	6,301	26	4,042	+ 2,259
Parkinson's Disease	17	6,124	19	8,428	- 2,304
Alcohol	18	6,108	55	277	+ 5,831
Endocrine Disorders	19	5,864	18	8,431	- 2,566
Leukemia	20	5,699	21	6,728	- 1,029
Bladder Cancer	21	5,567	22	6,711	- 1,144
Falls	22	5,519	25	4,222	+ 1,296
Stomach Cancer	23	4,941	14	10,252	- 5,311
Oesophagus Cancer	24	4,864	34	2,045	+ 2,819
Liver Cancer	25	4,740	17	9,620	- 4,880
Skin Cancers	26	3,965	29	3,239	+ 726
Other Neoplasms	27	3,858	15	9,984	- 6,126
Oral Cancer	28	3,783	27	3,343	+ 440
Ovary Cancer	29	3,746	28	3,282	+ 465
Other Injuries	30	3,543	12	12,112	- 8,569
Inflammatory/Heart	31	2,903	24	5,531	- 2,628
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	2,207	43	690	+ 1,517
Road Traffic Accidents	33	2,179	30	3,221	- 1,042
Drug Use	34	2,009	45	654	+ 1,354
Uterin Cancer	35	1,588	33	2,198	- 610
Congenital Anomalies	36	1,563	37	1,443	+ 120
Cervical Cancer	37	1,559	40	1,154	+ 405
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	1,475	36	1,622	- 146
Multiple Sclerosis	39	1,347	44	677	+ 670
Epilepsy	40	1,276	39	1,337	- 60
Low Birth Weight	41	1,189	51	357	+ 831
Rheumatic Heart Disease	42	984	32	2,216	- 1,232
Rheumatoid Arthritis	43	862	42	701	+ 161
Asthma	44	840	47	494	+ 347
Skin Disease	45	805	38	1,440	- 635
Anemia	46	746	35	1,672	- 927
Violence	47	643	50	409	+ 235
Schizophrenia	48	579	49	424	+ 155
Fires	49	539	56	271	+ 268
Drownings	50	380	52	344	+ 36
Osteoarthritis	51	259	48	481	- 222
Meningitis	52	255	60	128	+ 127
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	250	57	241	+ 10
Appendicitis	54	234	61	49	+ 186
HIV/AIDS	55	230	46	520	- 290
Birth Trauma	56	217	59	140	+ 77
Tuberculosis	57	158	53	336	- 178
Upper Respiratory	58	156	64	20	+ 136
Malnutrition	59	143	41	775	- 633
Hepatitis C	60	88	31	2,451	- 2,363
Hepatitis B	61	62	54	334	- 272
Poisonings	62	57	58	154	- 97
Oral conditions	63	42	62	47	- 5
Maternal Conditions	64	23	67	6	+ 17
Otitis Media	65	18	65	16	+ 2
War	66	6	66	6	- 0
Encephalitis	67	6	68	5	+ 1
Tetanus	68	4	63	22	- 17
Chlamydia	69	4	84	0	+ 4
Syphilis	70	3	69	4	- 1
Measles	71	3	71	1	+ 2
Pertussis	72	0	73	1	- 0
Diphtheria	73	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	74	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	72	1	- 1
Leishmaniasis	78	0	70	3	- 3
Malaria	79	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	82	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	80	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	82	0	83	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	81	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	75	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ITALY

Denmark

Italy

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.worldlifeexpectancy.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.