PANAMA VS DENMARK: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DENMARK		PANAMA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	3,997	1	2,624	+ 1,373
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	3,905	17	296	+ 3,608
Lung Disease	3	3,283	5	815	+ 2,468
Lung Cancers	4	2,785	16	303	+ 2,482
Stroke	5	2,741	2	2,006	+ 735
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	1,679	7	697	+ 982
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	1,607	14	352	+ 1,254
Prostate Cancer	8	1,108	12	390	+ 718
Breast Cancer	9	972	19	279	+ 693
Diabetes Mellitus	10	961	4	1,070	- 109
Pancreas Cancer	11	820	29	135	+ 685
Kidney Disease	12	682	3	1,106	- 425
Lymphomas	13	546	24	205	+ 341
Liver Disease	14	518	15	325	+ 192
Hypertension	15	481	10	510	- 29
Suicide	16	462	32	121	+ 341
Parkinson's Disease	17	449	33	115	+ 335
Alcohol	18	448	49	30	+ 418
Endocrine Disorders	19	430	18	279	+ 151
Leukemia	20	418	25	189	+ 229
Bladder Cancer	21	408	46	33	+ 375
Falls	22	405	37	92	+ 313
Stomach Cancer	23	362	11	397	- 35
Oesophagus Cancer	24	357	45	52	+ 305
Liver Cancer	25	348	27	182	+ 166
Skin Cancers	26	291	44	56	+ 235
Other Neoplasms	27	283	21	256	+ 27
Oral Cancer	28	277	38	78	+ 199
Ovary Cancer	29	275	41	64	+ 211
Other Injuries	30	260	35	100	+ 160
Inflammatory/Heart	31	213	20	270	- 57
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	162	50	30	+ 132
Road Traffic Accidents	33	160	9	591	- 431
Drug Use	34	147	47	33	+ 114
Uterin Cancer	35	116	40	66	+ 51
Congenital Anomalies	36	115	13	378	- 263
Cervical Cancer	37	114	26	185	- 70
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	108	28	163	- 55
Multiple Sclerosis	39	99	62	3	+ 96
Epilepsy	40	94	39	66	+ 27
Low Birth Weight	41	87	22	238	- 151
Rheumatic Heart Disease	42	72	53	25	+ 47
Rheumatoid Arthritis	43	63	55	14	+ 50
Asthma	44	62	43	56	+ 5
Skin Disease	45	59	30	127	- 68
Anemia	46	55	42	63	- 8
Violence	47	47	6	730	- 683
Schizophrenia	48	42	58	10	+ 33
Fires	49	40	57	11	+ 28
Drownings	50	28	34	103	- 75
Osteoarthritis	51	19	60	4	+ 15
Meningitis	52	19	52	27	- 8
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	18	51	28	- 10
Appendicitis	54	17	56	11	+ 6
HIV/AIDS	55	17	8	653	- 636
Birth Trauma	56	16	36	94	- 78
Tuberculosis	57	12	23	223	- 211
Upper Respiratory	58	11	54	14	- 2
Malnutrition	59	10	31	122	- 112
Hepatitis C	60	6	66	1	+ 6
Hepatitis B	61	5	59	7	- 3
Poisonings	62	4	61	4	+ 0
Oral conditions	63	3	72	0	+ 3
Maternal Conditions	64	2	48	32	- 31
Otitis Media	65	1	68	0	+ 1
War	66	0	67	0	- 0
Encephalitis	67	0	63	3	- 2
Tetanus	68	0	69	0	- 0
Chlamydia	69	0	84	0	+ 0
Syphilis	70	0	65	1	- 1
Measles	71	0	79	0	+ 0
Pertussis	72	0	74	0	- 0
Diphtheria	73	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	83	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	80	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	82	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	73	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	70	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	76	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	82	0	77	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	64	2	- 2
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	71	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to PANAMA

Denmark

Panama

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.