SWAZILAND VS DENMARK: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DENMARK		SWAZILAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	1,018	5	755	+ 263
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	994	27	77	+ 918
Lung Disease	3	836	12	264	+ 571
Lung Cancers	4	709	46	17	+ 692
Stroke	5	698	4	800	- 103
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	427	2	921	- 493
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	409	43	19	+ 390
Prostate Cancer	8	282	31	45	+ 237
Breast Cancer	9	247	35	37	+ 211
Diabetes Mellitus	10	245	3	892	- 647
Pancreas Cancer	11	209	56	6	+ 203
Kidney Disease	12	174	8	381	- 208
Lymphomas	13	139	36	31	+ 108
Liver Disease	14	132	11	274	- 142
Hypertension	15	122	10	292	- 170
Suicide	16	118	9	338	- 220
Parkinson's Disease	17	114	41	24	+ 90
Alcohol	18	114	48	16	+ 98
Endocrine Disorders	19	109	28	74	+ 35
Leukemia	20	106	47	16	+ 90
Bladder Cancer	21	104	55	6	+ 98
Falls	22	103	32	41	+ 62
Stomach Cancer	23	92	53	7	+ 85
Oesophagus Cancer	24	91	44	18	+ 72
Liver Cancer	25	88	37	29	+ 59
Skin Cancers	26	74	42	20	+ 54
Other Neoplasms	27	72	61	4	+ 68
Oral Cancer	28	71	51	10	+ 60
Ovary Cancer	29	70	52	10	+ 60
Other Injuries	30	66	17	190	- 124
Inflammatory/Heart	31	54	24	94	- 40
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	41	29	51	- 10
Road Traffic Accidents	33	41	7	384	- 344
Drug Use	34	37	38	27	+ 11
Uterin Cancer	35	30	50	11	+ 18
Congenital Anomalies	36	29	19	160	- 131
Cervical Cancer	37	29	15	215	- 186
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	28	6	517	- 490
Multiple Sclerosis	39	25	63	1	+ 24
Epilepsy	40	24	30	46	- 22
Low Birth Weight	41	22	14	233	- 211
Rheumatic Heart Disease	42	18	39	26	- 8
Rheumatoid Arthritis	43	16	58	5	+ 11
Asthma	44	16	20	150	- 134
Skin Disease	45	15	40	25	- 10
Anemia	46	14	84	0	+ 14
Violence	47	12	16	212	- 200
Schizophrenia	48	11	83	0	+ 11
Fires	49	10	26	84	- 74
Drownings	50	7	25	87	- 80
Osteoarthritis	51	5	81	0	+ 5
Meningitis	52	5	23	97	- 93
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	5	80	0	+ 5
Appendicitis	54	4	54	7	- 2
HIV/AIDS	55	4	1	2,314	- 2,309
Birth Trauma	56	4	18	166	- 162
Tuberculosis	57	3	13	256	- 253
Upper Respiratory	58	3	60	4	- 1
Malnutrition	59	3	22	106	- 103
Hepatitis C	60	2	65	0	+ 1
Hepatitis B	61	1	57	6	- 5
Poisonings	62	1	34	37	- 36
Oral conditions	63	1	82	0	+ 1
Maternal Conditions	64	0	21	116	- 115
Otitis Media	65	0	68	0	+ 0
War	66	0	71	0	- 0
Encephalitis	67	0	59	5	- 5
Tetanus	68	0	62	4	- 4
Chlamydia	69	0	69	0	- 0
Syphilis	70	0	45	17	- 17
Measles	71	0	64	1	- 1
Pertussis	72	0	33	39	- 39
Diphtheria	73	0	70	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	49	13	- 13
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	67	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	66	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	82	0	73	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	72	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 SWAZILAND

Denmark

Swaziland

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.