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Denmark
COUNTRY #1
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

Compare Denmark and India 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.

India
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   India INDIA
      Denmark DENMARK   India INDIA
           
    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
     
    43.2
    41.3
    42.3
    121
    145
    135
    1970
    70.9
    75.9
    73.3
    3
    7
    4
     
    50.1
    48.5
    49.3
    119
    136
    124
    1980
    71.2
    77.2
    74.1
    13
    13
    12
     
    55.9
    55.5
    55.7
    117
    129
    124
    1990
    72.0
    77.7
    74.8
    24
    25
    26
     
    59.3
    60.0
    59.7
    125
    134
    130
    2000
    74.5
    79.2
    76.9
    25
    30
    27
     
    61.7
    63.4
    62.5
    119
    130
    128
    2010
    77.1
    81.3
    79.2
    25
    29
    28
     
    65.3
    67.6
    66.4
    116
    132
    126
    2019
    79.6
    83.0
    81.3
    21
    30
    26
     
    69.5
    72.2
    70.8
    107
    122
    117
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Denmark DENMARK   India INDIA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    79.6
    83.0
    21
    30
    69.5
    72.2
    107
    122
    Age 5
    79.9
    83.3
    22
    31
    71.9
    74.7
    98
    119
    Age 10
    79.9
    83.3
    22
    31
    72.1
    74.9
    98
    120
    Age 15
    80.0
    83.3
    22
    32
    72.2
    75.1
    96
    120
    Age 20
    80.0
    83.4
    22
    32
    72.4
    75.4
    98
    118
    Age 25
    80.1
    83.4
    24
    32
    72.8
    75.7
    97
    116
    Age 30
    80.2
    83.4
    25
    32
    73.2
    76.0
    97
    116
    Age 35
    80.4
    83.5
    25
    33
    73.6
    76.3
    94
    115
    Age 40
    80.5
    83.6
    25
    33
    74.2
    76.7
    93
    115
    Age 45
    80.7
    83.8
    26
    33
    74.9
    77.1
    91
    113
    Age 50
    81.0
    84.0
    28
    34
    75.7
    77.7
    91
    115
    Age 55
    81.5
    84.3
    30
    35
    76.7
    78.5
    87
    113
    Age 60
    82.3
    84.9
    30
    36
    78.1
    79.5
    85
    110
    Age 65
    83.3
    85.6
    33
    37
    79.7
    80.9
    84
    106
    Age 70
    84.6
    86.5
    34
    37
    81.7
    82.6
    88
    106
    Age 75
    86.1
    87.6
    36
    40
    84.0
    84.7
    84
    104
    Age 80
    87.9
    89.1
    48
    43
    86.7
    87.1
    86
    109
    Age 85
    90.2
    91.0
    67
    57
    90.1
    90.4
    77
    95
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Denmark DENMARK   India INDIA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    36.00
    178
    140.72
    55
    2. Alzheimers & Dementia
    29.41
    11
    14.60
    137
    3. Lung Disease
    29.30
    56
    87.90
    3
    4. Lung Cancers
    28.82
    15
    7.82
    117
    5. Stroke
    23.60
    160
    64.97
    113
    6. Prostate Cancer
    22.37
    53
    6.69
    147
    7. Breast Cancer
    19.03
    62
    13.62
    125
    8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    15.72
    23
    7.03
    118
    9. Influenza and Pneumonia
    13.49
    144
    35.30
    77
    10. Diabetes Mellitus
    9.05
    147
    25.49
    97
    11. Pancreas Cancer
    8.44
    16
    2.97
    113
    12. Suicide
    7.63
    106
    12.91
    41
    13. Liver Disease
    6.98
    151
    22.24
    83
    14. Alcohol
    6.10
    13
    1.81
    68
    15. Kidney Disease
    5.79
    161
    19.90
    107
    16. Ovary Cancer
    5.69
    41
    3.73
    120
    17. Lymphomas
    5.26
    76
    3.44
    136
    18. Endocrine Disorders
    4.43
    75
    1.29
    169
    19. Leukemia
    4.10
    64
    2.79
    129
    20. Stomach Cancer
    3.96
    130
    7.07
    76
    21. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.89
    46
    3.40
    57
    22. Hypertension
    3.86
    162
    10.68
    128
    23. Bladder Cancer
    3.85
    28
    1.34
    140
    24. Parkinson's Disease
    3.79
    111
    4.57
    65
    25. Liver Cancer
    3.71
    144
    2.67
    175
    26. Falls
    3.55
    136
    21.87
    1
    27. Oral Cancer
    3.19
    79
    11.45
    6
    28. Drug Use
    3.09
    26
    0.94
    119
    29. Skin Cancers
    3.04
    31
    0.47
    164
    30. Road Traffic Accidents
    3.00
    169
    16.33
    90
    31. Cervical Cancer
    2.70
    154
    7.46
    100
    32. Other Injuries
    2.56
    175
    12.19
    44
    33. Other Neoplasms
    2.50
    41
    0.28
    145
    34. Low Birth Weight
    2.39
    136
    11.98
    19
    35. Inflammatory/Heart
    2.39
    155
    1.12
    182
    36. Congenital Anomalies
    2.33
    172
    4.70
    122
    37. Uterin Cancer
    2.13
    100
    1.19
    155
    38. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.46
    134
    6.24
    42
    39. Epilepsy
    1.24
    121
    2.44
    47
    40. Multiple Sclerosis
    1.19
    3
    0.19
    96
    41. Violence
    1.08
    151
    3.84
    104
    42. Diarrhoeal diseases
    0.88
    142
    64.45
    20
    43. Asthma
    0.59
    157
    18.49
    24
    44. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.58
    147
    10.94
    8
    45. Fires
    0.53
    138
    1.84
    79
    46. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    0.53
    45
    1.19
    4
    47. Schizophrenia
    0.52
    7
    0.00
    109
    48. Skin Disease
    0.51
    140
    1.62
    92
    49. Drownings
    0.46
    174
    3.76
    51
    50. Birth Trauma
    0.44
    155
    5.11
    64
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Denmark DENMARK   India INDIA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    5,341
    11.90
    1.52m
    17.94
    2. Alzheimers & Dementia
    5,218
    11.62
    126,593
    1.49
    3. Lung Disease
    4,387
    9.77
    879,732
    10.38
    4. Lung Cancers
    3,721
    8.29
    88,276
    1.04
    5. Stroke
    3,662
    8.16
    697,038
    8.23
    6. Influenza and Pneumonia
    2,244
    5.00
    392,425
    4.63
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    2,147
    4.78
    77,368
    0.91
    8. Prostate Cancer
    1,480
    3.30
    30,945
    0.37
    9. Breast Cancer
    1,299
    2.89
    82,821
    0.98
    10. Diabetes Mellitus
    1,284
    2.86
    271,495
    3.20
    11. Pancreas Cancer
    1,096
    2.44
    32,812
    0.39
    12. Kidney Disease
    911
    2.03
    222,903
    2.63
    13. Lymphomas
    730
    1.63
    40,159
    0.47
    14. Liver Disease
    692
    1.54
    268,580
    3.17
    15. Hypertension
    642
    1.43
    108,050
    1.28
    16. Suicide
    617
    1.37
    173,347
    2.05
    17. Parkinson's Disease
    600
    1.34
    43,398
    0.51
    18. Alcohol
    598
    1.33
    23,097
    0.27
    19. Endocrine Disorders
    575
    1.28
    15,264
    0.18
    20. Leukemia
    558
    1.24
    33,383
    0.39
    21. Bladder Cancer
    545
    1.21
    14,081
    0.17
    22. Falls
    541
    1.21
    225,755
    2.66
    23. Stomach Cancer
    484
    1.08
    81,058
    0.96
    24. Oesophagus Cancer
    477
    1.06
    38,898
    0.46
    25. Liver Cancer
    464
    1.03
    30,369
    0.36
    26. Skin Cancers
    388
    0.86
    5,054
    0.06
    27. Other Neoplasms
    378
    0.84
    2,968
    0.04
    28. Oral Cancer
    371
    0.83
    134,187
    1.58
    29. Ovary Cancer
    367
    0.82
    21,947
    0.26
    30. Other Injuries
    347
    0.77
    149,570
    1.77
    31. Inflammatory/Heart
    284
    0.63
    12,651
    0.15
    32. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    216
    0.48
    68,108
    0.80
    33. Road Traffic Accidents
    213
    0.47
    212,596
    2.51
    34. Drug Use
    197
    0.44
    11,747
    0.14
    35. Uterin Cancer
    156
    0.35
    6,841
    0.08
    36. Cervical Cancer
    153
    0.34
    45,319
    0.53
    37. Congenital Anomalies
    153
    0.34
    82,769
    0.98
    38. Diarrhoeal diseases
    145
    0.32
    670,315
    7.91
    39. Multiple Sclerosis
    132
    0.29
    2,328
    0.03
    40. Epilepsy
    125
    0.28
    30,307
    0.36
    41. Low Birth Weight
    116
    0.26
    238,739
    2.82
    42. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    96
    0.21
    126,079
    1.49
    43. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    84
    0.19
    11,931
    0.14
    44. Asthma
    82
    0.18
    196,051
    2.31
    45. Skin Disease
    79
    0.18
    17,857
    0.21
    46. Anemia
    73
    0.16
    0
    0.00
    47. Violence
    63
    0.14
    51,767
    0.61
    48. Schizophrenia
    57
    0.13
    0
    0.00
    49. Fires
    53
    0.12
    23,265
    0.27
    50. Drownings
    37
    0.08
    48,774
    0.58
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Denmark DENMARK   India INDIA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    28.82
    15
    7.82
    117
    2. Prostate Cancer
    22.37
    53
    6.69
    147
    3. Breast Cancer
    19.03
    62
    13.62
    125
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    15.72
    23
    7.03
    118
    5. Pancreas Cancer
    8.44
    16
    2.97
    113
    6. Ovary Cancer
    5.69
    41
    3.73
    120
    7. Lymphomas
    5.26
    76
    3.44
    136
    8. Leukemia
    4.10
    64
    2.79
    129
    9. Stomach Cancer
    3.96
    130
    7.07
    76
    10. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.89
    46
    3.40
    57
    11. Bladder Cancer
    3.85
    28
    1.34
    140
    12. Liver Cancer
    3.71
    144
    2.67
    175
    13. Oral Cancer
    3.19
    79
    11.45
    6
    14. Skin Cancers
    3.04
    31
    0.47
    164
    15. Cervical Cancer
    2.70
    154
    7.46
    100
    16. Uterin Cancer
    2.13
    100
    1.19
    155
    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.