NETHERLANDS VS BHUTAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BHUTAN		NETHERLANDS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	14,113	2	17,601	- 3,487
Lung Disease	2	10,537	5	9,567	+ 970
Stroke	3	7,238	4	9,707	- 2,469
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	3,558	7	4,946	- 1,388
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	3,403	33	584	+ 2,819
Liver Disease	6	3,326	28	936	+ 2,391
Diabetes Mellitus	7	3,294	14	2,386	+ 908
Kidney Disease	8	2,986	12	2,530	+ 456
Tuberculosis	9	2,768	56	29	+ 2,739
Road Traffic Accidents	10	2,481	31	681	+ 1,800
Stomach Cancer	11	2,373	22	1,361	+ 1,013
Falls	12	2,229	8	4,131	- 1,902
Alzheimers & Dementia	13	2,100	1	18,148	- 16,048
Low Birth Weight	14	1,592	45	167	+ 1,424
Asthma	15	1,562	46	165	+ 1,397
Hypertension	16	1,538	29	818	+ 719
Rheumatic Heart Disease	17	1,358	41	238	+ 1,120
HIV/AIDS	18	1,165	55	33	+ 1,133
Birth Trauma	19	1,030	52	74	+ 956
Congenital Anomalies	20	1,010	35	544	+ 466
Lung Cancers	21	885	3	10,980	- 10,095
Oesophagus Cancer	22	879	15	2,145	- 1,266
Oral Cancer	23	865	30	768	+ 97
Other Injuries	24	856	19	1,648	- 792
Peptic Ulcer Disease	25	776	47	130	+ 646
Suicide	26	706	17	2,025	- 1,319
Liver Cancer	27	702	24	1,163	- 461
Parkinson's Disease	28	631	16	2,120	- 1,489
Cervical Cancer	29	612	39	266	+ 346
Encephalitis	30	563	68	1	+ 562
Colon-Rectum Cancers	31	486	6	5,829	- 5,344
Drownings	32	408	49	98	+ 310
Pancreas Cancer	33	401	11	2,995	- 2,594
Leukemia	34	373	20	1,578	- 1,206
Violence	35	368	48	107	+ 261
Meningitis	36	346	51	78	+ 267
Ovary Cancer	37	286	25	1,067	- 780
Epilepsy	38	277	38	289	- 12
Endocrine Disorders	39	220	26	1,055	- 834
Syphilis	40	213	69	1	+ 213
Skin Cancers	41	186	27	1,024	- 839
Maternal Conditions	42	184	65	8	+ 176
Breast Cancer	43	159	9	3,535	- 3,376
Fires	44	158	53	49	+ 109
Inflammatory/Heart	45	154	23	1,201	- 1,047
Skin Disease	46	146	36	295	- 149
Drug Use	47	138	42	231	- 93
Bladder Cancer	48	130	21	1,471	- 1,341
Alcohol	49	120	32	612	- 492
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	107	44	214	- 107
Appendicitis	51	101	58	26	+ 76
Lymphomas	52	97	13	2,511	- 2,414
Hepatitis B	53	81	62	14	+ 68
Malnutrition	54	70	63	12	+ 58
Prostate Cancer	55	68	10	3,265	- 3,197
Dengue	56	67	81	0	+ 67
Other Neoplasms	57	43	18	1,831	- 1,788
Measles	58	41	73	0	+ 41
Poisonings	59	38	61	17	+ 21
Tetanus	60	28	72	0	+ 28
Upper Respiratory	61	21	57	28	- 8
Multiple Sclerosis	62	20	37	295	- 275
Pertussis	63	19	67	1	+ 18
Hepatitis C	64	19	60	20	- 2
Leishmaniasis	65	19	70	0	+ 18
Ascariasis	66	4	82	0	+ 4
Chlamydia	67	2	78	0	+ 2
War	68	2	66	2	- 0
Otitis Media	69	1	64	10	- 9
Diphtheria	70	0	71	0	+ 0
Uterin Cancer	71	0	34	566	- 566
Anemia	72	0	40	249	- 249
Vitamin A Deficiency	73	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	74	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	75	0	50	96	- 96
Oral conditions	76	0	59	21	- 21
Prostatic Hypertrophy	77	0	54	42	- 42
Osteoarthritis	78	0	43	220	- 220
Trichuriasis	79	0	84	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	83	0	- 0
Malaria	81	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	82	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	83	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	84	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	85	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NETHERLANDS

Bhutan

Netherlands

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.globallifeexpectancy.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.