NETHERLANDS VS CANADA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CANADA		NETHERLANDS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	18,354	2	17,601	+ 753
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	14,188	1	18,148	- 3,961
Lung Cancers	3	9,591	3	10,980	- 1,388
Lung Disease	4	6,511	5	9,567	- 3,057
Stroke	5	6,486	4	9,707	- 3,221
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	4,421	6	5,829	- 1,408
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	3,404	7	4,946	- 1,542
Breast Cancer	8	2,708	9	3,535	- 827
Diabetes Mellitus	9	2,619	14	2,386	+ 233
Lymphomas	10	2,358	13	2,511	- 154
Pancreas Cancer	11	2,317	11	2,995	- 678
Falls	12	2,212	8	4,131	- 1,919
Prostate Cancer	13	2,158	10	3,265	- 1,107
Kidney Disease	14	2,097	12	2,530	- 433
Suicide	15	2,023	17	2,025	- 2
Drug Use	16	1,689	42	231	+ 1,458
Liver Disease	17	1,660	28	936	+ 724
Parkinson's Disease	18	1,539	16	2,120	- 581
Endocrine Disorders	19	1,481	26	1,055	+ 426
Liver Cancer	20	1,426	24	1,163	+ 263
Leukemia	21	1,419	20	1,578	- 159
Hypertension	22	1,174	29	818	+ 356
Bladder Cancer	23	1,155	21	1,471	- 317
Other Injuries	24	1,096	19	1,648	- 552
Oesophagus Cancer	25	1,021	15	2,145	- 1,124
Stomach Cancer	26	997	22	1,361	- 363
Inflammatory/Heart	27	944	23	1,201	- 257
Road Traffic Accidents	28	915	31	681	+ 234
Ovary Cancer	29	871	25	1,067	- 195
Skin Cancers	30	805	27	1,024	- 220
Other Neoplasms	31	769	18	1,831	- 1,062
Oral Cancer	32	729	30	768	- 38
Alcohol	33	683	32	612	+ 71
Uterin Cancer	34	542	34	566	- 24
Congenital Anomalies	35	495	35	544	- 49
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	385	33	584	- 199
Multiple Sclerosis	37	317	37	295	+ 22
Skin Disease	38	311	36	295	+ 16
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	291	41	238	+ 54
Violence	40	277	48	107	+ 170
Cervical Cancer	41	265	39	266	- 1
Low Birth Weight	42	254	45	167	+ 86
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	203	47	130	+ 72
Epilepsy	44	176	38	289	- 113
Hepatitis C	45	166	60	20	+ 146
Anemia	46	157	40	249	- 92
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	148	44	214	- 67
Drownings	48	130	49	98	+ 32
Asthma	49	120	46	165	- 45
Birth Trauma	50	88	52	74	+ 14
Malnutrition	51	88	63	12	+ 76
Fires	52	88	53	49	+ 39
HIV/AIDS	53	75	55	33	+ 42
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	65	54	42	+ 24
Osteoarthritis	55	64	43	220	- 156
Poisonings	56	56	61	17	+ 38
Schizophrenia	57	54	50	96	- 41
Tuberculosis	58	45	56	29	+ 16
Meningitis	59	31	51	78	- 47
Hepatitis B	60	30	62	14	+ 17
Oral conditions	61	23	59	21	+ 2
Appendicitis	62	23	58	26	- 3
Upper Respiratory	63	21	57	28	- 7
Maternal Conditions	64	21	65	8	+ 12
War	65	10	66	2	+ 8
Otitis Media	66	3	64	10	- 6
Syphilis	67	2	69	1	+ 2
Encephalitis	68	1	68	1	+ 0
Pertussis	69	0	67	1	- 1
Chagas disease	70	0	75	0	+ 0
Tetanus	71	0	72	0	+ 0
Dengue	72	0	81	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	73	0	71	0	+ 0
Measles	74	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	70	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	84	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	83	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	82	0	- 0
Chlamydia	83	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NETHERLANDS

Canada

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.