NETHERLANDS VS CENTRAL AFRICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CENTRAL AFRICA		NETHERLANDS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	16,452	7	4,946	+ 11,506
Tuberculosis	2	14,793	56	29	+ 14,765
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	14,731	33	584	+ 14,147
HIV/AIDS	4	11,802	55	33	+ 11,769
Stroke	5	10,328	4	9,707	+ 621
Malaria	6	10,314	77	0	+ 10,314
Coronary Heart Disease	7	9,120	2	17,601	- 8,480
Low Birth Weight	8	7,006	45	167	+ 6,839
Birth Trauma	9	6,893	52	74	+ 6,819
Road Traffic Accidents	10	5,629	31	681	+ 4,948
Measles	11	5,111	73	0	+ 5,111
Hypertension	12	3,938	29	818	+ 3,120
Maternal Conditions	13	3,693	65	8	+ 3,685
Liver Disease	14	3,627	28	936	+ 2,692
Diabetes Mellitus	15	3,589	14	2,386	+ 1,203
Meningitis	16	3,191	51	78	+ 3,113
Violence	17	3,172	48	107	+ 3,065
Lung Disease	18	3,007	5	9,567	- 6,560
Congenital Anomalies	19	2,439	35	544	+ 1,895
Asthma	20	2,393	46	165	+ 2,228
Kidney Disease	21	2,233	12	2,530	- 297
Malnutrition	22	2,172	63	12	+ 2,160
Other Injuries	23	1,952	19	1,648	+ 303
Suicide	24	1,840	17	2,025	- 185
Endocrine Disorders	25	1,330	26	1,055	+ 276
Breast Cancer	26	1,083	9	3,535	- 2,452
Peptic Ulcer Disease	27	997	47	130	+ 867
War	28	986	66	2	+ 984
Tetanus	29	882	72	0	+ 882
Inflammatory/Heart	30	849	23	1,201	- 352
Pertussis	31	834	67	1	+ 833
Cervical Cancer	32	724	39	266	+ 457
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	641	1	18,148	- 17,507
Drownings	34	636	49	98	+ 538
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	610	41	238	+ 372
Falls	36	570	8	4,131	- 3,561
Schistosomiasis	37	532	74	0	+ 532
Prostate Cancer	38	492	10	3,265	- 2,773
Fires	39	446	53	49	+ 397
Poisonings	40	421	61	17	+ 404
Syphilis	41	378	69	1	+ 377
Lymphomas	42	374	13	2,511	- 2,137
Epilepsy	43	374	38	289	+ 85
Liver Cancer	44	367	24	1,163	- 796
Colon-Rectum Cancers	45	366	6	5,829	- 5,463
Oral Cancer	46	286	30	768	- 481
Leukemia	47	277	20	1,578	- 1,301
Parkinson's Disease	48	211	16	2,120	- 1,908
Stomach Cancer	49	206	22	1,361	- 1,155
Ovary Cancer	50	201	25	1,067	- 865
Appendicitis	51	194	58	26	+ 169
Alcohol	52	194	32	612	- 418
Oesophagus Cancer	53	151	15	2,145	- 1,994
Skin Disease	54	151	36	295	- 144
Lung Cancers	55	147	3	10,980	- 10,832
Leishmaniasis	56	143	70	0	+ 143
Drug Use	57	138	42	231	- 93
Skin Cancers	58	135	27	1,024	- 889
Trypanosomiasis	59	125	76	0	+ 125
Pancreas Cancer	60	115	11	2,995	- 2,880
Hepatitis B	61	104	62	14	+ 90
Encephalitis	62	88	68	1	+ 87
Upper Respiratory	63	77	57	28	+ 49
Bladder Cancer	64	73	21	1,471	- 1,398
Uterin Cancer	65	61	34	566	- 505
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	47	44	214	- 167
Diphtheria	67	33	71	0	+ 33
Otitis Media	68	19	64	10	+ 10
Hepatitis C	69	18	60	20	- 3
Other Neoplasms	70	15	18	1,831	- 1,816
Ascariasis	71	15	82	0	+ 15
Multiple Sclerosis	72	12	37	295	- 283
Chlamydia	73	6	78	0	+ 6
Dengue	74	0	81	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	84	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	83	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	80	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	75	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	54	42	- 42
Osteoarthritis	81	0	43	220	- 220
Oral conditions	82	0	59	21	- 21
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	40	249	- 249
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	50	96	- 96
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NETHERLANDS

Central Africa

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.