NETHERLANDS VS CHINA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CHINA		NETHERLANDS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	25,644	4	9,707	+ 15,937
Coronary Heart Disease	2	22,234	2	17,601	+ 4,633
Lung Disease	3	12,157	5	9,567	+ 2,589
Lung Cancers	4	8,965	3	10,980	- 2,014
Stomach Cancer	5	5,001	22	1,361	+ 3,640
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	3,821	1	18,148	- 14,327
Hypertension	7	3,780	29	818	+ 2,962
Road Traffic Accidents	8	3,141	31	681	+ 2,460
Colon-Rectum Cancers	9	3,117	6	5,829	- 2,712
Oesophagus Cancer	10	3,048	15	2,145	+ 903
Kidney Disease	11	2,414	12	2,530	- 117
Influenza and Pneumonia	12	2,301	7	4,946	- 2,645
Liver Cancer	13	2,271	24	1,163	+ 1,108
Diabetes Mellitus	14	2,029	14	2,386	- 357
Liver Disease	15	1,827	28	936	+ 892
Falls	16	1,743	8	4,131	- 2,388
Suicide	17	1,460	17	2,025	- 565
Pancreas Cancer	18	1,400	11	2,995	- 1,595
Breast Cancer	19	1,164	9	3,535	- 2,371
Parkinson's Disease	20	887	16	2,120	- 1,232
Rheumatic Heart Disease	21	820	41	238	+ 583
Leukemia	22	730	20	1,578	- 849
Lymphomas	23	726	13	2,511	- 1,785
Oral Cancer	24	686	30	768	- 81
Other Injuries	25	679	19	1,648	- 969
Drownings	26	663	49	98	+ 565
Cervical Cancer	27	648	39	266	+ 382
Prostate Cancer	28	641	10	3,265	- 2,624
Bladder Cancer	29	475	21	1,471	- 996
Peptic Ulcer Disease	30	473	47	130	+ 343
Congenital Anomalies	31	460	35	544	- 84
Tuberculosis	32	437	56	29	+ 408
Inflammatory/Heart	33	376	23	1,201	- 825
HIV/AIDS	34	361	55	33	+ 328
Ovary Cancer	35	352	25	1,067	- 714
Poisonings	36	323	61	17	+ 306
Endocrine Disorders	37	321	26	1,055	- 733
Drug Use	38	304	42	231	+ 73
Asthma	39	291	46	165	+ 125
Low Birth Weight	40	271	45	167	+ 104
Skin Cancers	41	247	27	1,024	- 777
Alcohol	42	239	32	612	- 373
Birth Trauma	43	221	52	74	+ 148
Malnutrition	44	163	63	12	+ 151
Uterin Cancer	45	147	34	566	- 419
Epilepsy	46	143	38	289	- 146
Violence	47	139	48	107	+ 32
Fires	48	132	53	49	+ 83
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	127	44	214	- 87
Diarrhoeal diseases	50	109	33	584	- 475
Meningitis	51	72	51	78	- 7
Skin Disease	52	66	36	295	- 230
Other Neoplasms	53	55	18	1,831	- 1,776
Maternal Conditions	54	45	65	8	+ 37
Encephalitis	55	35	68	1	+ 34
Hepatitis B	56	35	62	14	+ 21
Upper Respiratory	57	33	57	28	+ 5
Syphilis	58	23	69	1	+ 22
Multiple Sclerosis	59	22	37	295	- 273
Appendicitis	60	18	58	26	- 7
War	61	11	66	2	+ 10
Measles	62	7	73	0	+ 7
Tetanus	63	6	72	0	+ 6
Pertussis	64	6	67	1	+ 5
Schistosomiasis	65	5	74	0	+ 5
Hepatitis C	66	1	60	20	- 19
Chlamydia	67	1	78	0	+ 1
Ascariasis	68	0	82	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	69	0	64	10	- 10
Dengue	70	0	81	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	71	0	71	0	+ 0
Leprosy	72	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	84	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	83	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	70	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	59	21	- 21
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	54	42	- 42
Osteoarthritis	82	0	43	220	- 220
Anemia	83	0	40	249	- 249
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	50	96	- 96
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NETHERLANDS

China

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.