NETHERLANDS VS ERITREA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ERITREA		NETHERLANDS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	9,179	7	4,946	+ 4,233
Stroke	2	7,183	4	9,707	- 2,524
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	6,421	33	584	+ 5,837
Coronary Heart Disease	4	6,034	2	17,601	- 11,567
Road Traffic Accidents	5	3,715	31	681	+ 3,034
Liver Disease	6	3,403	28	936	+ 2,467
Diabetes Mellitus	7	2,646	14	2,386	+ 260
Hypertension	8	2,593	29	818	+ 1,775
Lung Disease	9	1,854	5	9,567	- 7,713
Malnutrition	10	1,848	63	12	+ 1,836
Birth Trauma	11	1,727	52	74	+ 1,653
Kidney Disease	12	1,618	12	2,530	- 912
Maternal Conditions	13	1,523	65	8	+ 1,515
Tuberculosis	14	1,522	56	29	+ 1,494
Other Injuries	15	1,513	19	1,648	- 135
Low Birth Weight	16	1,488	45	167	+ 1,320
Malaria	17	1,224	77	0	+ 1,224
Congenital Anomalies	18	1,210	35	544	+ 666
Meningitis	19	1,133	51	78	+ 1,055
Violence	20	1,076	48	107	+ 969
Suicide	21	1,069	17	2,025	- 956
Asthma	22	914	46	165	+ 748
Breast Cancer	23	873	9	3,535	- 2,662
Alzheimers & Dementia	24	868	1	18,148	- 17,280
HIV/AIDS	25	862	55	33	+ 829
Falls	26	471	8	4,131	- 3,660
Peptic Ulcer Disease	27	412	47	130	+ 282
Lymphomas	28	411	13	2,511	- 2,100
Leukemia	29	404	20	1,578	- 1,175
Cervical Cancer	30	371	39	266	+ 105
Fires	31	369	53	49	+ 320
Inflammatory/Heart	32	344	23	1,201	- 857
Drownings	33	330	49	98	+ 232
Poisonings	34	320	61	17	+ 302
Colon-Rectum Cancers	35	317	6	5,829	- 5,513
Pertussis	36	251	67	1	+ 250
Parkinson's Disease	37	238	16	2,120	- 1,882
Epilepsy	38	228	38	289	- 61
Oesophagus Cancer	39	227	15	2,145	- 1,918
Ovary Cancer	40	223	25	1,067	- 844
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	215	41	238	- 23
Schistosomiasis	42	204	74	0	+ 204
Endocrine Disorders	43	200	26	1,055	- 855
Oral Cancer	44	199	30	768	- 569
Liver Cancer	45	194	24	1,163	- 969
Lung Cancers	46	173	3	10,980	- 10,807
Prostate Cancer	47	152	10	3,265	- 3,113
Stomach Cancer	48	135	22	1,361	- 1,226
Alcohol	49	127	32	612	- 485
Skin Disease	50	125	36	295	- 170
Bladder Cancer	51	118	21	1,471	- 1,354
Tetanus	52	105	72	0	+ 105
Drug Use	53	101	42	231	- 129
Syphilis	54	97	69	1	+ 97
Appendicitis	55	88	58	26	+ 62
Skin Cancers	56	83	27	1,024	- 941
Hepatitis B	57	77	62	14	+ 64
Pancreas Cancer	58	55	11	2,995	- 2,940
Leishmaniasis	59	53	70	0	+ 53
Upper Respiratory	60	50	57	28	+ 22
Uterin Cancer	61	49	34	566	- 517
Encephalitis	62	44	68	1	+ 43
Measles	63	35	73	0	+ 35
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	33	44	214	- 181
Hepatitis C	65	18	60	20	- 2
Other Neoplasms	66	17	18	1,831	- 1,814
Multiple Sclerosis	67	11	37	295	- 284
Ascariasis	68	5	82	0	+ 5
Otitis Media	69	5	64	10	- 5
Chlamydia	70	3	78	0	+ 3
War	71	1	66	2	- 1
Diphtheria	72	1	71	0	+ 1
Dengue	73	0	81	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	83	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	84	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	40	249	- 249
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	50	96	- 96
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	54	42	- 42
Osteoarthritis	85	0	43	220	- 220
Oral conditions	86	0	59	21	- 21
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NETHERLANDS

Eritrea

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.