NETHERLANDS VS ESTONIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ESTONIA		NETHERLANDS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	44,794	2	17,601	+ 27,193
Hypertension	2	40,199	29	818	+ 39,381
Stroke	3	16,614	4	9,707	+ 6,907
Lung Cancers	4	9,784	3	10,980	- 1,196
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	7,844	6	5,829	+ 2,015
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	5,192	7	4,946	+ 246
Liver Disease	7	4,890	28	936	+ 3,954
Prostate Cancer	8	4,443	10	3,265	+ 1,178
Stomach Cancer	9	4,314	22	1,361	+ 2,953
Pancreas Cancer	10	3,996	11	2,995	+ 1,001
Breast Cancer	11	3,870	9	3,535	+ 335
Alzheimers & Dementia	12	3,416	1	18,148	- 14,733
Lung Disease	13	3,405	5	9,567	- 6,162
Inflammatory/Heart	14	3,231	23	1,201	+ 2,030
Lymphomas	15	3,169	13	2,511	+ 658
Suicide	16	2,939	17	2,025	+ 914
Kidney Disease	17	2,627	12	2,530	+ 97
Alcohol	18	2,209	32	612	+ 1,597
Diabetes Mellitus	19	2,175	14	2,386	- 211
Other Injuries	20	2,103	19	1,648	+ 454
Bladder Cancer	21	1,872	21	1,471	+ 401
Leukemia	22	1,870	20	1,578	+ 292
Other Neoplasms	23	1,836	18	1,831	+ 5
Falls	24	1,765	8	4,131	- 2,366
Oral Cancer	25	1,644	30	768	+ 876
Liver Cancer	26	1,596	24	1,163	+ 433
Oesophagus Cancer	27	1,466	15	2,145	- 679
Ovary Cancer	28	1,298	25	1,067	+ 231
Parkinson's Disease	29	1,220	16	2,120	- 899
Skin Cancers	30	1,174	27	1,024	+ 150
Drug Use	31	1,117	42	231	+ 886
Cervical Cancer	32	1,006	39	266	+ 740
Endocrine Disorders	33	981	26	1,055	- 73
Uterin Cancer	34	895	34	566	+ 329
Road Traffic Accidents	35	881	31	681	+ 200
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	819	47	130	+ 689
Epilepsy	37	663	38	289	+ 374
Fires	38	609	53	49	+ 560
HIV/AIDS	39	600	55	33	+ 567
Drownings	40	446	49	98	+ 348
Skin Disease	41	425	36	295	+ 129
Violence	42	424	48	107	+ 317
Congenital Anomalies	43	373	35	544	- 171
Asthma	44	359	46	165	+ 193
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	321	41	238	+ 83
Rheumatoid Arthritis	46	256	44	214	+ 42
Tuberculosis	47	245	56	29	+ 216
Multiple Sclerosis	48	242	37	295	- 53
Prostatic Hypertrophy	49	181	54	42	+ 139
Osteoarthritis	50	151	43	220	- 69
Anemia	51	136	40	249	- 113
Poisonings	52	124	61	17	+ 106
Diarrhoeal diseases	53	123	33	584	- 461
Meningitis	54	110	51	78	+ 32
Low Birth Weight	55	101	45	167	- 67
Schizophrenia	56	91	50	96	- 5
Birth Trauma	57	75	52	74	+ 1
Hepatitis C	58	60	60	20	+ 40
Appendicitis	59	30	58	26	+ 5
Oral conditions	60	30	59	21	+ 9
Maternal Conditions	61	17	65	8	+ 9
Syphilis	62	15	69	1	+ 14
Encephalitis	63	3	68	1	+ 2
War	64	2	66	2	+ 0
Hepatitis B	65	0	62	14	- 14
Upper Respiratory	66	0	57	28	- 28
Otitis Media	67	0	64	10	- 10
Leprosy	68	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	69	0	70	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	70	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	71	0	75	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	74	0	- 0
Malaria	73	0	77	0	- 0
Ascariasis	74	0	82	0	- 0
Dengue	75	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	83	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	84	0	- 0
Chlamydia	78	0	78	0	- 0
Malnutrition	79	0	63	12	- 12
Iodine Deficiency	80	0	80	0	- 0
Tetanus	81	0	72	0	- 0
Diphtheria	82	0	71	0	- 0
Pertussis	83	0	67	1	- 1
Measles	84	0	73	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NETHERLANDS

Estonia

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.