NETHERLANDS VS GERMANY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GERMANY		NETHERLANDS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	31,069	2	17,601	+ 13,469
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	10,811	1	18,148	- 7,338
Stroke	3	10,520	4	9,707	+ 813
Lung Cancers	4	9,837	3	10,980	- 1,143
Lung Disease	5	9,042	5	9,567	- 525
Hypertension	6	5,661	29	818	+ 4,843
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	5,499	6	5,829	- 331
Kidney Disease	8	4,811	12	2,530	+ 2,281
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	4,376	7	4,946	- 570
Breast Cancer	10	3,981	9	3,535	+ 446
Pancreas Cancer	11	3,797	11	2,995	+ 802
Prostate Cancer	12	3,483	10	3,265	+ 218
Diabetes Mellitus	13	3,287	14	2,386	+ 901
Falls	14	3,238	8	4,131	- 893
Liver Disease	15	3,210	28	936	+ 2,274
Parkinson's Disease	16	2,661	16	2,120	+ 541
Lymphomas	17	2,588	13	2,511	+ 77
Endocrine Disorders	18	2,256	26	1,055	+ 1,201
Suicide	19	2,173	17	2,025	+ 148
Stomach Cancer	20	2,040	22	1,361	+ 680
Inflammatory/Heart	21	1,879	23	1,201	+ 678
Leukemia	22	1,846	20	1,578	+ 267
Other Injuries	23	1,743	19	1,648	+ 94
Other Neoplasms	24	1,724	18	1,831	- 107
Liver Cancer	25	1,702	24	1,163	+ 539
Alcohol	26	1,322	32	612	+ 710
Oesophagus Cancer	27	1,313	15	2,145	- 833
Bladder Cancer	28	1,308	21	1,471	- 163
Oral Cancer	29	1,273	30	768	+ 505
Ovary Cancer	30	1,097	25	1,067	+ 30
Skin Cancers	31	857	27	1,024	- 167
Diarrhoeal diseases	32	809	33	584	+ 225
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	764	41	238	+ 526
Road Traffic Accidents	34	668	31	681	- 13
Epilepsy	35	653	38	289	+ 364
Congenital Anomalies	36	484	35	544	- 60
Uterin Cancer	37	471	34	566	- 95
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	458	47	130	+ 327
Cervical Cancer	39	450	39	266	+ 184
Drug Use	40	408	42	231	+ 177
Multiple Sclerosis	41	332	37	295	+ 37
Skin Disease	42	326	36	295	+ 31
Anemia	43	210	40	249	- 39
Asthma	44	195	46	165	+ 30
Low Birth Weight	45	163	45	167	- 5
Violence	46	162	48	107	+ 55
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	115	44	214	- 100
Hepatitis C	48	107	60	20	+ 87
Drownings	49	97	49	98	- 1
Malnutrition	50	95	63	12	+ 83
Schizophrenia	51	83	50	96	- 13
Osteoarthritis	52	77	43	220	- 143
Fires	53	76	53	49	+ 27
HIV/AIDS	54	73	55	33	+ 40
Prostatic Hypertrophy	55	62	54	42	+ 20
Tuberculosis	56	59	56	29	+ 31
Birth Trauma	57	51	52	74	- 23
Poisonings	58	46	61	17	+ 28
Hepatitis B	59	38	62	14	+ 25
Meningitis	60	35	51	78	- 43
Upper Respiratory	61	29	57	28	+ 1
Appendicitis	62	27	58	26	+ 2
Oral conditions	63	13	59	21	- 8
Maternal Conditions	64	8	65	8	- 0
Otitis Media	65	3	64	10	- 7
War	66	2	66	2	+ 0
Encephalitis	67	2	68	1	+ 1
Syphilis	68	1	69	1	+ 0
Pertussis	69	1	67	1	- 0
Measles	70	0	73	0	+ 0
Iodine Deficiency	71	0	80	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	72	0	70	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	73	0	74	0	+ 0
Chagas disease	74	0	75	0	+ 0
Tetanus	75	0	72	0	+ 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	76	0	85	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	77	0	71	0	+ 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	83	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	82	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	84	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	81	0	- 0
Leprosy	84	0	79	0	- 0
Chlamydia	85	0	78	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NETHERLANDS

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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.