NETHERLANDS VS GREECE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GREECE		NETHERLANDS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	35,888	2	17,601	+ 18,288
Stroke	2	23,916	4	9,707	+ 14,209
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	14,071	7	4,946	+ 9,125
Lung Cancers	4	12,496	3	10,980	+ 1,517
Lung Disease	5	9,388	5	9,567	- 179
Kidney Disease	6	8,084	12	2,530	+ 5,554
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	6,693	1	18,148	- 11,455
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	5,545	6	5,829	- 285
Hypertension	9	4,965	29	818	+ 4,147
Parkinson's Disease	10	4,495	16	2,120	+ 2,375
Breast Cancer	11	4,282	9	3,535	+ 747
Prostate Cancer	12	3,437	10	3,265	+ 172
Pancreas Cancer	13	3,235	11	2,995	+ 240
Liver Cancer	14	2,660	24	1,163	+ 1,497
Bladder Cancer	15	2,634	21	1,471	+ 1,163
Stomach Cancer	16	2,608	22	1,361	+ 1,248
Other Injuries	17	2,469	19	1,648	+ 821
Leukemia	18	2,300	20	1,578	+ 722
Lymphomas	19	2,155	13	2,511	- 356
Diabetes Mellitus	20	2,150	14	2,386	- 236
Falls	21	2,115	8	4,131	- 2,016
Road Traffic Accidents	22	1,479	31	681	+ 798
Liver Disease	23	1,375	28	936	+ 439
Inflammatory/Heart	24	1,232	23	1,201	+ 31
Other Neoplasms	25	1,153	18	1,831	- 678
Peptic Ulcer Disease	26	1,037	47	130	+ 907
Ovary Cancer	27	947	25	1,067	- 120
Suicide	28	905	17	2,025	- 1,120
Endocrine Disorders	29	894	26	1,055	- 161
Oral Cancer	30	748	30	768	- 20
Skin Cancers	31	744	27	1,024	- 280
Drownings	32	740	49	98	+ 642
Uterin Cancer	33	633	34	566	+ 67
Epilepsy	34	423	38	289	+ 134
Oesophagus Cancer	35	417	15	2,145	- 1,728
Cervical Cancer	36	413	39	266	+ 147
Drug Use	37	328	42	231	+ 98
Congenital Anomalies	38	296	35	544	- 248
Fires	39	249	53	49	+ 199
Multiple Sclerosis	40	230	37	295	- 65
Low Birth Weight	41	216	45	167	+ 49
Violence	42	177	48	107	+ 69
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	170	41	238	- 68
Diarrhoeal diseases	44	161	33	584	- 423
Rheumatoid Arthritis	45	113	44	214	- 101
Tuberculosis	46	113	56	29	+ 84
Skin Disease	47	96	36	295	- 200
Hepatitis B	48	95	62	14	+ 81
Alcohol	49	86	32	612	- 527
HIV/AIDS	50	80	55	33	+ 47
Anemia	51	80	40	249	- 170
Hepatitis C	52	65	60	20	+ 45
Meningitis	53	57	51	78	- 22
Schizophrenia	54	47	50	96	- 49
Asthma	55	47	46	165	- 118
Poisonings	56	33	61	17	+ 16
Birth Trauma	57	29	52	74	- 45
Appendicitis	58	16	58	26	- 9
Upper Respiratory	59	13	57	28	- 15
Leishmaniasis	60	6	70	0	+ 6
Maternal Conditions	61	4	65	8	- 4
Tetanus	62	3	72	0	+ 3
Oral conditions	63	3	59	21	- 18
War	64	2	66	2	+ 0
Syphilis	65	2	69	1	+ 1
Malnutrition	66	1	63	12	- 11
Encephalitis	67	1	68	1	+ 0
Measles	68	0	73	0	+ 0
Pertussis	69	0	67	1	- 1
Diphtheria	70	0	71	0	- 0
Dengue	71	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	72	0	84	0	- 0
Ascariasis	73	0	82	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	83	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	75	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	80	0	- 0
Chlamydia	80	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	81	0	79	0	- 0
Otitis Media	82	0	64	10	- 10
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	43	220	- 220
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	54	42	- 42
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NETHERLANDS

Greece

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.