NETHERLANDS VS GUYANA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GUYANA		NETHERLANDS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	29,875	2	17,601	+ 12,275
Stroke	2	22,881	4	9,707	+ 13,174
Diabetes Mellitus	3	12,951	14	2,386	+ 10,565
Hypertension	4	7,162	29	818	+ 6,343
Suicide	5	7,057	17	2,025	+ 5,033
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	6,748	7	4,946	+ 1,802
HIV/AIDS	7	5,734	55	33	+ 5,701
Kidney Disease	8	5,223	12	2,530	+ 2,693
Liver Disease	9	4,405	28	936	+ 3,469
Violence	10	4,332	48	107	+ 4,224
Road Traffic Accidents	11	3,913	31	681	+ 3,232
Endocrine Disorders	12	3,904	26	1,055	+ 2,849
Lung Disease	13	3,894	5	9,567	- 5,674
Other Injuries	14	3,742	19	1,648	+ 2,094
Drownings	15	3,241	49	98	+ 3,143
Tuberculosis	16	3,065	56	29	+ 3,037
Prostate Cancer	17	2,759	10	3,265	- 506
Anemia	18	2,214	40	249	+ 1,964
Breast Cancer	19	2,145	9	3,535	- 1,389
Inflammatory/Heart	20	2,053	23	1,201	+ 853
Cervical Cancer	21	2,045	39	266	+ 1,779
Low Birth Weight	22	1,998	45	167	+ 1,830
Congenital Anomalies	23	1,537	35	544	+ 994
Birth Trauma	24	1,441	52	74	+ 1,367
Colon-Rectum Cancers	25	1,311	6	5,829	- 4,519
Peptic Ulcer Disease	26	1,216	47	130	+ 1,085
Diarrhoeal diseases	27	1,063	33	584	+ 479
Other Neoplasms	28	899	18	1,831	- 932
Lung Cancers	29	845	3	10,980	- 10,135
Malnutrition	30	835	63	12	+ 823
Stomach Cancer	31	760	22	1,361	- 601
Lymphomas	32	720	13	2,511	- 1,791
Malaria	33	671	77	0	+ 671
Liver Cancer	34	647	24	1,163	- 516
Maternal Conditions	35	630	65	8	+ 622
Asthma	36	570	46	165	+ 405
Epilepsy	37	528	38	289	+ 239
Alzheimers & Dementia	38	511	1	18,148	- 17,637
Leukemia	39	475	20	1,578	- 1,104
Oral Cancer	40	449	30	768	- 319
Fires	41	435	53	49	+ 386
Pancreas Cancer	42	425	11	2,995	- 2,570
Ovary Cancer	43	397	25	1,067	- 670
Meningitis	44	389	51	78	+ 311
Drug Use	45	350	42	231	+ 119
Uterin Cancer	46	291	34	566	- 276
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	288	41	238	+ 51
Falls	48	249	8	4,131	- 3,882
Parkinson's Disease	49	202	16	2,120	- 1,918
Bladder Cancer	50	177	21	1,471	- 1,294
Oesophagus Cancer	51	175	15	2,145	- 1,970
Prostatic Hypertrophy	52	174	54	42	+ 132
Encephalitis	53	157	68	1	+ 156
Appendicitis	54	134	58	26	+ 109
Skin Cancers	55	108	27	1,024	- 916
Skin Disease	56	72	36	295	- 224
Alcohol	57	69	32	612	- 543
Osteoarthritis	58	68	43	220	- 152
Hepatitis B	59	45	62	14	+ 31
Dengue	60	41	81	0	+ 41
Multiple Sclerosis	61	28	37	295	- 267
Schizophrenia	62	23	50	96	- 73
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	22	44	214	- 192
War	64	14	66	2	+ 12
Poisonings	65	13	61	17	- 4
Upper Respiratory	66	11	57	28	- 17
Oral conditions	67	9	59	21	- 12
Leprosy	68	8	79	0	+ 8
Hepatitis C	69	6	60	20	- 14
Vitamin A Deficiency	70	6	85	0	+ 6
Syphilis	71	5	69	1	+ 4
Tetanus	72	5	72	0	+ 5
Pertussis	73	1	67	1	+ 0
Ascariasis	74	0	82	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	75	0	71	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	76	0	64	10	- 10
Measles	77	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	84	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	83	0	- 0
Chlamydia	80	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	81	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	83	0	70	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	84	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	85	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NETHERLANDS

Guyana

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.