BHUTAN VS NETHERLANDS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NETHERLANDS		BHUTAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	903	13	105	+ 799
Coronary Heart Disease	2	876	1	702	+ 174
Lung Cancers	3	546	21	44	+ 502
Stroke	4	483	3	360	+ 123
Lung Disease	5	476	2	524	- 48
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	290	31	24	+ 266
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	246	4	177	+ 69
Falls	8	206	12	111	+ 95
Breast Cancer	9	176	43	8	+ 168
Prostate Cancer	10	163	55	3	+ 159
Pancreas Cancer	11	149	33	20	+ 129
Kidney Disease	12	126	8	149	- 23
Lymphomas	13	125	52	5	+ 120
Diabetes Mellitus	14	119	7	164	- 45
Oesophagus Cancer	15	107	22	44	+ 63
Parkinson's Disease	16	105	28	31	+ 74
Suicide	17	101	26	35	+ 66
Other Neoplasms	18	91	57	2	+ 89
Other Injuries	19	82	24	43	+ 39
Leukemia	20	79	34	19	+ 60
Bladder Cancer	21	73	48	6	+ 67
Stomach Cancer	22	68	11	118	- 50
Inflammatory/Heart	23	60	45	8	+ 52
Liver Cancer	24	58	27	35	+ 23
Ovary Cancer	25	53	37	14	+ 39
Endocrine Disorders	26	52	39	11	+ 42
Skin Cancers	27	51	41	9	+ 42
Liver Disease	28	47	6	166	- 119
Hypertension	29	41	16	77	- 36
Oral Cancer	30	38	23	43	- 5
Road Traffic Accidents	31	34	10	123	- 90
Alcohol	32	30	49	6	+ 25
Diarrhoeal diseases	33	29	5	169	- 140
Uterin Cancer	34	28	71	0	+ 28
Congenital Anomalies	35	27	20	50	- 23
Skin Disease	36	15	46	7	+ 7
Multiple Sclerosis	37	15	62	1	+ 14
Epilepsy	38	14	38	14	+ 1
Cervical Cancer	39	13	29	30	- 17
Anemia	40	12	72	0	+ 12
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	12	17	68	- 56
Drug Use	42	11	47	7	+ 5
Osteoarthritis	43	11	78	0	+ 11
Rheumatoid Arthritis	44	11	50	5	+ 5
Low Birth Weight	45	8	14	79	- 71
Asthma	46	8	15	78	- 70
Peptic Ulcer Disease	47	6	25	39	- 32
Violence	48	5	35	18	- 13
Drownings	49	5	32	20	- 15
Schizophrenia	50	5	75	0	+ 5
Meningitis	51	4	36	17	- 13
Birth Trauma	52	4	19	51	- 48
Fires	53	2	44	8	- 5
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	2	77	0	+ 2
HIV/AIDS	55	2	18	58	- 56
Tuberculosis	56	1	9	138	- 136
Upper Respiratory	57	1	61	1	+ 0
Appendicitis	58	1	51	5	- 4
Oral conditions	59	1	76	0	+ 1
Hepatitis C	60	1	64	1	+ 0
Poisonings	61	1	59	2	- 1
Hepatitis B	62	1	53	4	- 3
Malnutrition	63	1	54	3	- 3
Otitis Media	64	0	69	0	+ 0
Maternal Conditions	65	0	42	9	- 9
War	66	0	68	0	+ 0
Pertussis	67	0	63	1	- 1
Encephalitis	68	0	30	28	- 28
Syphilis	69	0	40	11	- 11
Leishmaniasis	70	0	65	1	- 1
Diphtheria	71	0	70	0	- 0
Tetanus	72	0	60	1	- 1
Measles	73	0	58	2	- 2
Schistosomiasis	74	0	82	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	83	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	84	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	81	0	- 0
Chlamydia	78	0	67	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	85	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	80	0	86	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	56	3	- 3
Ascariasis	82	0	66	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	83	0	80	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	79	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	73	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	74	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BHUTAN

Netherlands

Bhutan

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.