CANADA VS NETHERLANDS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NETHERLANDS		CANADA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	39,615	2	30,970	+ 8,646
Coronary Heart Disease	2	38,420	1	40,063	- 1,643
Lung Cancers	3	23,967	3	20,937	+ 3,030
Stroke	4	21,189	5	14,159	+ 7,030
Lung Disease	5	20,884	4	14,212	+ 6,672
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	12,725	6	9,651	+ 3,074
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	10,797	7	7,431	+ 3,366
Falls	8	9,017	12	4,829	+ 4,188
Breast Cancer	9	7,716	8	5,910	+ 1,806
Prostate Cancer	10	7,127	13	4,711	+ 2,416
Pancreas Cancer	11	6,538	11	5,057	+ 1,480
Kidney Disease	12	5,523	14	4,578	+ 945
Lymphomas	13	5,481	10	5,146	+ 335
Diabetes Mellitus	14	5,208	9	5,718	- 509
Oesophagus Cancer	15	4,683	25	2,230	+ 2,453
Parkinson's Disease	16	4,627	18	3,359	+ 1,268
Suicide	17	4,420	15	4,417	+ 3
Other Neoplasms	18	3,997	31	1,679	+ 2,318
Other Injuries	19	3,598	24	2,392	+ 1,206
Leukemia	20	3,446	21	3,098	+ 347
Bladder Cancer	21	3,211	23	2,521	+ 691
Stomach Cancer	22	2,971	26	2,177	+ 793
Inflammatory/Heart	23	2,621	27	2,060	+ 561
Liver Cancer	24	2,539	20	3,113	- 574
Ovary Cancer	25	2,329	29	1,902	+ 427
Endocrine Disorders	26	2,302	19	3,233	- 931
Skin Cancers	27	2,236	30	1,756	+ 479
Liver Disease	28	2,042	17	3,624	- 1,581
Hypertension	29	1,786	22	2,563	- 777
Oral Cancer	30	1,676	32	1,592	+ 84
Road Traffic Accidents	31	1,487	28	1,998	- 511
Alcohol	32	1,337	33	1,491	- 154
Diarrhoeal diseases	33	1,275	36	840	+ 434
Uterin Cancer	34	1,236	34	1,183	+ 53
Congenital Anomalies	35	1,187	35	1,081	+ 106
Skin Disease	36	645	38	679	- 34
Multiple Sclerosis	37	643	37	692	- 49
Epilepsy	38	631	44	384	+ 247
Cervical Cancer	39	581	41	578	+ 3
Anemia	40	544	46	343	+ 201
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	518	39	636	- 117
Drug Use	42	504	16	3,686	- 3,182
Osteoarthritis	43	480	55	139	+ 342
Rheumatoid Arthritis	44	468	47	322	+ 145
Low Birth Weight	45	365	42	553	- 188
Asthma	46	360	49	262	+ 98
Peptic Ulcer Disease	47	284	43	442	- 158
Violence	48	234	40	605	- 371
Drownings	49	214	48	283	- 70
Schizophrenia	50	209	57	118	+ 90
Meningitis	51	171	59	68	+ 103
Birth Trauma	52	161	50	193	- 32
Fires	53	107	52	192	- 85
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	91	54	143	- 51
HIV/AIDS	55	71	53	163	- 91
Tuberculosis	56	62	58	97	- 35
Upper Respiratory	57	61	63	47	+ 15
Appendicitis	58	56	62	49	+ 6
Oral conditions	59	46	61	51	- 5
Hepatitis C	60	45	45	363	- 318
Poisonings	61	38	56	121	- 83
Hepatitis B	62	29	60	66	- 36
Malnutrition	63	26	51	192	- 166
Otitis Media	64	22	66	8	+ 14
Maternal Conditions	65	18	64	45	- 27
War	66	4	65	21	- 17
Pertussis	67	2	69	1	+ 1
Encephalitis	68	2	68	3	- 1
Syphilis	69	2	67	5	- 4
Leishmaniasis	70	1	77	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	71	0	73	0	- 0
Tetanus	72	0	71	0	- 0
Measles	73	0	74	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	70	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	75	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	76	0	- 0
Chlamydia	78	0	83	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	80	0	84	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	72	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	82	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	83	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CANADA

Netherlands

Canada

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.