CHINA VS NETHERLANDS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NETHERLANDS		CHINA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	1,445,991	6	304,455	+ 1,141,536
Coronary Heart Disease	2	1,402,364	2	1,771,525	- 369,161
Lung Cancers	3	874,814	4	714,311	+ 160,504
Stroke	4	773,417	1	2,043,210	- 1,269,793
Lung Disease	5	762,294	3	968,607	- 206,313
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	464,463	9	248,388	+ 216,074
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	394,098	12	183,342	+ 210,756
Falls	8	329,126	16	138,878	+ 190,249
Breast Cancer	9	281,642	19	92,757	+ 188,885
Prostate Cancer	10	260,144	28	51,056	+ 209,088
Pancreas Cancer	11	238,638	18	111,537	+ 127,101
Kidney Disease	12	201,603	11	192,302	+ 9,301
Lymphomas	13	200,075	23	57,838	+ 142,237
Diabetes Mellitus	14	190,110	14	161,672	+ 28,438
Oesophagus Cancer	15	170,926	10	242,891	- 71,965
Parkinson's Disease	16	168,884	20	70,699	+ 98,185
Suicide	17	161,338	17	116,324	+ 45,014
Other Neoplasms	18	145,895	53	4,374	+ 141,521
Other Injuries	19	131,328	25	54,087	+ 77,240
Leukemia	20	125,765	22	58,145	+ 67,621
Bladder Cancer	21	117,222	29	37,873	+ 79,349
Stomach Cancer	22	108,428	5	398,439	- 290,011
Inflammatory/Heart	23	95,676	33	29,954	+ 65,722
Liver Cancer	24	92,662	13	180,952	- 88,290
Ovary Cancer	25	84,997	35	28,078	+ 56,919
Endocrine Disorders	26	84,026	37	25,613	+ 58,413
Skin Cancers	27	81,598	41	19,669	+ 61,929
Liver Disease	28	74,549	15	145,603	- 71,054
Hypertension	29	65,188	7	301,183	- 235,995
Oral Cancer	30	61,165	24	54,695	+ 6,469
Road Traffic Accidents	31	54,260	8	250,272	- 196,012
Alcohol	32	48,800	42	19,071	+ 29,729
Diarrhoeal diseases	33	46,526	50	8,719	+ 37,807
Uterin Cancer	34	45,117	45	11,751	+ 33,365
Congenital Anomalies	35	43,332	31	36,613	+ 6,719
Skin Disease	36	23,537	52	5,222	+ 18,315
Multiple Sclerosis	37	23,484	59	1,734	+ 21,750
Epilepsy	38	23,028	46	11,365	+ 11,663
Cervical Cancer	39	21,209	27	51,650	- 30,440
Anemia	40	19,864	83	0	+ 19,864
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	18,924	21	65,350	- 46,426
Drug Use	42	18,384	38	24,214	- 5,829
Osteoarthritis	43	17,527	82	0	+ 17,527
Rheumatoid Arthritis	44	17,067	49	10,108	+ 6,958
Low Birth Weight	45	13,341	40	21,631	- 8,291
Asthma	46	13,157	39	23,147	- 9,990
Peptic Ulcer Disease	47	10,371	30	37,723	- 27,352
Violence	48	8,550	47	11,115	- 2,565
Drownings	49	7,795	26	52,807	- 45,011
Schizophrenia	50	7,625	86	0	+ 7,625
Meningitis	51	6,254	51	5,704	+ 551
Birth Trauma	52	5,888	43	17,644	- 11,757
Fires	53	3,920	48	10,498	- 6,578
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	3,326	81	0	+ 3,326
HIV/AIDS	55	2,608	34	28,746	- 26,138
Tuberculosis	56	2,281	32	34,802	- 32,521
Upper Respiratory	57	2,237	57	2,663	- 426
Appendicitis	58	2,032	60	1,468	+ 565
Oral conditions	59	1,677	80	0	+ 1,677
Hepatitis C	60	1,626	66	86	+ 1,540
Poisonings	61	1,386	36	25,762	- 24,376
Hepatitis B	62	1,076	56	2,757	- 1,681
Malnutrition	63	963	44	12,995	- 12,031
Otitis Media	64	790	69	15	+ 774
Maternal Conditions	65	654	54	3,596	- 2,943
War	66	143	61	900	- 758
Pertussis	67	77	64	484	- 406
Encephalitis	68	71	55	2,796	- 2,725
Syphilis	69	57	58	1,824	- 1,767
Leishmaniasis	70	28	78	0	+ 28
Diphtheria	71	0	71	11	- 11
Tetanus	72	0	63	491	- 491
Measles	73	0	62	558	- 558
Schistosomiasis	74	0	65	400	- 400
Chagas disease	75	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	75	0	- 0
Chlamydia	78	0	67	55	- 55
Leprosy	79	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	80	0	79	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	70	12	- 12
Ascariasis	82	0	68	34	- 34
Hookworm Disease	83	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	73	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CHINA

Netherlands

China

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.