COLOMBIA VS NETHERLANDS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NETHERLANDS		COLOMBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	50,637	22	2,157	+ 48,480
Coronary Heart Disease	2	49,109	1	43,066	+ 6,043
Lung Cancers	3	30,635	10	5,250	+ 25,385
Stroke	4	27,084	3	16,573	+ 10,512
Lung Disease	5	26,695	4	15,928	+ 10,767
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	16,265	12	4,371	+ 11,894
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	13,801	5	10,773	+ 3,027
Falls	8	11,526	29	1,518	+ 10,008
Breast Cancer	9	9,863	13	3,669	+ 6,194
Prostate Cancer	10	9,110	14	3,584	+ 5,525
Pancreas Cancer	11	8,357	25	2,022	+ 6,335
Kidney Disease	12	7,060	7	6,834	+ 226
Lymphomas	13	7,006	18	2,603	+ 4,404
Diabetes Mellitus	14	6,657	11	5,028	+ 1,629
Oesophagus Cancer	15	5,986	36	835	+ 5,150
Parkinson's Disease	16	5,914	47	383	+ 5,531
Suicide	17	5,650	26	1,965	+ 3,685
Other Neoplasms	18	5,109	15	3,205	+ 1,905
Other Injuries	19	4,599	28	1,592	+ 3,007
Leukemia	20	4,404	21	2,208	+ 2,196
Bladder Cancer	21	4,105	42	609	+ 3,496
Stomach Cancer	22	3,797	9	6,112	- 2,315
Inflammatory/Heart	23	3,350	31	1,329	+ 2,021
Liver Cancer	24	3,245	24	2,065	+ 1,180
Ovary Cancer	25	2,977	33	1,122	+ 1,854
Endocrine Disorders	26	2,943	30	1,367	+ 1,575
Skin Cancers	27	2,857	35	1,028	+ 1,829
Liver Disease	28	2,611	19	2,426	+ 184
Hypertension	29	2,283	8	6,400	- 4,117
Oral Cancer	30	2,142	37	807	+ 1,335
Road Traffic Accidents	31	1,900	6	7,765	- 5,865
Alcohol	32	1,709	68	23	+ 1,686
Diarrhoeal diseases	33	1,629	38	747	+ 882
Uterin Cancer	34	1,580	45	423	+ 1,157
Congenital Anomalies	35	1,517	16	2,963	- 1,445
Skin Disease	36	824	34	1,102	- 278
Multiple Sclerosis	37	822	60	62	+ 760
Epilepsy	38	806	43	597	+ 209
Cervical Cancer	39	743	20	2,266	- 1,523
Anemia	40	696	57	101	+ 595
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	663	63	38	+ 625
Drug Use	42	644	44	492	+ 152
Osteoarthritis	43	614	58	67	+ 547
Rheumatoid Arthritis	44	598	51	242	+ 356
Low Birth Weight	45	467	23	2,095	- 1,628
Asthma	46	461	54	191	+ 269
Peptic Ulcer Disease	47	363	39	698	- 335
Violence	48	299	2	19,268	- 18,969
Drownings	49	273	40	689	- 416
Schizophrenia	50	267	70	18	+ 249
Meningitis	51	219	50	244	- 25
Birth Trauma	52	206	41	648	- 442
Fires	53	137	56	127	+ 11
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	116	48	333	- 216
HIV/AIDS	55	91	17	2,683	- 2,592
Tuberculosis	56	80	32	1,272	- 1,192
Upper Respiratory	57	78	66	27	+ 52
Appendicitis	58	71	52	213	- 142
Oral conditions	59	59	75	7	+ 52
Hepatitis C	60	57	59	65	- 8
Poisonings	61	49	61	61	- 12
Hepatitis B	62	38	62	50	- 13
Malnutrition	63	34	27	1,878	- 1,844
Otitis Media	64	28	73	7	+ 20
Maternal Conditions	65	23	46	394	- 371
War	66	5	49	260	- 255
Pertussis	67	3	69	18	- 15
Encephalitis	68	3	64	38	- 35
Syphilis	69	2	65	30	- 28
Leishmaniasis	70	1	74	7	- 6
Diphtheria	71	0	80	0	- 0
Tetanus	72	0	71	14	- 14
Measles	73	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	77	1	- 1
Chagas disease	75	0	53	203	- 203
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	84	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	67	26	- 26
Chlamydia	78	0	81	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	72	8	- 8
Iodine Deficiency	80	0	82	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	55	133	- 133
Ascariasis	82	0	76	5	- 5
Hookworm Disease	83	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to COLOMBIA

Netherlands

Colombia

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.