EQU. GUINEA VS NETHERLANDS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NETHERLANDS		EQU. GUINEA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	1,834	29	55	+ 1,778
Coronary Heart Disease	2	1,778	7	419	+ 1,360
Lung Cancers	3	1,109	41	27	+ 1,083
Stroke	4	981	6	437	+ 544
Lung Disease	5	967	20	120	+ 846
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	589	40	29	+ 560
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	500	2	913	- 413
Falls	8	417	32	46	+ 372
Breast Cancer	9	357	24	84	+ 273
Prostate Cancer	10	330	35	43	+ 287
Pancreas Cancer	11	303	55	11	+ 291
Kidney Disease	12	256	14	198	+ 57
Lymphomas	13	254	45	19	+ 234
Diabetes Mellitus	14	241	11	299	- 58
Oesophagus Cancer	15	217	54	12	+ 205
Parkinson's Disease	16	214	46	18	+ 197
Suicide	17	205	22	107	+ 97
Other Neoplasms	18	185	63	3	+ 182
Other Injuries	19	167	23	105	+ 61
Leukemia	20	159	61	4	+ 156
Bladder Cancer	21	149	56	9	+ 140
Stomach Cancer	22	138	49	16	+ 122
Inflammatory/Heart	23	121	27	63	+ 58
Liver Cancer	24	118	34	43	+ 74
Ovary Cancer	25	108	52	13	+ 95
Endocrine Disorders	26	107	25	73	+ 33
Skin Cancers	27	103	48	16	+ 87
Liver Disease	28	95	13	199	- 105
Hypertension	29	83	16	165	- 82
Oral Cancer	30	78	37	35	+ 43
Road Traffic Accidents	31	69	8	368	- 300
Alcohol	32	62	53	12	+ 50
Diarrhoeal diseases	33	59	9	349	- 290
Uterin Cancer	34	57	58	8	+ 50
Congenital Anomalies	35	55	12	249	- 194
Skin Disease	36	30	51	13	+ 17
Multiple Sclerosis	37	30	67	1	+ 28
Epilepsy	38	29	38	32	- 3
Cervical Cancer	39	27	28	56	- 29
Anemia	40	25	85	0	+ 25
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	24	50	14	+ 10
Drug Use	42	23	30	50	- 27
Osteoarthritis	43	22	81	0	+ 22
Rheumatoid Arthritis	44	22	62	4	+ 18
Low Birth Weight	45	17	4	457	- 440
Asthma	46	17	26	65	- 49
Peptic Ulcer Disease	47	13	43	22	- 9
Violence	48	11	33	45	- 34
Drownings	49	10	36	39	- 30
Schizophrenia	50	10	86	0	+ 10
Meningitis	51	8	19	127	- 119
Birth Trauma	52	7	5	441	- 433
Fires	53	5	39	30	- 25
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	4	82	0	+ 4
HIV/AIDS	55	3	1	1,838	- 1,835
Tuberculosis	56	3	10	321	- 318
Upper Respiratory	57	3	66	2	+ 1
Appendicitis	58	3	59	6	- 3
Oral conditions	59	2	80	0	+ 2
Hepatitis C	60	2	69	0	+ 2
Poisonings	61	2	44	21	- 19
Hepatitis B	62	1	65	3	- 2
Malnutrition	63	1	31	48	- 47
Otitis Media	64	1	72	0	+ 1
Maternal Conditions	65	1	17	139	- 138
War	66	0	71	0	+ 0
Pertussis	67	0	21	109	- 109
Encephalitis	68	0	57	8	- 8
Syphilis	69	0	18	134	- 134
Leishmaniasis	70	0	78	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	71	0	64	3	- 3
Tetanus	72	0	42	23	- 23
Measles	73	0	15	181	- 181
Schistosomiasis	74	0	60	4	- 4
Chagas disease	75	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	47	16	- 16
Malaria	77	0	3	668	- 668
Chlamydia	78	0	68	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	80	0	79	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	73	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	70	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	83	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	75	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to EQU. GUINEA

Netherlands

Equ. Guinea

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.