ESTONIA VS NETHERLANDS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NETHERLANDS		ESTONIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	1,219	12	229	+ 990
Coronary Heart Disease	2	1,182	1	3,009	- 1,827
Lung Cancers	3	738	4	657	+ 80
Stroke	4	652	3	1,116	- 464
Lung Disease	5	643	13	229	+ 414
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	392	5	527	- 135
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	332	6	349	- 17
Falls	8	277	24	119	+ 159
Breast Cancer	9	237	11	260	- 22
Prostate Cancer	10	219	8	298	- 79
Pancreas Cancer	11	201	10	268	- 67
Kidney Disease	12	170	17	176	- 6
Lymphomas	13	169	15	213	- 44
Diabetes Mellitus	14	160	19	146	+ 14
Oesophagus Cancer	15	144	27	99	+ 46
Parkinson's Disease	16	142	29	82	+ 60
Suicide	17	136	16	197	- 61
Other Neoplasms	18	123	23	123	- 0
Other Injuries	19	111	20	141	- 31
Leukemia	20	106	22	126	- 20
Bladder Cancer	21	99	21	126	- 27
Stomach Cancer	22	91	9	290	- 198
Inflammatory/Heart	23	81	14	217	- 136
Liver Cancer	24	78	26	107	- 29
Ovary Cancer	25	72	28	87	- 16
Endocrine Disorders	26	71	33	66	+ 5
Skin Cancers	27	69	30	79	- 10
Liver Disease	28	63	7	328	- 266
Hypertension	29	55	2	2,700	- 2,645
Oral Cancer	30	52	25	110	- 59
Road Traffic Accidents	31	46	35	59	- 13
Alcohol	32	41	18	148	- 107
Diarrhoeal diseases	33	39	53	8	+ 31
Uterin Cancer	34	38	34	60	- 22
Congenital Anomalies	35	37	43	25	+ 11
Skin Disease	36	20	41	29	- 9
Multiple Sclerosis	37	20	48	16	+ 4
Epilepsy	38	19	37	45	- 25
Cervical Cancer	39	18	32	68	- 50
Anemia	40	17	51	9	+ 8
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	16	45	22	- 6
Drug Use	42	15	31	75	- 59
Osteoarthritis	43	15	50	10	+ 5
Rheumatoid Arthritis	44	14	46	17	- 3
Low Birth Weight	45	11	55	7	+ 4
Asthma	46	11	44	24	- 13
Peptic Ulcer Disease	47	9	36	55	- 46
Violence	48	7	42	28	- 21
Drownings	49	7	40	30	- 23
Schizophrenia	50	6	56	6	+ 0
Meningitis	51	5	54	7	- 2
Birth Trauma	52	5	57	5	- 0
Fires	53	3	38	41	- 38
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	3	49	12	- 9
HIV/AIDS	55	2	39	40	- 38
Tuberculosis	56	2	47	16	- 15
Upper Respiratory	57	2	66	0	+ 2
Appendicitis	58	2	59	2	- 0
Oral conditions	59	1	60	2	- 1
Hepatitis C	60	1	58	4	- 3
Poisonings	61	1	52	8	- 7
Hepatitis B	62	1	65	0	+ 1
Malnutrition	63	1	79	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	64	1	67	0	+ 1
Maternal Conditions	65	1	61	1	- 1
War	66	0	64	0	- 0
Pertussis	67	0	83	0	+ 0
Encephalitis	68	0	63	0	- 0
Syphilis	69	0	62	1	- 1
Leishmaniasis	70	0	69	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	71	0	82	0	+ 0
Tetanus	72	0	81	0	- 0
Measles	73	0	84	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	72	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	71	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	70	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	73	0	- 0
Chlamydia	78	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	68	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	80	0	80	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	75	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	83	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	77	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ESTONIA

Netherlands

Estonia

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.