FRANCE VS NETHERLANDS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NETHERLANDS		FRANCE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	69,821	2	53,157	+ 16,663
Coronary Heart Disease	2	67,714	1	63,181	+ 4,533
Lung Cancers	3	42,241	4	35,657	+ 6,584
Stroke	4	37,345	3	36,354	+ 991
Lung Disease	5	36,808	7	18,232	+ 18,576
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	22,427	5	21,854	+ 573
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	19,029	6	19,771	- 741
Falls	8	15,892	18	8,284	+ 7,608
Breast Cancer	9	13,599	8	15,536	- 1,936
Prostate Cancer	10	12,561	13	10,873	+ 1,689
Pancreas Cancer	11	11,523	10	12,360	- 837
Kidney Disease	12	9,735	11	11,477	- 1,742
Lymphomas	13	9,661	14	10,067	- 406
Diabetes Mellitus	14	9,180	12	10,912	- 1,732
Oesophagus Cancer	15	8,253	28	4,673	+ 3,580
Parkinson's Disease	16	8,155	20	7,570	+ 585
Suicide	17	7,790	16	8,961	- 1,171
Other Neoplasms	18	7,045	17	8,771	- 1,726
Other Injuries	19	6,341	9	15,119	- 8,778
Leukemia	20	6,073	21	7,457	- 1,384
Bladder Cancer	21	5,660	24	6,566	- 905
Stomach Cancer	22	5,236	26	5,530	- 295
Inflammatory/Heart	23	4,620	25	6,065	- 1,446
Liver Cancer	24	4,474	15	9,573	- 5,099
Ovary Cancer	25	4,104	30	3,964	+ 140
Endocrine Disorders	26	4,057	19	8,086	- 4,029
Skin Cancers	27	3,940	32	3,256	+ 684
Liver Disease	28	3,600	22	7,382	- 3,782
Hypertension	29	3,148	23	7,109	- 3,962
Oral Cancer	30	2,953	27	4,676	- 1,723
Road Traffic Accidents	31	2,620	31	3,339	- 719
Alcohol	32	2,356	33	3,189	- 832
Diarrhoeal diseases	33	2,247	38	1,807	+ 439
Uterin Cancer	34	2,178	34	2,721	- 542
Congenital Anomalies	35	2,092	35	2,012	+ 80
Skin Disease	36	1,136	39	1,598	- 461
Multiple Sclerosis	37	1,134	46	752	+ 382
Epilepsy	38	1,112	37	1,865	- 753
Cervical Cancer	39	1,024	40	1,574	- 549
Anemia	40	959	44	973	- 14
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	914	41	1,384	- 470
Drug Use	42	888	36	1,881	- 993
Osteoarthritis	43	846	56	245	+ 601
Rheumatoid Arthritis	44	824	51	426	+ 398
Low Birth Weight	45	644	47	651	- 7
Asthma	46	635	42	1,039	- 404
Peptic Ulcer Disease	47	501	43	986	- 485
Violence	48	413	49	538	- 125
Drownings	49	376	45	868	- 491
Schizophrenia	50	368	48	647	- 279
Meningitis	51	302	58	163	+ 139
Birth Trauma	52	284	55	309	- 24
Fires	53	189	53	403	- 214
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	161	62	75	+ 85
HIV/AIDS	55	126	54	362	- 236
Tuberculosis	56	110	50	435	- 325
Upper Respiratory	57	108	63	54	+ 54
Appendicitis	58	98	61	90	+ 8
Oral conditions	59	81	60	118	- 37
Hepatitis C	60	79	52	416	- 338
Poisonings	61	67	57	228	- 161
Hepatitis B	62	52	59	135	- 83
Malnutrition	63	47	29	4,212	- 4,165
Otitis Media	64	38	65	16	+ 22
Maternal Conditions	65	32	64	52	- 20
War	66	7	67	7	+ 0
Pertussis	67	4	69	3	+ 1
Encephalitis	68	3	66	8	- 5
Syphilis	69	3	68	4	- 1
Leishmaniasis	70	1	73	1	+ 1
Diphtheria	71	0	75	1	- 1
Tetanus	72	0	70	2	- 2
Measles	73	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	71	1	- 1
Chagas disease	75	0	84	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	83	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	82	0	- 0
Chlamydia	78	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	72	1	- 1
Iodine Deficiency	80	0	74	1	- 1
Dengue	81	0	76	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	79	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 FRANCE

Netherlands

France

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.