GEORGIA VS NETHERLANDS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NETHERLANDS		GEORGIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	5,005	5	1,826	+ 3,178
Coronary Heart Disease	2	4,854	1	16,014	- 11,161
Lung Cancers	3	3,028	8	1,152	+ 1,876
Stroke	4	2,677	2	11,969	- 9,292
Lung Disease	5	2,638	7	1,158	+ 1,480
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	1,608	14	444	+ 1,164
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	1,364	9	886	+ 478
Falls	8	1,139	16	420	+ 719
Breast Cancer	9	975	11	613	+ 362
Prostate Cancer	10	900	22	290	+ 610
Pancreas Cancer	11	826	23	227	+ 599
Kidney Disease	12	698	10	826	- 128
Lymphomas	13	692	25	208	+ 484
Diabetes Mellitus	14	658	6	1,621	- 963
Oesophagus Cancer	15	592	43	75	+ 516
Parkinson's Disease	16	585	19	354	+ 230
Suicide	17	558	18	367	+ 191
Other Neoplasms	18	505	52	15	+ 490
Other Injuries	19	455	20	346	+ 108
Leukemia	20	435	30	171	+ 264
Bladder Cancer	21	406	26	205	+ 200
Stomach Cancer	22	375	12	533	- 158
Inflammatory/Heart	23	331	21	346	- 15
Liver Cancer	24	321	17	385	- 64
Ovary Cancer	25	294	29	174	+ 120
Endocrine Disorders	26	291	38	109	+ 182
Skin Cancers	27	282	33	149	+ 133
Liver Disease	28	258	4	1,871	- 1,613
Hypertension	29	226	3	4,387	- 4,162
Oral Cancer	30	212	31	167	+ 45
Road Traffic Accidents	31	188	13	496	- 308
Alcohol	32	169	45	49	+ 120
Diarrhoeal diseases	33	161	50	19	+ 142
Uterin Cancer	34	156	36	115	+ 41
Congenital Anomalies	35	150	28	174	- 24
Skin Disease	36	81	51	17	+ 65
Multiple Sclerosis	37	81	54	12	+ 69
Epilepsy	38	80	44	51	+ 29
Cervical Cancer	39	73	27	187	- 114
Anemia	40	69	85	0	+ 69
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	65	15	426	- 361
Drug Use	42	64	41	90	- 26
Osteoarthritis	43	61	80	0	+ 61
Rheumatoid Arthritis	44	59	57	8	+ 52
Low Birth Weight	45	46	37	114	- 68
Asthma	46	46	35	136	- 90
Peptic Ulcer Disease	47	36	24	226	- 190
Violence	48	30	40	90	- 61
Drownings	49	27	39	95	- 68
Schizophrenia	50	26	83	0	+ 26
Meningitis	51	22	47	25	- 3
Birth Trauma	52	20	46	39	- 19
Fires	53	14	34	140	- 126
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	12	81	0	+ 12
HIV/AIDS	55	9	42	89	- 80
Tuberculosis	56	8	32	153	- 145
Upper Respiratory	57	8	60	1	+ 7
Appendicitis	58	7	55	10	- 3
Oral conditions	59	6	82	0	+ 6
Hepatitis C	60	6	64	0	+ 5
Poisonings	61	5	49	23	- 19
Hepatitis B	62	4	58	7	- 3
Malnutrition	63	3	59	5	- 1
Otitis Media	64	3	66	0	+ 3
Maternal Conditions	65	2	53	13	- 11
War	66	0	61	0	+ 0
Pertussis	67	0	67	0	+ 0
Encephalitis	68	0	48	24	- 24
Syphilis	69	0	63	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	70	0	56	8	- 8
Diphtheria	71	0	70	0	- 0
Tetanus	72	0	62	0	- 0
Measles	73	0	68	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	72	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	74	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	71	0	- 0
Chlamydia	78	0	65	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	80	0	79	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	76	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	69	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	83	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	75	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GEORGIA

Netherlands

Georgia

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.