GERMANY VS NETHERLANDS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NETHERLANDS		GERMANY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	85,898	2	51,168	+ 34,730
Coronary Heart Disease	2	83,306	1	147,055	- 63,748
Lung Cancers	3	51,968	4	46,560	+ 5,408
Stroke	4	45,944	3	49,794	- 3,849
Lung Disease	5	45,284	5	42,797	+ 2,487
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	27,591	7	26,026	+ 1,565
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	23,411	9	20,712	+ 2,699
Falls	8	19,552	14	15,325	+ 4,227
Breast Cancer	9	16,731	10	18,842	- 2,111
Prostate Cancer	10	15,454	12	16,487	- 1,033
Pancreas Cancer	11	14,176	11	17,971	- 3,795
Kidney Disease	12	11,976	8	22,770	- 10,794
Lymphomas	13	11,885	17	12,249	- 363
Diabetes Mellitus	14	11,293	13	15,560	- 4,266
Oesophagus Cancer	15	10,154	27	6,212	+ 3,941
Parkinson's Disease	16	10,032	16	12,594	- 2,561
Suicide	17	9,584	19	10,284	- 700
Other Neoplasms	18	8,667	24	8,161	+ 506
Other Injuries	19	7,801	23	8,248	- 447
Leukemia	20	7,471	22	8,737	- 1,266
Bladder Cancer	21	6,964	28	6,193	+ 771
Stomach Cancer	22	6,441	20	9,658	- 3,217
Inflammatory/Heart	23	5,684	21	8,891	- 3,208
Liver Cancer	24	5,505	25	8,057	- 2,553
Ovary Cancer	25	5,049	30	5,192	- 143
Endocrine Disorders	26	4,992	18	10,677	- 5,686
Skin Cancers	27	4,847	31	4,055	+ 792
Liver Disease	28	4,429	15	15,194	- 10,765
Hypertension	29	3,872	6	26,796	- 22,923
Oral Cancer	30	3,633	29	6,023	- 2,390
Road Traffic Accidents	31	3,223	34	3,160	+ 63
Alcohol	32	2,899	26	6,257	- 3,358
Diarrhoeal diseases	33	2,764	32	3,830	- 1,066
Uterin Cancer	34	2,680	37	2,231	+ 449
Congenital Anomalies	35	2,574	36	2,291	+ 283
Skin Disease	36	1,398	42	1,543	- 145
Multiple Sclerosis	37	1,395	41	1,571	- 176
Epilepsy	38	1,368	35	3,091	- 1,723
Cervical Cancer	39	1,260	39	2,131	- 871
Anemia	40	1,180	43	994	+ 186
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	1,124	33	3,615	- 2,491
Drug Use	42	1,092	40	1,930	- 838
Osteoarthritis	43	1,041	52	364	+ 678
Rheumatoid Arthritis	44	1,014	47	543	+ 471
Low Birth Weight	45	792	45	770	+ 22
Asthma	46	782	44	924	- 143
Peptic Ulcer Disease	47	616	38	2,166	- 1,550
Violence	48	508	46	769	- 261
Drownings	49	463	49	459	+ 5
Schizophrenia	50	453	51	391	+ 62
Meningitis	51	372	60	168	+ 204
Birth Trauma	52	350	57	239	+ 111
Fires	53	233	53	359	- 126
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	198	55	292	- 94
HIV/AIDS	55	155	54	345	- 190
Tuberculosis	56	135	56	281	- 145
Upper Respiratory	57	133	61	138	- 6
Appendicitis	58	121	62	129	- 8
Oral conditions	59	100	63	62	+ 38
Hepatitis C	60	97	48	507	- 410
Poisonings	61	82	58	216	- 134
Hepatitis B	62	64	59	182	- 118
Malnutrition	63	57	50	450	- 393
Otitis Media	64	47	65	16	+ 31
Maternal Conditions	65	39	64	38	+ 1
War	66	8	66	10	- 2
Pertussis	67	5	69	2	+ 2
Encephalitis	68	4	67	8	- 3
Syphilis	69	3	68	6	- 2
Leishmaniasis	70	2	72	1	+ 1
Diphtheria	71	0	77	0	- 0
Tetanus	72	0	75	1	- 1
Measles	73	0	70	2	- 2
Schistosomiasis	74	0	73	1	- 1
Chagas disease	75	0	74	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	79	0	- 0
Chlamydia	78	0	85	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	84	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	80	0	71	2	- 2
Dengue	81	0	83	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	83	0	80	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	76	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GERMANY

Netherlands

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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.