GUYANA VS NETHERLANDS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NETHERLANDS		GUYANA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	811	38	23	+ 788
Coronary Heart Disease	2	786	1	1,335	- 548
Lung Cancers	3	491	29	38	+ 453
Stroke	4	434	2	1,022	- 589
Lung Disease	5	427	13	174	+ 254
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	260	25	59	+ 202
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	221	6	302	- 81
Falls	8	185	48	11	+ 173
Breast Cancer	9	158	19	96	+ 62
Prostate Cancer	10	146	17	123	+ 23
Pancreas Cancer	11	134	42	19	+ 115
Kidney Disease	12	113	8	233	- 120
Lymphomas	13	112	32	32	+ 80
Diabetes Mellitus	14	107	3	579	- 472
Oesophagus Cancer	15	96	51	8	+ 88
Parkinson's Disease	16	95	49	9	+ 86
Suicide	17	90	5	315	- 225
Other Neoplasms	18	82	28	40	+ 42
Other Injuries	19	74	14	167	- 94
Leukemia	20	71	39	21	+ 49
Bladder Cancer	21	66	50	8	+ 58
Stomach Cancer	22	61	31	34	+ 27
Inflammatory/Heart	23	54	20	92	- 38
Liver Cancer	24	52	34	29	+ 23
Ovary Cancer	25	48	43	18	+ 30
Endocrine Disorders	26	47	12	174	- 127
Skin Cancers	27	46	55	5	+ 41
Liver Disease	28	42	9	197	- 155
Hypertension	29	37	4	320	- 283
Oral Cancer	30	34	40	20	+ 14
Road Traffic Accidents	31	30	11	175	- 144
Alcohol	32	27	57	3	+ 24
Diarrhoeal diseases	33	26	27	48	- 21
Uterin Cancer	34	25	46	13	+ 12
Congenital Anomalies	35	24	23	69	- 44
Skin Disease	36	13	56	3	+ 10
Multiple Sclerosis	37	13	61	1	+ 12
Epilepsy	38	13	37	24	- 11
Cervical Cancer	39	12	21	91	- 79
Anemia	40	11	18	99	- 88
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	11	47	13	- 2
Drug Use	42	10	45	16	- 5
Osteoarthritis	43	10	58	3	+ 7
Rheumatoid Arthritis	44	10	63	1	+ 9
Low Birth Weight	45	7	22	89	- 82
Asthma	46	7	36	25	- 18
Peptic Ulcer Disease	47	6	26	54	- 48
Violence	48	5	10	194	- 189
Drownings	49	4	15	145	- 140
Schizophrenia	50	4	62	1	+ 3
Meningitis	51	4	44	17	- 14
Birth Trauma	52	3	24	64	- 61
Fires	53	2	41	19	- 17
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	2	52	8	- 6
HIV/AIDS	55	1	7	256	- 255
Tuberculosis	56	1	16	137	- 136
Upper Respiratory	57	1	66	1	+ 1
Appendicitis	58	1	54	6	- 5
Oral conditions	59	1	67	0	+ 1
Hepatitis C	60	1	69	0	+ 1
Poisonings	61	1	65	1	+ 0
Hepatitis B	62	1	59	2	- 1
Malnutrition	63	1	30	37	- 37
Otitis Media	64	0	76	0	+ 0
Maternal Conditions	65	0	35	28	- 28
War	66	0	64	1	- 1
Pertussis	67	0	73	0	- 0
Encephalitis	68	0	53	7	- 7
Syphilis	69	0	71	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	70	0	83	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	71	0	75	0	- 0
Tetanus	72	0	72	0	- 0
Measles	73	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	84	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	81	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	82	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	33	30	- 30
Chlamydia	78	0	80	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	68	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	80	0	85	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	60	2	- 2
Ascariasis	82	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	83	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	78	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	70	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GUYANA

Netherlands

Guyana

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.