ITALY VS NETHERLANDS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NETHERLANDS		ITALY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	62,254	3	41,445	+ 20,810
Coronary Heart Disease	2	60,376	1	97,116	- 36,740
Lung Cancers	3	37,663	4	34,152	+ 3,511
Stroke	4	33,298	2	62,633	- 29,336
Lung Disease	5	32,819	5	32,382	+ 437
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	19,997	7	21,254	- 1,257
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	16,967	9	16,339	+ 629
Falls	8	14,170	25	4,222	+ 9,947
Breast Cancer	9	12,126	10	13,868	- 1,743
Prostate Cancer	10	11,200	20	8,409	+ 2,791
Pancreas Cancer	11	10,274	13	12,095	- 1,820
Kidney Disease	12	8,680	11	12,726	- 4,046
Lymphomas	13	8,614	16	9,670	- 1,057
Diabetes Mellitus	14	8,185	8	19,836	- 11,651
Oesophagus Cancer	15	7,359	34	2,045	+ 5,314
Parkinson's Disease	16	7,271	19	8,428	- 1,157
Suicide	17	6,946	26	4,042	+ 2,904
Other Neoplasms	18	6,281	15	9,984	- 3,703
Other Injuries	19	5,654	12	12,112	- 6,458
Leukemia	20	5,415	21	6,728	- 1,314
Bladder Cancer	21	5,047	22	6,711	- 1,664
Stomach Cancer	22	4,668	14	10,252	- 5,584
Inflammatory/Heart	23	4,119	24	5,531	- 1,412
Liver Cancer	24	3,989	17	9,620	- 5,631
Ovary Cancer	25	3,659	28	3,282	+ 378
Endocrine Disorders	26	3,618	18	8,431	- 4,813
Skin Cancers	27	3,513	29	3,239	+ 274
Liver Disease	28	3,210	23	5,559	- 2,350
Hypertension	29	2,807	6	29,931	- 27,125
Oral Cancer	30	2,633	27	3,343	- 710
Road Traffic Accidents	31	2,336	30	3,221	- 885
Alcohol	32	2,101	55	277	+ 1,824
Diarrhoeal diseases	33	2,003	36	1,622	+ 381
Uterin Cancer	34	1,942	33	2,198	- 255
Congenital Anomalies	35	1,866	37	1,443	+ 422
Skin Disease	36	1,013	38	1,440	- 426
Multiple Sclerosis	37	1,011	44	677	+ 334
Epilepsy	38	991	39	1,337	- 345
Cervical Cancer	39	913	40	1,154	- 241
Anemia	40	855	35	1,672	- 817
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	815	32	2,216	- 1,401
Drug Use	42	792	45	654	+ 137
Osteoarthritis	43	755	48	481	+ 273
Rheumatoid Arthritis	44	735	42	701	+ 33
Low Birth Weight	45	574	51	357	+ 217
Asthma	46	566	47	494	+ 73
Peptic Ulcer Disease	47	447	43	690	- 243
Violence	48	368	50	409	- 40
Drownings	49	336	52	344	- 8
Schizophrenia	50	328	49	424	- 96
Meningitis	51	269	60	128	+ 142
Birth Trauma	52	253	59	140	+ 113
Fires	53	169	56	271	- 102
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	143	57	241	- 98
HIV/AIDS	55	112	46	520	- 408
Tuberculosis	56	98	53	336	- 238
Upper Respiratory	57	96	64	20	+ 76
Appendicitis	58	87	61	49	+ 39
Oral conditions	59	72	62	47	+ 25
Hepatitis C	60	70	31	2,451	- 2,381
Poisonings	61	60	58	154	- 94
Hepatitis B	62	46	54	334	- 288
Malnutrition	63	41	41	775	- 734
Otitis Media	64	34	65	16	+ 18
Maternal Conditions	65	28	67	6	+ 22
War	66	6	66	6	- 0
Pertussis	67	3	73	1	+ 3
Encephalitis	68	3	68	5	- 2
Syphilis	69	2	69	4	- 2
Leishmaniasis	70	1	70	3	- 2
Diphtheria	71	0	76	0	+ 0
Tetanus	72	0	63	22	- 22
Measles	73	0	71	1	- 1
Schistosomiasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	72	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	79	0	- 0
Chlamydia	78	0	84	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	80	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	81	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	80	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	83	0	83	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ITALY

Netherlands

Italy

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.