MALDIVES VS NETHERLANDS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NETHERLANDS		MALDIVES		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	397	5	47	+ 350
Coronary Heart Disease	2	385	1	279	+ 106
Lung Cancers	3	240	7	36	+ 204
Stroke	4	212	2	143	+ 69
Lung Disease	5	209	3	91	+ 118
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	128	14	21	+ 107
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	108	8	33	+ 75
Falls	8	90	16	19	+ 72
Breast Cancer	9	77	9	28	+ 49
Prostate Cancer	10	71	26	11	+ 60
Pancreas Cancer	11	66	40	4	+ 61
Kidney Disease	12	55	4	80	- 25
Lymphomas	13	55	34	7	+ 48
Diabetes Mellitus	14	52	6	47	+ 5
Oesophagus Cancer	15	47	59	0	+ 47
Parkinson's Disease	16	46	25	12	+ 35
Suicide	17	44	21	15	+ 30
Other Neoplasms	18	40	46	2	+ 38
Other Injuries	19	36	18	16	+ 20
Leukemia	20	35	24	13	+ 22
Bladder Cancer	21	32	37	5	+ 27
Stomach Cancer	22	30	49	1	+ 29
Inflammatory/Heart	23	26	36	5	+ 21
Liver Cancer	24	25	10	27	- 1
Ovary Cancer	25	23	30	9	+ 14
Endocrine Disorders	26	23	12	22	+ 1
Skin Cancers	27	22	63	0	+ 22
Liver Disease	28	20	11	24	- 4
Hypertension	29	18	17	16	+ 2
Oral Cancer	30	17	19	15	+ 1
Road Traffic Accidents	31	15	31	9	+ 6
Alcohol	32	13	51	1	+ 13
Diarrhoeal diseases	33	13	22	14	- 2
Uterin Cancer	34	12	47	2	+ 10
Congenital Anomalies	35	12	15	19	- 7
Skin Disease	36	6	32	8	- 2
Multiple Sclerosis	37	6	57	0	+ 6
Epilepsy	38	6	38	5	+ 1
Cervical Cancer	39	6	13	22	- 16
Anemia	40	5	85	0	+ 5
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	5	43	3	+ 2
Drug Use	42	5	48	2	+ 3
Osteoarthritis	43	5	81	0	+ 5
Rheumatoid Arthritis	44	5	53	0	+ 4
Low Birth Weight	45	4	20	15	- 11
Asthma	46	4	29	10	- 6
Peptic Ulcer Disease	47	3	42	4	- 1
Violence	48	2	28	10	- 8
Drownings	49	2	23	14	- 12
Schizophrenia	50	2	86	0	+ 2
Meningitis	51	2	50	1	+ 1
Birth Trauma	52	2	39	5	- 3
Fires	53	1	41	4	- 3
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	1	80	0	+ 1
HIV/AIDS	55	1	78	0	+ 1
Tuberculosis	56	1	27	11	- 11
Upper Respiratory	57	1	66	0	+ 1
Appendicitis	58	1	61	0	+ 0
Oral conditions	59	0	82	0	+ 0
Hepatitis C	60	0	64	0	+ 0
Poisonings	61	0	55	0	+ 0
Hepatitis B	62	0	56	0	+ 0
Malnutrition	63	0	45	3	- 2
Otitis Media	64	0	69	0	+ 0
Maternal Conditions	65	0	35	5	- 5
War	66	0	62	0	- 0
Pertussis	67	0	52	0	- 0
Encephalitis	68	0	44	3	- 3
Syphilis	69	0	58	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	70	0	72	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	71	0	68	0	- 0
Tetanus	72	0	54	0	- 0
Measles	73	0	60	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	71	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	74	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	75	0	- 0
Chlamydia	78	0	67	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	70	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	80	0	79	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	33	8	- 8
Ascariasis	82	0	65	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	83	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	77	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MALDIVES

Netherlands

Maldives

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.