NAMIBIA VS NETHERLANDS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NETHERLANDS		NAMIBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	2,863	21	176	+ 2,687
Coronary Heart Disease	2	2,777	5	1,221	+ 1,556
Lung Cancers	3	1,732	35	59	+ 1,673
Stroke	4	1,531	4	1,333	+ 198
Lung Disease	5	1,509	10	461	+ 1,048
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	920	36	54	+ 865
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	780	2	1,464	- 684
Falls	8	652	34	62	+ 590
Breast Cancer	9	558	24	121	+ 436
Prostate Cancer	10	515	31	94	+ 421
Pancreas Cancer	11	472	53	18	+ 455
Kidney Disease	12	399	15	322	+ 78
Lymphomas	13	396	40	46	+ 350
Diabetes Mellitus	14	376	7	724	- 348
Oesophagus Cancer	15	338	52	21	+ 317
Parkinson's Disease	16	334	42	43	+ 291
Suicide	17	319	17	243	+ 77
Other Neoplasms	18	289	60	8	+ 281
Other Injuries	19	260	19	207	+ 53
Leukemia	20	249	49	24	+ 225
Bladder Cancer	21	232	54	16	+ 216
Stomach Cancer	22	215	45	33	+ 182
Inflammatory/Heart	23	189	22	162	+ 28
Liver Cancer	24	183	41	45	+ 139
Ovary Cancer	25	168	50	23	+ 145
Endocrine Disorders	26	166	33	73	+ 93
Skin Cancers	27	162	29	108	+ 54
Liver Disease	28	148	14	336	- 188
Hypertension	29	129	12	428	- 299
Oral Cancer	30	121	30	100	+ 21
Road Traffic Accidents	31	107	6	868	- 761
Alcohol	32	97	48	28	+ 69
Diarrhoeal diseases	33	92	8	645	- 553
Uterin Cancer	34	89	56	11	+ 78
Congenital Anomalies	35	86	16	283	- 197
Skin Disease	36	47	47	31	+ 16
Multiple Sclerosis	37	46	64	2	+ 44
Epilepsy	38	46	38	49	- 4
Cervical Cancer	39	42	23	133	- 91
Anemia	40	39	83	0	+ 39
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	37	44	33	+ 4
Drug Use	42	36	46	32	+ 5
Osteoarthritis	43	35	81	0	+ 35
Rheumatoid Arthritis	44	34	57	9	+ 24
Low Birth Weight	45	26	9	516	- 490
Asthma	46	26	20	200	- 174
Peptic Ulcer Disease	47	21	32	76	- 55
Violence	48	17	11	450	- 433
Drownings	49	15	26	110	- 94
Schizophrenia	50	15	86	0	+ 15
Meningitis	51	12	27	109	- 96
Birth Trauma	52	12	13	345	- 333
Fires	53	8	28	109	- 101
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	7	82	0	+ 7
HIV/AIDS	55	5	1	2,928	- 2,923
Tuberculosis	56	5	3	1,416	- 1,412
Upper Respiratory	57	4	61	6	- 2
Appendicitis	58	4	58	9	- 5
Oral conditions	59	3	80	0	+ 3
Hepatitis C	60	3	66	1	+ 3
Poisonings	61	3	39	46	- 44
Hepatitis B	62	2	63	4	- 2
Malnutrition	63	2	18	224	- 222
Otitis Media	64	2	70	0	+ 1
Maternal Conditions	65	1	25	110	- 109
War	66	0	67	0	- 0
Pertussis	67	0	37	54	- 54
Encephalitis	68	0	59	8	- 8
Syphilis	69	0	43	35	- 35
Leishmaniasis	70	0	79	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	71	0	71	0	- 0
Tetanus	72	0	62	6	- 6
Measles	73	0	65	2	- 2
Schistosomiasis	74	0	55	14	- 14
Chagas disease	75	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	51	22	- 22
Chlamydia	78	0	68	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	80	0	73	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	69	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	83	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	75	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NAMIBIA

Netherlands

Namibia

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.