NICARAGUA VS NETHERLANDS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NETHERLANDS		NICARAGUA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	6,818	33	149	+ 6,669
Coronary Heart Disease	2	6,612	1	5,843	+ 769
Lung Cancers	3	4,125	23	274	+ 3,851
Stroke	4	3,647	3	2,225	+ 1,422
Lung Disease	5	3,594	5	1,570	+ 2,025
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	2,190	18	315	+ 1,875
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	1,858	7	1,152	+ 707
Falls	8	1,552	22	276	+ 1,276
Breast Cancer	9	1,328	20	283	+ 1,045
Prostate Cancer	10	1,227	15	386	+ 841
Pancreas Cancer	11	1,125	27	178	+ 947
Kidney Disease	12	951	2	3,533	- 2,582
Lymphomas	13	943	29	164	+ 780
Diabetes Mellitus	14	896	4	2,068	- 1,171
Oesophagus Cancer	15	806	47	42	+ 764
Parkinson's Disease	16	796	42	67	+ 730
Suicide	17	761	19	285	+ 476
Other Neoplasms	18	688	26	192	+ 496
Other Injuries	19	619	17	358	+ 262
Leukemia	20	593	24	227	+ 366
Bladder Cancer	21	553	52	28	+ 525
Stomach Cancer	22	511	14	478	+ 34
Inflammatory/Heart	23	451	34	139	+ 312
Liver Cancer	24	437	12	509	- 72
Ovary Cancer	25	401	44	61	+ 340
Endocrine Disorders	26	396	28	164	+ 233
Skin Cancers	27	385	45	59	+ 326
Liver Disease	28	352	6	1,203	- 852
Hypertension	29	307	9	1,103	- 796
Oral Cancer	30	288	43	64	+ 224
Road Traffic Accidents	31	256	8	1,109	- 853
Alcohol	32	230	21	279	- 49
Diarrhoeal diseases	33	219	36	122	+ 97
Uterin Cancer	34	213	48	39	+ 174
Congenital Anomalies	35	204	11	571	- 366
Skin Disease	36	111	31	162	- 51
Multiple Sclerosis	37	111	61	7	+ 104
Epilepsy	38	109	41	74	+ 34
Cervical Cancer	39	100	16	374	- 274
Anemia	40	94	53	28	+ 66
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	89	54	20	+ 69
Drug Use	42	87	46	50	+ 36
Osteoarthritis	43	83	59	10	+ 73
Rheumatoid Arthritis	44	80	50	31	+ 50
Low Birth Weight	45	63	13	490	- 427
Asthma	46	62	38	105	- 43
Peptic Ulcer Disease	47	49	40	85	- 37
Violence	48	40	10	619	- 578
Drownings	49	37	32	157	- 120
Schizophrenia	50	36	66	3	+ 33
Meningitis	51	29	51	29	+ 1
Birth Trauma	52	28	25	198	- 170
Fires	53	18	57	16	+ 2
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	16	56	17	- 1
HIV/AIDS	55	12	35	139	- 127
Tuberculosis	56	11	37	115	- 104
Upper Respiratory	57	11	72	1	+ 10
Appendicitis	58	10	49	32	- 22
Oral conditions	59	8	63	5	+ 3
Hepatitis C	60	8	68	1	+ 6
Poisonings	61	7	55	18	- 11
Hepatitis B	62	5	62	5	- 0
Malnutrition	63	5	30	163	- 159
Otitis Media	64	4	75	0	+ 4
Maternal Conditions	65	3	39	88	- 85
War	66	1	70	1	- 0
Pertussis	67	0	67	3	- 3
Encephalitis	68	0	58	10	- 10
Syphilis	69	0	60	9	- 9
Leishmaniasis	70	0	76	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	71	0	77	0	- 0
Tetanus	72	0	79	0	- 0
Measles	73	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	84	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	65	4	- 4
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	82	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	83	0	- 0
Chlamydia	78	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	71	1	- 1
Iodine Deficiency	80	0	73	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	64	4	- 4
Ascariasis	82	0	69	1	- 1
Hookworm Disease	83	0	80	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NICARAGUA

Netherlands

Nicaragua

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.