PANAMA VS NETHERLANDS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NETHERLANDS		PANAMA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	4,565	17	296	+ 4,269
Coronary Heart Disease	2	4,427	1	2,624	+ 1,803
Lung Cancers	3	2,762	16	303	+ 2,459
Stroke	4	2,442	2	2,006	+ 436
Lung Disease	5	2,406	5	815	+ 1,591
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	1,466	14	352	+ 1,114
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	1,244	7	697	+ 547
Falls	8	1,039	37	92	+ 947
Breast Cancer	9	889	19	279	+ 610
Prostate Cancer	10	821	12	390	+ 431
Pancreas Cancer	11	753	29	135	+ 618
Kidney Disease	12	636	3	1,106	- 470
Lymphomas	13	632	24	205	+ 427
Diabetes Mellitus	14	600	4	1,070	- 470
Oesophagus Cancer	15	540	45	52	+ 488
Parkinson's Disease	16	533	33	115	+ 419
Suicide	17	509	32	121	+ 388
Other Neoplasms	18	461	21	256	+ 204
Other Injuries	19	415	35	100	+ 315
Leukemia	20	397	25	189	+ 208
Bladder Cancer	21	370	46	33	+ 337
Stomach Cancer	22	342	11	397	- 55
Inflammatory/Heart	23	302	20	270	+ 32
Liver Cancer	24	293	27	182	+ 111
Ovary Cancer	25	268	41	64	+ 205
Endocrine Disorders	26	265	18	279	- 14
Skin Cancers	27	258	44	56	+ 202
Liver Disease	28	235	15	325	- 90
Hypertension	29	206	10	510	- 304
Oral Cancer	30	193	38	78	+ 115
Road Traffic Accidents	31	171	9	591	- 420
Alcohol	32	154	49	30	+ 124
Diarrhoeal diseases	33	147	28	163	- 16
Uterin Cancer	34	142	40	66	+ 77
Congenital Anomalies	35	137	13	378	- 241
Skin Disease	36	74	30	127	- 53
Multiple Sclerosis	37	74	62	3	+ 71
Epilepsy	38	73	39	66	+ 6
Cervical Cancer	39	67	26	185	- 118
Anemia	40	63	42	63	- 0
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	60	53	25	+ 35
Drug Use	42	58	47	33	+ 25
Osteoarthritis	43	55	60	4	+ 51
Rheumatoid Arthritis	44	54	55	14	+ 40
Low Birth Weight	45	42	22	238	- 196
Asthma	46	42	43	56	- 15
Peptic Ulcer Disease	47	33	50	30	+ 3
Violence	48	27	6	730	- 703
Drownings	49	25	34	103	- 79
Schizophrenia	50	24	58	10	+ 14
Meningitis	51	20	52	27	- 7
Birth Trauma	52	19	36	94	- 75
Fires	53	12	57	11	+ 1
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	11	51	28	- 18
HIV/AIDS	55	8	8	653	- 645
Tuberculosis	56	7	23	223	- 216
Upper Respiratory	57	7	54	14	- 7
Appendicitis	58	6	56	11	- 5
Oral conditions	59	5	72	0	+ 5
Hepatitis C	60	5	66	1	+ 4
Poisonings	61	4	61	4	+ 0
Hepatitis B	62	3	59	7	- 4
Malnutrition	63	3	31	122	- 119
Otitis Media	64	2	68	0	+ 2
Maternal Conditions	65	2	48	32	- 30
War	66	0	67	0	- 0
Pertussis	67	0	74	0	+ 0
Encephalitis	68	0	63	3	- 2
Syphilis	69	0	65	1	- 1
Leishmaniasis	70	0	70	0	- 0
Diphtheria	71	0	78	0	+ 0
Tetanus	72	0	69	0	- 0
Measles	73	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	80	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	82	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	81	0	- 0
Chlamydia	78	0	84	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	83	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	80	0	71	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	64	2	- 2
Ascariasis	82	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	83	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	76	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to PANAMA

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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.