PHILIPPINES VS NETHERLANDS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NETHERLANDS		PHILIPPINES		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	120,779	39	2,010	+ 118,768
Coronary Heart Disease	2	117,134	1	129,955	- 12,821
Lung Cancers	3	73,070	13	10,296	+ 62,775
Stroke	4	64,601	3	74,167	- 9,566
Lung Disease	5	63,672	6	32,559	+ 31,112
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	38,795	16	8,063	+ 30,732
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	32,918	2	93,807	- 60,889
Falls	8	27,491	28	3,861	+ 23,630
Breast Cancer	9	23,525	15	9,802	+ 13,722
Prostate Cancer	10	21,729	26	4,149	+ 17,579
Pancreas Cancer	11	19,933	37	2,121	+ 17,811
Kidney Disease	12	16,839	4	39,380	- 22,541
Lymphomas	13	16,712	36	2,279	+ 14,433
Diabetes Mellitus	14	15,879	7	32,260	- 16,381
Oesophagus Cancer	15	14,277	53	672	+ 13,605
Parkinson's Disease	16	14,106	55	594	+ 13,512
Suicide	17	13,476	35	2,325	+ 11,151
Other Neoplasms	18	12,186	23	5,146	+ 7,040
Other Injuries	19	10,969	31	3,536	+ 7,434
Leukemia	20	10,505	29	3,596	+ 6,909
Bladder Cancer	21	9,791	58	569	+ 9,222
Stomach Cancer	22	9,057	41	1,868	+ 7,188
Inflammatory/Heart	23	7,991	30	3,545	+ 4,446
Liver Cancer	24	7,740	19	7,663	+ 76
Ovary Cancer	25	7,100	40	1,994	+ 5,106
Endocrine Disorders	26	7,018	12	10,464	- 3,445
Skin Cancers	27	6,816	61	368	+ 6,447
Liver Disease	28	6,227	20	7,076	- 850
Hypertension	29	5,445	5	34,500	- 29,055
Oral Cancer	30	5,109	34	2,916	+ 2,193
Road Traffic Accidents	31	4,532	10	13,017	- 8,485
Alcohol	32	4,076	60	401	+ 3,676
Diarrhoeal diseases	33	3,886	22	6,189	- 2,303
Uterin Cancer	34	3,768	50	761	+ 3,008
Congenital Anomalies	35	3,619	17	8,051	- 4,432
Skin Disease	36	1,966	25	4,229	- 2,263
Multiple Sclerosis	37	1,962	72	31	+ 1,930
Epilepsy	38	1,923	45	1,120	+ 804
Cervical Cancer	39	1,772	33	3,076	- 1,304
Anemia	40	1,659	32	3,435	- 1,776
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	1,581	42	1,807	- 226
Drug Use	42	1,536	52	695	+ 841
Osteoarthritis	43	1,464	57	570	+ 894
Rheumatoid Arthritis	44	1,426	62	323	+ 1,103
Low Birth Weight	45	1,114	14	10,141	- 9,026
Asthma	46	1,099	11	11,404	- 10,305
Peptic Ulcer Disease	47	866	21	6,865	- 5,999
Violence	48	714	9	14,835	- 14,121
Drownings	49	651	27	3,881	- 3,230
Schizophrenia	50	637	68	127	+ 510
Meningitis	51	522	47	1,041	- 519
Birth Trauma	52	492	18	7,960	- 7,468
Fires	53	327	54	600	- 272
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	278	51	752	- 474
HIV/AIDS	55	218	66	204	+ 13
Tuberculosis	56	191	8	27,061	- 26,870
Upper Respiratory	57	187	70	39	+ 148
Appendicitis	58	170	63	276	- 106
Oral conditions	59	140	73	28	+ 112
Hepatitis C	60	136	81	0	+ 135
Poisonings	61	116	65	226	- 110
Hepatitis B	62	90	56	590	- 500
Malnutrition	63	80	24	4,311	- 4,230
Otitis Media	64	66	74	23	+ 43
Maternal Conditions	65	55	38	2,042	- 1,987
War	66	12	49	817	- 805
Pertussis	67	6	43	1,760	- 1,753
Encephalitis	68	6	67	185	- 179
Syphilis	69	5	44	1,157	- 1,152
Leishmaniasis	70	2	82	0	+ 2
Diphtheria	71	0	75	14	- 14
Tetanus	72	0	59	521	- 521
Measles	73	0	48	894	- 894
Schistosomiasis	74	0	64	233	- 233
Chagas disease	75	0	79	2	- 2
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	83	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	69	94	- 94
Chlamydia	78	0	78	4	- 4
Leprosy	79	0	71	37	- 37
Iodine Deficiency	80	0	77	4	- 4
Dengue	81	0	46	1,060	- 1,060
Ascariasis	82	0	76	13	- 13
Hookworm Disease	83	0	84	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	80	2	- 2
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to PHILIPPINES

Netherlands

Philippines

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.