ROMANIA VS NETHERLANDS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NETHERLANDS		ROMANIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	18,532	15	2,839	+ 15,693
Coronary Heart Disease	2	17,973	1	71,810	- 53,837
Lung Cancers	3	11,212	4	10,113	+ 1,098
Stroke	4	9,912	2	49,707	- 39,795
Lung Disease	5	9,770	7	7,359	+ 2,411
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	5,953	8	6,835	- 883
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	5,051	5	9,357	- 4,306
Falls	8	4,218	24	1,504	+ 2,714
Breast Cancer	9	3,610	11	3,851	- 241
Prostate Cancer	10	3,334	16	2,449	+ 885
Pancreas Cancer	11	3,058	14	2,935	+ 124
Kidney Disease	12	2,584	9	5,175	- 2,591
Lymphomas	13	2,564	25	1,385	+ 1,180
Diabetes Mellitus	14	2,436	18	2,230	+ 206
Oesophagus Cancer	15	2,191	30	755	+ 1,436
Parkinson's Disease	16	2,164	31	741	+ 1,424
Suicide	17	2,068	21	1,886	+ 181
Other Neoplasms	18	1,870	43	289	+ 1,581
Other Injuries	19	1,683	19	2,139	- 456
Leukemia	20	1,612	26	1,342	+ 269
Bladder Cancer	21	1,502	23	1,715	- 213
Stomach Cancer	22	1,390	12	3,457	- 2,067
Inflammatory/Heart	23	1,226	10	4,433	- 3,207
Liver Cancer	24	1,188	13	3,114	- 1,926
Ovary Cancer	25	1,089	27	1,109	- 20
Endocrine Disorders	26	1,077	48	193	+ 884
Skin Cancers	27	1,046	29	1,003	+ 42
Liver Disease	28	955	6	8,920	- 7,964
Hypertension	29	835	3	11,007	- 10,172
Oral Cancer	30	784	17	2,290	- 1,506
Road Traffic Accidents	31	695	20	1,992	- 1,297
Alcohol	32	625	37	409	+ 216
Diarrhoeal diseases	33	596	46	223	+ 373
Uterin Cancer	34	578	34	522	+ 56
Congenital Anomalies	35	555	38	367	+ 189
Skin Disease	36	302	53	97	+ 204
Multiple Sclerosis	37	301	55	66	+ 235
Epilepsy	38	295	42	314	- 19
Cervical Cancer	39	272	22	1,870	- 1,598
Anemia	40	255	56	59	+ 196
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	243	35	440	- 198
Drug Use	42	236	40	346	- 110
Osteoarthritis	43	225	86	0	+ 225
Rheumatoid Arthritis	44	219	85	0	+ 219
Low Birth Weight	45	171	41	317	- 146
Asthma	46	169	45	225	- 56
Peptic Ulcer Disease	47	133	33	531	- 398
Violence	48	110	44	255	- 146
Drownings	49	100	32	596	- 496
Schizophrenia	50	98	51	103	- 5
Meningitis	51	80	54	76	+ 4
Birth Trauma	52	75	57	38	+ 37
Fires	53	50	36	421	- 371
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	43	49	143	- 101
HIV/AIDS	55	33	47	219	- 185
Tuberculosis	56	29	28	1,015	- 986
Upper Respiratory	57	29	63	3	+ 26
Appendicitis	58	26	60	21	+ 5
Oral conditions	59	21	64	2	+ 19
Hepatitis C	60	21	52	98	- 78
Poisonings	61	18	39	366	- 349
Hepatitis B	62	14	59	30	- 17
Malnutrition	63	12	50	142	- 129
Otitis Media	64	10	68	1	+ 9
Maternal Conditions	65	8	58	35	- 27
War	66	2	65	2	- 0
Pertussis	67	1	69	0	+ 1
Encephalitis	68	1	62	6	- 5
Syphilis	69	1	66	1	- 1
Leishmaniasis	70	0	70	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	71	0	71	0	- 0
Tetanus	72	0	67	1	- 1
Measles	73	0	61	7	- 7
Schistosomiasis	74	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	75	0	- 0
Chlamydia	78	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	80	0	73	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	81	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	82	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	83	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ROMANIA

Netherlands

Romania

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.