RUSSIA VS NETHERLANDS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NETHERLANDS		RUSSIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	143,799	5	48,522	+ 95,277
Coronary Heart Disease	2	139,460	1	562,711	- 423,251
Lung Cancers	3	86,997	3	54,361	+ 32,636
Stroke	4	76,914	2	327,199	- 250,285
Lung Disease	5	75,808	9	36,600	+ 39,207
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	46,189	7	42,633	+ 3,556
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	39,192	10	32,404	+ 6,787
Falls	8	32,731	21	11,705	+ 21,026
Breast Cancer	9	28,008	13	23,242	+ 4,767
Prostate Cancer	10	25,870	20	14,107	+ 11,763
Pancreas Cancer	11	23,732	16	20,282	+ 3,450
Kidney Disease	12	20,049	22	11,581	+ 8,468
Lymphomas	13	19,897	29	8,919	+ 10,977
Diabetes Mellitus	14	18,906	18	18,345	+ 561
Oesophagus Cancer	15	16,998	33	7,431	+ 9,567
Parkinson's Disease	16	16,795	26	9,371	+ 7,424
Suicide	17	16,045	8	36,625	- 20,581
Other Neoplasms	18	14,509	51	729	+ 13,780
Other Injuries	19	13,060	14	22,517	- 9,457
Leukemia	20	12,507	31	8,238	+ 4,269
Bladder Cancer	21	11,657	38	6,307	+ 5,350
Stomach Cancer	22	10,783	11	29,386	- 18,603
Inflammatory/Heart	23	9,515	4	54,060	- 44,545
Liver Cancer	24	9,215	24	11,165	- 1,950
Ovary Cancer	25	8,453	32	8,123	+ 330
Endocrine Disorders	26	8,356	45	2,004	+ 6,352
Skin Cancers	27	8,115	39	5,612	+ 2,503
Liver Disease	28	7,414	6	45,463	- 38,049
Hypertension	29	6,483	17	18,348	- 11,865
Oral Cancer	30	6,083	25	10,880	- 4,797
Road Traffic Accidents	31	5,396	19	17,507	- 12,111
Alcohol	32	4,853	12	27,984	- 23,131
Diarrhoeal diseases	33	4,627	55	403	+ 4,224
Uterin Cancer	34	4,487	35	6,867	- 2,381
Congenital Anomalies	35	4,309	41	4,201	+ 108
Skin Disease	36	2,341	43	2,735	- 395
Multiple Sclerosis	37	2,335	49	827	+ 1,509
Epilepsy	38	2,290	52	718	+ 1,572
Cervical Cancer	39	2,109	34	7,423	- 5,314
Anemia	40	1,975	81	0	+ 1,975
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	1,882	42	2,770	- 888
Drug Use	42	1,828	27	9,113	- 7,285
Osteoarthritis	43	1,743	84	0	+ 1,743
Rheumatoid Arthritis	44	1,697	50	750	+ 947
Low Birth Weight	45	1,327	44	2,153	- 826
Asthma	46	1,308	46	1,764	- 456
Peptic Ulcer Disease	47	1,031	28	8,938	- 7,906
Violence	48	850	23	11,450	- 10,600
Drownings	49	775	36	6,629	- 5,853
Schizophrenia	50	758	83	0	+ 758
Meningitis	51	622	48	1,037	- 415
Birth Trauma	52	586	53	714	- 128
Fires	53	390	37	6,387	- 5,997
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	331	85	0	+ 331
HIV/AIDS	55	259	15	21,262	- 21,002
Tuberculosis	56	227	30	8,422	- 8,195
Upper Respiratory	57	222	58	158	+ 64
Appendicitis	58	202	54	409	- 206
Oral conditions	59	167	86	0	+ 167
Hepatitis C	60	162	66	2	+ 160
Poisonings	61	138	40	5,565	- 5,427
Hepatitis B	62	107	60	43	+ 64
Malnutrition	63	96	57	242	- 147
Otitis Media	64	79	64	3	+ 75
Maternal Conditions	65	65	56	267	- 202
War	66	14	59	123	- 108
Pertussis	67	8	65	2	+ 6
Encephalitis	68	7	47	1,076	- 1,069
Syphilis	69	6	62	19	- 13
Leishmaniasis	70	3	73	0	+ 3
Diphtheria	71	0	67	0	- 0
Tetanus	72	0	63	3	- 3
Measles	73	0	68	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	72	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	71	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	70	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	74	0	- 0
Chlamydia	78	0	61	25	- 25
Leprosy	79	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	80	0	69	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	79	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	83	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	78	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to RUSSIA

Netherlands

Russia

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.