SOUTH KOREA VS NETHERLANDS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NETHERLANDS		SOUTH KOREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	53,183	6	12,145	+ 41,038
Coronary Heart Disease	2	51,579	1	28,043	+ 23,536
Lung Cancers	3	32,176	4	20,293	+ 11,882
Stroke	4	28,446	3	25,596	+ 2,850
Lung Disease	5	28,037	11	8,526	+ 19,511
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	17,083	8	10,180	+ 6,903
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	14,495	2	26,650	- 12,155
Falls	8	12,105	20	2,934	+ 9,171
Breast Cancer	9	10,359	21	2,880	+ 7,479
Prostate Cancer	10	9,568	22	2,316	+ 7,252
Pancreas Cancer	11	8,777	12	6,994	+ 1,783
Kidney Disease	12	7,415	9	10,107	- 2,692
Lymphomas	13	7,359	19	3,477	+ 3,882
Diabetes Mellitus	14	6,992	13	6,812	+ 180
Oesophagus Cancer	15	6,287	28	1,733	+ 4,554
Parkinson's Disease	16	6,212	16	3,951	+ 2,260
Suicide	17	5,934	5	14,636	- 8,702
Other Neoplasms	18	5,366	26	1,807	+ 3,559
Other Injuries	19	4,830	18	3,634	+ 1,196
Leukemia	20	4,626	23	2,140	+ 2,485
Bladder Cancer	21	4,311	27	1,768	+ 2,543
Stomach Cancer	22	3,988	10	8,625	- 4,637
Inflammatory/Heart	23	3,519	31	1,325	+ 2,194
Liver Cancer	24	3,408	7	11,589	- 8,181
Ovary Cancer	25	3,126	30	1,330	+ 1,796
Endocrine Disorders	26	3,090	25	1,891	+ 1,200
Skin Cancers	27	3,001	37	585	+ 2,417
Liver Disease	28	2,742	14	6,348	- 3,607
Hypertension	29	2,398	17	3,711	- 1,313
Oral Cancer	30	2,250	29	1,457	+ 793
Road Traffic Accidents	31	1,996	15	4,399	- 2,403
Alcohol	32	1,795	33	1,081	+ 714
Diarrhoeal diseases	33	1,711	35	929	+ 783
Uterin Cancer	34	1,659	43	420	+ 1,240
Congenital Anomalies	35	1,594	41	518	+ 1,076
Skin Disease	36	866	36	704	+ 161
Multiple Sclerosis	37	864	66	11	+ 853
Epilepsy	38	847	40	524	+ 323
Cervical Cancer	39	780	34	1,065	- 285
Anemia	40	731	46	329	+ 401
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	696	48	224	+ 472
Drug Use	42	676	50	154	+ 522
Osteoarthritis	43	645	60	41	+ 603
Rheumatoid Arthritis	44	628	51	150	+ 478
Low Birth Weight	45	491	45	370	+ 120
Asthma	46	484	32	1,150	- 667
Peptic Ulcer Disease	47	381	38	540	- 158
Violence	48	314	44	386	- 72
Drownings	49	287	42	501	- 214
Schizophrenia	50	280	56	77	+ 203
Meningitis	51	230	58	51	+ 179
Birth Trauma	52	217	54	88	+ 128
Fires	53	144	47	263	- 119
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	122	59	49	+ 73
HIV/AIDS	55	96	55	84	+ 12
Tuberculosis	56	84	24	1,950	- 1,866
Upper Respiratory	57	82	63	26	+ 57
Appendicitis	58	75	57	54	+ 21
Oral conditions	59	62	64	21	+ 41
Hepatitis C	60	60	49	168	- 108
Poisonings	61	51	52	115	- 64
Hepatitis B	62	40	39	526	- 487
Malnutrition	63	35	53	88	- 53
Otitis Media	64	29	70	5	+ 24
Maternal Conditions	65	24	61	34	- 10
War	66	5	68	5	+ 0
Pertussis	67	3	67	6	- 3
Encephalitis	68	3	65	19	- 16
Syphilis	69	2	62	27	- 25
Leishmaniasis	70	1	79	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	71	0	73	0	- 0
Tetanus	72	0	69	5	- 5
Measles	73	0	83	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	72	1	- 1
Chagas disease	75	0	80	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	71	1	- 1
Chlamydia	78	0	84	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	82	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	80	0	81	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	77	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	83	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	75	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH KOREA

Netherlands

South Korea

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.