SPAIN VS NETHERLANDS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NETHERLANDS		SPAIN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	48,280	2	42,339	+ 5,942
Coronary Heart Disease	2	46,824	1	51,684	- 4,860
Lung Cancers	3	29,209	4	22,131	+ 7,079
Stroke	4	25,824	3	29,004	- 3,180
Lung Disease	5	25,452	5	18,926	+ 6,526
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	15,508	6	16,957	- 1,449
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	13,159	7	13,717	- 558
Falls	8	10,989	26	3,246	+ 7,743
Breast Cancer	9	9,404	11	7,067	+ 2,336
Prostate Cancer	10	8,686	13	6,420	+ 2,266
Pancreas Cancer	11	7,968	12	6,752	+ 1,216
Kidney Disease	12	6,731	8	9,725	- 2,993
Lymphomas	13	6,680	16	5,335	+ 1,346
Diabetes Mellitus	14	6,348	10	7,773	- 1,426
Oesophagus Cancer	15	5,707	29	2,011	+ 3,696
Parkinson's Disease	16	5,639	20	4,943	+ 696
Suicide	17	5,387	25	3,609	+ 1,777
Other Neoplasms	18	4,871	22	4,748	+ 123
Other Injuries	19	4,385	15	5,536	- 1,151
Leukemia	20	4,199	24	3,772	+ 427
Bladder Cancer	21	3,914	17	5,222	- 1,308
Stomach Cancer	22	3,620	14	5,796	- 2,176
Inflammatory/Heart	23	3,195	19	4,984	- 1,789
Liver Cancer	24	3,094	18	5,098	- 2,005
Ovary Cancer	25	2,838	28	2,026	+ 812
Endocrine Disorders	26	2,806	21	4,863	- 2,058
Skin Cancers	27	2,724	32	1,803	+ 922
Liver Disease	28	2,489	23	4,231	- 1,742
Hypertension	29	2,177	9	9,115	- 6,938
Oral Cancer	30	2,042	27	2,583	- 541
Road Traffic Accidents	31	1,812	31	1,829	- 18
Alcohol	32	1,629	46	333	+ 1,296
Diarrhoeal diseases	33	1,553	36	1,064	+ 490
Uterin Cancer	34	1,506	34	1,612	- 105
Congenital Anomalies	35	1,447	38	863	+ 584
Skin Disease	36	786	30	1,840	- 1,055
Multiple Sclerosis	37	784	49	287	+ 497
Epilepsy	38	769	40	824	- 55
Cervical Cancer	39	708	39	855	- 147
Anemia	40	663	37	914	- 251
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	632	33	1,612	- 980
Drug Use	42	614	41	776	- 162
Osteoarthritis	43	585	53	212	+ 373
Rheumatoid Arthritis	44	570	48	294	+ 276
Low Birth Weight	45	445	52	253	+ 193
Asthma	46	439	35	1,133	- 694
Peptic Ulcer Disease	47	346	44	475	- 129
Violence	48	285	51	262	+ 24
Drownings	49	260	45	446	- 186
Schizophrenia	50	255	56	181	+ 74
Meningitis	51	209	59	129	+ 80
Birth Trauma	52	197	60	113	+ 84
Fires	53	131	55	185	- 54
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	111	54	204	- 93
HIV/AIDS	55	87	43	538	- 451
Tuberculosis	56	76	50	270	- 194
Upper Respiratory	57	75	62	47	+ 28
Appendicitis	58	68	61	79	- 11
Oral conditions	59	56	63	44	+ 12
Hepatitis C	60	54	42	652	- 598
Poisonings	61	46	57	170	- 124
Hepatitis B	62	36	58	162	- 126
Malnutrition	63	32	47	302	- 270
Otitis Media	64	26	66	9	+ 17
Maternal Conditions	65	22	64	14	+ 8
War	66	5	68	6	- 1
Pertussis	67	3	73	2	+ 1
Encephalitis	68	2	70	4	- 1
Syphilis	69	2	67	9	- 7
Leishmaniasis	70	1	65	11	- 10
Diphtheria	71	0	76	0	- 0
Tetanus	72	0	72	2	- 2
Measles	73	0	81	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	71	3	- 3
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	84	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	83	0	- 0
Chlamydia	78	0	82	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	80	0	69	4	- 4
Dengue	81	0	77	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	83	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SPAIN

Netherlands

Spain

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.