SWAZILAND VS NETHERLANDS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NETHERLANDS		SWAZILAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	1,162	27	77	+ 1,086
Coronary Heart Disease	2	1,127	5	755	+ 372
Lung Cancers	3	703	46	17	+ 686
Stroke	4	622	4	800	- 179
Lung Disease	5	613	12	264	+ 348
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	373	43	19	+ 355
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	317	2	921	- 604
Falls	8	265	32	41	+ 223
Breast Cancer	9	226	35	37	+ 189
Prostate Cancer	10	209	31	45	+ 164
Pancreas Cancer	11	192	56	6	+ 186
Kidney Disease	12	162	8	381	- 219
Lymphomas	13	161	36	31	+ 130
Diabetes Mellitus	14	153	3	892	- 739
Oesophagus Cancer	15	137	44	18	+ 119
Parkinson's Disease	16	136	41	24	+ 112
Suicide	17	130	9	338	- 208
Other Neoplasms	18	117	61	4	+ 113
Other Injuries	19	106	17	190	- 85
Leukemia	20	101	47	16	+ 85
Bladder Cancer	21	94	55	6	+ 88
Stomach Cancer	22	87	53	7	+ 80
Inflammatory/Heart	23	77	24	94	- 17
Liver Cancer	24	74	37	29	+ 45
Ovary Cancer	25	68	52	10	+ 58
Endocrine Disorders	26	68	28	74	- 7
Skin Cancers	27	66	42	20	+ 46
Liver Disease	28	60	11	274	- 214
Hypertension	29	52	10	292	- 240
Oral Cancer	30	49	51	10	+ 39
Road Traffic Accidents	31	44	7	384	- 341
Alcohol	32	39	48	16	+ 23
Diarrhoeal diseases	33	37	6	517	- 480
Uterin Cancer	34	36	50	11	+ 25
Congenital Anomalies	35	35	19	160	- 126
Skin Disease	36	19	40	25	- 6
Multiple Sclerosis	37	19	63	1	+ 17
Epilepsy	38	19	30	46	- 27
Cervical Cancer	39	17	15	215	- 198
Anemia	40	16	84	0	+ 16
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	15	39	26	- 11
Drug Use	42	15	38	27	- 12
Osteoarthritis	43	14	81	0	+ 14
Rheumatoid Arthritis	44	14	58	5	+ 9
Low Birth Weight	45	11	14	233	- 222
Asthma	46	11	20	150	- 139
Peptic Ulcer Disease	47	8	29	51	- 42
Violence	48	7	16	212	- 205
Drownings	49	6	25	87	- 81
Schizophrenia	50	6	83	0	+ 6
Meningitis	51	5	23	97	- 92
Birth Trauma	52	5	18	166	- 162
Fires	53	3	26	84	- 80
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	3	80	0	+ 3
HIV/AIDS	55	2	1	2,314	- 2,312
Tuberculosis	56	2	13	256	- 254
Upper Respiratory	57	2	60	4	- 2
Appendicitis	58	2	54	7	- 5
Oral conditions	59	1	82	0	+ 1
Hepatitis C	60	1	65	0	+ 1
Poisonings	61	1	34	37	- 36
Hepatitis B	62	1	57	6	- 5
Malnutrition	63	1	22	106	- 105
Otitis Media	64	1	68	0	+ 0
Maternal Conditions	65	1	21	116	- 115
War	66	0	71	0	- 0
Pertussis	67	0	33	39	- 39
Encephalitis	68	0	59	5	- 5
Syphilis	69	0	45	17	- 17
Leishmaniasis	70	0	77	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	71	0	70	0	- 0
Tetanus	72	0	62	4	- 4
Measles	73	0	64	1	- 1
Schistosomiasis	74	0	49	13	- 13
Chagas disease	75	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	67	0	- 0
Chlamydia	78	0	69	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	80	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	72	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	66	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	83	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	74	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SWAZILAND

Netherlands

Swaziland

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.