TRINIDAD/TOB. VS NETHERLANDS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NETHERLANDS		TRINIDAD/TOB.		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	1,439	9	215	+ 1,224
Coronary Heart Disease	2	1,395	1	1,476	- 80
Lung Cancers	3	870	8	217	+ 653
Stroke	4	770	3	822	- 53
Lung Disease	5	758	16	129	+ 629
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	462	13	196	+ 266
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	392	10	205	+ 187
Falls	8	327	33	43	+ 284
Breast Cancer	9	280	7	258	+ 22
Prostate Cancer	10	259	6	330	- 71
Pancreas Cancer	11	237	19	114	+ 124
Kidney Disease	12	201	5	439	- 239
Lymphomas	13	199	20	111	+ 88
Diabetes Mellitus	14	189	2	1,275	- 1,086
Oesophagus Cancer	15	170	41	24	+ 146
Parkinson's Disease	16	168	32	51	+ 117
Suicide	17	161	17	121	+ 40
Other Neoplasms	18	145	51	10	+ 135
Other Injuries	19	131	30	61	+ 70
Leukemia	20	125	29	62	+ 63
Bladder Cancer	21	117	34	41	+ 76
Stomach Cancer	22	108	26	69	+ 39
Inflammatory/Heart	23	95	25	72	+ 23
Liver Cancer	24	92	28	66	+ 26
Ovary Cancer	25	85	24	80	+ 4
Endocrine Disorders	26	84	18	119	- 36
Skin Cancers	27	81	57	4	+ 77
Liver Disease	28	74	14	136	- 62
Hypertension	29	65	11	201	- 136
Oral Cancer	30	61	38	31	+ 30
Road Traffic Accidents	31	54	15	130	- 76
Alcohol	32	49	42	23	+ 25
Diarrhoeal diseases	33	46	45	18	+ 28
Uterin Cancer	34	45	27	68	- 23
Congenital Anomalies	35	43	22	93	- 50
Skin Disease	36	23	36	39	- 15
Multiple Sclerosis	37	23	58	2	+ 21
Epilepsy	38	23	37	32	- 9
Cervical Cancer	39	21	21	97	- 76
Anemia	40	20	85	0	+ 20
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	19	49	11	+ 8
Drug Use	42	18	44	19	- 0
Osteoarthritis	43	17	81	0	+ 17
Rheumatoid Arthritis	44	17	53	8	+ 9
Low Birth Weight	45	13	23	83	- 70
Asthma	46	13	35	40	- 27
Peptic Ulcer Disease	47	10	31	52	- 42
Violence	48	9	4	549	- 541
Drownings	49	8	39	31	- 23
Schizophrenia	50	8	86	0	+ 8
Meningitis	51	6	52	9	- 3
Birth Trauma	52	6	40	25	- 19
Fires	53	4	48	16	- 12
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	3	82	0	+ 3
HIV/AIDS	55	3	12	196	- 193
Tuberculosis	56	2	43	22	- 19
Upper Respiratory	57	2	64	0	+ 2
Appendicitis	58	2	56	4	- 2
Oral conditions	59	2	80	0	+ 2
Hepatitis C	60	2	62	0	+ 1
Poisonings	61	1	59	1	- 0
Hepatitis B	62	1	60	0	+ 1
Malnutrition	63	1	47	17	- 16
Otitis Media	64	1	69	0	+ 1
Maternal Conditions	65	1	50	10	- 10
War	66	0	46	17	- 17
Pertussis	67	0	67	0	+ 0
Encephalitis	68	0	54	6	- 6
Syphilis	69	0	61	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	70	0	73	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	71	0	68	0	- 0
Tetanus	72	0	65	0	- 0
Measles	73	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	71	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	75	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	72	0	- 0
Chlamydia	78	0	63	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	70	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	80	0	79	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	55	5	- 5
Ascariasis	82	0	66	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	83	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	78	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to TRINIDAD/TOB.

Netherlands

Trinidad/Tob.

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.