UNITED KINGDOM VS NETHERLANDS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NETHERLANDS		UNITED KINGDOM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	69,907	1	98,135	- 28,228
Coronary Heart Disease	2	67,798	2	71,728	- 3,930
Lung Cancers	3	42,293	5	35,715	+ 6,578
Stroke	4	37,391	4	37,626	- 235
Lung Disease	5	36,853	6	32,896	+ 3,958
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	22,455	7	18,446	+ 4,009
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	19,053	3	40,540	- 21,487
Falls	8	15,912	15	7,618	+ 8,293
Breast Cancer	9	13,616	9	12,718	+ 898
Prostate Cancer	10	12,577	8	13,289	- 713
Pancreas Cancer	11	11,537	11	8,995	+ 2,542
Kidney Disease	12	9,747	18	5,471	+ 4,276
Lymphomas	13	9,673	10	9,350	+ 322
Diabetes Mellitus	14	9,191	17	5,842	+ 3,349
Oesophagus Cancer	15	8,263	12	8,727	- 463
Parkinson's Disease	16	8,165	13	8,573	- 408
Suicide	17	7,800	20	5,325	+ 2,475
Other Neoplasms	18	7,053	26	3,986	+ 3,067
Other Injuries	19	6,349	19	5,464	+ 885
Leukemia	20	6,080	22	5,211	+ 869
Bladder Cancer	21	5,667	16	6,133	- 466
Stomach Cancer	22	5,242	24	4,999	+ 243
Inflammatory/Heart	23	4,625	29	3,126	+ 1,499
Liver Cancer	24	4,480	21	5,237	- 757
Ovary Cancer	25	4,109	25	4,019	+ 91
Endocrine Disorders	26	4,062	28	3,297	+ 765
Skin Cancers	27	3,945	27	3,727	+ 218
Liver Disease	28	3,604	14	7,666	- 4,061
Hypertension	29	3,152	23	5,208	- 2,057
Oral Cancer	30	2,957	30	3,109	- 152
Road Traffic Accidents	31	2,623	33	2,169	+ 454
Alcohol	32	2,359	39	1,555	+ 805
Diarrhoeal diseases	33	2,249	38	1,599	+ 650
Uterin Cancer	34	2,181	32	2,346	- 165
Congenital Anomalies	35	2,095	35	2,127	- 32
Skin Disease	36	1,138	34	2,134	- 996
Multiple Sclerosis	37	1,135	37	1,856	- 720
Epilepsy	38	1,113	42	1,193	- 80
Cervical Cancer	39	1,025	43	1,099	- 74
Anemia	40	960	50	277	+ 684
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	915	45	876	+ 39
Drug Use	42	889	31	2,824	- 1,935
Osteoarthritis	43	847	57	167	+ 680
Rheumatoid Arthritis	44	825	44	1,014	- 189
Low Birth Weight	45	645	40	1,313	- 668
Asthma	46	636	41	1,302	- 666
Peptic Ulcer Disease	47	501	36	2,090	- 1,588
Violence	48	413	46	868	- 454
Drownings	49	377	49	301	+ 76
Schizophrenia	50	369	60	101	+ 267
Meningitis	51	302	52	232	+ 70
Birth Trauma	52	285	54	190	+ 95
Fires	53	190	48	334	- 145
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	161	56	184	- 23
HIV/AIDS	55	126	55	188	- 62
Tuberculosis	56	110	47	351	- 241
Upper Respiratory	57	108	63	48	+ 60
Appendicitis	58	98	59	105	- 7
Oral conditions	59	81	61	54	+ 27
Hepatitis C	60	79	51	267	- 189
Poisonings	61	67	53	221	- 153
Hepatitis B	62	52	65	40	+ 12
Malnutrition	63	47	58	116	- 69
Otitis Media	64	38	66	16	+ 22
Maternal Conditions	65	32	64	47	- 15
War	66	7	67	10	- 3
Pertussis	67	4	69	3	+ 1
Encephalitis	68	3	68	6	- 2
Syphilis	69	3	62	49	- 46
Leishmaniasis	70	1	70	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	71	0	74	0	- 0
Tetanus	72	0	72	0	- 0
Measles	73	0	75	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	71	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	76	0	- 0
Chlamydia	78	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	83	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	80	0	84	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	73	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	80	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	83	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to UNITED KINGDOM

Netherlands

United Kingdom

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.