USA VS NETHERLANDS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NETHERLANDS		UNITED STATES		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	349,196	2	287,198	+ 61,997
Coronary Heart Disease	2	338,660	1	504,904	- 166,244
Lung Cancers	3	211,261	5	155,533	+ 55,728
Stroke	4	186,774	4	158,520	+ 28,254
Lung Disease	5	184,088	3	195,387	- 11,299
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	112,164	9	61,827	+ 50,337
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	95,172	11	60,317	+ 34,854
Falls	8	79,481	18	40,418	+ 39,063
Breast Cancer	9	68,014	13	48,671	+ 19,344
Prostate Cancer	10	62,823	20	35,612	+ 27,210
Pancreas Cancer	11	57,629	15	44,293	+ 13,337
Kidney Disease	12	48,686	6	85,861	- 37,175
Lymphomas	13	48,317	19	40,281	+ 8,036
Diabetes Mellitus	14	45,910	10	61,418	- 15,508
Oesophagus Cancer	15	41,277	28	17,829	+ 23,448
Parkinson's Disease	16	40,784	21	34,491	+ 6,293
Suicide	17	38,962	12	53,099	- 14,137
Other Neoplasms	18	35,233	29	17,743	+ 17,490
Other Injuries	19	31,715	25	25,997	+ 5,717
Leukemia	20	30,371	24	26,966	+ 3,406
Bladder Cancer	21	28,308	26	19,622	+ 8,686
Stomach Cancer	22	26,184	33	13,077	+ 13,108
Inflammatory/Heart	23	23,105	22	32,529	- 9,424
Liver Cancer	24	22,377	23	27,064	- 4,687
Ovary Cancer	25	20,526	31	14,591	+ 5,935
Endocrine Disorders	26	20,292	14	46,985	- 26,693
Skin Cancers	27	19,705	32	14,311	+ 5,394
Liver Disease	28	18,003	16	43,402	- 25,399
Hypertension	29	15,742	8	65,960	- 50,218
Oral Cancer	30	14,771	35	11,555	+ 3,216
Road Traffic Accidents	31	13,103	17	41,694	- 28,591
Alcohol	32	11,785	30	14,659	- 2,875
Diarrhoeal diseases	33	11,236	37	9,955	+ 1,281
Uterin Cancer	34	10,895	36	10,063	+ 832
Congenital Anomalies	35	10,464	34	11,762	- 1,297
Skin Disease	36	5,684	43	5,409	+ 275
Multiple Sclerosis	37	5,671	44	5,059	+ 612
Epilepsy	38	5,561	50	3,162	+ 2,399
Cervical Cancer	39	5,122	38	6,984	- 1,862
Anemia	40	4,797	51	3,115	+ 1,682
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	4,570	47	3,646	+ 924
Drug Use	42	4,440	7	74,435	- 69,995
Osteoarthritis	43	4,233	61	579	+ 3,654
Rheumatoid Arthritis	44	4,121	52	2,461	+ 1,661
Low Birth Weight	45	3,222	39	6,924	- 3,702
Asthma	46	3,177	46	3,818	- 641
Peptic Ulcer Disease	47	2,505	48	3,461	- 957
Violence	48	2,065	27	18,976	- 16,911
Drownings	49	1,883	45	4,070	- 2,187
Schizophrenia	50	1,841	57	723	+ 1,119
Meningitis	51	1,510	60	606	+ 905
Birth Trauma	52	1,422	54	1,233	+ 189
Fires	53	947	49	3,183	- 2,236
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	803	58	678	+ 125
HIV/AIDS	55	630	42	5,660	- 5,031
Tuberculosis	56	551	62	546	+ 4
Upper Respiratory	57	540	65	229	+ 311
Appendicitis	58	491	63	424	+ 66
Oral conditions	59	405	64	286	+ 119
Hepatitis C	60	393	41	5,684	- 5,291
Poisonings	61	335	53	1,674	- 1,339
Hepatitis B	62	260	59	608	- 348
Malnutrition	63	233	40	6,762	- 6,529
Otitis Media	64	191	67	34	+ 157
Maternal Conditions	65	158	56	779	- 621
War	66	34	55	1,198	- 1,163
Pertussis	67	19	69	16	+ 3
Encephalitis	68	17	68	25	- 8
Syphilis	69	14	66	49	- 35
Leishmaniasis	70	7	79	0	+ 7
Diphtheria	71	0	75	0	- 0
Tetanus	72	0	71	2	- 2
Measles	73	0	80	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	72	1	- 1
Chagas disease	75	0	70	4	- 4
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	77	0	- 0
Chlamydia	78	0	84	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	80	0	73	1	- 1
Dengue	81	0	76	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	82	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	83	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to USA

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United States

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.