VENEZUELA VS NETHERLANDS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NETHERLANDS		VENEZUELA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	31,911	35	572	+ 31,339
Coronary Heart Disease	2	30,948	1	26,905	+ 4,043
Lung Cancers	3	19,306	11	3,900	+ 15,406
Stroke	4	17,068	3	12,133	+ 4,935
Lung Disease	5	16,823	10	5,150	+ 11,673
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	10,250	19	2,037	+ 8,213
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	8,697	7	7,188	+ 1,509
Falls	8	7,263	28	865	+ 6,398
Breast Cancer	9	6,215	15	2,563	+ 3,652
Prostate Cancer	10	5,741	13	2,848	+ 2,893
Pancreas Cancer	11	5,266	25	1,082	+ 4,184
Kidney Disease	12	4,449	8	5,932	- 1,483
Lymphomas	13	4,415	23	1,248	+ 3,168
Diabetes Mellitus	14	4,195	4	11,176	- 6,981
Oesophagus Cancer	15	3,772	44	370	+ 3,402
Parkinson's Disease	16	3,727	48	252	+ 3,475
Suicide	17	3,561	34	585	+ 2,975
Other Neoplasms	18	3,220	18	2,167	+ 1,052
Other Injuries	19	2,898	21	1,693	+ 1,205
Leukemia	20	2,775	27	1,007	+ 1,768
Bladder Cancer	21	2,587	45	365	+ 2,222
Stomach Cancer	22	2,393	17	2,175	+ 218
Inflammatory/Heart	23	2,111	33	599	+ 1,512
Liver Cancer	24	2,045	26	1,029	+ 1,016
Ovary Cancer	25	1,876	36	563	+ 1,313
Endocrine Disorders	26	1,854	30	760	+ 1,094
Skin Cancers	27	1,801	37	553	+ 1,248
Liver Disease	28	1,645	16	2,340	- 695
Hypertension	29	1,439	9	5,195	- 3,756
Oral Cancer	30	1,350	38	544	+ 806
Road Traffic Accidents	31	1,197	5	11,127	- 9,930
Alcohol	32	1,077	62	34	+ 1,043
Diarrhoeal diseases	33	1,027	22	1,359	- 332
Uterin Cancer	34	996	47	309	+ 686
Congenital Anomalies	35	956	14	2,846	- 1,889
Skin Disease	36	519	66	18	+ 502
Multiple Sclerosis	37	518	60	51	+ 468
Epilepsy	38	508	41	411	+ 98
Cervical Cancer	39	468	20	1,986	- 1,518
Anemia	40	438	55	126	+ 313
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	418	57	80	+ 338
Drug Use	42	406	50	225	+ 180
Osteoarthritis	43	387	72	3	+ 384
Rheumatoid Arthritis	44	377	52	180	+ 197
Low Birth Weight	45	294	12	3,088	- 2,794
Asthma	46	290	46	311	- 21
Peptic Ulcer Disease	47	229	40	418	- 189
Violence	48	189	2	18,132	- 17,943
Drownings	49	172	43	388	- 216
Schizophrenia	50	168	69	6	+ 162
Meningitis	51	138	49	251	- 113
Birth Trauma	52	130	24	1,087	- 957
Fires	53	87	54	144	- 58
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	73	53	151	- 77
HIV/AIDS	55	58	6	7,490	- 7,433
Tuberculosis	56	50	31	748	- 697
Upper Respiratory	57	49	74	1	+ 48
Appendicitis	58	45	56	98	- 53
Oral conditions	59	37	86	0	+ 37
Hepatitis C	60	36	65	21	+ 15
Poisonings	61	31	58	68	- 37
Hepatitis B	62	24	63	30	- 6
Malnutrition	63	21	32	629	- 608
Otitis Media	64	17	75	1	+ 16
Maternal Conditions	65	14	39	422	- 408
War	66	3	51	185	- 182
Pertussis	67	2	64	26	- 24
Encephalitis	68	2	61	37	- 35
Syphilis	69	1	67	15	- 14
Leishmaniasis	70	1	73	3	- 2
Diphtheria	71	0	78	0	- 0
Tetanus	72	0	68	8	- 8
Measles	73	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	76	1	- 1
Chagas disease	75	0	29	826	- 826
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	83	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	42	402	- 402
Chlamydia	78	0	82	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	71	4	- 4
Iodine Deficiency	80	0	77	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	59	65	- 65
Ascariasis	82	0	70	5	- 5
Hookworm Disease	83	0	80	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to VENEZUELA

Netherlands

Venezuela

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.