ZIMBABWE VS NETHERLANDS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NETHERLANDS		ZIMBABWE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	17,513	31	768	+ 16,745
Coronary Heart Disease	2	16,985	3	8,493	+ 8,492
Lung Cancers	3	10,595	43	286	+ 10,309
Stroke	4	9,367	5	5,126	+ 4,241
Lung Disease	5	9,232	23	1,163	+ 8,069
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	5,625	40	505	+ 5,120
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	4,773	2	10,779	- 6,006
Falls	8	3,986	41	465	+ 3,521
Breast Cancer	9	3,411	28	839	+ 2,572
Prostate Cancer	10	3,151	32	628	+ 2,523
Pancreas Cancer	11	2,890	47	217	+ 2,674
Kidney Disease	12	2,442	12	2,214	+ 228
Lymphomas	13	2,423	26	960	+ 1,463
Diabetes Mellitus	14	2,303	9	3,344	- 1,041
Oesophagus Cancer	15	2,070	29	801	+ 1,269
Parkinson's Disease	16	2,045	46	226	+ 1,820
Suicide	17	1,954	13	2,069	- 114
Other Neoplasms	18	1,767	62	37	+ 1,730
Other Injuries	19	1,591	20	1,656	- 65
Leukemia	20	1,523	45	244	+ 1,280
Bladder Cancer	21	1,420	54	125	+ 1,295
Stomach Cancer	22	1,313	33	559	+ 754
Inflammatory/Heart	23	1,159	25	1,047	+ 111
Liver Cancer	24	1,122	38	510	+ 613
Ovary Cancer	25	1,029	51	173	+ 856
Endocrine Disorders	26	1,018	34	553	+ 464
Skin Cancers	27	988	44	264	+ 724
Liver Disease	28	903	17	1,941	- 1,038
Hypertension	29	790	24	1,146	- 356
Oral Cancer	30	741	49	208	+ 533
Road Traffic Accidents	31	657	4	6,037	- 5,380
Alcohol	32	591	61	48	+ 543
Diarrhoeal diseases	33	563	6	4,595	- 4,031
Uterin Cancer	34	546	50	182	+ 364
Congenital Anomalies	35	525	11	2,217	- 1,692
Skin Disease	36	285	52	173	+ 112
Multiple Sclerosis	37	284	67	14	+ 270
Epilepsy	38	279	39	508	- 229
Cervical Cancer	39	257	14	2,023	- 1,766
Anemia	40	241	84	0	+ 241
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	229	36	542	- 313
Drug Use	42	223	48	213	+ 10
Osteoarthritis	43	212	81	0	+ 212
Rheumatoid Arthritis	44	207	64	26	+ 180
Low Birth Weight	45	162	7	4,038	- 3,876
Asthma	46	159	21	1,531	- 1,371
Peptic Ulcer Disease	47	126	35	548	- 422
Violence	48	104	18	1,916	- 1,813
Drownings	49	94	27	956	- 861
Schizophrenia	50	92	86	0	+ 92
Meningitis	51	76	22	1,325	- 1,249
Birth Trauma	52	71	8	3,405	- 3,334
Fires	53	47	30	793	- 745
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	40	80	0	+ 40
HIV/AIDS	55	32	1	19,988	- 19,957
Tuberculosis	56	28	16	1,999	- 1,971
Upper Respiratory	57	27	59	65	- 38
Appendicitis	58	25	58	66	- 42
Oral conditions	59	20	82	0	+ 20
Hepatitis C	60	20	66	14	+ 5
Poisonings	61	17	37	515	- 498
Hepatitis B	62	13	60	57	- 44
Malnutrition	63	12	10	2,396	- 2,384
Otitis Media	64	10	68	3	+ 6
Maternal Conditions	65	8	19	1,749	- 1,741
War	66	2	65	26	- 24
Pertussis	67	1	42	419	- 418
Encephalitis	68	1	56	117	- 117
Syphilis	69	1	55	124	- 124
Leishmaniasis	70	0	77	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	71	0	72	2	- 2
Tetanus	72	0	57	102	- 102
Measles	73	0	63	30	- 30
Schistosomiasis	74	0	53	172	- 172
Chagas disease	75	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	71	2	- 2
Malaria	77	0	15	2,003	- 2,003
Chlamydia	78	0	69	3	- 3
Leprosy	79	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	80	0	79	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	73	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	70	2	- 2
Hookworm Disease	83	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	74	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ZIMBABWE

Netherlands

Zimbabwe

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.