NETHERLANDS VS SPAIN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SPAIN		NETHERLANDS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	19,428	2	17,601	+ 1,827
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	15,915	1	18,148	- 2,234
Stroke	3	10,902	4	9,707	+ 1,195
Lung Cancers	4	8,319	3	10,980	- 2,661
Lung Disease	5	7,114	5	9,567	- 2,453
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	6,374	6	5,829	+ 545
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	5,156	7	4,946	+ 210
Kidney Disease	8	3,655	12	2,530	+ 1,125
Hypertension	9	3,426	29	818	+ 2,608
Diabetes Mellitus	10	2,922	14	2,386	+ 536
Breast Cancer	11	2,657	9	3,535	- 878
Pancreas Cancer	12	2,538	11	2,995	- 457
Prostate Cancer	13	2,413	10	3,265	- 852
Stomach Cancer	14	2,179	22	1,361	+ 818
Other Injuries	15	2,081	19	1,648	+ 433
Lymphomas	16	2,005	13	2,511	- 506
Bladder Cancer	17	1,963	21	1,471	+ 492
Liver Cancer	18	1,916	24	1,163	+ 753
Inflammatory/Heart	19	1,873	23	1,201	+ 673
Parkinson's Disease	20	1,858	16	2,120	- 262
Endocrine Disorders	21	1,828	26	1,055	+ 773
Other Neoplasms	22	1,785	18	1,831	- 46
Liver Disease	23	1,590	28	936	+ 655
Leukemia	24	1,418	20	1,578	- 160
Suicide	25	1,357	17	2,025	- 668
Falls	26	1,220	8	4,131	- 2,910
Oral Cancer	27	971	30	768	+ 203
Ovary Cancer	28	761	25	1,067	- 305
Oesophagus Cancer	29	756	15	2,145	- 1,389
Skin Disease	30	692	36	295	+ 396
Road Traffic Accidents	31	688	31	681	+ 7
Skin Cancers	32	678	27	1,024	- 346
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	606	41	238	+ 368
Uterin Cancer	34	606	34	566	+ 40
Asthma	35	426	46	165	+ 261
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	400	33	584	- 184
Anemia	37	344	40	249	+ 94
Congenital Anomalies	38	324	35	544	- 219
Cervical Cancer	39	321	39	266	+ 55
Epilepsy	40	310	38	289	+ 21
Drug Use	41	292	42	231	+ 61
Hepatitis C	42	245	60	20	+ 225
HIV/AIDS	43	202	55	33	+ 170
Peptic Ulcer Disease	44	179	47	130	+ 48
Drownings	45	168	49	98	+ 70
Alcohol	46	125	32	612	- 487
Malnutrition	47	114	63	12	+ 102
Rheumatoid Arthritis	48	110	44	214	- 104
Multiple Sclerosis	49	108	37	295	- 187
Tuberculosis	50	102	56	29	+ 73
Violence	51	98	48	107	- 9
Low Birth Weight	52	95	45	167	- 72
Osteoarthritis	53	80	43	220	- 140
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	77	54	42	+ 35
Fires	55	69	53	49	+ 20
Schizophrenia	56	68	50	96	- 28
Poisonings	57	64	61	17	+ 47
Hepatitis B	58	61	62	14	+ 47
Meningitis	59	48	51	78	- 30
Birth Trauma	60	42	52	74	- 31
Appendicitis	61	30	58	26	+ 4
Upper Respiratory	62	17	57	28	- 11
Oral conditions	63	16	59	21	- 5
Maternal Conditions	64	5	65	8	- 3
Leishmaniasis	65	4	70	0	+ 4
Otitis Media	66	3	64	10	- 7
Syphilis	67	3	69	1	+ 3
War	68	2	66	2	+ 0
Iodine Deficiency	69	1	80	0	+ 1
Encephalitis	70	1	68	1	+ 0
Chagas disease	71	1	75	0	+ 1
Tetanus	72	1	72	0	+ 1
Pertussis	73	1	67	1	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	74	0	+ 0
Leprosy	75	0	79	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	76	0	71	0	+ 0
Dengue	77	0	81	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	78	0	82	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	83	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	84	0	- 0
Measles	81	0	73	0	- 0
Chlamydia	82	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	83	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	84	0	76	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NETHERLANDS

Spain

Netherlands

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.