NETHERLANDS VS SWAZILAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SWAZILAND		NETHERLANDS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	36,130	55	33	+ 36,097
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	14,376	7	4,946	+ 9,430
Diabetes Mellitus	3	13,929	14	2,386	+ 11,543
Stroke	4	12,500	4	9,707	+ 2,793
Coronary Heart Disease	5	11,789	2	17,601	- 5,811
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	8,076	33	584	+ 7,492
Road Traffic Accidents	7	6,001	31	681	+ 5,320
Kidney Disease	8	5,953	12	2,530	+ 3,422
Suicide	9	5,271	17	2,025	+ 3,246
Hypertension	10	4,561	29	818	+ 3,743
Liver Disease	11	4,273	28	936	+ 3,338
Lung Disease	12	4,130	5	9,567	- 5,437
Tuberculosis	13	3,995	56	29	+ 3,966
Low Birth Weight	14	3,639	45	167	+ 3,471
Cervical Cancer	15	3,356	39	266	+ 3,090
Violence	16	3,315	48	107	+ 3,208
Other Injuries	17	2,969	19	1,648	+ 1,321
Birth Trauma	18	2,600	52	74	+ 2,526
Congenital Anomalies	19	2,505	35	544	+ 1,961
Asthma	20	2,335	46	165	+ 2,170
Maternal Conditions	21	1,808	65	8	+ 1,800
Malnutrition	22	1,652	63	12	+ 1,640
Meningitis	23	1,521	51	78	+ 1,443
Inflammatory/Heart	24	1,463	23	1,201	+ 262
Drownings	25	1,358	49	98	+ 1,260
Fires	26	1,306	53	49	+ 1,257
Alzheimers & Dementia	27	1,196	1	18,148	- 16,953
Endocrine Disorders	28	1,158	26	1,055	+ 103
Peptic Ulcer Disease	29	794	47	130	+ 664
Epilepsy	30	714	38	289	+ 425
Prostate Cancer	31	701	10	3,265	- 2,564
Falls	32	644	8	4,131	- 3,487
Pertussis	33	606	67	1	+ 605
Poisonings	34	585	61	17	+ 568
Breast Cancer	35	576	9	3,535	- 2,959
Lymphomas	36	485	13	2,511	- 2,026
Liver Cancer	37	458	24	1,163	- 705
Drug Use	38	419	42	231	+ 188
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	409	41	238	+ 171
Skin Disease	40	395	36	295	+ 99
Parkinson's Disease	41	372	16	2,120	- 1,747
Skin Cancers	42	310	27	1,024	- 714
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	291	6	5,829	- 5,538
Oesophagus Cancer	44	289	15	2,145	- 1,857
Syphilis	45	272	69	1	+ 271
Lung Cancers	46	259	3	10,980	- 10,720
Leukemia	47	255	20	1,578	- 1,324
Alcohol	48	250	32	612	- 362
Schistosomiasis	49	200	74	0	+ 200
Uterin Cancer	50	179	34	566	- 387
Oral Cancer	51	160	30	768	- 608
Ovary Cancer	52	155	25	1,067	- 912
Stomach Cancer	53	107	22	1,361	- 1,254
Appendicitis	54	103	58	26	+ 78
Bladder Cancer	55	94	21	1,471	- 1,377
Pancreas Cancer	56	94	11	2,995	- 2,901
Hepatitis B	57	92	62	14	+ 79
Rheumatoid Arthritis	58	77	44	214	- 137
Encephalitis	59	75	68	1	+ 74
Upper Respiratory	60	65	57	28	+ 37
Other Neoplasms	61	61	18	1,831	- 1,770
Tetanus	62	57	72	0	+ 57
Multiple Sclerosis	63	23	37	295	- 271
Measles	64	10	73	0	+ 10
Hepatitis C	65	6	60	20	- 15
Ascariasis	66	5	82	0	+ 5
Malaria	67	4	77	0	+ 4
Otitis Media	68	4	64	10	- 6
Chlamydia	69	3	78	0	+ 3
Diphtheria	70	3	71	0	+ 3
War	71	3	66	2	+ 1
Dengue	72	0	81	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	83	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	84	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	80	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	70	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	75	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	54	42	- 42
Osteoarthritis	81	0	43	220	- 220
Oral conditions	82	0	59	21	- 21
Schizophrenia	83	0	50	96	- 96
Anemia	84	0	40	249	- 249
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NETHERLANDS

Swaziland

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.