NETHERLANDS VS SWEDEN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SWEDEN		NETHERLANDS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	25,401	2	17,601	+ 7,801
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	18,321	1	18,148	+ 173
Stroke	3	10,128	4	9,707	+ 421
Lung Disease	4	7,291	5	9,567	- 2,276
Lung Cancers	5	6,247	3	10,980	- 4,733
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	5,118	6	5,829	- 712
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	4,462	7	4,946	- 484
Prostate Cancer	8	4,401	10	3,265	+ 1,136
Pancreas Cancer	9	3,102	11	2,995	+ 107
Hypertension	10	3,085	29	818	+ 2,267
Diabetes Mellitus	11	3,079	14	2,386	+ 693
Kidney Disease	12	2,734	12	2,530	+ 204
Breast Cancer	13	2,656	9	3,535	- 879
Suicide	14	2,483	17	2,025	+ 458
Other Injuries	15	2,305	19	1,648	+ 657
Lymphomas	16	2,277	13	2,511	- 234
Falls	17	1,861	8	4,131	- 2,270
Other Neoplasms	18	1,739	18	1,831	- 92
Parkinson's Disease	19	1,583	16	2,120	- 537
Leukemia	20	1,385	20	1,578	- 193
Bladder Cancer	21	1,276	21	1,471	- 195
Liver Cancer	22	1,262	24	1,163	+ 99
Liver Disease	23	1,214	28	936	+ 279
Endocrine Disorders	24	1,178	26	1,055	+ 124
Skin Cancers	25	1,091	27	1,024	+ 67
Stomach Cancer	26	1,028	22	1,361	- 333
Ovary Cancer	27	928	25	1,067	- 139
Inflammatory/Heart	28	918	23	1,201	- 283
Oesophagus Cancer	29	903	15	2,145	- 1,242
Drug Use	30	711	42	231	+ 480
Oral Cancer	31	637	30	768	- 131
Alcohol	32	602	32	612	- 11
Uterin Cancer	33	578	34	566	+ 12
Road Traffic Accidents	34	529	31	681	- 152
Congenital Anomalies	35	516	35	544	- 27
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	486	33	584	- 98
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	465	47	130	+ 335
Cervical Cancer	38	382	39	266	+ 116
Skin Disease	39	369	36	295	+ 74
Anemia	40	293	40	249	+ 44
Multiple Sclerosis	41	286	37	295	- 9
Asthma	42	266	46	165	+ 101
Rheumatoid Arthritis	43	216	44	214	+ 2
Epilepsy	44	202	38	289	- 87
Malnutrition	45	196	63	12	+ 184
Drownings	46	192	49	98	+ 94
Violence	47	189	48	107	+ 82
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	185	41	238	- 52
Fires	49	108	53	49	+ 59
Schizophrenia	50	106	50	96	+ 11
Low Birth Weight	51	84	45	167	- 83
Prostatic Hypertrophy	52	77	54	42	+ 35
Hepatitis C	53	74	60	20	+ 54
Meningitis	54	59	51	78	- 20
Birth Trauma	55	56	52	74	- 18
Tuberculosis	56	40	56	29	+ 12
Osteoarthritis	57	40	43	220	- 180
Upper Respiratory	58	33	57	28	+ 5
Appendicitis	59	30	58	26	+ 5
Poisonings	60	30	61	17	+ 12
HIV/AIDS	61	21	55	33	- 11
Hepatitis B	62	16	62	14	+ 2
Oral conditions	63	14	59	21	- 7
Maternal Conditions	64	8	65	8	+ 0
War	65	3	66	2	+ 1
Otitis Media	66	1	64	10	- 9
Pertussis	67	1	67	1	- 0
Tetanus	68	1	72	0	+ 1
Schistosomiasis	69	1	74	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	70	1	71	0	+ 1
Encephalitis	71	0	68	1	- 1
Syphilis	72	0	69	1	- 1
Chlamydia	73	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	70	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	84	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	83	0	- 0
Dengue	80	0	81	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	82	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	82	0	80	0	- 0
Measles	83	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	84	0	79	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NETHERLANDS

Sweden

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.