NETHERLANDS VS USA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	UNITED STATES		NETHERLANDS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	26,241	2	17,601	+ 8,640
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	14,926	1	18,148	- 3,222
Lung Disease	3	10,155	5	9,567	+ 587
Stroke	4	8,239	4	9,707	- 1,468
Lung Cancers	5	8,083	3	10,980	- 2,896
Kidney Disease	6	4,462	12	2,530	+ 1,932
Drug Use	7	3,868	42	231	+ 3,638
Hypertension	8	3,428	29	818	+ 2,610
Colon-Rectum Cancers	9	3,213	6	5,829	- 2,616
Diabetes Mellitus	10	3,192	14	2,386	+ 806
Influenza and Pneumonia	11	3,135	7	4,946	- 1,811
Suicide	12	2,760	17	2,025	+ 735
Breast Cancer	13	2,529	9	3,535	- 1,005
Endocrine Disorders	14	2,442	26	1,055	+ 1,387
Pancreas Cancer	15	2,302	11	2,995	- 693
Liver Disease	16	2,256	28	936	+ 1,320
Road Traffic Accidents	17	2,167	31	681	+ 1,486
Falls	18	2,101	8	4,131	- 2,030
Lymphomas	19	2,093	13	2,511	- 418
Prostate Cancer	20	1,851	10	3,265	- 1,414
Parkinson's Disease	21	1,793	16	2,120	- 327
Inflammatory/Heart	22	1,691	23	1,201	+ 490
Liver Cancer	23	1,407	24	1,163	+ 244
Leukemia	24	1,401	20	1,578	- 177
Other Injuries	25	1,351	19	1,648	- 297
Bladder Cancer	26	1,020	21	1,471	- 451
Violence	27	986	48	107	+ 879
Oesophagus Cancer	28	927	15	2,145	- 1,219
Other Neoplasms	29	922	18	1,831	- 909
Alcohol	30	762	32	612	+ 149
Ovary Cancer	31	758	25	1,067	- 308
Skin Cancers	32	744	27	1,024	- 280
Stomach Cancer	33	680	22	1,361	- 681
Congenital Anomalies	34	611	35	544	+ 67
Oral Cancer	35	601	30	768	- 167
Uterin Cancer	36	523	34	566	- 43
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	517	33	584	- 67
Cervical Cancer	38	363	39	266	+ 97
Low Birth Weight	39	360	45	167	+ 192
Malnutrition	40	351	63	12	+ 339
Hepatitis C	41	295	60	20	+ 275
HIV/AIDS	42	294	55	33	+ 261
Skin Disease	43	281	36	295	- 14
Multiple Sclerosis	44	263	37	295	- 32
Drownings	45	212	49	98	+ 114
Asthma	46	198	46	165	+ 33
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	189	41	238	- 48
Peptic Ulcer Disease	48	180	47	130	+ 50
Fires	49	165	53	49	+ 116
Epilepsy	50	164	38	289	- 125
Anemia	51	162	40	249	- 87
Rheumatoid Arthritis	52	128	44	214	- 86
Poisonings	53	87	61	17	+ 70
Birth Trauma	54	64	52	74	- 10
War	55	62	66	2	+ 60
Maternal Conditions	56	40	65	8	+ 32
Schizophrenia	57	38	50	96	- 58
Prostatic Hypertrophy	58	35	54	42	- 7
Hepatitis B	59	32	62	14	+ 18
Meningitis	60	31	51	78	- 47
Osteoarthritis	61	30	43	220	- 190
Tuberculosis	62	28	56	29	- 0
Appendicitis	63	22	58	26	- 3
Oral conditions	64	15	59	21	- 6
Upper Respiratory	65	12	57	28	- 16
Syphilis	66	3	69	1	+ 2
Otitis Media	67	2	64	10	- 8
Encephalitis	68	1	68	1	+ 0
Pertussis	69	1	67	1	- 0
Chagas disease	70	0	75	0	+ 0
Tetanus	71	0	72	0	+ 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	74	0	+ 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	80	0	+ 0
Leprosy	74	0	79	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	75	0	71	0	+ 0
Dengue	76	0	81	0	+ 0
Malaria	77	0	77	0	+ 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	70	0	- 0
Measles	80	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	83	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	82	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	83	0	84	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	78	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NETHERLANDS

United States

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.