NETHERLANDS VS VENEZUELA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	VENEZUELA		NETHERLANDS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	15,301	2	17,601	- 2,299
Violence	2	10,312	48	107	+ 10,205
Stroke	3	6,900	4	9,707	- 2,807
Diabetes Mellitus	4	6,356	14	2,386	+ 3,970
Road Traffic Accidents	5	6,328	31	681	+ 5,647
HIV/AIDS	6	4,260	55	33	+ 4,227
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	4,088	7	4,946	- 858
Kidney Disease	8	3,373	12	2,530	+ 843
Hypertension	9	2,954	29	818	+ 2,136
Lung Disease	10	2,929	5	9,567	- 6,639
Lung Cancers	11	2,218	3	10,980	- 8,762
Low Birth Weight	12	1,756	45	167	+ 1,589
Prostate Cancer	13	1,620	10	3,265	- 1,645
Congenital Anomalies	14	1,618	35	544	+ 1,075
Breast Cancer	15	1,458	9	3,535	- 2,077
Liver Disease	16	1,331	28	936	+ 395
Stomach Cancer	17	1,237	22	1,361	- 124
Other Neoplasms	18	1,233	18	1,831	- 598
Colon-Rectum Cancers	19	1,159	6	5,829	- 4,671
Cervical Cancer	20	1,130	39	266	+ 863
Other Injuries	21	963	19	1,648	- 685
Diarrhoeal diseases	22	773	33	584	+ 189
Lymphomas	23	710	13	2,511	- 1,801
Birth Trauma	24	618	52	74	+ 544
Pancreas Cancer	25	615	11	2,995	- 2,380
Liver Cancer	26	585	24	1,163	- 578
Leukemia	27	573	20	1,578	- 1,005
Falls	28	492	8	4,131	- 3,639
Chagas disease	29	470	75	0	+ 470
Endocrine Disorders	30	432	26	1,055	- 622
Tuberculosis	31	425	56	29	+ 397
Malnutrition	32	358	63	12	+ 346
Inflammatory/Heart	33	341	23	1,201	- 860
Suicide	34	333	17	2,025	- 1,692
Alzheimers & Dementia	35	325	1	18,148	- 17,823
Ovary Cancer	36	320	25	1,067	- 747
Skin Cancers	37	315	27	1,024	- 710
Oral Cancer	38	309	30	768	- 458
Maternal Conditions	39	240	65	8	+ 232
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	237	47	130	+ 107
Epilepsy	41	233	38	289	- 56
Malaria	42	229	77	0	+ 229
Drownings	43	221	49	98	+ 123
Oesophagus Cancer	44	210	15	2,145	- 1,935
Bladder Cancer	45	207	21	1,471	- 1,264
Asthma	46	177	46	165	+ 12
Uterin Cancer	47	176	34	566	- 390
Parkinson's Disease	48	143	16	2,120	- 1,976
Meningitis	49	143	51	78	+ 64
Drug Use	50	128	42	231	- 103
War	51	105	66	2	+ 103
Rheumatoid Arthritis	52	102	44	214	- 112
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	86	54	42	+ 44
Fires	54	82	53	49	+ 33
Anemia	55	71	40	249	- 178
Appendicitis	56	55	58	26	+ 30
Rheumatic Heart Disease	57	46	41	238	- 192
Poisonings	58	38	61	17	+ 21
Dengue	59	37	81	0	+ 37
Multiple Sclerosis	60	29	37	295	- 266
Encephalitis	61	21	68	1	+ 20
Alcohol	62	20	32	612	- 593
Hepatitis B	63	17	62	14	+ 3
Pertussis	64	15	67	1	+ 14
Hepatitis C	65	12	60	20	- 8
Skin Disease	66	10	36	295	- 285
Syphilis	67	9	69	1	+ 8
Tetanus	68	4	72	0	+ 4
Schizophrenia	69	3	50	96	- 92
Ascariasis	70	3	82	0	+ 3
Leprosy	71	2	79	0	+ 2
Osteoarthritis	72	2	43	220	- 218
Leishmaniasis	73	2	70	0	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	74	1	57	28	- 27
Otitis Media	75	1	64	10	- 9
Schistosomiasis	76	0	74	0	+ 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	80	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	78	0	71	0	+ 0
Measles	79	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	83	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	84	0	- 0
Chlamydia	82	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	83	0	76	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	59	21	- 21
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NETHERLANDS

Venezuela

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.