AUSTRALIA VS NETHERLANDS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NETHERLANDS		AUSTRALIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	27,335	2	15,588	+ 11,746
Coronary Heart Disease	2	26,510	1	21,548	+ 4,962
Lung Cancers	3	16,537	4	8,769	+ 7,769
Stroke	4	14,621	3	10,331	+ 4,289
Lung Disease	5	14,410	5	8,487	+ 5,923
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	8,780	6	6,209	+ 2,571
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	7,450	8	4,446	+ 3,004
Falls	8	6,222	14	3,116	+ 3,106
Breast Cancer	9	5,324	10	3,405	+ 1,919
Prostate Cancer	10	4,918	9	3,766	+ 1,151
Pancreas Cancer	11	4,511	13	3,118	+ 1,394
Kidney Disease	12	3,811	12	3,139	+ 672
Lymphomas	13	3,782	15	3,039	+ 744
Diabetes Mellitus	14	3,594	7	4,471	- 877
Oesophagus Cancer	15	3,231	25	1,494	+ 1,738
Parkinson's Disease	16	3,193	19	2,036	+ 1,156
Suicide	17	3,050	11	3,150	- 100
Other Neoplasms	18	2,758	28	1,252	+ 1,506
Other Injuries	19	2,483	22	1,642	+ 840
Leukemia	20	2,377	18	2,126	+ 251
Bladder Cancer	21	2,216	30	1,187	+ 1,029
Stomach Cancer	22	2,050	27	1,288	+ 762
Inflammatory/Heart	23	1,809	24	1,571	+ 238
Liver Cancer	24	1,752	20	2,036	- 284
Ovary Cancer	25	1,607	31	1,003	+ 604
Endocrine Disorders	26	1,588	16	2,328	- 740
Skin Cancers	27	1,543	17	2,319	- 776
Liver Disease	28	1,409	26	1,421	- 12
Hypertension	29	1,232	23	1,631	- 399
Oral Cancer	30	1,156	32	972	+ 184
Road Traffic Accidents	31	1,026	29	1,245	- 219
Alcohol	32	923	37	380	+ 543
Diarrhoeal diseases	33	880	40	296	+ 584
Uterin Cancer	34	853	35	524	+ 329
Congenital Anomalies	35	819	33	711	+ 109
Skin Disease	36	445	34	594	- 149
Multiple Sclerosis	37	444	46	188	+ 256
Epilepsy	38	435	41	285	+ 151
Cervical Cancer	39	401	39	342	+ 59
Anemia	40	376	49	157	+ 218
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	358	38	379	- 21
Drug Use	42	348	21	1,783	- 1,435
Osteoarthritis	43	331	52	114	+ 217
Rheumatoid Arthritis	44	323	45	229	+ 94
Low Birth Weight	45	252	43	248	+ 4
Asthma	46	249	36	455	- 207
Peptic Ulcer Disease	47	196	42	276	- 80
Violence	48	162	44	243	- 82
Drownings	49	147	47	177	- 30
Schizophrenia	50	144	54	64	+ 80
Meningitis	51	118	60	37	+ 81
Birth Trauma	52	111	50	140	- 29
Fires	53	74	55	55	+ 19
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	63	53	71	- 8
HIV/AIDS	55	49	57	50	- 1
Tuberculosis	56	43	56	53	- 9
Upper Respiratory	57	42	64	17	+ 25
Appendicitis	58	38	62	26	+ 12
Oral conditions	59	32	59	40	- 8
Hepatitis C	60	31	48	173	- 142
Poisonings	61	26	61	35	- 9
Hepatitis B	62	20	58	41	- 21
Malnutrition	63	18	51	117	- 99
Otitis Media	64	15	66	6	+ 9
Maternal Conditions	65	12	63	20	- 8
War	66	3	65	8	- 5
Pertussis	67	1	69	1	+ 0
Encephalitis	68	1	68	3	- 1
Syphilis	69	1	67	3	- 2
Leishmaniasis	70	1	81	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	71	0	71	0	- 0
Tetanus	72	0	70	1	- 1
Measles	73	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	80	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	83	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	82	0	- 0
Chlamydia	78	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	80	0	84	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	72	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	83	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	73	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to AUSTRALIA

Netherlands

Australia

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.worldlifeexpectancy.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.