SWEDEN VS NETHERLANDS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NETHERLANDS		SWEDEN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	10,814	2	10,917	- 103
Coronary Heart Disease	2	10,488	1	15,136	- 4,648
Lung Cancers	3	6,542	5	3,722	+ 2,820
Stroke	4	5,784	3	6,035	- 251
Lung Disease	5	5,701	4	4,344	+ 1,356
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	3,473	6	3,049	+ 424
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	2,947	7	2,659	+ 288
Falls	8	2,461	17	1,109	+ 1,352
Breast Cancer	9	2,106	13	1,582	+ 524
Prostate Cancer	10	1,945	8	2,622	- 677
Pancreas Cancer	11	1,785	9	1,849	- 64
Kidney Disease	12	1,508	12	1,629	- 121
Lymphomas	13	1,496	16	1,357	+ 140
Diabetes Mellitus	14	1,422	11	1,834	- 413
Oesophagus Cancer	15	1,278	29	538	+ 740
Parkinson's Disease	16	1,263	19	943	+ 320
Suicide	17	1,207	14	1,479	- 273
Other Neoplasms	18	1,091	18	1,036	+ 55
Other Injuries	19	982	15	1,374	- 391
Leukemia	20	941	20	825	+ 115
Bladder Cancer	21	877	21	760	+ 116
Stomach Cancer	22	811	26	612	+ 198
Inflammatory/Heart	23	716	28	547	+ 169
Liver Cancer	24	693	22	752	- 59
Ovary Cancer	25	636	27	553	+ 83
Endocrine Disorders	26	628	24	702	- 74
Skin Cancers	27	610	25	650	- 40
Liver Disease	28	558	23	723	- 166
Hypertension	29	488	10	1,838	- 1,351
Oral Cancer	30	457	31	379	+ 78
Road Traffic Accidents	31	406	34	315	+ 91
Alcohol	32	365	32	359	+ 6
Diarrhoeal diseases	33	348	36	289	+ 59
Uterin Cancer	34	337	33	345	- 7
Congenital Anomalies	35	324	35	308	+ 16
Skin Disease	36	176	39	220	- 44
Multiple Sclerosis	37	176	41	170	+ 5
Epilepsy	38	172	44	121	+ 52
Cervical Cancer	39	159	38	228	- 69
Anemia	40	149	40	175	- 26
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	142	48	110	+ 31
Drug Use	42	137	30	423	- 286
Osteoarthritis	43	131	57	24	+ 107
Rheumatoid Arthritis	44	128	43	129	- 1
Low Birth Weight	45	100	51	50	+ 49
Asthma	46	98	42	158	- 60
Peptic Ulcer Disease	47	78	37	277	- 200
Violence	48	64	47	113	- 49
Drownings	49	58	46	114	- 56
Schizophrenia	50	57	50	63	- 6
Meningitis	51	47	54	35	+ 12
Birth Trauma	52	44	55	34	+ 10
Fires	53	29	49	65	- 35
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	25	52	46	- 21
HIV/AIDS	55	20	61	13	+ 7
Tuberculosis	56	17	56	24	- 7
Upper Respiratory	57	17	58	20	- 3
Appendicitis	58	15	59	18	- 3
Oral conditions	59	13	63	8	+ 4
Hepatitis C	60	12	53	44	- 32
Poisonings	61	10	60	18	- 7
Hepatitis B	62	8	62	9	- 1
Malnutrition	63	7	45	117	- 110
Otitis Media	64	6	66	1	+ 5
Maternal Conditions	65	5	64	5	- 0
War	66	1	65	2	- 1
Pertussis	67	1	67	0	+ 0
Encephalitis	68	1	71	0	+ 0
Syphilis	69	0	72	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	70	0	75	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	71	0	70	0	- 0
Tetanus	72	0	68	0	- 0
Measles	73	0	83	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	69	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	74	0	- 0
Chlamydia	78	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	84	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	80	0	82	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	80	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	83	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	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 SWEDEN

Netherlands

Sweden

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.