LITHUANIA VS NETHERLANDS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NETHERLANDS		LITHUANIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	2,684	8	649	+ 2,035
Coronary Heart Disease	2	2,603	1	15,329	- 12,727
Lung Cancers	3	1,624	3	1,329	+ 295
Stroke	4	1,435	2	5,643	- 4,208
Lung Disease	5	1,415	16	513	+ 902
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	862	5	1,074	- 212
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	731	7	654	+ 77
Falls	8	611	15	518	+ 93
Breast Cancer	9	523	11	629	- 106
Prostate Cancer	10	483	12	598	- 115
Pancreas Cancer	11	443	13	578	- 135
Kidney Disease	12	374	19	372	+ 2
Lymphomas	13	371	21	321	+ 50
Diabetes Mellitus	14	353	14	525	- 172
Oesophagus Cancer	15	317	30	219	+ 98
Parkinson's Disease	16	313	29	222	+ 91
Suicide	17	299	6	721	- 422
Other Neoplasms	18	271	31	212	+ 59
Other Injuries	19	244	18	416	- 172
Leukemia	20	233	24	284	- 50
Bladder Cancer	21	218	23	292	- 75
Stomach Cancer	22	201	10	639	- 438
Inflammatory/Heart	23	178	17	484	- 306
Liver Cancer	24	172	25	239	- 67
Ovary Cancer	25	158	26	233	- 75
Endocrine Disorders	26	156	39	72	+ 84
Skin Cancers	27	151	32	197	- 45
Liver Disease	28	138	9	644	- 505
Hypertension	29	121	4	1,289	- 1,168
Oral Cancer	30	114	20	338	- 224
Road Traffic Accidents	31	101	27	225	- 124
Alcohol	32	91	33	192	- 101
Diarrhoeal diseases	33	86	42	59	+ 27
Uterin Cancer	34	84	34	159	- 76
Congenital Anomalies	35	80	41	62	+ 19
Skin Disease	36	44	44	48	- 4
Multiple Sclerosis	37	44	49	29	+ 15
Epilepsy	38	43	40	62	- 19
Cervical Cancer	39	39	28	224	- 185
Anemia	40	37	60	5	+ 32
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	35	48	29	+ 6
Drug Use	42	34	37	122	- 88
Osteoarthritis	43	33	59	6	+ 26
Rheumatoid Arthritis	44	32	47	41	- 9
Low Birth Weight	45	25	55	9	+ 16
Asthma	46	24	46	45	- 21
Peptic Ulcer Disease	47	19	22	313	- 293
Violence	48	16	36	132	- 116
Drownings	49	14	35	150	- 135
Schizophrenia	50	14	56	8	+ 6
Meningitis	51	12	52	19	- 8
Birth Trauma	52	11	53	10	+ 1
Fires	53	7	43	51	- 44
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	6	57	8	- 2
HIV/AIDS	55	5	51	22	- 17
Tuberculosis	56	4	38	119	- 115
Upper Respiratory	57	4	68	0	+ 4
Appendicitis	58	4	54	10	- 6
Oral conditions	59	3	64	2	+ 1
Hepatitis C	60	3	50	23	- 20
Poisonings	61	3	45	46	- 44
Hepatitis B	62	2	61	5	- 3
Malnutrition	63	2	58	7	- 5
Otitis Media	64	1	66	1	+ 0
Maternal Conditions	65	1	63	2	- 1
War	66	0	67	0	- 0
Pertussis	67	0	69	0	+ 0
Encephalitis	68	0	65	2	- 1
Syphilis	69	0	70	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	70	0	77	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	71	0	82	0	+ 0
Tetanus	72	0	62	2	- 2
Measles	73	0	83	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	80	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	81	0	- 0
Chlamydia	78	0	71	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	80	0	84	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	76	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	83	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	73	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to LITHUANIA

Netherlands

Lithuania

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.