SERBIA VS NETHERLANDS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NETHERLANDS		SERBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	6,793	9	2,876	+ 3,917
Coronary Heart Disease	2	6,588	1	21,776	- 15,188
Lung Cancers	3	4,110	4	6,539	- 2,429
Stroke	4	3,633	2	16,241	- 12,607
Lung Disease	5	3,581	6	3,853	- 272
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	2,182	8	3,429	- 1,247
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	1,851	11	1,832	+ 19
Falls	8	1,546	33	362	+ 1,185
Breast Cancer	9	1,323	10	2,284	- 961
Prostate Cancer	10	1,222	14	1,317	- 95
Pancreas Cancer	11	1,121	13	1,402	- 281
Kidney Disease	12	947	5	4,169	- 3,222
Lymphomas	13	940	20	831	+ 109
Diabetes Mellitus	14	893	7	3,611	- 2,718
Oesophagus Cancer	15	803	35	332	+ 471
Parkinson's Disease	16	793	21	804	- 10
Suicide	17	758	16	996	- 239
Other Neoplasms	18	685	27	601	+ 84
Other Injuries	19	617	30	406	+ 211
Leukemia	20	591	22	710	- 120
Bladder Cancer	21	551	18	893	- 342
Stomach Cancer	22	509	15	1,203	- 693
Inflammatory/Heart	23	449	3	15,274	- 14,824
Liver Cancer	24	435	17	918	- 483
Ovary Cancer	25	399	29	555	- 156
Endocrine Disorders	26	395	36	309	+ 86
Skin Cancers	27	383	26	638	- 255
Liver Disease	28	350	19	887	- 537
Hypertension	29	306	12	1,621	- 1,315
Oral Cancer	30	287	23	680	- 393
Road Traffic Accidents	31	255	24	655	- 401
Alcohol	32	229	34	341	- 112
Diarrhoeal diseases	33	219	39	167	+ 52
Uterin Cancer	34	212	32	369	- 157
Congenital Anomalies	35	204	40	162	+ 42
Skin Disease	36	111	43	113	- 2
Multiple Sclerosis	37	110	42	146	- 36
Epilepsy	38	108	37	223	- 115
Cervical Cancer	39	100	25	638	- 539
Anemia	40	93	41	152	- 59
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	89	47	78	+ 11
Drug Use	42	86	49	72	+ 15
Osteoarthritis	43	82	62	7	+ 75
Rheumatoid Arthritis	44	80	55	34	+ 46
Low Birth Weight	45	63	38	187	- 125
Asthma	46	62	31	390	- 328
Peptic Ulcer Disease	47	49	28	594	- 546
Violence	48	40	45	108	- 67
Drownings	49	37	48	73	- 37
Schizophrenia	50	36	44	109	- 73
Meningitis	51	29	54	35	- 6
Birth Trauma	52	28	52	45	- 18
Fires	53	18	50	64	- 45
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	16	51	51	- 36
HIV/AIDS	55	12	56	25	- 13
Tuberculosis	56	11	46	100	- 90
Upper Respiratory	57	11	64	3	+ 8
Appendicitis	58	10	58	16	- 6
Oral conditions	59	8	69	1	+ 7
Hepatitis C	60	8	60	12	- 4
Poisonings	61	7	57	23	- 16
Hepatitis B	62	5	53	36	- 31
Malnutrition	63	5	61	10	- 5
Otitis Media	64	4	68	1	+ 2
Maternal Conditions	65	3	59	12	- 9
War	66	1	71	1	- 0
Pertussis	67	0	63	6	- 6
Encephalitis	68	0	66	2	- 2
Syphilis	69	0	67	2	- 1
Leishmaniasis	70	0	74	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	71	0	75	0	- 0
Tetanus	72	0	65	2	- 2
Measles	73	0	72	1	- 1
Schistosomiasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	77	0	- 0
Chlamydia	78	0	80	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	81	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	80	0	70	1	- 1
Dengue	81	0	82	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	84	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	83	0	83	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	73	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SERBIA

Netherlands

Serbia

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.