Deaths in the Netherlands in 2013, by cause
This statistic displays the number of deaths in the Netherlands in 2013, by cause. During this year 141.2 thousand deaths were attributed to cardiovascular disease, cancer, respiratory disease, injuries and poisoning. The leading cause of death among individuals in the Netherlands was respiratory disease accounting for the deaths of almost six thousand females and over 6.3 thousand males. Lung cancer was the second leading cause of death.