LUXEMBOURG VS AUSTRALIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	AUSTRALIA		LUXEMBOURG		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	540	1	655	- 114
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	391	2	298	+ 93
Stroke	3	259	4	257	+ 2
Lung Cancers	4	220	3	260	- 40
Lung Disease	5	213	5	242	- 30
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	156	6	131	+ 25
Diabetes Mellitus	7	112	17	61	+ 51
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	111	8	111	+ 0
Prostate Cancer	9	94	15	64	+ 31
Breast Cancer	10	85	7	113	- 28
Suicide	11	79	13	69	+ 10
Kidney Disease	12	79	9	91	- 12
Pancreas Cancer	13	78	11	82	- 4
Falls	14	78	18	61	+ 18
Lymphomas	15	76	14	64	+ 12
Endocrine Disorders	16	58	21	53	+ 6
Skin Cancers	17	58	31	22	+ 37
Leukemia	18	53	20	53	+ 0
Parkinson's Disease	19	51	16	62	- 11
Liver Cancer	20	51	25	49	+ 3
Drug Use	21	45	39	9	+ 35
Other Injuries	22	41	10	88	- 47
Hypertension	23	41	19	54	- 13
Inflammatory/Heart	24	39	23	49	- 10
Oesophagus Cancer	25	37	28	32	+ 6
Liver Disease	26	36	12	75	- 39
Stomach Cancer	27	32	22	51	- 19
Other Neoplasms	28	31	24	49	- 17
Road Traffic Accidents	29	31	30	25	+ 6
Bladder Cancer	30	30	26	44	- 14
Ovary Cancer	31	25	27	35	- 10
Oral Cancer	32	24	33	19	+ 5
Congenital Anomalies	33	18	37	10	+ 7
Skin Disease	34	15	44	5	+ 10
Uterin Cancer	35	13	36	16	- 3
Asthma	36	11	45	5	+ 7
Alcohol	37	10	29	25	- 16
Rheumatic Heart Disease	38	10	34	19	- 9
Cervical Cancer	39	9	38	10	- 1
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	7	42	6	+ 1
Epilepsy	41	7	35	17	- 10
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	7	41	7	+ 0
Low Birth Weight	43	6	49	3	+ 3
Violence	44	6	48	3	+ 3
Rheumatoid Arthritis	45	6	53	2	+ 3
Multiple Sclerosis	46	5	46	4	+ 1
Drownings	47	4	54	2	+ 2
Hepatitis C	48	4	47	4	+ 1
Anemia	49	4	40	8	- 4
Birth Trauma	50	4	59	1	+ 3
Malnutrition	51	3	32	19	- 17
Osteoarthritis	52	3	50	3	+ 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	2	57	1	+ 1
Schizophrenia	54	2	43	6	- 4
Fires	55	1	51	3	- 1
Tuberculosis	56	1	55	2	- 1
HIV/AIDS	57	1	52	2	- 1
Hepatitis B	58	1	60	1	+ 0
Oral conditions	59	1	64	0	+ 1
Meningitis	60	1	58	1	+ 0
Poisonings	61	1	56	1	- 1
Appendicitis	62	1	62	0	+ 0
Maternal Conditions	63	1	63	0	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	64	0	61	0	+ 0
War	65	0	67	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	66	0	74	0	+ 0
Syphilis	67	0	66	0	- 0
Encephalitis	68	0	65	0	- 0
Pertussis	69	0	68	0	+ 0
Tetanus	70	0	69	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	71	0	71	0	+ 0
Dengue	72	0	79	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	77	0	- 0
Ascariasis	75	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	75	0	- 0
Chlamydia	77	0	72	0	- 0
Measles	78	0	70	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	79	0	80	0	- 0
Chagas disease	80	0	82	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	81	0	83	0	- 0
Malaria	82	0	81	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	83	0	84	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	73	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to LUXEMBOURG

Australia

Luxembourg

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.globallifeexpectancy.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.