LUXEMBOURG VS CENTRAL AFRICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CENTRAL AFRICA		LUXEMBOURG		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	621	8	111	+ 510
Tuberculosis	2	559	55	2	+ 557
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	556	42	6	+ 550
HIV/AIDS	4	446	52	2	+ 443
Stroke	5	390	4	257	+ 133
Malaria	6	390	81	0	+ 390
Coronary Heart Disease	7	344	1	655	- 310
Low Birth Weight	8	265	49	3	+ 262
Birth Trauma	9	260	59	1	+ 260
Road Traffic Accidents	10	213	30	25	+ 188
Measles	11	193	70	0	+ 193
Hypertension	12	149	19	54	+ 95
Maternal Conditions	13	139	63	0	+ 139
Liver Disease	14	137	12	75	+ 62
Diabetes Mellitus	15	136	17	61	+ 74
Meningitis	16	121	58	1	+ 120
Violence	17	120	48	3	+ 117
Lung Disease	18	114	5	242	- 129
Congenital Anomalies	19	92	37	10	+ 82
Asthma	20	90	45	5	+ 86
Kidney Disease	21	84	9	91	- 7
Malnutrition	22	82	32	19	+ 63
Other Injuries	23	74	10	88	- 15
Suicide	24	69	13	69	+ 0
Endocrine Disorders	25	50	21	53	- 3
Breast Cancer	26	41	7	113	- 72
Peptic Ulcer Disease	27	38	41	7	+ 31
War	28	37	67	0	+ 37
Tetanus	29	33	69	0	+ 33
Inflammatory/Heart	30	32	23	49	- 17
Pertussis	31	32	68	0	+ 31
Cervical Cancer	32	27	38	10	+ 18
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	24	2	298	- 274
Drownings	34	24	54	2	+ 22
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	23	34	19	+ 4
Falls	36	22	18	61	- 39
Schistosomiasis	37	20	80	0	+ 20
Prostate Cancer	38	19	15	64	- 45
Fires	39	17	51	3	+ 14
Poisonings	40	16	56	1	+ 14
Syphilis	41	14	66	0	+ 14
Lymphomas	42	14	14	64	- 50
Epilepsy	43	14	35	17	- 3
Liver Cancer	44	14	25	49	- 35
Colon-Rectum Cancers	45	14	6	131	- 117
Oral Cancer	46	11	33	19	- 8
Leukemia	47	10	20	53	- 42
Parkinson's Disease	48	8	16	62	- 54
Stomach Cancer	49	8	22	51	- 43
Ovary Cancer	50	8	27	35	- 28
Appendicitis	51	7	62	0	+ 7
Alcohol	52	7	29	25	- 18
Oesophagus Cancer	53	6	28	32	- 26
Skin Disease	54	6	44	5	+ 0
Lung Cancers	55	6	3	260	- 254
Leishmaniasis	56	5	83	0	+ 5
Drug Use	57	5	39	9	- 4
Skin Cancers	58	5	31	22	- 17
Trypanosomiasis	59	5	84	0	+ 5
Pancreas Cancer	60	4	11	82	- 77
Hepatitis B	61	4	60	1	+ 3
Encephalitis	62	3	65	0	+ 3
Upper Respiratory	63	3	61	0	+ 3
Bladder Cancer	64	3	26	44	- 41
Uterin Cancer	65	2	36	16	- 13
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	2	53	2	- 1
Diphtheria	67	1	71	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	68	1	74	0	+ 1
Hepatitis C	69	1	47	4	- 3
Other Neoplasms	70	1	24	49	- 48
Ascariasis	71	1	76	0	+ 1
Multiple Sclerosis	72	0	46	4	- 4
Chlamydia	73	0	72	0	+ 0
Dengue	74	0	79	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	82	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	57	1	- 1
Osteoarthritis	81	0	50	3	- 3
Oral conditions	82	0	64	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	40	8	- 8
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	43	6	- 6
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to LUXEMBOURG

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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.