LUXEMBOURG VS DENMARK: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DENMARK		LUXEMBOURG		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	600	1	655	- 54
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	586	2	298	+ 288
Lung Disease	3	493	5	242	+ 251
Lung Cancers	4	418	3	260	+ 158
Stroke	5	412	4	257	+ 155
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	252	8	111	+ 141
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	241	6	131	+ 110
Prostate Cancer	8	166	15	64	+ 103
Breast Cancer	9	146	7	113	+ 33
Diabetes Mellitus	10	144	17	61	+ 83
Pancreas Cancer	11	123	11	82	+ 41
Kidney Disease	12	102	9	91	+ 11
Lymphomas	13	82	14	64	+ 18
Liver Disease	14	78	12	75	+ 3
Hypertension	15	72	19	54	+ 19
Suicide	16	69	13	69	+ 0
Parkinson's Disease	17	67	16	62	+ 6
Alcohol	18	67	29	25	+ 42
Endocrine Disorders	19	65	21	53	+ 12
Leukemia	20	63	20	53	+ 10
Bladder Cancer	21	61	26	44	+ 18
Falls	22	61	18	61	+ 0
Stomach Cancer	23	54	22	51	+ 3
Oesophagus Cancer	24	54	28	32	+ 22
Liver Cancer	25	52	25	49	+ 4
Skin Cancers	26	44	31	22	+ 22
Other Neoplasms	27	42	24	49	- 6
Oral Cancer	28	42	33	19	+ 23
Ovary Cancer	29	41	27	35	+ 6
Other Injuries	30	39	10	88	- 49
Inflammatory/Heart	31	32	23	49	- 17
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	24	41	7	+ 18
Road Traffic Accidents	33	24	30	25	- 1
Drug Use	34	22	39	9	+ 13
Uterin Cancer	35	17	36	16	+ 2
Congenital Anomalies	36	17	37	10	+ 7
Cervical Cancer	37	17	38	10	+ 8
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	16	42	6	+ 10
Multiple Sclerosis	39	15	46	4	+ 11
Epilepsy	40	14	35	17	- 3
Low Birth Weight	41	13	49	3	+ 10
Rheumatic Heart Disease	42	11	34	19	- 8
Rheumatoid Arthritis	43	9	53	2	+ 7
Asthma	44	9	45	5	+ 5
Skin Disease	45	9	44	5	+ 3
Anemia	46	8	40	8	- 0
Violence	47	7	48	3	+ 4
Schizophrenia	48	6	43	6	+ 1
Fires	49	6	51	3	+ 3
Drownings	50	4	54	2	+ 2
Osteoarthritis	51	3	50	3	+ 0
Meningitis	52	3	58	1	+ 2
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	3	57	1	+ 2
Appendicitis	54	3	62	0	+ 2
HIV/AIDS	55	3	52	2	+ 0
Birth Trauma	56	2	59	1	+ 2
Tuberculosis	57	2	55	2	- 0
Upper Respiratory	58	2	61	0	+ 1
Malnutrition	59	2	32	19	- 18
Hepatitis C	60	1	47	4	- 3
Hepatitis B	61	1	60	1	+ 0
Poisonings	62	1	56	1	- 1
Oral conditions	63	0	64	0	+ 0
Maternal Conditions	64	0	63	0	- 0
Otitis Media	65	0	74	0	+ 0
War	66	0	67	0	+ 0
Encephalitis	67	0	65	0	- 0
Tetanus	68	0	69	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	69	0	72	0	+ 0
Syphilis	70	0	66	0	- 0
Measles	71	0	70	0	+ 0
Pertussis	72	0	68	0	- 0
Diphtheria	73	0	71	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	75	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	80	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	84	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	82	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	83	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	78	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	82	0	77	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	79	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

Denmark

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.