LUXEMBOURG VS GERMANY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GERMANY		LUXEMBOURG		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	1,173	1	655	+ 519
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	408	2	298	+ 110
Stroke	3	397	4	257	+ 140
Lung Cancers	4	372	3	260	+ 112
Lung Disease	5	342	5	242	+ 99
Hypertension	6	214	19	54	+ 160
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	208	6	131	+ 77
Kidney Disease	8	182	9	91	+ 91
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	165	8	111	+ 54
Breast Cancer	10	150	7	113	+ 37
Pancreas Cancer	11	143	11	82	+ 62
Prostate Cancer	12	132	15	64	+ 68
Diabetes Mellitus	13	124	17	61	+ 63
Falls	14	122	18	61	+ 62
Liver Disease	15	121	12	75	+ 46
Parkinson's Disease	16	100	16	62	+ 39
Lymphomas	17	98	14	64	+ 33
Endocrine Disorders	18	85	21	53	+ 32
Suicide	19	82	13	69	+ 13
Stomach Cancer	20	77	22	51	+ 26
Inflammatory/Heart	21	71	23	49	+ 22
Leukemia	22	70	20	53	+ 17
Other Injuries	23	66	10	88	- 23
Other Neoplasms	24	65	24	49	+ 16
Liver Cancer	25	64	25	49	+ 16
Alcohol	26	50	29	25	+ 25
Oesophagus Cancer	27	50	28	32	+ 18
Bladder Cancer	28	49	26	44	+ 6
Oral Cancer	29	48	33	19	+ 29
Ovary Cancer	30	41	27	35	+ 6
Skin Cancers	31	32	31	22	+ 11
Diarrhoeal diseases	32	31	42	6	+ 24
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	29	34	19	+ 10
Road Traffic Accidents	34	25	30	25	+ 0
Epilepsy	35	25	35	17	+ 8
Congenital Anomalies	36	18	37	10	+ 8
Uterin Cancer	37	18	36	16	+ 2
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	17	41	7	+ 11
Cervical Cancer	39	17	38	10	+ 7
Drug Use	40	15	39	9	+ 6
Multiple Sclerosis	41	13	46	4	+ 8
Skin Disease	42	12	44	5	+ 7
Anemia	43	8	40	8	- 1
Asthma	44	7	45	5	+ 3
Low Birth Weight	45	6	49	3	+ 3
Violence	46	6	48	3	+ 3
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	4	53	2	+ 2
Hepatitis C	48	4	47	4	+ 0
Drownings	49	4	54	2	+ 2
Malnutrition	50	4	32	19	- 16
Schizophrenia	51	3	43	6	- 3
Osteoarthritis	52	3	50	3	+ 0
Fires	53	3	51	3	+ 0
HIV/AIDS	54	3	52	2	+ 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	55	2	57	1	+ 1
Tuberculosis	56	2	55	2	+ 0
Birth Trauma	57	2	59	1	+ 1
Poisonings	58	2	56	1	+ 0
Hepatitis B	59	1	60	1	+ 1
Meningitis	60	1	58	1	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	61	1	61	0	+ 1
Appendicitis	62	1	62	0	+ 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
Syphilis	68	0	66	0	- 0
Pertussis	69	0	68	0	+ 0
Measles	70	0	70	0	+ 0
Iodine Deficiency	71	0	73	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	72	0	83	0	+ 0
Schistosomiasis	73	0	80	0	+ 0
Chagas disease	74	0	82	0	+ 0
Tetanus	75	0	69	0	+ 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	76	0	86	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	77	0	71	0	+ 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	84	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	77	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	78	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	84	0	75	0	- 0
Chlamydia	85	0	72	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
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.