AUSTRALIA VS LUXEMBOURG: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LUXEMBOURG		AUSTRALIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	26,110	1	21,548	+ 4,562
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	11,880	2	15,588	- 3,708
Lung Cancers	3	10,358	4	8,769	+ 1,590
Stroke	4	10,248	3	10,331	- 83
Lung Disease	5	9,666	5	8,487	+ 1,178
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	5,227	6	6,209	- 982
Breast Cancer	7	4,517	10	3,405	+ 1,111
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	4,432	8	4,446	- 14
Kidney Disease	9	3,625	12	3,139	+ 486
Other Injuries	10	3,523	22	1,642	+ 1,881
Pancreas Cancer	11	3,261	13	3,118	+ 143
Liver Disease	12	2,992	26	1,421	+ 1,570
Suicide	13	2,766	11	3,150	- 384
Lymphomas	14	2,569	15	3,039	- 470
Prostate Cancer	15	2,537	9	3,766	- 1,229
Parkinson's Disease	16	2,468	19	2,036	+ 431
Diabetes Mellitus	17	2,436	7	4,471	- 2,035
Falls	18	2,416	14	3,116	- 699
Hypertension	19	2,139	23	1,631	+ 507
Leukemia	20	2,112	18	2,126	- 14
Endocrine Disorders	21	2,104	16	2,328	- 225
Stomach Cancer	22	2,039	27	1,288	+ 751
Inflammatory/Heart	23	1,956	24	1,571	+ 385
Other Neoplasms	24	1,947	28	1,252	+ 695
Liver Cancer	25	1,934	20	2,036	- 102
Bladder Cancer	26	1,746	30	1,187	+ 558
Ovary Cancer	27	1,406	31	1,003	+ 404
Oesophagus Cancer	28	1,268	25	1,494	- 226
Alcohol	29	1,009	37	380	+ 629
Road Traffic Accidents	30	1,001	29	1,245	- 244
Skin Cancers	31	861	17	2,319	- 1,457
Malnutrition	32	775	51	117	+ 659
Oral Cancer	33	758	32	972	- 214
Rheumatic Heart Disease	34	754	38	379	+ 375
Epilepsy	35	671	41	285	+ 386
Uterin Cancer	36	624	35	524	+ 100
Congenital Anomalies	37	415	33	711	- 296
Cervical Cancer	38	382	39	342	+ 41
Drug Use	39	370	21	1,783	- 1,412
Anemia	40	336	49	157	+ 179
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	269	42	276	- 7
Diarrhoeal diseases	42	246	40	296	- 50
Schizophrenia	43	231	54	64	+ 167
Skin Disease	44	214	34	594	- 380
Asthma	45	184	36	455	- 271
Multiple Sclerosis	46	164	46	188	- 24
Hepatitis C	47	148	48	173	- 25
Violence	48	124	44	243	- 120
Low Birth Weight	49	122	43	248	- 126
Osteoarthritis	50	105	52	114	- 9
Fires	51	101	55	55	+ 46
HIV/AIDS	52	99	57	50	+ 49
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	92	45	229	- 137
Drownings	54	78	47	177	- 99
Tuberculosis	55	74	56	53	+ 21
Poisonings	56	59	61	35	+ 24
Prostatic Hypertrophy	57	48	53	71	- 24
Meningitis	58	27	60	37	- 10
Birth Trauma	59	24	50	140	- 116
Hepatitis B	60	22	58	41	- 19
Upper Respiratory	61	16	64	17	- 1
Appendicitis	62	13	62	26	- 13
Maternal Conditions	63	13	63	20	- 7
Oral conditions	64	12	59	40	- 28
Encephalitis	65	6	68	3	+ 4
Syphilis	66	6	67	3	+ 3
War	67	2	65	8	- 5
Pertussis	68	0	69	1	- 1
Tetanus	69	0	70	1	- 1
Measles	70	0	78	0	- 0
Diphtheria	71	0	71	0	- 0
Chlamydia	72	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	84	0	- 0
Otitis Media	74	0	66	6	- 6
Leprosy	75	0	76	0	- 0
Ascariasis	76	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	73	0	- 0
Dengue	79	0	72	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	80	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	81	0	82	0	- 0
Chagas disease	82	0	80	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	83	0	81	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	84	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to AUSTRALIA

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.