BELGIUM VS LUXEMBOURG: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LUXEMBOURG		BELGIUM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	11,683	1	15,281	- 3,597
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	5,316	2	9,416	- 4,100
Lung Cancers	3	4,635	4	6,777	- 2,142
Stroke	4	4,585	3	7,408	- 2,822
Lung Disease	5	4,325	5	6,438	- 2,113
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	2,339	7	3,329	- 990
Breast Cancer	7	2,021	9	2,587	- 566
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	1,983	6	5,677	- 3,694
Kidney Disease	9	1,622	8	2,952	- 1,330
Other Injuries	10	1,577	11	2,006	- 430
Pancreas Cancer	11	1,459	14	1,809	- 350
Liver Disease	12	1,339	17	1,433	- 94
Suicide	13	1,238	10	2,111	- 873
Lymphomas	14	1,150	16	1,552	- 403
Prostate Cancer	15	1,135	13	1,824	- 689
Parkinson's Disease	16	1,104	19	1,378	- 273
Diabetes Mellitus	17	1,090	20	1,269	- 179
Falls	18	1,081	15	1,756	- 674
Hypertension	19	957	27	740	+ 217
Leukemia	20	945	21	1,199	- 255
Endocrine Disorders	21	941	18	1,432	- 490
Stomach Cancer	22	912	26	863	+ 49
Inflammatory/Heart	23	875	23	1,060	- 185
Other Neoplasms	24	871	12	1,828	- 956
Liver Cancer	25	866	24	976	- 110
Bladder Cancer	26	781	22	1,078	- 297
Ovary Cancer	27	629	30	653	- 23
Oesophagus Cancer	28	567	25	898	- 331
Alcohol	29	451	32	500	- 48
Road Traffic Accidents	30	448	29	666	- 218
Skin Cancers	31	385	31	522	- 137
Malnutrition	32	347	38	291	+ 56
Oral Cancer	33	339	28	675	- 336
Rheumatic Heart Disease	34	337	37	293	+ 45
Epilepsy	35	300	36	348	- 48
Uterin Cancer	36	279	34	384	- 105
Congenital Anomalies	37	186	40	282	- 96
Cervical Cancer	38	171	41	243	- 72
Drug Use	39	166	39	287	- 122
Anemia	40	151	43	199	- 48
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	120	42	213	- 92
Diarrhoeal diseases	42	110	33	418	- 308
Schizophrenia	43	103	56	40	+ 64
Skin Disease	44	96	35	380	- 284
Asthma	45	82	46	128	- 45
Multiple Sclerosis	46	73	45	147	- 74
Hepatitis C	47	66	52	53	+ 13
Violence	48	55	44	149	- 94
Low Birth Weight	49	55	50	70	- 15
Osteoarthritis	50	47	51	59	- 12
Fires	51	45	48	75	- 30
HIV/AIDS	52	44	57	36	+ 8
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	41	49	73	- 31
Drownings	54	35	47	79	- 44
Tuberculosis	55	33	54	46	- 12
Poisonings	56	26	55	41	- 15
Prostatic Hypertrophy	57	21	60	20	+ 1
Meningitis	58	12	58	28	- 16
Birth Trauma	59	11	53	47	- 36
Hepatitis B	60	10	63	17	- 7
Upper Respiratory	61	7	59	22	- 15
Appendicitis	62	6	62	17	- 11
Maternal Conditions	63	6	64	6	- 0
Oral conditions	64	5	61	19	- 14
Encephalitis	65	3	66	1	+ 2
Syphilis	66	3	70	0	+ 3
War	67	1	67	1	- 0
Pertussis	68	0	68	1	- 1
Tetanus	69	0	78	0	- 0
Measles	70	0	79	0	- 0
Diphtheria	71	0	69	0	- 0
Chlamydia	72	0	71	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	84	0	- 0
Otitis Media	74	0	65	2	- 2
Leprosy	75	0	72	0	- 0
Ascariasis	76	0	82	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	80	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	81	0	- 0
Dengue	79	0	83	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	80	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	81	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	82	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	83	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	84	0	74	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BELGIUM

Luxembourg

Belgium

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.