BHUTAN VS LUXEMBOURG: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LUXEMBOURG		BHUTAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	863	1	702	+ 160
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	393	13	105	+ 288
Lung Cancers	3	342	21	44	+ 298
Stroke	4	339	3	360	- 22
Lung Disease	5	319	2	524	- 205
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	173	31	24	+ 149
Breast Cancer	7	149	43	8	+ 141
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	146	4	177	- 31
Kidney Disease	9	120	8	149	- 29
Other Injuries	10	116	24	43	+ 74
Pancreas Cancer	11	108	33	20	+ 88
Liver Disease	12	99	6	166	- 67
Suicide	13	91	26	35	+ 56
Lymphomas	14	85	52	5	+ 80
Prostate Cancer	15	84	55	3	+ 80
Parkinson's Disease	16	82	28	31	+ 50
Diabetes Mellitus	17	80	7	164	- 83
Falls	18	80	12	111	- 31
Hypertension	19	71	16	77	- 6
Leukemia	20	70	34	19	+ 51
Endocrine Disorders	21	70	39	11	+ 59
Stomach Cancer	22	67	11	118	- 51
Inflammatory/Heart	23	65	45	8	+ 57
Other Neoplasms	24	64	57	2	+ 62
Liver Cancer	25	64	27	35	+ 29
Bladder Cancer	26	58	48	6	+ 51
Ovary Cancer	27	46	37	14	+ 32
Oesophagus Cancer	28	42	22	44	- 2
Alcohol	29	33	49	6	+ 27
Road Traffic Accidents	30	33	10	123	- 90
Skin Cancers	31	28	41	9	+ 19
Malnutrition	32	26	54	3	+ 22
Oral Cancer	33	25	23	43	- 18
Rheumatic Heart Disease	34	25	17	68	- 43
Epilepsy	35	22	38	14	+ 8
Uterin Cancer	36	21	71	0	+ 21
Congenital Anomalies	37	14	20	50	- 37
Cervical Cancer	38	13	29	30	- 18
Drug Use	39	12	47	7	+ 5
Anemia	40	11	72	0	+ 11
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	9	25	39	- 30
Diarrhoeal diseases	42	8	5	169	- 161
Schizophrenia	43	8	75	0	+ 8
Skin Disease	44	7	46	7	- 0
Asthma	45	6	15	78	- 72
Multiple Sclerosis	46	5	62	1	+ 4
Hepatitis C	47	5	64	1	+ 4
Violence	48	4	35	18	- 14
Low Birth Weight	49	4	14	79	- 75
Osteoarthritis	50	3	78	0	+ 3
Fires	51	3	44	8	- 5
HIV/AIDS	52	3	18	58	- 55
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	3	50	5	- 2
Drownings	54	3	32	20	- 18
Tuberculosis	55	2	9	138	- 135
Poisonings	56	2	59	2	+ 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	57	2	77	0	+ 2
Meningitis	58	1	36	17	- 16
Birth Trauma	59	1	19	51	- 50
Hepatitis B	60	1	53	4	- 3
Upper Respiratory	61	1	61	1	- 1
Appendicitis	62	0	51	5	- 5
Maternal Conditions	63	0	42	9	- 9
Oral conditions	64	0	76	0	+ 0
Encephalitis	65	0	30	28	- 28
Syphilis	66	0	40	11	- 10
War	67	0	68	0	- 0
Pertussis	68	0	63	1	- 1
Tetanus	69	0	60	1	- 1
Measles	70	0	58	2	- 2
Diphtheria	71	0	70	0	- 0
Chlamydia	72	0	67	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	86	0	- 0
Otitis Media	74	0	69	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	85	0	- 0
Ascariasis	76	0	66	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	80	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	79	0	- 0
Dengue	79	0	56	3	- 3
Schistosomiasis	80	0	82	0	- 0
Malaria	81	0	81	0	- 0
Chagas disease	82	0	83	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	83	0	65	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	84	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	74	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	73	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BHUTAN

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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.