CANADA VS LUXEMBOURG: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LUXEMBOURG		CANADA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	37,841	1	40,063	- 2,223
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	17,218	2	30,970	- 13,752
Lung Cancers	3	15,012	3	20,937	- 5,925
Stroke	4	14,852	5	14,159	+ 693
Lung Disease	5	14,008	4	14,212	- 204
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	7,576	6	9,651	- 2,075
Breast Cancer	7	6,546	8	5,910	+ 636
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	6,424	7	7,431	- 1,008
Kidney Disease	9	5,254	14	4,578	+ 676
Other Injuries	10	5,106	24	2,392	+ 2,714
Pancreas Cancer	11	4,726	11	5,057	- 332
Liver Disease	12	4,336	17	3,624	+ 712
Suicide	13	4,009	15	4,417	- 408
Lymphomas	14	3,723	10	5,146	- 1,423
Prostate Cancer	15	3,676	13	4,711	- 1,034
Parkinson's Disease	16	3,576	18	3,359	+ 217
Diabetes Mellitus	17	3,530	9	5,718	- 2,187
Falls	18	3,502	12	4,829	- 1,327
Hypertension	19	3,099	22	2,563	+ 537
Leukemia	20	3,060	21	3,098	- 38
Endocrine Disorders	21	3,049	19	3,233	- 184
Stomach Cancer	22	2,955	26	2,177	+ 778
Inflammatory/Heart	23	2,835	27	2,060	+ 775
Other Neoplasms	24	2,822	31	1,679	+ 1,143
Liver Cancer	25	2,803	20	3,113	- 309
Bladder Cancer	26	2,530	23	2,521	+ 9
Ovary Cancer	27	2,038	29	1,902	+ 136
Oesophagus Cancer	28	1,838	25	2,230	- 392
Alcohol	29	1,462	33	1,491	- 29
Road Traffic Accidents	30	1,450	28	1,998	- 548
Skin Cancers	31	1,248	30	1,756	- 508
Malnutrition	32	1,124	51	192	+ 931
Oral Cancer	33	1,098	32	1,592	- 494
Rheumatic Heart Disease	34	1,092	39	636	+ 457
Epilepsy	35	972	44	384	+ 588
Uterin Cancer	36	904	34	1,183	- 278
Congenital Anomalies	37	601	35	1,081	- 480
Cervical Cancer	38	554	41	578	- 24
Drug Use	39	537	16	3,686	- 3,149
Anemia	40	488	46	343	+ 145
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	390	43	442	- 52
Diarrhoeal diseases	42	357	36	840	- 484
Schizophrenia	43	335	57	118	+ 217
Skin Disease	44	310	38	679	- 369
Asthma	45	267	49	262	+ 5
Multiple Sclerosis	46	237	37	692	- 455
Hepatitis C	47	214	45	363	- 149
Violence	48	180	40	605	- 425
Low Birth Weight	49	177	42	553	- 377
Osteoarthritis	50	152	55	139	+ 13
Fires	51	146	52	192	- 46
HIV/AIDS	52	143	53	163	- 20
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	134	47	322	- 189
Drownings	54	113	48	283	- 170
Tuberculosis	55	107	58	97	+ 10
Poisonings	56	85	56	121	- 36
Prostatic Hypertrophy	57	69	54	143	- 74
Meningitis	58	39	59	68	- 29
Birth Trauma	59	35	50	193	- 158
Hepatitis B	60	32	60	66	- 34
Upper Respiratory	61	22	63	47	- 24
Appendicitis	62	19	62	49	- 30
Maternal Conditions	63	19	64	45	- 26
Oral conditions	64	17	61	51	- 34
Encephalitis	65	9	68	3	+ 6
Syphilis	66	8	67	5	+ 3
War	67	4	65	21	- 17
Pertussis	68	0	69	1	- 1
Tetanus	69	0	71	0	- 0
Measles	70	0	74	0	- 0
Diphtheria	71	0	73	0	- 0
Chlamydia	72	0	83	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	84	0	- 0
Otitis Media	74	0	66	8	- 8
Leprosy	75	0	79	0	- 0
Ascariasis	76	0	82	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	80	0	- 0
Dengue	79	0	72	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	80	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	81	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	82	0	70	1	- 1
Leishmaniasis	83	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	84	0	75	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CANADA

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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.