CENTRAL AFRICA VS LUXEMBOURG: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LUXEMBOURG		CENTRAL AFRICA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	5,512	7	2,900	+ 2,612
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	2,508	33	204	+ 2,304
Lung Cancers	3	2,187	55	47	+ 2,140
Stroke	4	2,163	5	3,284	- 1,120
Lung Disease	5	2,040	18	956	+ 1,084
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	1,103	45	116	+ 987
Breast Cancer	7	954	26	344	+ 609
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	936	1	5,231	- 4,296
Kidney Disease	9	765	21	710	+ 55
Other Injuries	10	744	23	621	+ 123
Pancreas Cancer	11	688	60	37	+ 652
Liver Disease	12	632	14	1,153	- 522
Suicide	13	584	24	585	- 1
Lymphomas	14	542	42	119	+ 423
Prostate Cancer	15	536	38	156	+ 379
Parkinson's Disease	16	521	48	67	+ 454
Diabetes Mellitus	17	514	15	1,141	- 627
Falls	18	510	36	181	+ 329
Hypertension	19	451	12	1,252	- 801
Leukemia	20	446	47	88	+ 358
Endocrine Disorders	21	444	25	423	+ 21
Stomach Cancer	22	430	49	65	+ 365
Inflammatory/Heart	23	413	30	270	+ 143
Other Neoplasms	24	411	70	5	+ 406
Liver Cancer	25	408	44	117	+ 292
Bladder Cancer	26	368	64	23	+ 345
Ovary Cancer	27	297	50	64	+ 233
Oesophagus Cancer	28	268	53	48	+ 220
Alcohol	29	213	52	62	+ 151
Road Traffic Accidents	30	211	10	1,790	- 1,579
Skin Cancers	31	182	58	43	+ 139
Malnutrition	32	164	22	691	- 527
Oral Cancer	33	160	46	91	+ 69
Rheumatic Heart Disease	34	159	35	194	- 35
Epilepsy	35	142	43	119	+ 23
Uterin Cancer	36	132	65	20	+ 112
Congenital Anomalies	37	88	19	776	- 688
Cervical Cancer	38	81	32	230	- 149
Drug Use	39	78	57	44	+ 34
Anemia	40	71	84	0	+ 71
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	57	27	317	- 260
Diarrhoeal diseases	42	52	3	4,684	- 4,632
Schizophrenia	43	49	86	0	+ 49
Skin Disease	44	45	54	48	- 3
Asthma	45	39	20	761	- 722
Multiple Sclerosis	46	35	72	4	+ 31
Hepatitis C	47	31	69	6	+ 26
Violence	48	26	17	1,009	- 982
Low Birth Weight	49	26	8	2,228	- 2,202
Osteoarthritis	50	22	81	0	+ 22
Fires	51	21	39	142	- 121
HIV/AIDS	52	21	4	3,753	- 3,732
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	19	66	15	+ 4
Drownings	54	16	34	202	- 186
Tuberculosis	55	16	2	4,704	- 4,688
Poisonings	56	12	40	134	- 122
Prostatic Hypertrophy	57	10	80	0	+ 10
Meningitis	58	6	16	1,015	- 1,009
Birth Trauma	59	5	9	2,192	- 2,187
Hepatitis B	60	5	61	33	- 28
Upper Respiratory	61	3	63	24	- 21
Appendicitis	62	3	51	62	- 59
Maternal Conditions	63	3	13	1,174	- 1,172
Oral conditions	64	3	82	0	+ 3
Encephalitis	65	1	62	28	- 27
Syphilis	66	1	41	120	- 119
War	67	1	28	314	- 313
Pertussis	68	0	31	265	- 265
Tetanus	69	0	29	280	- 280
Measles	70	0	11	1,625	- 1,625
Diphtheria	71	0	67	11	- 11
Chlamydia	72	0	73	2	- 2
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	77	0	- 0
Otitis Media	74	0	68	6	- 6
Leprosy	75	0	78	0	- 0
Ascariasis	76	0	71	5	- 5
Hookworm Disease	77	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	79	0	74	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	80	0	37	169	- 169
Malaria	81	0	6	3,279	- 3,279
Chagas disease	82	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	83	0	56	46	- 46
Trypanosomiasis	84	0	59	40	- 40
Depression	85	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CENTRAL AFRICA

Luxembourg

Central Africa

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.