CHINA VS LUXEMBOURG: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LUXEMBOURG		CHINA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	1,381,223	2	1,771,525	- 390,302
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	628,468	6	304,455	+ 324,014
Lung Cancers	3	547,936	4	714,311	- 166,374
Stroke	4	542,101	1	2,043,210	- 1,501,109
Lung Disease	5	511,302	3	968,607	- 457,305
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	276,513	9	248,388	+ 28,125
Breast Cancer	7	238,940	19	92,757	+ 146,183
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	234,466	12	183,342	+ 51,124
Kidney Disease	9	191,777	11	192,302	- 525
Other Injuries	10	186,383	25	54,087	+ 132,295
Pancreas Cancer	11	172,498	18	111,537	+ 60,961
Liver Disease	12	158,263	15	145,603	+ 12,660
Suicide	13	146,329	17	116,324	+ 30,005
Lymphomas	14	135,899	23	57,838	+ 78,061
Prostate Cancer	15	134,193	28	51,056	+ 83,137
Parkinson's Disease	16	130,533	20	70,699	+ 59,834
Diabetes Mellitus	17	128,860	14	161,672	- 32,813
Falls	18	127,830	16	138,878	- 11,047
Hypertension	19	113,127	7	301,183	- 188,056
Leukemia	20	111,703	22	58,145	+ 53,558
Endocrine Disorders	21	111,291	37	25,613	+ 85,679
Stomach Cancer	22	107,876	5	398,439	- 290,563
Inflammatory/Heart	23	103,475	33	29,954	+ 73,522
Other Neoplasms	24	102,990	53	4,374	+ 98,616
Liver Cancer	25	102,326	13	180,952	- 78,626
Bladder Cancer	26	92,339	29	37,873	+ 54,466
Ovary Cancer	27	74,393	35	28,078	+ 46,315
Oesophagus Cancer	28	67,073	10	242,891	- 175,818
Alcohol	29	53,374	42	19,071	+ 34,302
Road Traffic Accidents	30	52,931	8	250,272	- 197,341
Skin Cancers	31	45,562	41	19,669	+ 25,893
Malnutrition	32	41,018	44	12,995	+ 28,024
Oral Cancer	33	40,086	24	54,695	- 14,610
Rheumatic Heart Disease	34	39,875	21	65,350	- 25,476
Epilepsy	35	35,491	46	11,365	+ 24,126
Uterin Cancer	36	33,010	45	11,751	+ 21,259
Congenital Anomalies	37	21,954	31	36,613	- 14,658
Cervical Cancer	38	20,216	27	51,650	- 31,434
Drug Use	39	19,598	38	24,214	- 4,616
Anemia	40	17,796	83	0	+ 17,796
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	14,233	30	37,723	- 23,490
Diarrhoeal diseases	42	13,018	50	8,719	+ 4,299
Schizophrenia	43	12,235	86	0	+ 12,235
Skin Disease	44	11,320	52	5,222	+ 6,098
Asthma	45	9,742	39	23,147	- 13,406
Multiple Sclerosis	46	8,655	59	1,734	+ 6,921
Hepatitis C	47	7,822	66	86	+ 7,736
Violence	48	6,556	47	11,115	- 4,558
Low Birth Weight	49	6,449	40	21,631	- 15,183
Osteoarthritis	50	5,552	82	0	+ 5,552
Fires	51	5,335	48	10,498	- 5,163
HIV/AIDS	52	5,221	34	28,746	- 23,525
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	4,875	49	10,108	- 5,233
Drownings	54	4,116	26	52,807	- 48,691
Tuberculosis	55	3,915	32	34,802	- 30,887
Poisonings	56	3,120	36	25,762	- 22,642
Prostatic Hypertrophy	57	2,515	81	0	+ 2,515
Meningitis	58	1,441	51	5,704	- 4,263
Birth Trauma	59	1,266	43	17,644	- 16,379
Hepatitis B	60	1,167	56	2,757	- 1,591
Upper Respiratory	61	821	57	2,663	- 1,842
Appendicitis	62	709	60	1,468	- 759
Maternal Conditions	63	694	54	3,596	- 2,902
Oral conditions	64	629	80	0	+ 629
Encephalitis	65	335	55	2,796	- 2,461
Syphilis	66	297	58	1,824	- 1,526
War	67	131	61	900	- 769
Pertussis	68	6	64	484	- 477
Tetanus	69	0	63	491	- 491
Measles	70	0	62	558	- 558
Diphtheria	71	0	71	11	- 11
Chlamydia	72	0	67	55	- 55
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	79	0	- 0
Otitis Media	74	0	69	15	- 15
Leprosy	75	0	72	0	- 0
Ascariasis	76	0	68	34	- 34
Hookworm Disease	77	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	73	0	- 0
Dengue	79	0	70	12	- 12
Schistosomiasis	80	0	65	400	- 400
Malaria	81	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	82	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	83	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	84	0	77	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CHINA

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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.