COLOMBIA VS LUXEMBOURG: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LUXEMBOURG		COLOMBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	48,369	1	43,066	+ 5,303
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	22,008	22	2,157	+ 19,851
Lung Cancers	3	19,188	10	5,250	+ 13,938
Stroke	4	18,984	3	16,573	+ 2,411
Lung Disease	5	17,905	4	15,928	+ 1,977
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	9,683	12	4,371	+ 5,312
Breast Cancer	7	8,367	13	3,669	+ 4,698
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	8,211	5	10,773	- 2,563
Kidney Disease	9	6,716	7	6,834	- 118
Other Injuries	10	6,527	28	1,592	+ 4,935
Pancreas Cancer	11	6,041	25	2,022	+ 4,018
Liver Disease	12	5,542	19	2,426	+ 3,116
Suicide	13	5,124	26	1,965	+ 3,159
Lymphomas	14	4,759	18	2,603	+ 2,156
Prostate Cancer	15	4,699	14	3,584	+ 1,115
Parkinson's Disease	16	4,571	47	383	+ 4,188
Diabetes Mellitus	17	4,513	11	5,028	- 516
Falls	18	4,476	29	1,518	+ 2,959
Hypertension	19	3,962	8	6,400	- 2,438
Leukemia	20	3,912	21	2,208	+ 1,703
Endocrine Disorders	21	3,897	30	1,367	+ 2,530
Stomach Cancer	22	3,778	9	6,112	- 2,334
Inflammatory/Heart	23	3,624	31	1,329	+ 2,294
Other Neoplasms	24	3,607	15	3,205	+ 402
Liver Cancer	25	3,583	24	2,065	+ 1,518
Bladder Cancer	26	3,234	42	609	+ 2,625
Ovary Cancer	27	2,605	33	1,122	+ 1,483
Oesophagus Cancer	28	2,349	36	835	+ 1,514
Alcohol	29	1,869	68	23	+ 1,846
Road Traffic Accidents	30	1,854	6	7,765	- 5,911
Skin Cancers	31	1,596	35	1,028	+ 567
Malnutrition	32	1,436	27	1,878	- 442
Oral Cancer	33	1,404	37	807	+ 597
Rheumatic Heart Disease	34	1,396	63	38	+ 1,358
Epilepsy	35	1,243	43	597	+ 646
Uterin Cancer	36	1,156	45	423	+ 733
Congenital Anomalies	37	769	16	2,963	- 2,194
Cervical Cancer	38	708	20	2,266	- 1,558
Drug Use	39	686	44	492	+ 195
Anemia	40	623	57	101	+ 523
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	498	39	698	- 200
Diarrhoeal diseases	42	456	38	747	- 292
Schizophrenia	43	428	70	18	+ 411
Skin Disease	44	396	34	1,102	- 705
Asthma	45	341	54	191	+ 150
Multiple Sclerosis	46	303	60	62	+ 241
Hepatitis C	47	274	59	65	+ 209
Violence	48	230	2	19,268	- 19,039
Low Birth Weight	49	226	23	2,095	- 1,869
Osteoarthritis	50	194	58	67	+ 128
Fires	51	187	56	127	+ 60
HIV/AIDS	52	183	17	2,683	- 2,500
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	171	51	242	- 71
Drownings	54	144	40	689	- 545
Tuberculosis	55	137	32	1,272	- 1,135
Poisonings	56	109	61	61	+ 48
Prostatic Hypertrophy	57	88	48	333	- 245
Meningitis	58	50	50	244	- 193
Birth Trauma	59	44	41	648	- 604
Hepatitis B	60	41	62	50	- 10
Upper Respiratory	61	29	66	27	+ 2
Appendicitis	62	25	52	213	- 188
Maternal Conditions	63	24	46	394	- 370
Oral conditions	64	22	75	7	+ 15
Encephalitis	65	12	64	38	- 26
Syphilis	66	10	65	30	- 20
War	67	5	49	260	- 255
Pertussis	68	0	69	18	- 18
Tetanus	69	0	71	14	- 14
Measles	70	0	78	0	- 0
Diphtheria	71	0	80	0	- 0
Chlamydia	72	0	81	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	82	0	- 0
Otitis Media	74	0	73	7	- 7
Leprosy	75	0	72	8	- 8
Ascariasis	76	0	76	5	- 5
Hookworm Disease	77	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	83	0	- 0
Dengue	79	0	55	133	- 133
Schistosomiasis	80	0	77	1	- 1
Malaria	81	0	67	26	- 26
Chagas disease	82	0	53	203	- 203
Leishmaniasis	83	0	74	7	- 7
Trypanosomiasis	84	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to COLOMBIA

Luxembourg

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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.