CONGO VS LUXEMBOURG: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LUXEMBOURG		CONGO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	5,948	4	2,494	+ 3,453
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	2,706	25	230	+ 2,476
Lung Cancers	3	2,359	47	54	+ 2,306
Stroke	4	2,334	5	2,267	+ 68
Lung Disease	5	2,202	17	541	+ 1,661
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	1,191	38	89	+ 1,102
Breast Cancer	7	1,029	32	159	+ 870
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	1,010	3	2,576	- 1,566
Kidney Disease	9	826	15	613	+ 213
Other Injuries	10	803	20	333	+ 469
Pancreas Cancer	11	743	52	42	+ 701
Liver Disease	12	681	13	931	- 249
Suicide	13	630	19	349	+ 281
Lymphomas	14	585	45	61	+ 524
Prostate Cancer	15	578	28	198	+ 380
Parkinson's Disease	16	562	42	69	+ 493
Diabetes Mellitus	17	555	10	1,050	- 495
Falls	18	550	33	149	+ 402
Hypertension	19	487	12	933	- 445
Leukemia	20	481	46	57	+ 424
Endocrine Disorders	21	479	27	208	+ 271
Stomach Cancer	22	465	39	88	+ 377
Inflammatory/Heart	23	446	26	220	+ 226
Other Neoplasms	24	443	63	8	+ 436
Liver Cancer	25	441	30	169	+ 271
Bladder Cancer	26	398	61	15	+ 383
Ovary Cancer	27	320	48	49	+ 271
Oesophagus Cancer	28	289	57	19	+ 269
Alcohol	29	230	49	46	+ 184
Road Traffic Accidents	30	228	7	1,598	- 1,370
Skin Cancers	31	196	53	36	+ 160
Malnutrition	32	177	24	272	- 95
Oral Cancer	33	173	54	33	+ 140
Rheumatic Heart Disease	34	172	43	67	+ 105
Epilepsy	35	153	40	76	+ 77
Uterin Cancer	36	142	60	15	+ 128
Congenital Anomalies	37	95	14	729	- 634
Cervical Cancer	38	87	29	196	- 109
Drug Use	39	84	44	65	+ 19
Anemia	40	77	82	0	+ 77
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	61	35	105	- 44
Diarrhoeal diseases	42	56	8	1,304	- 1,248
Schizophrenia	43	53	81	0	+ 53
Skin Disease	44	49	50	46	+ 3
Asthma	45	42	23	291	- 249
Multiple Sclerosis	46	37	66	4	+ 33
Hepatitis C	47	34	67	2	+ 31
Violence	48	28	18	539	- 511
Low Birth Weight	49	28	9	1,283	- 1,255
Osteoarthritis	50	24	85	0	+ 24
Fires	51	23	37	90	- 67
HIV/AIDS	52	22	1	4,509	- 4,487
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	21	59	15	+ 6
Drownings	54	18	36	104	- 86
Tuberculosis	55	17	2	2,781	- 2,764
Poisonings	56	13	41	71	- 57
Prostatic Hypertrophy	57	11	84	0	+ 11
Meningitis	58	6	22	299	- 293
Birth Trauma	59	5	11	997	- 992
Hepatitis B	60	5	62	14	- 9
Upper Respiratory	61	4	64	7	- 3
Appendicitis	62	3	58	18	- 15
Maternal Conditions	63	3	16	578	- 575
Oral conditions	64	3	86	0	+ 3
Encephalitis	65	1	56	20	- 18
Syphilis	66	1	34	107	- 105
War	67	1	72	1	+ 0
Pertussis	68	0	21	329	- 329
Tetanus	69	0	55	23	- 23
Measles	70	0	31	159	- 159
Diphtheria	71	0	68	2	- 2
Chlamydia	72	0	70	1	- 1
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	76	0	- 0
Otitis Media	74	0	71	1	- 1
Leprosy	75	0	77	0	- 0
Ascariasis	76	0	69	1	- 1
Hookworm Disease	77	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	79	0	73	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	80	0	51	45	- 45
Malaria	81	0	6	1,977	- 1,977
Chagas disease	82	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	83	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	84	0	65	7	- 7
Depression	85	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CONGO

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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.