ERITREA VS LUXEMBOURG: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LUXEMBOURG		ERITREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	6,188	4	2,154	+ 4,034
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	2,816	24	310	+ 2,506
Lung Cancers	3	2,455	46	62	+ 2,393
Stroke	4	2,429	2	2,564	- 135
Lung Disease	5	2,291	9	662	+ 1,629
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	1,239	35	113	+ 1,126
Breast Cancer	7	1,070	23	311	+ 759
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	1,050	1	3,277	- 2,226
Kidney Disease	9	859	12	578	+ 281
Other Injuries	10	835	15	540	+ 295
Pancreas Cancer	11	773	58	20	+ 753
Liver Disease	12	709	6	1,215	- 506
Suicide	13	656	21	382	+ 274
Lymphomas	14	609	28	147	+ 462
Prostate Cancer	15	601	47	54	+ 547
Parkinson's Disease	16	585	37	85	+ 500
Diabetes Mellitus	17	577	7	944	- 367
Falls	18	573	26	168	+ 405
Hypertension	19	507	8	926	- 419
Leukemia	20	500	29	144	+ 356
Endocrine Disorders	21	499	43	71	+ 427
Stomach Cancer	22	483	48	48	+ 435
Inflammatory/Heart	23	464	32	123	+ 341
Other Neoplasms	24	461	66	6	+ 455
Liver Cancer	25	458	45	69	+ 389
Bladder Cancer	26	414	51	42	+ 372
Ovary Cancer	27	333	40	79	+ 254
Oesophagus Cancer	28	300	39	81	+ 219
Alcohol	29	239	49	45	+ 194
Road Traffic Accidents	30	237	5	1,326	- 1,089
Skin Cancers	31	204	56	30	+ 174
Malnutrition	32	184	10	660	- 476
Oral Cancer	33	180	44	71	+ 109
Rheumatic Heart Disease	34	179	41	77	+ 102
Epilepsy	35	159	38	81	+ 78
Uterin Cancer	36	148	61	18	+ 130
Congenital Anomalies	37	98	18	432	- 334
Cervical Cancer	38	91	30	132	- 42
Drug Use	39	88	53	36	+ 52
Anemia	40	80	81	0	+ 80
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	64	27	147	- 83
Diarrhoeal diseases	42	58	3	2,292	- 2,234
Schizophrenia	43	55	83	0	+ 55
Skin Disease	44	51	50	45	+ 6
Asthma	45	44	22	326	- 282
Multiple Sclerosis	46	39	67	4	+ 35
Hepatitis C	47	35	65	6	+ 29
Violence	48	29	20	384	- 355
Low Birth Weight	49	29	16	531	- 502
Osteoarthritis	50	25	85	0	+ 25
Fires	51	24	31	132	- 108
HIV/AIDS	52	23	25	308	- 284
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	22	64	12	+ 10
Drownings	54	18	33	118	- 99
Tuberculosis	55	18	14	543	- 526
Poisonings	56	14	34	114	- 100
Prostatic Hypertrophy	57	11	84	0	+ 11
Meningitis	58	6	19	404	- 398
Birth Trauma	59	6	11	616	- 611
Hepatitis B	60	5	57	28	- 22
Upper Respiratory	61	4	60	18	- 14
Appendicitis	62	3	55	31	- 28
Maternal Conditions	63	3	13	544	- 540
Oral conditions	64	3	86	0	+ 3
Encephalitis	65	2	62	16	- 14
Syphilis	66	1	54	35	- 33
War	67	1	71	0	+ 0
Pertussis	68	0	36	90	- 90
Tetanus	69	0	52	37	- 37
Measles	70	0	63	13	- 13
Diphtheria	71	0	72	0	- 0
Chlamydia	72	0	70	1	- 1
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	79	0	- 0
Otitis Media	74	0	69	2	- 2
Leprosy	75	0	78	0	- 0
Ascariasis	76	0	68	2	- 2
Hookworm Disease	77	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	79	0	73	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	80	0	42	73	- 73
Malaria	81	0	17	437	- 437
Chagas disease	82	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	83	0	59	19	- 19
Trypanosomiasis	84	0	76	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ERITREA

Luxembourg

Eritrea

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.