GERMANY VS LUXEMBOURG: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LUXEMBOURG		GERMANY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	82,051	1	147,055	- 65,004
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	37,334	2	51,168	- 13,834
Lung Cancers	3	32,550	4	46,560	- 14,010
Stroke	4	32,203	3	49,794	- 17,590
Lung Disease	5	30,374	5	42,797	- 12,423
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	16,426	7	26,026	- 9,600
Breast Cancer	7	14,194	10	18,842	- 4,648
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	13,928	9	20,712	- 6,784
Kidney Disease	9	11,392	8	22,770	- 11,378
Other Injuries	10	11,072	23	8,248	+ 2,824
Pancreas Cancer	11	10,247	11	17,971	- 7,724
Liver Disease	12	9,401	15	15,194	- 5,792
Suicide	13	8,693	19	10,284	- 1,592
Lymphomas	14	8,073	17	12,249	- 4,176
Prostate Cancer	15	7,972	12	16,487	- 8,516
Parkinson's Disease	16	7,754	16	12,594	- 4,840
Diabetes Mellitus	17	7,655	13	15,560	- 7,905
Falls	18	7,594	14	15,325	- 7,731
Hypertension	19	6,720	6	26,796	- 20,075
Leukemia	20	6,636	22	8,737	- 2,101
Endocrine Disorders	21	6,611	18	10,677	- 4,066
Stomach Cancer	22	6,408	20	9,658	- 3,249
Inflammatory/Heart	23	6,147	21	8,891	- 2,744
Other Neoplasms	24	6,118	24	8,161	- 2,043
Liver Cancer	25	6,079	25	8,057	- 1,979
Bladder Cancer	26	5,485	28	6,193	- 708
Ovary Cancer	27	4,419	30	5,192	- 773
Oesophagus Cancer	28	3,984	27	6,212	- 2,228
Alcohol	29	3,171	26	6,257	- 3,087
Road Traffic Accidents	30	3,144	34	3,160	- 16
Skin Cancers	31	2,707	31	4,055	- 1,349
Malnutrition	32	2,437	50	450	+ 1,987
Oral Cancer	33	2,381	29	6,023	- 3,642
Rheumatic Heart Disease	34	2,369	33	3,615	- 1,247
Epilepsy	35	2,108	35	3,091	- 983
Uterin Cancer	36	1,961	37	2,231	- 270
Congenital Anomalies	37	1,304	36	2,291	- 987
Cervical Cancer	38	1,201	39	2,131	- 930
Drug Use	39	1,164	40	1,930	- 766
Anemia	40	1,057	43	994	+ 64
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	846	38	2,166	- 1,321
Diarrhoeal diseases	42	773	32	3,830	- 3,057
Schizophrenia	43	727	51	391	+ 336
Skin Disease	44	672	42	1,543	- 870
Asthma	45	579	44	924	- 346
Multiple Sclerosis	46	514	41	1,571	- 1,057
Hepatitis C	47	465	48	507	- 42
Violence	48	389	46	769	- 379
Low Birth Weight	49	383	45	770	- 387
Osteoarthritis	50	330	52	364	- 34
Fires	51	317	53	359	- 42
HIV/AIDS	52	310	54	345	- 35
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	290	47	543	- 253
Drownings	54	244	49	459	- 214
Tuberculosis	55	233	56	281	- 48
Poisonings	56	185	58	216	- 31
Prostatic Hypertrophy	57	149	55	292	- 142
Meningitis	58	86	60	168	- 82
Birth Trauma	59	75	57	239	- 164
Hepatitis B	60	69	59	182	- 112
Upper Respiratory	61	49	61	138	- 90
Appendicitis	62	42	62	129	- 87
Maternal Conditions	63	41	64	38	+ 3
Oral conditions	64	37	63	62	- 25
Encephalitis	65	20	67	8	+ 12
Syphilis	66	18	68	6	+ 12
War	67	8	66	10	- 2
Pertussis	68	0	69	2	- 2
Tetanus	69	0	75	1	- 1
Measles	70	0	70	2	- 2
Diphtheria	71	0	77	0	- 0
Chlamydia	72	0	85	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	71	2	- 2
Otitis Media	74	0	65	16	- 16
Leprosy	75	0	84	0	- 0
Ascariasis	76	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	80	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	82	0	- 0
Dengue	79	0	83	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	80	0	73	1	- 1
Malaria	81	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	82	0	74	1	- 1
Leishmaniasis	83	0	72	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	84	0	78	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	76	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GERMANY

Luxembourg

Germany

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.