ICELAND VS LUXEMBOURG: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LUXEMBOURG		ICELAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	355	1	403	- 48
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	162	2	295	- 134
Lung Cancers	3	141	4	134	+ 7
Stroke	4	139	3	141	- 1
Lung Disease	5	131	5	129	+ 3
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	71	7	73	- 2
Breast Cancer	7	61	9	53	+ 8
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	60	6	82	- 22
Kidney Disease	9	49	15	33	+ 16
Other Injuries	10	48	11	50	- 2
Pancreas Cancer	11	44	12	43	+ 1
Liver Disease	12	41	31	9	+ 31
Suicide	13	38	13	40	- 3
Lymphomas	14	35	14	37	- 2
Prostate Cancer	15	34	8	61	- 26
Parkinson's Disease	16	34	10	53	- 19
Diabetes Mellitus	17	33	16	30	+ 3
Falls	18	33	18	24	+ 9
Hypertension	19	29	17	24	+ 5
Leukemia	20	29	22	19	+ 10
Endocrine Disorders	21	29	27	16	+ 13
Stomach Cancer	22	28	23	18	+ 10
Inflammatory/Heart	23	27	26	16	+ 11
Other Neoplasms	24	26	30	10	+ 17
Liver Cancer	25	26	20	22	+ 4
Bladder Cancer	26	24	21	20	+ 3
Ovary Cancer	27	19	25	16	+ 3
Oesophagus Cancer	28	17	19	23	- 5
Alcohol	29	14	28	14	- 0
Road Traffic Accidents	30	14	35	7	+ 7
Skin Cancers	31	12	29	13	- 1
Malnutrition	32	11	57	1	+ 10
Oral Cancer	33	10	33	9	+ 2
Rheumatic Heart Disease	34	10	54	1	+ 9
Epilepsy	35	9	37	5	+ 4
Uterin Cancer	36	8	36	7	+ 2
Congenital Anomalies	37	6	34	7	- 2
Cervical Cancer	38	5	32	9	- 4
Drug Use	39	5	24	17	- 12
Anemia	40	5	40	4	+ 1
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	4	41	3	+ 0
Diarrhoeal diseases	42	3	55	1	+ 2
Schizophrenia	43	3	49	1	+ 2
Skin Disease	44	3	45	3	+ 0
Asthma	45	3	48	2	+ 1
Multiple Sclerosis	46	2	44	3	- 1
Hepatitis C	47	2	52	1	+ 1
Violence	48	2	39	4	- 2
Low Birth Weight	49	2	43	3	- 1
Osteoarthritis	50	1	47	2	- 1
Fires	51	1	58	1	+ 1
HIV/AIDS	52	1	59	0	+ 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	1	38	4	- 3
Drownings	54	1	56	1	+ 0
Tuberculosis	55	1	82	0	+ 1
Poisonings	56	1	42	3	- 2
Prostatic Hypertrophy	57	1	53	1	- 0
Meningitis	58	0	50	1	- 1
Birth Trauma	59	0	46	2	- 2
Hepatitis B	60	0	63	0	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	61	0	51	1	- 1
Appendicitis	62	0	86	0	+ 0
Maternal Conditions	63	0	60	0	- 0
Oral conditions	64	0	85	0	+ 0
Encephalitis	65	0	78	0	+ 0
Syphilis	66	0	80	0	+ 0
War	67	0	61	0	- 0
Pertussis	68	0	62	0	- 0
Tetanus	69	0	68	0	- 0
Measles	70	0	67	0	- 0
Diphtheria	71	0	66	0	- 0
Chlamydia	72	0	81	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	79	0	- 0
Otitis Media	74	0	64	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	65	0	- 0
Ascariasis	76	0	69	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	71	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	70	0	- 0
Dengue	79	0	72	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	80	0	75	0	- 0
Malaria	81	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	82	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	83	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	84	0	76	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ICELAND

Luxembourg

Iceland

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.