ITALY VS LUXEMBOURG: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LUXEMBOURG		ITALY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	59,466	1	97,116	- 37,650
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	27,057	3	41,445	- 14,387
Lung Cancers	3	23,590	4	34,152	- 10,562
Stroke	4	23,339	2	62,633	- 39,294
Lung Disease	5	22,013	5	32,382	- 10,369
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	11,905	7	21,254	- 9,349
Breast Cancer	7	10,287	10	13,868	- 3,581
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	10,094	9	16,339	- 6,244
Kidney Disease	9	8,257	11	12,726	- 4,469
Other Injuries	10	8,024	12	12,112	- 4,088
Pancreas Cancer	11	7,427	13	12,095	- 4,668
Liver Disease	12	6,814	23	5,559	+ 1,254
Suicide	13	6,300	26	4,042	+ 2,258
Lymphomas	14	5,851	16	9,670	- 3,819
Prostate Cancer	15	5,777	20	8,409	- 2,632
Parkinson's Disease	16	5,620	19	8,428	- 2,808
Diabetes Mellitus	17	5,548	8	19,836	- 14,288
Falls	18	5,503	25	4,222	+ 1,281
Hypertension	19	4,870	6	29,931	- 25,061
Leukemia	20	4,809	21	6,728	- 1,919
Endocrine Disorders	21	4,791	18	8,431	- 3,639
Stomach Cancer	22	4,644	14	10,252	- 5,608
Inflammatory/Heart	23	4,455	24	5,531	- 1,076
Other Neoplasms	24	4,434	15	9,984	- 5,550
Liver Cancer	25	4,405	17	9,620	- 5,215
Bladder Cancer	26	3,975	22	6,711	- 2,735
Ovary Cancer	27	3,203	28	3,282	- 79
Oesophagus Cancer	28	2,888	34	2,045	+ 842
Alcohol	29	2,298	55	277	+ 2,021
Road Traffic Accidents	30	2,279	30	3,221	- 942
Skin Cancers	31	1,962	29	3,239	- 1,277
Malnutrition	32	1,766	41	775	+ 990
Oral Cancer	33	1,726	27	3,343	- 1,617
Rheumatic Heart Disease	34	1,717	32	2,216	- 499
Epilepsy	35	1,528	39	1,337	+ 191
Uterin Cancer	36	1,421	33	2,198	- 777
Congenital Anomalies	37	945	37	1,443	- 498
Cervical Cancer	38	870	40	1,154	- 283
Drug Use	39	844	45	654	+ 190
Anemia	40	766	35	1,672	- 906
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	613	43	690	- 77
Diarrhoeal diseases	42	560	36	1,622	- 1,061
Schizophrenia	43	527	49	424	+ 103
Skin Disease	44	487	38	1,440	- 952
Asthma	45	419	47	494	- 74
Multiple Sclerosis	46	373	44	677	- 304
Hepatitis C	47	337	31	2,451	- 2,114
Violence	48	282	50	409	- 126
Low Birth Weight	49	278	51	357	- 80
Osteoarthritis	50	239	48	481	- 242
Fires	51	230	56	271	- 41
HIV/AIDS	52	225	46	520	- 295
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	210	42	701	- 492
Drownings	54	177	52	344	- 167
Tuberculosis	55	169	53	336	- 167
Poisonings	56	134	58	154	- 20
Prostatic Hypertrophy	57	108	57	241	- 133
Meningitis	58	62	60	128	- 66
Birth Trauma	59	54	59	140	- 86
Hepatitis B	60	50	54	334	- 284
Upper Respiratory	61	35	64	20	+ 15
Appendicitis	62	31	61	49	- 18
Maternal Conditions	63	30	67	6	+ 24
Oral conditions	64	27	62	47	- 20
Encephalitis	65	14	68	5	+ 10
Syphilis	66	13	69	4	+ 9
War	67	6	66	6	- 1
Pertussis	68	0	73	1	- 0
Tetanus	69	0	63	22	- 22
Measles	70	0	71	1	- 1
Diphtheria	71	0	76	0	- 0
Chlamydia	72	0	84	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	75	0	- 0
Otitis Media	74	0	65	16	- 16
Leprosy	75	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	76	0	80	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	83	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	82	0	- 0
Dengue	79	0	81	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	80	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	81	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	82	0	72	1	- 1
Leishmaniasis	83	0	70	3	- 3
Trypanosomiasis	84	0	77	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ITALY

Luxembourg

Italy

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.