NAMIBIA VS LUXEMBOURG: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LUXEMBOURG		NAMIBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	2,735	5	1,221	+ 1,514
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	1,244	21	176	+ 1,069
Lung Cancers	3	1,085	35	59	+ 1,026
Stroke	4	1,073	4	1,333	- 260
Lung Disease	5	1,012	10	461	+ 551
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	547	36	54	+ 493
Breast Cancer	7	473	24	121	+ 352
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	464	2	1,464	- 1,000
Kidney Disease	9	380	15	322	+ 58
Other Injuries	10	369	19	207	+ 162
Pancreas Cancer	11	342	53	18	+ 324
Liver Disease	12	313	14	336	- 22
Suicide	13	290	17	243	+ 47
Lymphomas	14	269	40	46	+ 223
Prostate Cancer	15	266	31	94	+ 171
Parkinson's Disease	16	258	42	43	+ 215
Diabetes Mellitus	17	255	7	724	- 469
Falls	18	253	34	62	+ 191
Hypertension	19	224	12	428	- 204
Leukemia	20	221	49	24	+ 197
Endocrine Disorders	21	220	33	73	+ 147
Stomach Cancer	22	214	45	33	+ 181
Inflammatory/Heart	23	205	22	162	+ 43
Other Neoplasms	24	204	60	8	+ 196
Liver Cancer	25	203	41	45	+ 158
Bladder Cancer	26	183	54	16	+ 167
Ovary Cancer	27	147	50	23	+ 124
Oesophagus Cancer	28	133	52	21	+ 112
Alcohol	29	106	48	28	+ 78
Road Traffic Accidents	30	105	6	868	- 763
Skin Cancers	31	90	29	108	- 18
Malnutrition	32	81	18	224	- 142
Oral Cancer	33	79	30	100	- 20
Rheumatic Heart Disease	34	79	44	33	+ 46
Epilepsy	35	70	38	49	+ 21
Uterin Cancer	36	65	56	11	+ 54
Congenital Anomalies	37	43	16	283	- 240
Cervical Cancer	38	40	23	133	- 93
Drug Use	39	39	46	32	+ 7
Anemia	40	35	83	0	+ 35
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	28	32	76	- 48
Diarrhoeal diseases	42	26	8	645	- 619
Schizophrenia	43	24	86	0	+ 24
Skin Disease	44	22	47	31	- 9
Asthma	45	19	20	200	- 181
Multiple Sclerosis	46	17	64	2	+ 15
Hepatitis C	47	15	66	1	+ 15
Violence	48	13	11	450	- 437
Low Birth Weight	49	13	9	516	- 503
Osteoarthritis	50	11	81	0	+ 11
Fires	51	11	28	109	- 98
HIV/AIDS	52	10	1	2,928	- 2,918
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	10	57	9	+ 0
Drownings	54	8	26	110	- 101
Tuberculosis	55	8	3	1,416	- 1,409
Poisonings	56	6	39	46	- 40
Prostatic Hypertrophy	57	5	82	0	+ 5
Meningitis	58	3	27	109	- 106
Birth Trauma	59	3	13	345	- 342
Hepatitis B	60	2	63	4	- 2
Upper Respiratory	61	2	61	6	- 5
Appendicitis	62	1	58	9	- 7
Maternal Conditions	63	1	25	110	- 109
Oral conditions	64	1	80	0	+ 1
Encephalitis	65	1	59	8	- 7
Syphilis	66	1	43	35	- 34
War	67	0	67	0	- 0
Pertussis	68	0	37	54	- 54
Tetanus	69	0	62	6	- 6
Measles	70	0	65	2	- 2
Diphtheria	71	0	71	0	- 0
Chlamydia	72	0	68	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	73	0	- 0
Otitis Media	74	0	70	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	72	0	- 0
Ascariasis	76	0	69	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	79	0	74	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	80	0	55	14	- 14
Malaria	81	0	51	22	- 22
Chagas disease	82	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	83	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	84	0	77	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NAMIBIA

Luxembourg

Namibia

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.