NIGERIA VS LUXEMBOURG: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LUXEMBOURG		NIGERIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	230,926	7	61,374	+ 169,552
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	105,073	31	6,786	+ 98,288
Lung Cancers	3	91,609	57	1,295	+ 90,314
Stroke	4	90,633	8	57,744	+ 32,890
Lung Disease	5	85,484	22	12,569	+ 72,916
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	46,230	43	4,152	+ 42,078
Breast Cancer	7	39,948	23	11,884	+ 28,064
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	39,200	1	207,281	- 168,081
Kidney Disease	9	32,063	20	18,189	+ 13,874
Other Injuries	10	31,161	17	22,696	+ 8,465
Pancreas Cancer	11	28,840	51	1,975	+ 26,865
Liver Disease	12	26,460	13	38,326	- 11,866
Suicide	13	24,465	30	7,019	+ 17,446
Lymphomas	14	22,721	40	5,202	+ 17,519
Prostate Cancer	15	22,436	35	5,914	+ 16,521
Parkinson's Disease	16	21,824	46	2,473	+ 19,351
Diabetes Mellitus	17	21,544	18	22,497	- 953
Falls	18	21,372	28	7,528	+ 13,844
Hypertension	19	18,914	24	10,692	+ 8,222
Leukemia	20	18,675	47	2,257	+ 16,419
Endocrine Disorders	21	18,607	21	15,799	+ 2,808
Stomach Cancer	22	18,036	50	2,129	+ 15,907
Inflammatory/Heart	23	17,300	42	4,826	+ 12,474
Other Neoplasms	24	17,219	66	290	+ 16,929
Liver Cancer	25	17,108	39	5,289	+ 11,819
Bladder Cancer	26	15,438	63	670	+ 14,768
Ovary Cancer	27	12,438	49	2,133	+ 10,305
Oesophagus Cancer	28	11,214	64	560	+ 10,654
Alcohol	29	8,924	58	1,031	+ 7,892
Road Traffic Accidents	30	8,849	12	41,693	- 32,844
Skin Cancers	31	7,617	53	1,933	+ 5,684
Malnutrition	32	6,858	36	5,896	+ 962
Oral Cancer	33	6,702	48	2,238	+ 4,463
Rheumatic Heart Disease	34	6,667	52	1,946	+ 4,721
Epilepsy	35	5,934	41	5,001	+ 933
Uterin Cancer	36	5,519	62	679	+ 4,840
Congenital Anomalies	37	3,670	9	49,696	- 46,026
Cervical Cancer	38	3,380	25	10,574	- 7,194
Drug Use	39	3,277	34	6,273	- 2,996
Anemia	40	2,975	82	0	+ 2,975
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	2,380	37	5,846	- 3,466
Diarrhoeal diseases	42	2,176	2	144,724	- 142,548
Schizophrenia	43	2,046	80	0	+ 2,046
Skin Disease	44	1,893	56	1,468	+ 424
Asthma	45	1,629	27	8,192	- 6,563
Multiple Sclerosis	46	1,447	68	179	+ 1,268
Hepatitis C	47	1,308	65	304	+ 1,004
Violence	48	1,096	19	18,407	- 17,311
Low Birth Weight	49	1,078	6	95,959	- 94,881
Osteoarthritis	50	928	85	0	+ 928
Fires	51	892	29	7,132	- 6,240
HIV/AIDS	52	873	10	44,124	- 43,251
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	815	69	165	+ 650
Drownings	54	688	32	6,584	- 5,896
Tuberculosis	55	655	3	127,335	- 126,681
Poisonings	56	522	33	6,570	- 6,049
Prostatic Hypertrophy	57	420	84	0	+ 420
Meningitis	58	241	11	43,651	- 43,410
Birth Trauma	59	212	5	100,186	- 99,974
Hepatitis B	60	195	55	1,488	- 1,293
Upper Respiratory	61	137	67	259	- 122
Appendicitis	62	119	60	760	- 642
Maternal Conditions	63	116	15	23,540	- 23,424
Oral conditions	64	105	86	0	+ 105
Encephalitis	65	56	59	937	- 881
Syphilis	66	50	38	5,449	- 5,400
War	67	22	45	3,245	- 3,223
Pertussis	68	1	16	23,282	- 23,281
Tetanus	69	0	26	8,355	- 8,355
Measles	70	0	14	29,439	- 29,439
Diphtheria	71	0	44	3,800	- 3,800
Chlamydia	72	0	71	14	- 14
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	79	0	- 0
Otitis Media	74	0	72	3	- 3
Leprosy	75	0	76	0	- 0
Ascariasis	76	0	61	685	- 685
Hookworm Disease	77	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	79	0	73	2	- 2
Schistosomiasis	80	0	54	1,508	- 1,508
Malaria	81	0	4	100,963	- 100,963
Chagas disease	82	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	83	0	70	23	- 23
Trypanosomiasis	84	0	77	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NIGERIA

Luxembourg

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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.