SPAIN VS LUXEMBOURG: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LUXEMBOURG		SPAIN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	46,118	1	51,684	- 5,566
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	20,984	2	42,339	- 21,354
Lung Cancers	3	18,295	4	22,131	- 3,835
Stroke	4	18,100	3	29,004	- 10,903
Lung Disease	5	17,072	5	18,926	- 1,854
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	9,233	6	16,957	- 7,725
Breast Cancer	7	7,978	11	7,067	+ 911
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	7,829	7	13,717	- 5,888
Kidney Disease	9	6,403	8	9,725	- 3,321
Other Injuries	10	6,223	15	5,536	+ 687
Pancreas Cancer	11	5,760	12	6,752	- 993
Liver Disease	12	5,284	23	4,231	+ 1,053
Suicide	13	4,886	25	3,609	+ 1,276
Lymphomas	14	4,538	16	5,335	- 797
Prostate Cancer	15	4,481	13	6,420	- 1,939
Parkinson's Disease	16	4,358	20	4,943	- 584
Diabetes Mellitus	17	4,303	10	7,773	- 3,471
Falls	18	4,268	26	3,246	+ 1,022
Hypertension	19	3,777	9	9,115	- 5,337
Leukemia	20	3,730	24	3,772	- 43
Endocrine Disorders	21	3,716	21	4,863	- 1,147
Stomach Cancer	22	3,602	14	5,796	- 2,194
Inflammatory/Heart	23	3,455	19	4,984	- 1,529
Other Neoplasms	24	3,439	22	4,748	- 1,309
Liver Cancer	25	3,417	18	5,098	- 1,682
Bladder Cancer	26	3,083	17	5,222	- 2,139
Ovary Cancer	27	2,484	28	2,026	+ 458
Oesophagus Cancer	28	2,240	29	2,011	+ 228
Alcohol	29	1,782	46	333	+ 1,449
Road Traffic Accidents	30	1,767	31	1,829	- 62
Skin Cancers	31	1,521	32	1,803	- 282
Malnutrition	32	1,370	47	302	+ 1,067
Oral Cancer	33	1,338	27	2,583	- 1,245
Rheumatic Heart Disease	34	1,331	33	1,612	- 281
Epilepsy	35	1,185	40	824	+ 361
Uterin Cancer	36	1,102	34	1,612	- 510
Congenital Anomalies	37	733	38	863	- 130
Cervical Cancer	38	675	39	855	- 180
Drug Use	39	654	41	776	- 122
Anemia	40	594	37	914	- 320
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	475	44	475	+ 0
Diarrhoeal diseases	42	435	36	1,064	- 629
Schizophrenia	43	409	56	181	+ 228
Skin Disease	44	378	30	1,840	- 1,463
Asthma	45	325	35	1,133	- 808
Multiple Sclerosis	46	289	49	287	+ 2
Hepatitis C	47	261	42	652	- 391
Violence	48	219	51	262	- 43
Low Birth Weight	49	215	52	253	- 37
Osteoarthritis	50	185	53	212	- 27
Fires	51	178	55	185	- 6
HIV/AIDS	52	174	43	538	- 364
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	163	48	294	- 131
Drownings	54	137	45	446	- 308
Tuberculosis	55	131	50	270	- 140
Poisonings	56	104	57	170	- 66
Prostatic Hypertrophy	57	84	54	204	- 120
Meningitis	58	48	59	129	- 81
Birth Trauma	59	42	60	113	- 71
Hepatitis B	60	39	58	162	- 123
Upper Respiratory	61	27	62	47	- 19
Appendicitis	62	24	61	79	- 56
Maternal Conditions	63	23	64	14	+ 10
Oral conditions	64	21	63	44	- 23
Encephalitis	65	11	70	4	+ 8
Syphilis	66	10	67	9	+ 1
War	67	4	68	6	- 1
Pertussis	68	0	73	2	- 1
Tetanus	69	0	72	2	- 2
Measles	70	0	81	0	- 0
Diphtheria	71	0	76	0	- 0
Chlamydia	72	0	82	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	69	4	- 4
Otitis Media	74	0	66	9	- 9
Leprosy	75	0	75	0	- 0
Ascariasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	80	0	- 0
Dengue	79	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	80	0	74	0	- 0
Malaria	81	0	83	0	- 0
Chagas disease	82	0	71	3	- 3
Leishmaniasis	83	0	65	11	- 11
Trypanosomiasis	84	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SPAIN

Luxembourg

Spain

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.