UNITED KINGDOM VS LUXEMBOURG: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LUXEMBOURG		UNITED KINGDOM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	66,776	2	71,728	- 4,952
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	30,384	1	98,135	- 67,751
Lung Cancers	3	26,490	5	35,715	- 9,225
Stroke	4	26,208	4	37,626	- 11,418
Lung Disease	5	24,719	6	32,896	- 8,177
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	13,368	7	18,446	- 5,078
Breast Cancer	7	11,552	9	12,718	- 1,167
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	11,335	3	40,540	- 29,205
Kidney Disease	9	9,272	18	5,471	+ 3,801
Other Injuries	10	9,011	19	5,464	+ 3,547
Pancreas Cancer	11	8,339	11	8,995	- 656
Liver Disease	12	7,651	14	7,666	- 14
Suicide	13	7,074	20	5,325	+ 1,749
Lymphomas	14	6,570	10	9,350	- 2,780
Prostate Cancer	15	6,488	8	13,289	- 6,802
Parkinson's Disease	16	6,311	13	8,573	- 2,262
Diabetes Mellitus	17	6,230	17	5,842	+ 387
Falls	18	6,180	15	7,618	- 1,438
Hypertension	19	5,469	23	5,208	+ 261
Leukemia	20	5,400	22	5,211	+ 189
Endocrine Disorders	21	5,380	28	3,297	+ 2,084
Stomach Cancer	22	5,215	24	4,999	+ 216
Inflammatory/Heart	23	5,003	29	3,126	+ 1,876
Other Neoplasms	24	4,979	26	3,986	+ 993
Liver Cancer	25	4,947	21	5,237	- 290
Bladder Cancer	26	4,464	16	6,133	- 1,669
Ovary Cancer	27	3,597	25	4,019	- 422
Oesophagus Cancer	28	3,243	12	8,727	- 5,484
Alcohol	29	2,580	39	1,555	+ 1,026
Road Traffic Accidents	30	2,559	33	2,169	+ 390
Skin Cancers	31	2,203	27	3,727	- 1,524
Malnutrition	32	1,983	58	116	+ 1,867
Oral Cancer	33	1,938	30	3,109	- 1,171
Rheumatic Heart Disease	34	1,928	45	876	+ 1,052
Epilepsy	35	1,716	42	1,193	+ 522
Uterin Cancer	36	1,596	32	2,346	- 750
Congenital Anomalies	37	1,061	35	2,127	- 1,065
Cervical Cancer	38	977	43	1,099	- 122
Drug Use	39	947	31	2,824	- 1,877
Anemia	40	860	50	277	+ 584
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	688	36	2,090	- 1,402
Diarrhoeal diseases	42	629	38	1,599	- 969
Schizophrenia	43	592	60	101	+ 490
Skin Disease	44	547	34	2,134	- 1,586
Asthma	45	471	41	1,302	- 831
Multiple Sclerosis	46	418	37	1,856	- 1,437
Hepatitis C	47	378	51	267	+ 111
Violence	48	317	46	868	- 551
Low Birth Weight	49	312	40	1,313	- 1,002
Osteoarthritis	50	268	57	167	+ 101
Fires	51	258	48	334	- 77
HIV/AIDS	52	252	55	188	+ 64
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	236	44	1,014	- 778
Drownings	54	199	49	301	- 102
Tuberculosis	55	189	47	351	- 162
Poisonings	56	151	53	221	- 70
Prostatic Hypertrophy	57	122	56	184	- 62
Meningitis	58	70	52	232	- 163
Birth Trauma	59	61	54	190	- 129
Hepatitis B	60	56	65	40	+ 17
Upper Respiratory	61	40	63	48	- 9
Appendicitis	62	34	59	105	- 71
Maternal Conditions	63	34	64	47	- 13
Oral conditions	64	30	61	54	- 23
Encephalitis	65	16	68	6	+ 10
Syphilis	66	14	62	49	- 34
War	67	6	67	10	- 3
Pertussis	68	0	69	3	- 3
Tetanus	69	0	72	0	- 0
Measles	70	0	75	0	- 0
Diphtheria	71	0	74	0	- 0
Chlamydia	72	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	84	0	- 0
Otitis Media	74	0	66	16	- 16
Leprosy	75	0	83	0	- 0
Ascariasis	76	0	80	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	82	0	- 0
Dengue	79	0	73	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	80	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	81	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	82	0	71	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	83	0	70	0	- 0
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 UNITED KINGDOM

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United Kingdom

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.