USA VS LUXEMBOURG: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LUXEMBOURG		UNITED STATES		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	333,555	1	504,904	- 171,349
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	151,770	2	287,198	- 135,428
Lung Cancers	3	132,322	5	155,533	- 23,210
Stroke	4	130,913	4	158,520	- 27,607
Lung Disease	5	123,475	3	195,387	- 71,912
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	66,776	9	61,827	+ 4,949
Breast Cancer	7	57,702	13	48,671	+ 9,031
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	56,622	11	60,317	- 3,696
Kidney Disease	9	46,313	6	85,861	- 39,548
Other Injuries	10	45,010	25	25,997	+ 19,013
Pancreas Cancer	11	41,657	15	44,293	- 2,636
Liver Disease	12	38,219	16	43,402	- 5,183
Suicide	13	35,337	12	53,099	- 17,761
Lymphomas	14	32,819	19	40,281	- 7,462
Prostate Cancer	15	32,406	20	35,612	- 3,206
Parkinson's Disease	16	31,523	21	34,491	- 2,968
Diabetes Mellitus	17	31,119	10	61,418	- 30,300
Falls	18	30,870	18	40,418	- 9,548
Hypertension	19	27,319	8	65,960	- 38,641
Leukemia	20	26,975	24	26,966	+ 10
Endocrine Disorders	21	26,876	14	46,985	- 20,109
Stomach Cancer	22	26,051	33	13,077	+ 12,975
Inflammatory/Heart	23	24,989	22	32,529	- 7,541
Other Neoplasms	24	24,871	29	17,743	+ 7,128
Liver Cancer	25	24,711	23	27,064	- 2,354
Bladder Cancer	26	22,299	26	19,622	+ 2,677
Ovary Cancer	27	17,965	31	14,591	+ 3,374
Oesophagus Cancer	28	16,198	28	17,829	- 1,632
Alcohol	29	12,889	30	14,659	- 1,770
Road Traffic Accidents	30	12,782	17	41,694	- 28,912
Skin Cancers	31	11,003	32	14,311	- 3,308
Malnutrition	32	9,906	40	6,762	+ 3,143
Oral Cancer	33	9,680	35	11,555	- 1,875
Rheumatic Heart Disease	34	9,629	47	3,646	+ 5,984
Epilepsy	35	8,571	50	3,162	+ 5,408
Uterin Cancer	36	7,972	36	10,063	- 2,091
Congenital Anomalies	37	5,302	34	11,762	- 6,460
Cervical Cancer	38	4,882	38	6,984	- 2,102
Drug Use	39	4,733	7	74,435	- 69,702
Anemia	40	4,298	51	3,115	+ 1,183
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	3,437	48	3,461	- 24
Diarrhoeal diseases	42	3,144	37	9,955	- 6,811
Schizophrenia	43	2,955	57	723	+ 2,232
Skin Disease	44	2,734	43	5,409	- 2,675
Asthma	45	2,353	46	3,818	- 1,466
Multiple Sclerosis	46	2,090	44	5,059	- 2,969
Hepatitis C	47	1,889	41	5,684	- 3,795
Violence	48	1,583	27	18,976	- 17,393
Low Birth Weight	49	1,557	39	6,924	- 5,367
Osteoarthritis	50	1,341	61	579	+ 762
Fires	51	1,288	49	3,183	- 1,895
HIV/AIDS	52	1,261	42	5,660	- 4,400
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	1,177	52	2,461	- 1,283
Drownings	54	994	45	4,070	- 3,076
Tuberculosis	55	946	62	546	+ 399
Poisonings	56	753	53	1,674	- 921
Prostatic Hypertrophy	57	607	58	678	- 71
Meningitis	58	348	60	606	- 258
Birth Trauma	59	306	54	1,233	- 928
Hepatitis B	60	282	59	608	- 326
Upper Respiratory	61	198	65	229	- 31
Appendicitis	62	171	63	424	- 253
Maternal Conditions	63	168	56	779	- 611
Oral conditions	64	152	64	286	- 134
Encephalitis	65	81	68	25	+ 56
Syphilis	66	72	66	49	+ 23
War	67	32	55	1,198	- 1,166
Pertussis	68	2	69	16	- 14
Tetanus	69	0	71	2	- 2
Measles	70	0	80	0	- 0
Diphtheria	71	0	75	0	- 0
Chlamydia	72	0	84	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	73	1	- 1
Otitis Media	74	0	67	34	- 34
Leprosy	75	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	76	0	82	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	83	0	- 0
Dengue	79	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	80	0	72	1	- 1
Malaria	81	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	82	0	70	4	- 4
Leishmaniasis	83	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	84	0	78	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to USA

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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.