VANUATU VS LUXEMBOURG: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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Luxembourg LUXEMBOURG VANUATU Deaths
Cause Of Death Rnk Deaths Rnk Deaths Summary
Coronary Heart Disease 1 310 1 454 - 144
Alzheimers & Dementia 2 141 21 18 + 124
Lung Cancers 3 123 23 15 + 108
Stroke 4 122 2 288 - 167
Lung Disease 5 115 5 108 + 6
Colon-Rectum Cancers 6 62 35 8 + 54
Breast Cancer 7 54 26 13 + 41
Influenza and Pneumonia 8 53 4 124 - 72
Kidney Disease 9 43 7 70 - 27
Other Injuries 10 42 17 30 + 12
Pancreas Cancer 11 39 53 1 + 38
Liver Disease 12 36 9 51 - 16
Suicide 13 33 8 54 - 21
Lymphomas 14 31 45 3 + 27
Prostate Cancer 15 30 34 9 + 21
Parkinson's Disease 16 29 28 12 + 18
Diabetes Mellitus 17 29 3 127 - 98
Falls 18 29 25 13 + 16
Hypertension 19 25 11 47 - 22
Leukemia 20 25 32 9 + 16
Endocrine Disorders 21 25 33 9 + 16
Stomach Cancer 22 24 40 6 + 18
Inflammatory/Heart 23 23 29 11 + 12
Other Neoplasms 24 23 55 1 + 22
Liver Cancer 25 23 18 27 - 5
Bladder Cancer 26 21 49 2 + 19
Ovary Cancer 27 17 44 4 + 13
Oesophagus Cancer 28 15 82 0 + 15
Alcohol 29 12 43 4 + 8
Road Traffic Accidents 30 12 12 45 - 33
Skin Cancers 31 10 86 0 + 10
Malnutrition 32 9 31 10 - 1
Oral Cancer 33 9 54 1 + 8
Rheumatic Heart Disease 34 9 15 35 - 26
Epilepsy 35 8 41 5 + 3
Uterin Cancer 36 7 48 2 + 5
Congenital Anomalies 37 5 10 48 - 43
Cervical Cancer 38 5 27 13 - 8
Drug Use 39 4 56 0 + 4
Anemia 40 4 83 0 + 4
Peptic Ulcer Disease 41 3 20 18 - 15
Diarrhoeal diseases 42 3 6 80 - 77
Schizophrenia 43 3 85 0 + 3
Skin Disease 44 3 39 7 - 4
Asthma 45 2 13 45 - 42
Multiple Sclerosis 46 2 57 0 + 2
Hepatitis C 47 2 61 0 + 2
Violence 48 1 38 7 - 5
Low Birth Weight 49 1 14 43 - 42
Osteoarthritis 50 1 79 0 + 1
Fires 51 1 42 4 - 3
HIV/AIDS 52 1 72 0 + 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis 53 1 58 0 + 1
Drownings 54 1 16 35 - 34
Tuberculosis 55 1 22 16 - 15
Poisonings 56 1 47 2 - 2
Prostatic Hypertrophy 57 1 78 0 + 1
Meningitis 58 0 36 8 - 8
Birth Trauma 59 0 19 20 - 19
Hepatitis B 60 0 51 1 - 1
Upper Respiratory 61 0 65 0 + 0
Appendicitis 62 0 50 1 - 1
Maternal Conditions 63 0 24 14 - 14
Oral conditions 64 0 80 0 + 0
Encephalitis 65 0 52 1 - 1
Syphilis 66 0 37 8 - 8
War 67 0 64 0 - 0
Pertussis 68 0 30 10 - 10
Tetanus 69 0 46 3 - 3
Measles 70 0 62 0 - 0
Diphtheria 71 0 60 0 - 0
Chlamydia 72 0 66 0 - 0
Iodine Deficiency 73 0 71 0 - 0
Otitis Media 74 0 67 0 - 0
Leprosy 75 0 68 0 - 0
Ascariasis 76 0 63 0 - 0
Hookworm Disease 77 0 69 0 - 0
Trichuriasis 78 0 70 0 - 0
Dengue 79 0 59 0 - 0
Schistosomiasis 80 0 76 0 - 0
Malaria 81 0 75 0 - 0
Chagas disease 82 0 77 0 - 0
Leishmaniasis 83 0 74 0 - 0
Trypanosomiasis 84 0 73 0 - 0
Depression 85 0 81 0 - 0
Vitamin A Deficiency 86 0 84 0 - 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to VANUATU

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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.

Data rounded. Decimals affect ranking.
Data Source: WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION 2020