VENEZUELA VS LUXEMBOURG: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LUXEMBOURG		VENEZUELA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	30,482	1	26,905	+ 3,576
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	13,870	35	572	+ 13,297
Lung Cancers	3	12,092	11	3,900	+ 8,192
Stroke	4	11,964	3	12,133	- 170
Lung Disease	5	11,284	10	5,150	+ 6,134
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	6,102	19	2,037	+ 4,065
Breast Cancer	7	5,273	15	2,563	+ 2,710
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	5,174	7	7,188	- 2,014
Kidney Disease	9	4,232	8	5,932	- 1,699
Other Injuries	10	4,113	21	1,693	+ 2,420
Pancreas Cancer	11	3,807	25	1,082	+ 2,725
Liver Disease	12	3,493	16	2,340	+ 1,152
Suicide	13	3,229	34	585	+ 2,644
Lymphomas	14	2,999	23	1,248	+ 1,751
Prostate Cancer	15	2,961	13	2,848	+ 113
Parkinson's Disease	16	2,881	48	252	+ 2,629
Diabetes Mellitus	17	2,844	4	11,176	- 8,333
Falls	18	2,821	28	865	+ 1,956
Hypertension	19	2,497	9	5,195	- 2,698
Leukemia	20	2,465	27	1,007	+ 1,458
Endocrine Disorders	21	2,456	30	760	+ 1,696
Stomach Cancer	22	2,381	17	2,175	+ 206
Inflammatory/Heart	23	2,284	33	599	+ 1,685
Other Neoplasms	24	2,273	18	2,167	+ 105
Liver Cancer	25	2,258	26	1,029	+ 1,229
Bladder Cancer	26	2,038	45	365	+ 1,673
Ovary Cancer	27	1,642	36	563	+ 1,079
Oesophagus Cancer	28	1,480	44	370	+ 1,110
Alcohol	29	1,178	62	34	+ 1,144
Road Traffic Accidents	30	1,168	5	11,127	- 9,959
Skin Cancers	31	1,005	37	553	+ 452
Malnutrition	32	905	32	629	+ 276
Oral Cancer	33	885	38	544	+ 340
Rheumatic Heart Disease	34	880	57	80	+ 800
Epilepsy	35	783	41	411	+ 373
Uterin Cancer	36	728	47	309	+ 419
Congenital Anomalies	37	484	14	2,846	- 2,361
Cervical Cancer	38	446	20	1,986	- 1,540
Drug Use	39	432	50	225	+ 207
Anemia	40	393	55	126	+ 267
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	314	40	418	- 103
Diarrhoeal diseases	42	287	22	1,359	- 1,072
Schizophrenia	43	270	69	6	+ 264
Skin Disease	44	250	66	18	+ 232
Asthma	45	215	46	311	- 96
Multiple Sclerosis	46	191	60	51	+ 140
Hepatitis C	47	173	65	21	+ 151
Violence	48	145	2	18,132	- 17,987
Low Birth Weight	49	142	12	3,088	- 2,946
Osteoarthritis	50	123	72	3	+ 120
Fires	51	118	54	144	- 27
HIV/AIDS	52	115	6	7,490	- 7,375
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	108	52	180	- 72
Drownings	54	91	43	388	- 298
Tuberculosis	55	86	31	748	- 661
Poisonings	56	69	58	68	+ 1
Prostatic Hypertrophy	57	55	53	151	- 95
Meningitis	58	32	49	251	- 219
Birth Trauma	59	28	24	1,087	- 1,059
Hepatitis B	60	26	63	30	- 4
Upper Respiratory	61	18	74	1	+ 17
Appendicitis	62	16	56	98	- 82
Maternal Conditions	63	15	39	422	- 407
Oral conditions	64	14	86	0	+ 14
Encephalitis	65	7	61	37	- 30
Syphilis	66	7	67	15	- 9
War	67	3	51	185	- 182
Pertussis	68	0	64	26	- 25
Tetanus	69	0	68	8	- 8
Measles	70	0	79	0	- 0
Diphtheria	71	0	78	0	- 0
Chlamydia	72	0	82	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	77	0	- 0
Otitis Media	74	0	75	1	- 1
Leprosy	75	0	71	4	- 4
Ascariasis	76	0	70	5	- 5
Hookworm Disease	77	0	80	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	81	0	- 0
Dengue	79	0	59	65	- 65
Schistosomiasis	80	0	76	1	- 1
Malaria	81	0	42	402	- 402
Chagas disease	82	0	29	826	- 826
Leishmaniasis	83	0	73	3	- 3
Trypanosomiasis	84	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to VENEZUELA

Luxembourg

Venezuela

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.