ZIMBABWE VS LUXEMBOURG: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LUXEMBOURG		ZIMBABWE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	16,729	3	8,493	+ 8,236
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	7,612	31	768	+ 6,844
Lung Cancers	3	6,636	43	286	+ 6,350
Stroke	4	6,566	5	5,126	+ 1,440
Lung Disease	5	6,193	23	1,163	+ 5,029
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	3,349	40	505	+ 2,844
Breast Cancer	7	2,894	28	839	+ 2,055
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	2,840	2	10,779	- 7,940
Kidney Disease	9	2,323	12	2,214	+ 109
Other Injuries	10	2,257	20	1,656	+ 602
Pancreas Cancer	11	2,089	47	217	+ 1,872
Liver Disease	12	1,917	17	1,941	- 24
Suicide	13	1,772	13	2,069	- 296
Lymphomas	14	1,646	26	960	+ 686
Prostate Cancer	15	1,625	32	628	+ 997
Parkinson's Disease	16	1,581	46	226	+ 1,355
Diabetes Mellitus	17	1,561	9	3,344	- 1,783
Falls	18	1,548	41	465	+ 1,083
Hypertension	19	1,370	24	1,146	+ 224
Leukemia	20	1,353	45	244	+ 1,109
Endocrine Disorders	21	1,348	34	553	+ 794
Stomach Cancer	22	1,307	33	559	+ 748
Inflammatory/Heart	23	1,253	25	1,047	+ 206
Other Neoplasms	24	1,247	62	37	+ 1,210
Liver Cancer	25	1,239	38	510	+ 730
Bladder Cancer	26	1,118	54	125	+ 994
Ovary Cancer	27	901	51	173	+ 728
Oesophagus Cancer	28	812	29	801	+ 11
Alcohol	29	646	61	48	+ 598
Road Traffic Accidents	30	641	4	6,037	- 5,396
Skin Cancers	31	552	44	264	+ 288
Malnutrition	32	497	10	2,396	- 1,899
Oral Cancer	33	485	49	208	+ 278
Rheumatic Heart Disease	34	483	36	542	- 59
Epilepsy	35	430	39	508	- 78
Uterin Cancer	36	400	50	182	+ 218
Congenital Anomalies	37	266	11	2,217	- 1,951
Cervical Cancer	38	245	14	2,023	- 1,778
Drug Use	39	237	48	213	+ 25
Anemia	40	216	84	0	+ 216
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	172	35	548	- 376
Diarrhoeal diseases	42	158	6	4,595	- 4,437
Schizophrenia	43	148	86	0	+ 148
Skin Disease	44	137	52	173	- 36
Asthma	45	118	21	1,531	- 1,413
Multiple Sclerosis	46	105	67	14	+ 91
Hepatitis C	47	95	66	14	+ 80
Violence	48	79	18	1,916	- 1,837
Low Birth Weight	49	78	7	4,038	- 3,959
Osteoarthritis	50	67	81	0	+ 67
Fires	51	65	30	793	- 728
HIV/AIDS	52	63	1	19,988	- 19,925
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	59	64	26	+ 33
Drownings	54	50	27	956	- 906
Tuberculosis	55	47	16	1,999	- 1,952
Poisonings	56	38	37	515	- 477
Prostatic Hypertrophy	57	30	80	0	+ 30
Meningitis	58	17	22	1,325	- 1,308
Birth Trauma	59	15	8	3,405	- 3,390
Hepatitis B	60	14	60	57	- 43
Upper Respiratory	61	10	59	65	- 55
Appendicitis	62	9	58	66	- 58
Maternal Conditions	63	8	19	1,749	- 1,741
Oral conditions	64	8	82	0	+ 8
Encephalitis	65	4	56	117	- 113
Syphilis	66	4	55	124	- 121
War	67	2	65	26	- 24
Pertussis	68	0	42	419	- 419
Tetanus	69	0	57	102	- 102
Measles	70	0	63	30	- 30
Diphtheria	71	0	72	2	- 2
Chlamydia	72	0	69	3	- 3
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	79	0	- 0
Otitis Media	74	0	68	3	- 3
Leprosy	75	0	78	0	- 0
Ascariasis	76	0	70	2	- 2
Hookworm Disease	77	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	79	0	73	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	80	0	53	172	- 172
Malaria	81	0	15	2,003	- 2,003
Chagas disease	82	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	83	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	84	0	71	2	- 2
Depression	85	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ZIMBABWE

Luxembourg

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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.