LUXEMBOURG VS NETHERLANDS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NETHERLANDS		LUXEMBOURG		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	685	2	298	+ 388
Coronary Heart Disease	2	665	1	655	+ 10
Lung Cancers	3	415	3	260	+ 155
Stroke	4	367	4	257	+ 110
Lung Disease	5	361	5	242	+ 119
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	220	6	131	+ 89
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	187	8	111	+ 76
Falls	8	156	18	61	+ 95
Breast Cancer	9	134	7	113	+ 20
Prostate Cancer	10	123	15	64	+ 60
Pancreas Cancer	11	113	11	82	+ 31
Kidney Disease	12	96	9	91	+ 5
Lymphomas	13	95	14	64	+ 30
Diabetes Mellitus	14	90	17	61	+ 29
Oesophagus Cancer	15	81	28	32	+ 49
Parkinson's Disease	16	80	16	62	+ 18
Suicide	17	76	13	69	+ 7
Other Neoplasms	18	69	24	49	+ 20
Other Injuries	19	62	10	88	- 26
Leukemia	20	60	20	53	+ 7
Bladder Cancer	21	56	26	44	+ 12
Stomach Cancer	22	51	22	51	+ 0
Inflammatory/Heart	23	45	23	49	- 4
Liver Cancer	24	44	25	49	- 5
Ovary Cancer	25	40	27	35	+ 5
Endocrine Disorders	26	40	21	53	- 13
Skin Cancers	27	39	31	22	+ 17
Liver Disease	28	35	12	75	- 40
Hypertension	29	31	19	54	- 23
Oral Cancer	30	29	33	19	+ 10
Road Traffic Accidents	31	26	30	25	+ 1
Alcohol	32	23	29	25	- 2
Diarrhoeal diseases	33	22	42	6	+ 16
Uterin Cancer	34	21	36	16	+ 6
Congenital Anomalies	35	21	37	10	+ 10
Skin Disease	36	11	44	5	+ 6
Multiple Sclerosis	37	11	46	4	+ 7
Epilepsy	38	11	35	17	- 6
Cervical Cancer	39	10	38	10	+ 0
Anemia	40	9	40	8	+ 1
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	9	34	19	- 10
Drug Use	42	9	39	9	- 1
Osteoarthritis	43	8	50	3	+ 6
Rheumatoid Arthritis	44	8	53	2	+ 6
Low Birth Weight	45	6	49	3	+ 3
Asthma	46	6	45	5	+ 2
Peptic Ulcer Disease	47	5	41	7	- 2
Violence	48	4	48	3	+ 1
Drownings	49	4	54	2	+ 2
Schizophrenia	50	4	43	6	- 2
Meningitis	51	3	58	1	+ 2
Birth Trauma	52	3	59	1	+ 2
Fires	53	2	51	3	- 1
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	2	57	1	+ 0
HIV/AIDS	55	1	52	2	- 1
Tuberculosis	56	1	55	2	- 1
Upper Respiratory	57	1	61	0	+ 1
Appendicitis	58	1	62	0	+ 1
Oral conditions	59	1	64	0	+ 0
Hepatitis C	60	1	47	4	- 3
Poisonings	61	1	56	1	- 1
Hepatitis B	62	1	60	1	- 0
Malnutrition	63	0	32	19	- 19
Otitis Media	64	0	74	0	+ 0
Maternal Conditions	65	0	63	0	- 0
War	66	0	67	0	+ 0
Pertussis	67	0	68	0	+ 0
Encephalitis	68	0	65	0	- 0
Syphilis	69	0	66	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	70	0	83	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	71	0	71	0	+ 0
Tetanus	72	0	69	0	- 0
Measles	73	0	70	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	80	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	82	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	84	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	81	0	- 0
Chlamydia	78	0	72	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	80	0	73	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	79	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	83	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	78	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to LUXEMBOURG

Netherlands

Luxembourg

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.