LUXEMBOURG VS SOUTH AFRICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH AFRICA		LUXEMBOURG		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	800	52	2	+ 797
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	437	8	111	+ 326
Coronary Heart Disease	3	364	1	655	- 291
Stroke	4	341	4	257	+ 84
Diabetes Mellitus	5	335	17	61	+ 274
Tuberculosis	6	244	55	2	+ 242
Violence	7	233	48	3	+ 230
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	176	42	6	+ 170
Kidney Disease	9	170	9	91	+ 79
Suicide	10	153	13	69	+ 84
Road Traffic Accidents	11	145	30	25	+ 119
Hypertension	12	142	19	54	+ 88
Lung Disease	13	132	5	242	- 110
Liver Disease	14	100	12	75	+ 25
Lung Cancers	15	86	3	260	- 174
Low Birth Weight	16	69	49	3	+ 66
Other Injuries	17	67	10	88	- 22
Asthma	18	66	45	5	+ 62
Endocrine Disorders	19	65	21	53	+ 13
Cervical Cancer	20	62	38	10	+ 52
Inflammatory/Heart	21	60	23	49	+ 11
Alzheimers & Dementia	22	52	2	298	- 246
Breast Cancer	23	50	7	113	- 63
Prostate Cancer	24	49	15	64	- 15
Congenital Anomalies	25	48	37	10	+ 38
Meningitis	26	41	58	1	+ 40
Fires	27	40	51	3	+ 38
Colon-Rectum Cancers	28	40	6	131	- 91
Oesophagus Cancer	29	39	28	32	+ 7
Birth Trauma	30	33	59	1	+ 33
Lymphomas	31	31	14	64	- 33
Drownings	32	27	54	2	+ 25
Liver Cancer	33	26	25	49	- 22
Malnutrition	34	26	32	19	+ 7
Pancreas Cancer	35	22	11	82	- 59
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	21	41	7	+ 14
Epilepsy	37	21	35	17	+ 4
Maternal Conditions	38	19	63	0	+ 19
Stomach Cancer	39	17	22	51	- 34
Leukemia	40	16	20	53	- 37
Oral Cancer	41	16	33	19	- 3
Falls	42	16	18	61	- 45
Pertussis	43	13	68	0	+ 13
Syphilis	44	13	66	0	+ 12
Skin Disease	45	12	44	5	+ 7
Parkinson's Disease	46	12	16	62	- 50
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	11	34	19	- 8
Skin Cancers	48	11	31	22	- 11
Alcohol	49	11	29	25	- 14
Poisonings	50	11	56	1	+ 9
Ovary Cancer	51	11	27	35	- 25
Bladder Cancer	52	9	26	44	- 35
Drug Use	53	9	39	9	- 1
Uterin Cancer	54	6	36	16	- 10
Rheumatoid Arthritis	55	4	53	2	+ 2
Appendicitis	56	3	62	0	+ 3
Measles	57	3	70	0	+ 3
Other Neoplasms	58	3	24	49	- 46
Encephalitis	59	3	65	0	+ 2
Upper Respiratory	60	2	61	0	+ 2
Hepatitis B	61	2	60	1	+ 1
Multiple Sclerosis	62	1	46	4	- 3
Malaria	63	1	81	0	+ 1
War	64	1	67	0	+ 1
Tetanus	65	0	69	0	+ 0
Schistosomiasis	66	0	80	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	67	0	74	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	68	0	72	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	69	0	71	0	+ 0
Hepatitis C	70	0	47	4	- 4
Ascariasis	71	0	76	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	77	0	- 0
Dengue	73	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	84	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	83	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	82	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	73	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	43	6	- 6
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	40	8	- 8
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	84	0	64	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	50	3	- 3
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	57	1	- 1
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to 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.