LUXEMBOURG VS SPAIN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SPAIN		LUXEMBOURG		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	734	1	655	+ 79
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	601	2	298	+ 303
Stroke	3	412	4	257	+ 155
Lung Cancers	4	314	3	260	+ 54
Lung Disease	5	269	5	242	+ 26
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	241	6	131	+ 110
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	195	8	111	+ 84
Kidney Disease	8	138	9	91	+ 47
Hypertension	9	129	19	54	+ 76
Diabetes Mellitus	10	110	17	61	+ 49
Breast Cancer	11	100	7	113	- 13
Pancreas Cancer	12	96	11	82	+ 14
Prostate Cancer	13	91	15	64	+ 28
Stomach Cancer	14	82	22	51	+ 31
Other Injuries	15	79	10	88	- 10
Lymphomas	16	76	14	64	+ 11
Bladder Cancer	17	74	26	44	+ 30
Liver Cancer	18	72	25	49	+ 24
Inflammatory/Heart	19	71	23	49	+ 22
Parkinson's Disease	20	70	16	62	+ 8
Endocrine Disorders	21	69	21	53	+ 16
Other Neoplasms	22	67	24	49	+ 19
Liver Disease	23	60	12	75	- 15
Leukemia	24	54	20	53	+ 1
Suicide	25	51	13	69	- 18
Falls	26	46	18	61	- 15
Oral Cancer	27	37	33	19	+ 18
Ovary Cancer	28	29	27	35	- 7
Oesophagus Cancer	29	29	28	32	- 3
Skin Disease	30	26	44	5	+ 21
Road Traffic Accidents	31	26	30	25	+ 1
Skin Cancers	32	26	31	22	+ 4
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	23	34	19	+ 4
Uterin Cancer	34	23	36	16	+ 7
Asthma	35	16	45	5	+ 11
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	15	42	6	+ 9
Anemia	37	13	40	8	+ 5
Congenital Anomalies	38	12	37	10	+ 2
Cervical Cancer	39	12	38	10	+ 3
Epilepsy	40	12	35	17	- 5
Drug Use	41	11	39	9	+ 2
Hepatitis C	42	9	47	4	+ 6
HIV/AIDS	43	8	52	2	+ 5
Peptic Ulcer Disease	44	7	41	7	- 0
Drownings	45	6	54	2	+ 4
Alcohol	46	5	29	25	- 21
Malnutrition	47	4	32	19	- 15
Rheumatoid Arthritis	48	4	53	2	+ 2
Multiple Sclerosis	49	4	46	4	- 0
Tuberculosis	50	4	55	2	+ 2
Violence	51	4	48	3	+ 1
Low Birth Weight	52	4	49	3	+ 1
Osteoarthritis	53	3	50	3	+ 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	3	57	1	+ 2
Fires	55	3	51	3	+ 0
Schizophrenia	56	3	43	6	- 3
Poisonings	57	2	56	1	+ 1
Hepatitis B	58	2	60	1	+ 2
Meningitis	59	2	58	1	+ 1
Birth Trauma	60	2	59	1	+ 1
Appendicitis	61	1	62	0	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	62	1	61	0	+ 0
Oral conditions	63	1	64	0	+ 0
Maternal Conditions	64	0	63	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	65	0	83	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	66	0	74	0	+ 0
Syphilis	67	0	66	0	- 0
War	68	0	67	0	+ 0
Iodine Deficiency	69	0	73	0	+ 0
Encephalitis	70	0	65	0	- 0
Chagas disease	71	0	82	0	+ 0
Tetanus	72	0	69	0	+ 0
Pertussis	73	0	68	0	+ 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	80	0	+ 0
Leprosy	75	0	75	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	76	0	71	0	+ 0
Dengue	77	0	79	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	78	0	- 0
Measles	81	0	70	0	- 0
Chlamydia	82	0	72	0	- 0
Malaria	83	0	81	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	84	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
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.