LUXEMBOURG VS UNITED KINGDOM: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	UNITED KINGDOM		LUXEMBOURG		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	962	2	298	+ 664
Coronary Heart Disease	2	703	1	655	+ 49
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	398	8	111	+ 286
Stroke	4	369	4	257	+ 112
Lung Cancers	5	350	3	260	+ 90
Lung Disease	6	323	5	242	+ 80
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	181	6	131	+ 50
Prostate Cancer	8	130	15	64	+ 67
Breast Cancer	9	125	7	113	+ 11
Lymphomas	10	92	14	64	+ 27
Pancreas Cancer	11	88	11	82	+ 6
Oesophagus Cancer	12	86	28	32	+ 54
Parkinson's Disease	13	84	16	62	+ 22
Liver Disease	14	75	12	75	+ 0
Falls	15	75	18	61	+ 14
Bladder Cancer	16	60	26	44	+ 16
Diabetes Mellitus	17	57	17	61	- 4
Kidney Disease	18	54	9	91	- 37
Other Injuries	19	54	10	88	- 35
Suicide	20	52	13	69	- 17
Liver Cancer	21	51	25	49	+ 3
Leukemia	22	51	20	53	- 2
Hypertension	23	51	19	54	- 3
Stomach Cancer	24	49	22	51	- 2
Ovary Cancer	25	39	27	35	+ 4
Other Neoplasms	26	39	24	49	- 10
Skin Cancers	27	37	31	22	+ 15
Endocrine Disorders	28	32	21	53	- 20
Inflammatory/Heart	29	31	23	49	- 18
Oral Cancer	30	30	33	19	+ 11
Drug Use	31	28	39	9	+ 18
Uterin Cancer	32	23	36	16	+ 7
Road Traffic Accidents	33	21	30	25	- 4
Skin Disease	34	21	44	5	+ 16
Congenital Anomalies	35	21	37	10	+ 10
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	20	41	7	+ 14
Multiple Sclerosis	37	18	46	4	+ 14
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	16	42	6	+ 10
Alcohol	39	15	29	25	- 10
Low Birth Weight	40	13	49	3	+ 10
Asthma	41	13	45	5	+ 8
Epilepsy	42	12	35	17	- 5
Cervical Cancer	43	11	38	10	+ 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis	44	10	53	2	+ 8
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	9	34	19	- 10
Violence	46	9	48	3	+ 5
Tuberculosis	47	3	55	2	+ 2
Fires	48	3	51	3	+ 1
Drownings	49	3	54	2	+ 1
Anemia	50	3	40	8	- 6
Hepatitis C	51	3	47	4	- 1
Meningitis	52	2	58	1	+ 2
Poisonings	53	2	56	1	+ 1
Birth Trauma	54	2	59	1	+ 1
HIV/AIDS	55	2	52	2	- 1
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	2	57	1	+ 1
Osteoarthritis	57	2	50	3	- 1
Malnutrition	58	1	32	19	- 18
Appendicitis	59	1	62	0	+ 1
Schizophrenia	60	1	43	6	- 5
Oral conditions	61	1	64	0	+ 0
Syphilis	62	0	66	0	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	63	0	61	0	+ 0
Maternal Conditions	64	0	63	0	+ 0
Hepatitis B	65	0	60	1	- 0
Otitis Media	66	0	74	0	+ 0
War	67	0	67	0	+ 0
Encephalitis	68	0	65	0	- 0
Pertussis	69	0	68	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	70	0	83	0	+ 0
Chagas disease	71	0	82	0	+ 0
Tetanus	72	0	69	0	+ 0
Dengue	73	0	79	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	74	0	71	0	+ 0
Measles	75	0	70	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	81	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	84	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	80	0	- 0
Chlamydia	79	0	72	0	- 0
Ascariasis	80	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	83	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	73	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to LUXEMBOURG

United Kingdom

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.