DENMARK VS LUXEMBOURG: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LUXEMBOURG		DENMARK		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	5,826	1	5,341	+ 485
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	2,651	2	5,218	- 2,567
Lung Cancers	3	2,311	4	3,721	- 1,410
Stroke	4	2,287	5	3,662	- 1,376
Lung Disease	5	2,157	3	4,387	- 2,230
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	1,166	7	2,147	- 980
Breast Cancer	7	1,008	9	1,299	- 291
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	989	6	2,244	- 1,255
Kidney Disease	9	809	12	911	- 102
Other Injuries	10	786	30	347	+ 439
Pancreas Cancer	11	728	11	1,096	- 368
Liver Disease	12	668	14	692	- 25
Suicide	13	617	16	617	- 0
Lymphomas	14	573	13	730	- 156
Prostate Cancer	15	566	8	1,480	- 914
Parkinson's Disease	16	551	17	600	- 49
Diabetes Mellitus	17	544	10	1,284	- 740
Falls	18	539	22	541	- 1
Hypertension	19	477	15	642	- 165
Leukemia	20	471	20	558	- 87
Endocrine Disorders	21	469	19	575	- 105
Stomach Cancer	22	455	23	484	- 29
Inflammatory/Heart	23	436	31	284	+ 152
Other Neoplasms	24	434	27	378	+ 56
Liver Cancer	25	432	25	464	- 33
Bladder Cancer	26	390	21	545	- 156
Ovary Cancer	27	314	29	367	- 53
Oesophagus Cancer	28	283	24	477	- 194
Alcohol	29	225	18	598	- 373
Road Traffic Accidents	30	223	33	213	+ 10
Skin Cancers	31	192	26	388	- 196
Malnutrition	32	173	59	14	+ 159
Oral Cancer	33	169	28	371	- 202
Rheumatic Heart Disease	34	168	42	96	+ 72
Epilepsy	35	150	40	125	+ 25
Uterin Cancer	36	139	35	156	- 16
Congenital Anomalies	37	93	36	153	- 61
Cervical Cancer	38	85	37	153	- 67
Drug Use	39	83	34	197	- 114
Anemia	40	75	46	73	+ 2
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	60	32	216	- 156
Diarrhoeal diseases	42	55	38	145	- 90
Schizophrenia	43	52	48	57	- 5
Skin Disease	44	48	45	79	- 31
Asthma	45	41	44	82	- 41
Multiple Sclerosis	46	37	39	132	- 95
Hepatitis C	47	33	60	9	+ 24
Violence	48	28	47	63	- 35
Low Birth Weight	49	27	41	116	- 89
Osteoarthritis	50	23	51	25	- 2
Fires	51	23	49	53	- 30
HIV/AIDS	52	22	55	23	- 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	21	43	84	- 64
Drownings	54	17	50	37	- 20
Tuberculosis	55	17	57	16	+ 1
Poisonings	56	13	62	6	+ 8
Prostatic Hypertrophy	57	11	53	25	- 14
Meningitis	58	6	52	25	- 19
Birth Trauma	59	5	56	21	- 16
Hepatitis B	60	5	61	6	- 1
Upper Respiratory	61	3	58	15	- 12
Appendicitis	62	3	54	23	- 20
Maternal Conditions	63	3	64	2	+ 1
Oral conditions	64	3	63	4	- 1
Encephalitis	65	1	67	1	+ 1
Syphilis	66	1	70	0	+ 1
War	67	1	66	1	- 0
Pertussis	68	0	72	0	+ 0
Tetanus	69	0	68	0	- 0
Measles	70	0	71	0	- 0
Diphtheria	71	0	73	0	- 0
Chlamydia	72	0	69	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	84	0	- 0
Otitis Media	74	0	65	2	- 2
Leprosy	75	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	76	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	82	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	80	0	- 0
Dengue	79	0	83	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	80	0	75	0	- 0
Malaria	81	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	82	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	83	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	84	0	76	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to DENMARK

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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.worldlifeexpectancy.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.