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Compare Luxembourg and Maldives health profiles including life expectancy history, causes of death and population dynamics side by side. Health Data used is WHO, World Bank and the United Nations for population.
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Saint Vincent
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Senegal
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Somalia
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DYNAMIC PYRAMIDS
Data Source: United Nations
Luxembourg Population Pyramid
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LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
GOOD
POOR
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World Rank
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World Rank
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M | F | All | M | F | All | M | F | All | M | F | All | ||
1960 |
66.1
|
71.9
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68.9
|
26
|
23
|
23
|
45.1
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42.6
|
43.9
|
111
|
140
|
124
|
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1970 |
67.0
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73.8
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70.3
|
25
|
22
|
24
|
51.5
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48.9
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50.2
|
109
|
132
|
120
|
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1980 |
69.3
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76.3
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72.7
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29
|
18
|
23
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57.4
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54.8
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56.1
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110
|
132
|
123
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1990 |
71.8
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78.8
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75.2
|
30
|
15
|
23
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61.8
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59.2
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60.5
|
112
|
138
|
128
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2000 |
74.5
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80.9
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77.8
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24
|
14
|
19
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68.9
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70.4
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69.6
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71
|
108
|
96
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2010 |
78.0
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83.1
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80.6
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17
|
16
|
17
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75.6
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78.0
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76.7
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34
|
53
|
36
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2019 |
80.6
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84.2
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82.4
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12
|
13
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12
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78.6
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80.8
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79.6
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28
|
41
|
33
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LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
GOOD
POOR
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M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | ||
At Birth |
80.6
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84.2
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12
|
13
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78.6
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80.8
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28
|
41
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Age 5 |
80.9
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84.4
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12
|
15
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79.3
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81.3
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27
|
43
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Age 10 |
80.9
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84.4
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12
|
15
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79.4
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81.4
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27
|
43
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Age 15 |
80.9
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84.4
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12
|
15
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79.5
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81.5
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26
|
43
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Age 20 |
81.0
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84.5
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14
|
15
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79.6
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81.6
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26
|
43
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Age 25 |
81.1
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84.5
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14
|
15
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79.7
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81.7
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28
|
44
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Age 30 |
81.1
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84.6
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14
|
15
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79.8
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81.8
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28
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44
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Age 35 |
81.2
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84.6
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15
|
18
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79.9
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81.9
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29
|
45
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Age 40 |
81.4
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84.7
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17
|
17
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80.0
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81.9
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31
|
46
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Age 45 |
81.6
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84.8
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19
|
17
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80.1
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82.1
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31
|
46
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|
Age 50 |
81.9
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85.1
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19
|
16
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80.4
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82.2
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34
|
48
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Age 55 |
82.4
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85.4
|
19
|
16
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80.7
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82.5
|
39
|
52
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Age 60 |
82.9
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85.8
|
22
|
20
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81.4
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83.1
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40
|
55
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Age 65 |
83.8
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86.4
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21
|
21
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82.2
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83.7
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41
|
59
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Age 70 |
85.2
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87.2
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16
|
19
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83.5
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84.5
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48
|
67
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Age 75 |
86.8
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88.3
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14
|
17
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85.5
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86.3
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47
|
61
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Age 80 |
88.7
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89.8
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15
|
18
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87.7
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88.3
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54
|
60
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Age 85 |
90.9
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91.6
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32
|
21
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90.4
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91.0
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57
|
56
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TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
POOR
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TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH | Rate | World Rank | Rate | World Rank | ||
1. | Coronary Heart Disease |
48.90
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164
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103.55
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102
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2. | Lung Cancers |
25.47
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25
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13.06
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89
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3. | Breast Cancer |
20.22
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49
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18.52
|
71
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4. | Lung Disease |
18.82
|
109
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34.69
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38
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5. | Stroke |
18.65
|
174
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52.95
|
123
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6. | Alzheimers & Dementia |
18.33
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77
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18.30
|
78
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7. | Prostate Cancer |
11.88
|
125
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8.38
|
139
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8. | Colon-Rectum Cancers |
11.34
|
57
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7.68
|
109
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9. | Suicide |
8.62
|
88
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2.76
|
165
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10. | Liver Disease |
8.07
|
141
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7.83
|
143
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11. | Influenza and Pneumonia |
7.58
|
171
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11.61
|
151
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12. | Pancreas Cancer |
7.48
|
30
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1.42
|
156
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13. | Other Injuries |
7.14
|
99
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4.22
|
145
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14. | Kidney Disease |
6.35
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159
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29.04
|
65
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15. | Ovary Cancer |
5.99
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32
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6.77
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18
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16. | Lymphomas |
5.72
|
54
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2.62
|
159
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17. | Diabetes Mellitus |
4.83
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171
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17.38
|
114
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18. | Leukemia |
4.71
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31
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2.87
|
126
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19. | Falls |
4.59
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111
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5.80
|
86
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20. | Liver Cancer |
4.48
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116
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9.20
|
35
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21. | Stomach Cancer |
4.48
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125
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0.39
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183
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22. | Endocrine Disorders |
4.44
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74
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6.80
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39
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23. | Parkinson's Disease |
4.17
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88
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4.42
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73
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24. | Other Neoplasms |
4.02
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21
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0.75
|
66
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25. | Inflammatory/Heart |
3.87
|
116
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1.71
|
170
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26. | Road Traffic Accidents |
3.62
|
165
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1.85
|
177
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27. | Bladder Cancer |
3.49
|
41
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2.01
|
95
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28. | Hypertension |
3.39
|
164
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6.22
|
151
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29. | Oesophagus Cancer |
3.03
|
72
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0.03
|
182
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30. | Alcohol |
2.81
|
40
|
0.16
|
178
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31. | Uterin Cancer |
2.58
|
77
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1.73
|
127
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32. | Cervical Cancer |
1.93
|
170
|
15.15
|
53
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33. | Oral Cancer |
1.92
|
137
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4.34
|
52
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34. | Skin Cancers |
1.92
|
90
|
0.01
|
178
|
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35. | Congenital Anomalies |
1.87
|
179
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4.18
|
130
|
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36. | Epilepsy |
1.53
|
95
|
1.14
|
126
|
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37. | Rheumatic Heart Disease |
1.36
|
95
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1.04
|
114
|
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38. | Malnutrition |
1.15
|
96
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1.00
|
102
|
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39. | Drug Use |
1.05
|
113
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0.46
|
161
|
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40. | Low Birth Weight |
0.65
|
175
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2.91
|
126
|
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41. | Schizophrenia |
0.56
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6
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0.00
|
128
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42. | Anemia |
0.51
|
22
|
0.00
|
130
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43. | Peptic Ulcer Disease |
0.51
|
174
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1.34
|
137
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44. | Diarrhoeal diseases |
0.44
|
163
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4.20
|
83
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45. | Multiple Sclerosis |
0.42
|
40
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0.06
|
174
|
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46. | Violence |
0.42
|
180
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1.95
|
133
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47. | Asthma |
0.39
|
170
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3.60
|
99
|
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48. | Hepatitis C |
0.39
|
23
|
0.02
|
144
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49. | HIV/AIDS |
0.32
|
132
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0.00
|
172
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50. | Skin Disease |
0.31
|
159
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3.03
|
27
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TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
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Deaths | % | Deaths | % | |||
1. | Coronary Heart Disease |
655
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18.64
|
279
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23.13
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2. | Alzheimers & Dementia |
298
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8.48
|
47
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3.90
|
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3. | Lung Cancers |
260
|
7.40
|
36
|
2.99
|
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4. | Stroke |
257
|
7.31
|
143
|
11.86
|
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5. | Lung Disease |
242
|
6.89
|
91
|
7.55
|
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6. | Colon-Rectum Cancers |
131
|
3.73
|
21
|
1.74
|
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7. | Breast Cancer |
113
|
3.22
|
28
|
2.32
|
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8. | Influenza and Pneumonia |
111
|
3.16
|
33
|
2.74
|
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9. | Kidney Disease |
91
|
2.59
|
80
|
6.63
|
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10. | Other Injuries |
88
|
2.50
|
16
|
1.33
|
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11. | Pancreas Cancer |
82
|
2.33
|
4
|
0.33
|
|
12. | Liver Disease |
75
|
2.13
|
24
|
1.99
|
|
13. | Suicide |
69
|
1.96
|
15
|
1.24
|
|
14. | Prostate Cancer |
64
|
1.82
|
11
|
0.91
|
|
15. | Lymphomas |
64
|
1.82
|
7
|
0.58
|
|
16. | Parkinson's Disease |
62
|
1.76
|
12
|
1.00
|
|
17. | Diabetes Mellitus |
61
|
1.74
|
47
|
3.90
|
|
18. | Falls |
61
|
1.74
|
19
|
1.58
|
|
19. | Hypertension |
54
|
1.54
|
16
|
1.33
|
|
20. | Leukemia |
53
|
1.51
|
13
|
1.08
|
|
21. | Endocrine Disorders |
53
|
1.51
|
22
|
1.82
|
|
22. | Stomach Cancer |
51
|
1.45
|
1
|
0.08
|
|
23. | Liver Cancer |
49
|
1.39
|
27
|
2.24
|
|
24. | Other Neoplasms |
49
|
1.39
|
2
|
0.17
|
|
25. | Inflammatory/Heart |
49
|
1.39
|
5
|
0.41
|
|
26. | Bladder Cancer |
44
|
1.25
|
5
|
0.41
|
|
27. | Ovary Cancer |
35
|
1.00
|
9
|
0.75
|
|
28. | Oesophagus Cancer |
32
|
0.91
|
0
|
0.00
|
|
29. | Alcohol |
25
|
0.71
|
1
|
0.08
|
|
30. | Road Traffic Accidents |
25
|
0.71
|
9
|
0.75
|
|
31. | Skin Cancers |
22
|
0.63
|
0
|
0.00
|
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32. | Malnutrition |
19
|
0.54
|
3
|
0.25
|
|
33. | Oral Cancer |
19
|
0.54
|
15
|
1.24
|
|
34. | Rheumatic Heart Disease |
19
|
0.54
|
3
|
0.25
|
|
35. | Epilepsy |
17
|
0.48
|
5
|
0.41
|
|
36. | Uterin Cancer |
16
|
0.46
|
2
|
0.17
|
|
37. | Cervical Cancer |
10
|
0.28
|
22
|
1.82
|
|
38. | Congenital Anomalies |
10
|
0.28
|
19
|
1.58
|
|
39. | Drug Use |
9
|
0.26
|
2
|
0.17
|
|
40. | Anemia |
8
|
0.23
|
0
|
0.00
|
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41. | Peptic Ulcer Disease |
7
|
0.20
|
4
|
0.33
|
|
42. | Diarrhoeal diseases |
6
|
0.17
|
14
|
1.16
|
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43. | Schizophrenia |
6
|
0.17
|
0
|
0.00
|
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44. | Asthma |
5
|
0.14
|
10
|
0.83
|
|
45. | Skin Disease |
5
|
0.14
|
8
|
0.66
|
|
46. | Hepatitis C |
4
|
0.11
|
0
|
0.00
|
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47. | Multiple Sclerosis |
4
|
0.11
|
0
|
0.00
|
|
48. | Low Birth Weight |
3
|
0.09
|
15
|
1.24
|
|
49. | Osteoarthritis |
3
|
0.09
|
0
|
0.00
|
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50. | Fires |
3
|
0.09
|
4
|
0.33
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CANCER RANK BY TYPE
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
POOR
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Rate | World Rank | Rate | World Rank | |||
1. | Lung Cancers |
25.47
|
25
|
13.06
|
89
|
|
2. | Breast Cancer |
20.22
|
49
|
18.52
|
71
|
|
3. | Prostate Cancer |
11.88
|
125
|
8.38
|
139
|
|
4. | Colon-Rectum Cancers |
11.34
|
57
|
7.68
|
109
|
|
5. | Pancreas Cancer |
7.48
|
30
|
1.42
|
156
|
|
6. | Ovary Cancer |
5.99
|
32
|
6.77
|
18
|
|
7. | Lymphomas |
5.72
|
54
|
2.62
|
159
|
|
8. | Leukemia |
4.71
|
31
|
2.87
|
126
|
|
9. | Liver Cancer |
4.48
|
116
|
9.20
|
35
|
|
10. | Stomach Cancer |
4.48
|
125
|
0.39
|
183
|
|
11. | Bladder Cancer |
3.49
|
41
|
2.01
|
95
|
|
12. | Oesophagus Cancer |
3.03
|
72
|
0.03
|
182
|
|
13. | Uterin Cancer |
2.58
|
77
|
1.73
|
127
|
|
14. | Cervical Cancer |
1.93
|
170
|
15.15
|
53
|
|
15. | Oral Cancer |
1.92
|
137
|
4.34
|
52
|
|
16. | Skin Cancers |
1.92
|
90
|
0.01
|
178
|
Data rounded. Decimals affect ranking.
Data Source: WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION 2020
Data Accuracy Not Guaranteed
WHO Excludes Cause of Death Data For the following countries: Andorra, Cook Islands, Dominica, Marshall Islands, Monaco, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Saint Kitts, San Marino, Tuvalu.
WHO Excludes Cause of Death Data For the following countries: Andorra, Cook Islands, Dominica, Marshall Islands, Monaco, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Saint Kitts, San Marino, Tuvalu.