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Luxembourg
COUNTRY #1
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LUXEMBOURG VS UNITED STATES

Compare Luxembourg and United States 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.

United States
COUNTRY #2
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DYNAMIC PYRAMIDS
Data Source: United Nations
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Luxembourg LUXEMBOURG   United States UNITED STATES
      Luxembourg LUXEMBOURG   United States UNITED STATES
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    66.1
    71.9
    68.9
    26
    23
    23
    		  
    66.6
    73.1
    69.8
    23
    15
    16
    1970
    67.0
    73.8
    70.3
    25
    22
    24
    		  
    67.1
    74.7
    70.8
    24
    12
    21
    1980
    69.3
    76.3
    72.7
    29
    18
    23
    		  
    70.0
    77.5
    73.7
    22
    11
    18
    1990
    71.8
    78.8
    75.2
    30
    15
    23
    		  
    71.8
    78.8
    75.2
    29
    17
    21
    2000
    74.5
    80.9
    77.8
    24
    14
    19
    		  
    74.0
    79.5
    76.8
    28
    29
    28
    2010
    78.0
    83.1
    80.6
    17
    16
    17
    		  
    76.2
    81.1
    78.7
    30
    30
    30
    2019
    80.6
    84.2
    82.4
    12
    13
    12
    		  
    76.3
    80.7
    78.5
    41
    42
    40
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Luxembourg LUXEMBOURG   United States UNITED STATES
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    80.6
    84.2
    12
    13
    76.3
    80.7
    41
    42
    Age 5
    80.9
    84.4
    12
    15
    76.8
    81.2
    42
    45
    Age 10
    80.9
    84.4
    12
    15
    76.9
    81.2
    43
    45
    Age 15
    80.9
    84.4
    12
    15
    76.9
    81.3
    43
    45
    Age 20
    81.0
    84.5
    14
    15
    77.1
    81.4
    43
    45
    Age 25
    81.1
    84.5
    14
    15
    77.5
    81.5
    43
    45
    Age 30
    81.1
    84.6
    14
    15
    77.9
    81.7
    41
    45
    Age 35
    81.2
    84.6
    15
    18
    78.3
    81.9
    41
    43
    Age 40
    81.4
    84.7
    17
    17
    78.8
    82.2
    40
    43
    Age 45
    81.6
    84.8
    19
    17
    79.3
    82.5
    40
    42
    Age 50
    81.9
    85.1
    19
    16
    79.9
    83.0
    41
    41
    Age 55
    82.4
    85.4
    19
    16
    80.7
    83.6
    40
    40
    Age 60
    82.9
    85.8
    22
    20
    81.8
    84.4
    37
    38
    Age 65
    83.8
    86.4
    21
    21
    83.1
    85.3
    34
    38
    Age 70
    85.2
    87.2
    16
    19
    84.6
    86.4
    32
    38
    Age 75
    86.8
    88.3
    14
    17
    86.5
    87.7
    23
    35
    Age 80
    88.7
    89.8
    15
    18
    88.6
    89.4
    18
    27
    Age 85
    90.9
    91.6
    32
    21
    91.1
    91.5
    22
    30
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Luxembourg LUXEMBOURG   United States UNITED STATES
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    48.90
    164
    73.49
    142
    2. Lung Cancers
    25.47
    25
    25.54
    24
    3. Breast Cancer
    20.22
    49
    15.93
    105
    4. Lung Disease
    18.82
    109
    28.49
    60
    5. Stroke
    18.65
    174
    22.27
    164
    6. Alzheimers & Dementia
    18.33
    77
    33.26
    8
    7. Prostate Cancer
    11.88
    125
    11.64
    126
    8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    11.34
    57
    10.28
    71
    9. Suicide
    8.62
    88
    14.51
    31
    10. Liver Disease
    8.07
    141
    8.98
    134
    11. Influenza and Pneumonia
    7.58
    171
    8.86
    163
    12. Pancreas Cancer
    7.48
    30
    7.26
    36
    13. Other Injuries
    7.14
    99
    5.11
    130
    14. Kidney Disease
    6.35
    159
    13.08
    127
    15. Ovary Cancer
    5.99
    32
    4.70
    79
    16. Lymphomas
    5.72
    54
    6.36
    31
    17. Diabetes Mellitus
    4.83
    171
    10.58
    144
    18. Leukemia
    4.71
    31
    4.43
    49
    19. Falls
    4.59
    111
    5.68
    90
    20. Liver Cancer
    4.48
    116
    4.69
    110
    21. Stomach Cancer
    4.48
    125
    2.24
    173
    22. Endocrine Disorders
    4.44
    74
    8.22
    28
    23. Parkinson's Disease
    4.17
    88
    4.55
    68
    24. Other Neoplasms
    4.02
    21
    2.68
    37
    25. Inflammatory/Heart
    3.87
    116
    5.64
    73
    26. Road Traffic Accidents
    3.62
    165
    11.10
    120
    27. Bladder Cancer
    3.49
    41
    2.84
    61
    28. Hypertension
    3.39
    164
    10.26
    133
    29. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.03
    72
    3.04
    71
    30. Alcohol
    2.81
    40
    3.50
    28
    31. Uterin Cancer
    2.58
    77
    3.11
    50
    32. Cervical Cancer
    1.93
    170
    2.77
    151
    33. Oral Cancer
    1.92
    137
    2.01
    132
    34. Skin Cancers
    1.92
    90
    2.36
    57
    35. Congenital Anomalies
    1.87
    179
    3.78
    140
    36. Epilepsy
    1.53
    95
    0.78
    159
    37. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    1.36
    95
    0.55
    152
    38. Malnutrition
    1.15
    96
    0.90
    104
    39. Drug Use
    1.05
    113
    21.28
    1
    40. Low Birth Weight
    0.65
    175
    2.37
    138
    41. Schizophrenia
    0.56
    6
    0.13
    42
    42. Anemia
    0.51
    22
    0.42
    32
    43. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.51
    174
    0.55
    170
    44. Diarrhoeal diseases
    0.44
    163
    1.55
    114
    45. Multiple Sclerosis
    0.42
    40
    0.97
    8
    46. Violence
    0.42
    180
    6.00
    81
    47. Asthma
    0.39
    170
    0.84
    141
    48. Hepatitis C
    0.39
    23
    1.13
    5
    49. HIV/AIDS
    0.32
    132
    1.37
    113
    50. Skin Disease
    0.31
    159
    0.86
    115
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Luxembourg LUXEMBOURG   United States UNITED STATES
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    655
    18.64
    504,904
    20.15
    2. Alzheimers & Dementia
    298
    8.48
    287,198
    11.46
    3. Lung Cancers
    260
    7.40
    155,533
    6.21
    4. Stroke
    257
    7.31
    158,520
    6.33
    5. Lung Disease
    242
    6.89
    195,387
    7.80
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    131
    3.73
    61,827
    2.47
    7. Breast Cancer
    113
    3.22
    48,671
    1.94
    8. Influenza and Pneumonia
    111
    3.16
    60,317
    2.41
    9. Kidney Disease
    91
    2.59
    85,861
    3.43
    10. Other Injuries
    88
    2.50
    25,997
    1.04
    11. Pancreas Cancer
    82
    2.33
    44,293
    1.77
    12. Liver Disease
    75
    2.13
    43,402
    1.73
    13. Suicide
    69
    1.96
    53,099
    2.12
    14. Prostate Cancer
    64
    1.82
    35,612
    1.42
    15. Lymphomas
    64
    1.82
    40,281
    1.61
    16. Parkinson's Disease
    62
    1.76
    34,491
    1.38
    17. Diabetes Mellitus
    61
    1.74
    61,418
    2.45
    18. Falls
    61
    1.74
    40,418
    1.61
    19. Hypertension
    54
    1.54
    65,960
    2.63
    20. Leukemia
    53
    1.51
    26,966
    1.08
    21. Endocrine Disorders
    53
    1.51
    46,985
    1.87
    22. Stomach Cancer
    51
    1.45
    13,077
    0.52
    23. Liver Cancer
    49
    1.39
    27,064
    1.08
    24. Other Neoplasms
    49
    1.39
    17,743
    0.71
    25. Inflammatory/Heart
    49
    1.39
    32,529
    1.30
    26. Bladder Cancer
    44
    1.25
    19,622
    0.78
    27. Ovary Cancer
    35
    1.00
    14,591
    0.58
    28. Oesophagus Cancer
    32
    0.91
    17,829
    0.71
    29. Alcohol
    25
    0.71
    14,659
    0.58
    30. Road Traffic Accidents
    25
    0.71
    41,694
    1.66
    31. Skin Cancers
    22
    0.63
    14,311
    0.57
    32. Malnutrition
    19
    0.54
    6,762
    0.27
    33. Oral Cancer
    19
    0.54
    11,555
    0.46
    34. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    19
    0.54
    3,646
    0.15
    35. Epilepsy
    17
    0.48
    3,162
    0.13
    36. Uterin Cancer
    16
    0.46
    10,063
    0.40
    37. Cervical Cancer
    10
    0.28
    6,984
    0.28
    38. Congenital Anomalies
    10
    0.28
    11,762
    0.47
    39. Drug Use
    9
    0.26
    74,435
    2.97
    40. Anemia
    8
    0.23
    3,115
    0.12
    41. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    7
    0.20
    3,461
    0.14
    42. Diarrhoeal diseases
    6
    0.17
    9,955
    0.40
    43. Schizophrenia
    6
    0.17
    723
    0.03
    44. Asthma
    5
    0.14
    3,818
    0.15
    45. Skin Disease
    5
    0.14
    5,409
    0.22
    46. Hepatitis C
    4
    0.11
    5,684
    0.23
    47. Multiple Sclerosis
    4
    0.11
    5,059
    0.20
    48. Low Birth Weight
    3
    0.09
    6,924
    0.28
    49. Osteoarthritis
    3
    0.09
    579
    0.02
    50. Fires
    3
    0.09
    3,183
    0.13
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Luxembourg LUXEMBOURG   United States UNITED STATES
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    25.47
    25
    25.54
    24
    2. Breast Cancer
    20.22
    49
    15.93
    105
    3. Prostate Cancer
    11.88
    125
    11.64
    126
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    11.34
    57
    10.28
    71
    5. Pancreas Cancer
    7.48
    30
    7.26
    36
    6. Ovary Cancer
    5.99
    32
    4.70
    79
    7. Lymphomas
    5.72
    54
    6.36
    31
    8. Leukemia
    4.71
    31
    4.43
    49
    9. Liver Cancer
    4.48
    116
    4.69
    110
    10. Stomach Cancer
    4.48
    125
    2.24
    173
    11. Bladder Cancer
    3.49
    41
    2.84
    61
    12. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.03
    72
    3.04
    71
    13. Uterin Cancer
    2.58
    77
    3.11
    50
    14. Cervical Cancer
    1.93
    170
    2.77
    151
    15. Oral Cancer
    1.92
    137
    2.01
    132
    16. Skin Cancers
    1.92
    90
    2.36
    57
    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.