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United States
COUNTRY #1
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UNITED STATES VS LUXEMBOURG

Compare United States and Luxembourg 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.

Luxembourg
COUNTRY #2
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DYNAMIC PYRAMIDS
Data Source: United Nations
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      United States UNITED STATES   Luxembourg LUXEMBOURG
      United States UNITED STATES   Luxembourg LUXEMBOURG
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    66.6
    73.1
    69.8
    23
    15
    16
    		  
    66.1
    71.9
    68.9
    26
    23
    23
    1970
    67.1
    74.7
    70.8
    24
    12
    21
    		  
    67.0
    73.8
    70.3
    25
    22
    24
    1980
    70.0
    77.5
    73.7
    22
    11
    18
    		  
    69.3
    76.3
    72.7
    29
    18
    23
    1990
    71.8
    78.8
    75.2
    29
    17
    21
    		  
    71.8
    78.8
    75.2
    30
    15
    23
    2000
    74.0
    79.5
    76.8
    28
    29
    28
    		  
    74.5
    80.9
    77.8
    24
    14
    19
    2010
    76.2
    81.1
    78.7
    30
    30
    30
    		  
    78.0
    83.1
    80.6
    17
    16
    17
    2019
    76.3
    80.7
    78.5
    41
    42
    40
    		  
    80.6
    84.2
    82.4
    12
    13
    12
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      United States UNITED STATES   Luxembourg LUXEMBOURG
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    76.3
    80.7
    41
    42
    80.6
    84.2
    12
    13
    Age 5
    76.8
    81.2
    42
    45
    80.9
    84.4
    12
    15
    Age 10
    76.9
    81.2
    43
    45
    80.9
    84.4
    12
    15
    Age 15
    76.9
    81.3
    43
    45
    80.9
    84.4
    12
    15
    Age 20
    77.1
    81.4
    43
    45
    81.0
    84.5
    14
    15
    Age 25
    77.5
    81.5
    43
    45
    81.1
    84.5
    14
    15
    Age 30
    77.9
    81.7
    41
    45
    81.1
    84.6
    14
    15
    Age 35
    78.3
    81.9
    41
    43
    81.2
    84.6
    15
    18
    Age 40
    78.8
    82.2
    40
    43
    81.4
    84.7
    17
    17
    Age 45
    79.3
    82.5
    40
    42
    81.6
    84.8
    19
    17
    Age 50
    79.9
    83.0
    41
    41
    81.9
    85.1
    19
    16
    Age 55
    80.7
    83.6
    40
    40
    82.4
    85.4
    19
    16
    Age 60
    81.8
    84.4
    37
    38
    82.9
    85.8
    22
    20
    Age 65
    83.1
    85.3
    34
    38
    83.8
    86.4
    21
    21
    Age 70
    84.6
    86.4
    32
    38
    85.2
    87.2
    16
    19
    Age 75
    86.5
    87.7
    23
    35
    86.8
    88.3
    14
    17
    Age 80
    88.6
    89.4
    18
    27
    88.7
    89.8
    15
    18
    Age 85
    91.1
    91.5
    22
    30
    90.9
    91.6
    32
    21
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      United States UNITED STATES   Luxembourg LUXEMBOURG
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    73.49
    142
    48.90
    164
    2. Alzheimers & Dementia
    33.26
    8
    18.33
    77
    3. Lung Disease
    28.49
    60
    18.82
    109
    4. Lung Cancers
    25.54
    24
    25.47
    25
    5. Stroke
    22.27
    164
    18.65
    174
    6. Drug Use
    21.28
    1
    1.05
    113
    7. Breast Cancer
    15.93
    105
    20.22
    49
    8. Suicide
    14.51
    31
    8.62
    88
    9. Kidney Disease
    13.08
    127
    6.35
    159
    10. Prostate Cancer
    11.64
    126
    11.88
    125
    11. Road Traffic Accidents
    11.10
    120
    3.62
    165
    12. Diabetes Mellitus
    10.58
    144
    4.83
    171
    13. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    10.28
    71
    11.34
    57
    14. Hypertension
    10.26
    133
    3.39
    164
    15. Liver Disease
    8.98
    134
    8.07
    141
    16. Influenza and Pneumonia
    8.86
    163
    7.58
    171
    17. Endocrine Disorders
    8.22
    28
    4.44
    74
    18. Pancreas Cancer
    7.26
    36
    7.48
    30
    19. Lymphomas
    6.36
    31
    5.72
    54
    20. Violence
    6.00
    81
    0.42
    180
    21. Falls
    5.68
    90
    4.59
    111
    22. Inflammatory/Heart
    5.64
    73
    3.87
    116
    23. Other Injuries
    5.11
    130
    7.14
    99
    24. Ovary Cancer
    4.70
    79
    5.99
    32
    25. Liver Cancer
    4.69
    110
    4.48
    116
    26. Parkinson's Disease
    4.55
    68
    4.17
    88
    27. Leukemia
    4.43
    49
    4.71
    31
    28. Congenital Anomalies
    3.78
    140
    1.87
    179
    29. Alcohol
    3.50
    28
    2.81
    40
    30. Uterin Cancer
    3.11
    50
    2.58
    77
    31. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.04
    71
    3.03
    72
    32. Bladder Cancer
    2.84
    61
    3.49
    41
    33. Cervical Cancer
    2.77
    151
    1.93
    170
    34. Other Neoplasms
    2.68
    37
    4.02
    21
    35. Low Birth Weight
    2.37
    138
    0.65
    175
    36. Skin Cancers
    2.36
    57
    1.92
    90
    37. Stomach Cancer
    2.24
    173
    4.48
    125
    38. Oral Cancer
    2.01
    132
    1.92
    137
    39. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1.55
    114
    0.44
    163
    40. HIV/AIDS
    1.37
    113
    0.32
    132
    41. Drownings
    1.19
    140
    0.26
    183
    42. Hepatitis C
    1.13
    5
    0.39
    23
    43. Multiple Sclerosis
    0.97
    8
    0.42
    40
    44. Malnutrition
    0.90
    104
    1.15
    96
    45. Skin Disease
    0.86
    115
    0.31
    159
    46. Asthma
    0.84
    141
    0.39
    170
    47. Epilepsy
    0.78
    159
    1.53
    95
    48. Fires
    0.73
    124
    0.27
    165
    49. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.55
    152
    1.36
    95
    50. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.55
    170
    0.51
    174
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      United States UNITED STATES   Luxembourg LUXEMBOURG
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    504,904
    20.15
    655
    18.64
    2. Alzheimers & Dementia
    287,198
    11.46
    298
    8.48
    3. Lung Disease
    195,387
    7.80
    242
    6.89
    4. Stroke
    158,520
    6.33
    257
    7.31
    5. Lung Cancers
    155,533
    6.21
    260
    7.40
    6. Kidney Disease
    85,861
    3.43
    91
    2.59
    7. Drug Use
    74,435
    2.97
    9
    0.26
    8. Hypertension
    65,960
    2.63
    54
    1.54
    9. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    61,827
    2.47
    131
    3.73
    10. Diabetes Mellitus
    61,418
    2.45
    61
    1.74
    11. Influenza and Pneumonia
    60,317
    2.41
    111
    3.16
    12. Suicide
    53,099
    2.12
    69
    1.96
    13. Breast Cancer
    48,671
    1.94
    113
    3.22
    14. Endocrine Disorders
    46,985
    1.87
    53
    1.51
    15. Pancreas Cancer
    44,293
    1.77
    82
    2.33
    16. Liver Disease
    43,402
    1.73
    75
    2.13
    17. Road Traffic Accidents
    41,694
    1.66
    25
    0.71
    18. Falls
    40,418
    1.61
    61
    1.74
    19. Lymphomas
    40,281
    1.61
    64
    1.82
    20. Prostate Cancer
    35,612
    1.42
    64
    1.82
    21. Parkinson's Disease
    34,491
    1.38
    62
    1.76
    22. Inflammatory/Heart
    32,529
    1.30
    49
    1.39
    23. Liver Cancer
    27,064
    1.08
    49
    1.39
    24. Leukemia
    26,966
    1.08
    53
    1.51
    25. Other Injuries
    25,997
    1.04
    88
    2.50
    26. Bladder Cancer
    19,622
    0.78
    44
    1.25
    27. Violence
    18,976
    0.76
    3
    0.09
    28. Oesophagus Cancer
    17,829
    0.71
    32
    0.91
    29. Other Neoplasms
    17,743
    0.71
    49
    1.39
    30. Alcohol
    14,659
    0.58
    25
    0.71
    31. Ovary Cancer
    14,591
    0.58
    35
    1.00
    32. Skin Cancers
    14,311
    0.57
    22
    0.63
    33. Stomach Cancer
    13,077
    0.52
    51
    1.45
    34. Congenital Anomalies
    11,762
    0.47
    10
    0.28
    35. Oral Cancer
    11,555
    0.46
    19
    0.54
    36. Uterin Cancer
    10,063
    0.40
    16
    0.46
    37. Diarrhoeal diseases
    9,955
    0.40
    6
    0.17
    38. Cervical Cancer
    6,984
    0.28
    10
    0.28
    39. Low Birth Weight
    6,924
    0.28
    3
    0.09
    40. Malnutrition
    6,762
    0.27
    19
    0.54
    41. Hepatitis C
    5,684
    0.23
    4
    0.11
    42. HIV/AIDS
    5,660
    0.23
    2
    0.06
    43. Skin Disease
    5,409
    0.22
    5
    0.14
    44. Multiple Sclerosis
    5,059
    0.20
    4
    0.11
    45. Drownings
    4,070
    0.16
    2
    0.06
    46. Asthma
    3,818
    0.15
    5
    0.14
    47. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    3,646
    0.15
    19
    0.54
    48. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    3,461
    0.14
    7
    0.20
    49. Fires
    3,183
    0.13
    3
    0.09
    50. Epilepsy
    3,162
    0.13
    17
    0.48
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      United States UNITED STATES   Luxembourg LUXEMBOURG
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    25.54
    24
    25.47
    25
    2. Breast Cancer
    15.93
    105
    20.22
    49
    3. Prostate Cancer
    11.64
    126
    11.88
    125
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    10.28
    71
    11.34
    57
    5. Pancreas Cancer
    7.26
    36
    7.48
    30
    6. Lymphomas
    6.36
    31
    5.72
    54
    7. Ovary Cancer
    4.70
    79
    5.99
    32
    8. Liver Cancer
    4.69
    110
    4.48
    116
    9. Leukemia
    4.43
    49
    4.71
    31
    10. Uterin Cancer
    3.11
    50
    2.58
    77
    11. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.04
    71
    3.03
    72
    12. Bladder Cancer
    2.84
    61
    3.49
    41
    13. Cervical Cancer
    2.77
    151
    1.93
    170
    14. Skin Cancers
    2.36
    57
    1.92
    90
    15. Stomach Cancer
    2.24
    173
    4.48
    125
    16. Oral Cancer
    2.01
    132
    1.92
    137
    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.