Here is a rough tier
list: Tier 1 (top 6
picks): 1 and 2 Tier 2 (Top 12
picks): 3 - 8 Tier 3 (mid
1st round): 9 - 15 Tier 4 (late
1st early 2nd): 16 - 30 Tier 5 (mid 2nd to early 3rd): 31 - 50
According to the OECD, the UK rates as follows in 2005 (only data I have access to), I've included data from the US since you've used them in your post and Germany and France as a comparison with two randomly
picked (read: I saw them in the
list) European countries: Death from heart disease per 100,000 population (23
listed): 13th 49.3; France 2nd 22.5, Germany 12th 48.3; US 7th 40.3; Japan
1st 18.4; Hungary 23rd 71.7 Death from cancer per 100,000 population (24
listed): 18th 175.6; France 15th 166.2; Germany 11th 161.2; US 10th 159.8; Mexico
1st 96.8; Hungary 24th 242.0 Data from the ONS for 2005 (most recent report I could find) shows: Death from cancer per 100,000 population (19
listed): 8th 216.9; Germany 4th 215.3; Cyprus
1st 149.6; Hungary 19th 330.8 Death from heart disease per 100,000 population (19
listed): 10th 141.5; Germany 8th 150.4; Portugal
1st 71.9; Lithuania 19th 490.6