AFGHANISTAN VS AUSTRIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	AUSTRIA		AFGHANISTAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	78,909	1	40,195	+ 38,714
Stroke	2	23,302	3	19,060	+ 4,242
Lung Cancers	3	18,866	32	1,076	+ 17,790
Alzheimers & Dementia	4	18,675	23	1,765	+ 16,910
Lung Disease	5	18,373	15	4,650	+ 13,723
Hypertension	6	16,110	8	7,995	+ 8,116
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	10,397	39	741	+ 9,656
Kidney Disease	8	10,054	10	6,590	+ 3,464
Diabetes Mellitus	9	9,366	12	5,750	+ 3,616
Pancreas Cancer	10	8,506	56	229	+ 8,277
Breast Cancer	11	8,306	22	1,822	+ 6,484
Other Injuries	12	7,607	18	3,241	+ 4,365
Influenza and Pneumonia	13	6,995	4	14,649	- 7,655
Inflammatory/Heart	14	6,779	45	527	+ 6,253
Prostate Cancer	15	6,715	55	258	+ 6,457
Liver Disease	16	6,110	16	4,600	+ 1,511
Suicide	17	5,848	24	1,573	+ 4,275
Lymphomas	18	5,220	36	946	+ 4,274
Parkinson's Disease	19	4,932	41	628	+ 4,305
Endocrine Disorders	20	4,820	28	1,364	+ 3,456
Falls	21	4,393	37	905	+ 3,488
Liver Cancer	22	4,123	40	657	+ 3,466
Leukemia	23	3,930	42	610	+ 3,320
Stomach Cancer	24	3,654	26	1,501	+ 2,153
Other Neoplasms	25	3,643	63	29	+ 3,615
Bladder Cancer	26	2,762	54	272	+ 2,490
Oral Cancer	27	2,748	27	1,467	+ 1,280
Skin Cancers	28	2,615	59	145	+ 2,470
Alcohol	29	2,408	58	150	+ 2,258
Ovary Cancer	30	2,297	48	369	+ 1,928
Road Traffic Accidents	31	1,949	11	6,033	- 4,084
Oesophagus Cancer	32	1,817	29	1,314	+ 503
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	1,694	33	1,041	+ 654
Congenital Anomalies	34	1,462	14	5,001	- 3,539
Uterin Cancer	35	1,232	53	289	+ 943
Epilepsy	36	993	35	993	+ 1
Cervical Cancer	37	918	44	541	+ 378
Multiple Sclerosis	38	760	62	84	+ 676
Drug Use	39	722	51	328	+ 394
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	681	13	5,555	- 4,875
Hepatitis C	41	659	64	28	+ 631
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	634	25	1,505	- 871
Skin Disease	43	445	61	94	+ 351
Anemia	44	442	83	0	+ 442
Asthma	45	362	17	3,403	- 3,041
Malnutrition	46	316	43	589	- 273
Violence	47	209	19	3,217	- 3,008
Drownings	48	189	34	996	- 807
HIV/AIDS	49	183	46	464	- 281
Tuberculosis	50	183	7	9,839	- 9,656
Low Birth Weight	51	179	5	12,631	- 12,452
Fires	52	160	50	348	- 188
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	156	65	25	+ 131
Birth Trauma	54	151	6	10,723	- 10,571
Upper Respiratory	55	116	68	9	+ 107
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	99	85	0	+ 99
Osteoarthritis	57	98	84	0	+ 98
Meningitis	58	97	20	2,626	- 2,528
Appendicitis	59	67	52	298	- 231
Poisonings	60	65	47	384	- 318
Oral conditions	61	38	86	0	+ 38
Hepatitis B	62	37	38	863	- 826
Schizophrenia	63	19	81	0	+ 19
Maternal Conditions	64	18	9	7,807	- 7,789
Otitis Media	65	5	71	1	+ 4
Syphilis	66	5	60	94	- 90
War	67	4	2	25,620	- 25,615
Encephalitis	68	4	31	1,190	- 1,186
Leishmaniasis	69	1	70	1	- 0
Pertussis	70	0	21	2,107	- 2,107
Diphtheria	71	0	67	16	- 16
Tetanus	72	0	30	1,254	- 1,254
Measles	73	0	49	350	- 350
Schistosomiasis	74	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	57	185	- 185
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	77	0	- 0
Chlamydia	78	0	69	1	- 1
Ascariasis	79	0	66	17	- 17
Hookworm Disease	80	0	73	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	83	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	84	0	75	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to AFGHANISTAN

Austria

Afghanistan

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.globallifeexpectancy.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.