AUSTRALIA VS AUSTRIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	AUSTRIA		AUSTRALIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	52,647	1	21,548	+ 31,099
Stroke	2	15,547	3	10,331	+ 5,216
Lung Cancers	3	12,587	4	8,769	+ 3,818
Alzheimers & Dementia	4	12,460	2	15,588	- 3,129
Lung Disease	5	12,258	5	8,487	+ 3,771
Hypertension	6	10,749	23	1,631	+ 9,117
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	6,937	6	6,209	+ 728
Kidney Disease	8	6,708	12	3,139	+ 3,569
Diabetes Mellitus	9	6,249	7	4,471	+ 1,777
Pancreas Cancer	10	5,675	13	3,118	+ 2,558
Breast Cancer	11	5,542	10	3,405	+ 2,137
Other Injuries	12	5,075	22	1,642	+ 3,433
Influenza and Pneumonia	13	4,667	8	4,446	+ 221
Inflammatory/Heart	14	4,523	24	1,571	+ 2,952
Prostate Cancer	15	4,480	9	3,766	+ 714
Liver Disease	16	4,077	26	1,421	+ 2,655
Suicide	17	3,902	11	3,150	+ 752
Lymphomas	18	3,483	15	3,039	+ 444
Parkinson's Disease	19	3,291	19	2,036	+ 1,255
Endocrine Disorders	20	3,216	16	2,328	+ 887
Falls	21	2,931	14	3,116	- 185
Liver Cancer	22	2,751	20	2,036	+ 715
Leukemia	23	2,622	18	2,126	+ 496
Stomach Cancer	24	2,438	27	1,288	+ 1,150
Other Neoplasms	25	2,431	28	1,252	+ 1,179
Bladder Cancer	26	1,843	30	1,187	+ 656
Oral Cancer	27	1,833	32	972	+ 861
Skin Cancers	28	1,745	17	2,319	- 574
Alcohol	29	1,607	37	380	+ 1,227
Ovary Cancer	30	1,533	31	1,003	+ 530
Road Traffic Accidents	31	1,301	29	1,245	+ 56
Oesophagus Cancer	32	1,212	25	1,494	- 281
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	1,130	38	379	+ 752
Congenital Anomalies	34	975	33	711	+ 265
Uterin Cancer	35	822	35	524	+ 298
Epilepsy	36	663	41	285	+ 378
Cervical Cancer	37	613	39	342	+ 271
Multiple Sclerosis	38	507	46	188	+ 319
Drug Use	39	482	21	1,783	- 1,301
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	454	40	296	+ 159
Hepatitis C	41	439	48	173	+ 266
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	423	42	276	+ 147
Skin Disease	43	297	34	594	- 298
Anemia	44	295	49	157	+ 138
Asthma	45	241	36	455	- 214
Malnutrition	46	211	51	117	+ 94
Violence	47	140	44	243	- 104
Drownings	48	126	47	177	- 51
HIV/AIDS	49	122	57	50	+ 72
Tuberculosis	50	122	56	53	+ 69
Low Birth Weight	51	119	43	248	- 129
Fires	52	107	55	55	+ 52
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	104	45	229	- 125
Birth Trauma	54	101	50	140	- 39
Upper Respiratory	55	77	64	17	+ 60
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	66	53	71	- 5
Osteoarthritis	57	66	52	114	- 48
Meningitis	58	65	60	37	+ 28
Appendicitis	59	45	62	26	+ 19
Poisonings	60	44	61	35	+ 9
Oral conditions	61	25	59	40	- 15
Hepatitis B	62	25	58	41	- 16
Schizophrenia	63	13	54	64	- 51
Maternal Conditions	64	12	63	20	- 8
Otitis Media	65	3	66	6	- 3
Syphilis	66	3	67	3	+ 0
War	67	3	65	8	- 5
Encephalitis	68	3	68	3	- 0
Leishmaniasis	69	1	81	0	+ 1
Pertussis	70	0	69	1	- 1
Diphtheria	71	0	71	0	- 0
Tetanus	72	0	70	1	- 1
Measles	73	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	82	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	83	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	80	0	- 0
Chlamydia	78	0	77	0	- 0
Ascariasis	79	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	83	0	84	0	- 0
Leprosy	84	0	76	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to AUSTRALIA

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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.