COLOMBIA VS AUSTRIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	AUSTRIA		COLOMBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	97,528	1	43,066	+ 54,462
Stroke	2	28,800	3	16,573	+ 12,227
Lung Cancers	3	23,317	10	5,250	+ 18,067
Alzheimers & Dementia	4	23,082	22	2,157	+ 20,924
Lung Disease	5	22,708	4	15,928	+ 6,780
Hypertension	6	19,912	8	6,400	+ 13,512
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	12,850	12	4,371	+ 8,479
Kidney Disease	8	12,426	7	6,834	+ 5,593
Diabetes Mellitus	9	11,575	11	5,028	+ 6,547
Pancreas Cancer	10	10,513	25	2,022	+ 8,491
Breast Cancer	11	10,266	13	3,669	+ 6,597
Other Injuries	12	9,402	28	1,592	+ 7,809
Influenza and Pneumonia	13	8,645	5	10,773	- 2,128
Inflammatory/Heart	14	8,379	31	1,329	+ 7,050
Prostate Cancer	15	8,299	14	3,584	+ 4,715
Liver Disease	16	7,552	19	2,426	+ 5,126
Suicide	17	7,228	26	1,965	+ 5,263
Lymphomas	18	6,452	18	2,603	+ 3,849
Parkinson's Disease	19	6,096	47	383	+ 5,713
Endocrine Disorders	20	5,957	30	1,367	+ 4,590
Falls	21	5,430	29	1,518	+ 3,912
Liver Cancer	22	5,096	24	2,065	+ 3,031
Leukemia	23	4,857	21	2,208	+ 2,649
Stomach Cancer	24	4,516	9	6,112	- 1,596
Other Neoplasms	25	4,503	15	3,205	+ 1,298
Bladder Cancer	26	3,414	42	609	+ 2,805
Oral Cancer	27	3,396	37	807	+ 2,589
Skin Cancers	28	3,232	35	1,028	+ 2,204
Alcohol	29	2,976	68	23	+ 2,953
Ovary Cancer	30	2,839	33	1,122	+ 1,717
Road Traffic Accidents	31	2,409	6	7,765	- 5,355
Oesophagus Cancer	32	2,246	36	835	+ 1,410
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	2,094	63	38	+ 2,056
Congenital Anomalies	34	1,807	16	2,963	- 1,156
Uterin Cancer	35	1,523	45	423	+ 1,100
Epilepsy	36	1,228	43	597	+ 630
Cervical Cancer	37	1,135	20	2,266	- 1,131
Multiple Sclerosis	38	939	60	62	+ 877
Drug Use	39	892	44	492	+ 401
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	841	38	747	+ 94
Hepatitis C	41	814	59	65	+ 749
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	784	39	698	+ 85
Skin Disease	43	550	34	1,102	- 552
Anemia	44	546	57	101	+ 446
Asthma	45	447	54	191	+ 256
Malnutrition	46	391	27	1,878	- 1,487
Violence	47	259	2	19,268	- 19,010
Drownings	48	233	40	689	- 456
HIV/AIDS	49	227	17	2,683	- 2,457
Tuberculosis	50	226	32	1,272	- 1,046
Low Birth Weight	51	221	23	2,095	- 1,874
Fires	52	198	56	127	+ 71
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	193	51	242	- 49
Birth Trauma	54	187	41	648	- 461
Upper Respiratory	55	143	66	27	+ 117
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	123	48	333	- 210
Osteoarthritis	57	121	58	67	+ 55
Meningitis	58	120	50	244	- 124
Appendicitis	59	83	52	213	- 129
Poisonings	60	81	61	61	+ 20
Oral conditions	61	46	75	7	+ 39
Hepatitis B	62	46	62	50	- 4
Schizophrenia	63	24	70	18	+ 6
Maternal Conditions	64	22	46	394	- 371
Otitis Media	65	6	73	7	- 1
Syphilis	66	6	65	30	- 25
War	67	5	49	260	- 255
Encephalitis	68	5	64	38	- 33
Leishmaniasis	69	1	74	7	- 6
Pertussis	70	0	69	18	- 18
Diphtheria	71	0	80	0	- 0
Tetanus	72	0	71	14	- 14
Measles	73	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	77	1	- 1
Malaria	75	0	67	26	- 26
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	84	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	53	203	- 203
Chlamydia	78	0	81	0	- 0
Ascariasis	79	0	76	5	- 5
Hookworm Disease	80	0	79	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	55	133	- 133
Trichuriasis	82	0	83	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	83	0	82	0	- 0
Leprosy	84	0	72	8	- 8
Depression	85	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to COLOMBIA

Austria

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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.