CONGO VS AUSTRIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	AUSTRIA		CONGO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	11,993	4	2,494	+ 9,498
Stroke	2	3,541	5	2,267	+ 1,275
Lung Cancers	3	2,867	47	54	+ 2,814
Alzheimers & Dementia	4	2,838	25	230	+ 2,608
Lung Disease	5	2,792	17	541	+ 2,251
Hypertension	6	2,448	12	933	+ 1,516
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	1,580	38	89	+ 1,491
Kidney Disease	8	1,528	15	613	+ 915
Diabetes Mellitus	9	1,423	10	1,050	+ 374
Pancreas Cancer	10	1,293	52	42	+ 1,251
Breast Cancer	11	1,262	32	159	+ 1,104
Other Injuries	12	1,156	20	333	+ 823
Influenza and Pneumonia	13	1,063	3	2,576	- 1,513
Inflammatory/Heart	14	1,030	26	220	+ 811
Prostate Cancer	15	1,021	28	198	+ 823
Liver Disease	16	929	13	931	- 2
Suicide	17	889	19	349	+ 540
Lymphomas	18	793	45	61	+ 732
Parkinson's Disease	19	750	42	69	+ 681
Endocrine Disorders	20	733	27	208	+ 525
Falls	21	668	33	149	+ 519
Liver Cancer	22	627	30	169	+ 457
Leukemia	23	597	46	57	+ 540
Stomach Cancer	24	555	39	88	+ 467
Other Neoplasms	25	554	63	8	+ 546
Bladder Cancer	26	420	61	15	+ 405
Oral Cancer	27	418	54	33	+ 385
Skin Cancers	28	397	53	36	+ 361
Alcohol	29	366	49	46	+ 320
Ovary Cancer	30	349	48	49	+ 300
Road Traffic Accidents	31	296	7	1,598	- 1,302
Oesophagus Cancer	32	276	57	19	+ 257
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	258	43	67	+ 191
Congenital Anomalies	34	222	14	729	- 507
Uterin Cancer	35	187	60	15	+ 173
Epilepsy	36	151	40	76	+ 75
Cervical Cancer	37	140	29	196	- 57
Multiple Sclerosis	38	115	66	4	+ 112
Drug Use	39	110	44	65	+ 44
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	103	8	1,304	- 1,201
Hepatitis C	41	100	67	2	+ 98
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	96	35	105	- 9
Skin Disease	43	68	50	46	+ 22
Anemia	44	67	82	0	+ 67
Asthma	45	55	23	291	- 236
Malnutrition	46	48	24	272	- 224
Violence	47	32	18	539	- 507
Drownings	48	29	36	104	- 75
HIV/AIDS	49	28	1	4,509	- 4,482
Tuberculosis	50	28	2	2,781	- 2,753
Low Birth Weight	51	27	9	1,283	- 1,256
Fires	52	24	37	90	- 66
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	24	59	15	+ 9
Birth Trauma	54	23	11	997	- 974
Upper Respiratory	55	18	64	7	+ 11
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	15	84	0	+ 15
Osteoarthritis	57	15	85	0	+ 15
Meningitis	58	15	22	299	- 284
Appendicitis	59	10	58	18	- 8
Poisonings	60	10	41	71	- 61
Oral conditions	61	6	86	0	+ 6
Hepatitis B	62	6	62	14	- 9
Schizophrenia	63	3	81	0	+ 3
Maternal Conditions	64	3	16	578	- 575
Otitis Media	65	1	71	1	+ 0
Syphilis	66	1	34	107	- 106
War	67	1	72	1	+ 0
Encephalitis	68	1	56	20	- 19
Leishmaniasis	69	0	78	0	+ 0
Pertussis	70	0	21	329	- 329
Diphtheria	71	0	68	2	- 2
Tetanus	72	0	55	23	- 23
Measles	73	0	31	159	- 159
Schistosomiasis	74	0	51	45	- 45
Malaria	75	0	6	1,977	- 1,977
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	65	7	- 7
Chagas disease	77	0	79	0	- 0
Chlamydia	78	0	70	1	- 1
Ascariasis	79	0	69	1	- 1
Hookworm Disease	80	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	83	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	84	0	77	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CONGO

Austria

Congo

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.