DENMARK VS AUSTRIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	AUSTRIA		DENMARK		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	11,748	1	5,341	+ 6,406
Stroke	2	3,469	5	3,662	- 193
Lung Cancers	3	2,809	4	3,721	- 913
Alzheimers & Dementia	4	2,780	2	5,218	- 2,437
Lung Disease	5	2,735	3	4,387	- 1,651
Hypertension	6	2,398	15	642	+ 1,756
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	1,548	7	2,147	- 599
Kidney Disease	8	1,497	12	911	+ 586
Diabetes Mellitus	9	1,394	10	1,284	+ 110
Pancreas Cancer	10	1,266	11	1,096	+ 170
Breast Cancer	11	1,237	9	1,299	- 62
Other Injuries	12	1,132	30	347	+ 785
Influenza and Pneumonia	13	1,041	6	2,244	- 1,202
Inflammatory/Heart	14	1,009	31	284	+ 725
Prostate Cancer	15	1,000	8	1,480	- 480
Liver Disease	16	910	14	692	+ 218
Suicide	17	871	16	617	+ 253
Lymphomas	18	777	13	730	+ 47
Parkinson's Disease	19	734	17	600	+ 134
Endocrine Disorders	20	718	19	575	+ 143
Falls	21	654	22	541	+ 113
Liver Cancer	22	614	25	464	+ 149
Leukemia	23	585	20	558	+ 27
Stomach Cancer	24	544	23	484	+ 60
Other Neoplasms	25	542	27	378	+ 164
Bladder Cancer	26	411	21	545	- 134
Oral Cancer	27	409	28	371	+ 38
Skin Cancers	28	389	26	388	+ 1
Alcohol	29	358	18	598	- 240
Ovary Cancer	30	342	29	367	- 25
Road Traffic Accidents	31	290	33	213	+ 77
Oesophagus Cancer	32	270	24	477	- 206
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	252	42	96	+ 156
Congenital Anomalies	34	218	36	153	+ 65
Uterin Cancer	35	183	35	156	+ 28
Epilepsy	36	148	40	125	+ 23
Cervical Cancer	37	137	37	153	- 16
Multiple Sclerosis	38	113	39	132	- 19
Drug Use	39	108	34	197	- 89
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	101	38	145	- 43
Hepatitis C	41	98	60	9	+ 89
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	94	32	216	- 122
Skin Disease	43	66	45	79	- 13
Anemia	44	66	46	73	- 7
Asthma	45	54	44	82	- 28
Malnutrition	46	47	59	14	+ 33
Violence	47	31	47	63	- 32
Drownings	48	28	50	37	- 9
HIV/AIDS	49	27	55	23	+ 5
Tuberculosis	50	27	57	16	+ 12
Low Birth Weight	51	27	41	116	- 90
Fires	52	24	49	53	- 29
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	23	43	84	- 61
Birth Trauma	54	23	56	21	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	55	17	58	15	+ 2
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	15	53	25	- 10
Osteoarthritis	57	15	51	25	- 11
Meningitis	58	14	52	25	- 10
Appendicitis	59	10	54	23	- 13
Poisonings	60	10	62	6	+ 4
Oral conditions	61	6	63	4	+ 1
Hepatitis B	62	6	61	6	- 1
Schizophrenia	63	3	48	57	- 54
Maternal Conditions	64	3	64	2	+ 0
Otitis Media	65	1	65	2	- 1
Syphilis	66	1	70	0	+ 0
War	67	1	66	1	+ 0
Encephalitis	68	1	67	1	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	69	0	78	0	+ 0
Pertussis	70	0	72	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	71	0	73	0	+ 0
Tetanus	72	0	68	0	- 0
Measles	73	0	71	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	75	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	77	0	- 0
Chlamydia	78	0	69	0	- 0
Ascariasis	79	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	82	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	83	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	80	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	83	0	84	0	- 0
Leprosy	84	0	74	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to DENMARK

Austria

Denmark

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.