FINLAND VS AUSTRIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	AUSTRIA		FINLAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	11,066	2	9,831	+ 1,235
Stroke	2	3,268	3	4,115	- 847
Lung Cancers	3	2,646	4	2,312	+ 333
Alzheimers & Dementia	4	2,619	1	11,120	- 8,501
Lung Disease	5	2,577	8	1,289	+ 1,287
Hypertension	6	2,259	5	2,030	+ 229
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	1,458	6	1,433	+ 25
Kidney Disease	8	1,410	26	342	+ 1,068
Diabetes Mellitus	9	1,313	22	418	+ 896
Pancreas Cancer	10	1,193	9	1,247	- 54
Breast Cancer	11	1,165	12	948	+ 217
Other Injuries	12	1,067	20	437	+ 630
Influenza and Pneumonia	13	981	21	436	+ 545
Inflammatory/Heart	14	951	17	518	+ 433
Prostate Cancer	15	942	11	970	- 29
Liver Disease	16	857	10	1,068	- 211
Suicide	17	820	15	846	- 26
Lymphomas	18	732	14	851	- 119
Parkinson's Disease	19	692	13	853	- 161
Endocrine Disorders	20	676	31	257	+ 419
Falls	21	616	7	1,325	- 709
Liver Cancer	22	578	16	545	+ 33
Leukemia	23	551	24	371	+ 180
Stomach Cancer	24	512	19	447	+ 66
Other Neoplasms	25	511	23	377	+ 134
Bladder Cancer	26	387	28	308	+ 79
Oral Cancer	27	385	34	207	+ 178
Skin Cancers	28	367	29	297	+ 70
Alcohol	29	338	18	464	- 127
Ovary Cancer	30	322	25	344	- 22
Road Traffic Accidents	31	273	33	215	+ 58
Oesophagus Cancer	32	255	27	320	- 65
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	238	50	19	+ 219
Congenital Anomalies	34	205	35	192	+ 13
Uterin Cancer	35	173	32	225	- 52
Epilepsy	36	139	38	104	+ 35
Cervical Cancer	37	129	44	62	+ 67
Multiple Sclerosis	38	107	42	80	+ 26
Drug Use	39	101	30	269	- 168
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	95	52	15	+ 80
Hepatitis C	41	92	60	5	+ 88
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	89	36	151	- 63
Skin Disease	43	62	47	27	+ 35
Anemia	44	62	58	6	+ 56
Asthma	45	51	40	85	- 34
Malnutrition	46	44	57	7	+ 38
Violence	47	29	43	64	- 35
Drownings	48	26	37	106	- 79
HIV/AIDS	49	26	59	6	+ 20
Tuberculosis	50	26	46	32	- 6
Low Birth Weight	51	25	48	26	- 1
Fires	52	22	45	62	- 39
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	22	41	83	- 61
Birth Trauma	54	21	56	8	+ 13
Upper Respiratory	55	16	62	2	+ 14
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	14	53	11	+ 3
Osteoarthritis	57	14	51	17	- 3
Meningitis	58	14	55	9	+ 4
Appendicitis	59	9	54	10	- 0
Poisonings	60	9	49	25	- 16
Oral conditions	61	5	61	4	+ 1
Hepatitis B	62	5	63	2	+ 4
Schizophrenia	63	3	39	93	- 90
Maternal Conditions	64	3	64	2	+ 1
Otitis Media	65	1	68	0	+ 0
Syphilis	66	1	67	0	+ 0
War	67	1	65	1	+ 0
Encephalitis	68	1	66	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	69	0	75	0	+ 0
Pertussis	70	0	69	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	71	0	71	0	+ 0
Tetanus	72	0	70	0	- 0
Measles	73	0	72	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	76	0	- 0
Chlamydia	78	0	84	0	- 0
Ascariasis	79	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	80	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	82	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	83	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	84	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to FINLAND

Austria

Finland

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.