GERMANY VS AUSTRIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	AUSTRIA		GERMANY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	165,441	1	147,055	+ 18,386
Stroke	2	48,855	3	49,794	- 939
Lung Cancers	3	39,554	4	46,560	- 7,006
Alzheimers & Dementia	4	39,154	2	51,168	- 12,014
Lung Disease	5	38,521	5	42,797	- 4,276
Hypertension	6	33,777	6	26,796	+ 6,982
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	21,798	7	26,026	- 4,227
Kidney Disease	8	21,079	8	22,770	- 1,691
Diabetes Mellitus	9	19,636	13	15,560	+ 4,076
Pancreas Cancer	10	17,834	11	17,971	- 137
Breast Cancer	11	17,415	10	18,842	- 1,427
Other Injuries	12	15,949	23	8,248	+ 7,700
Influenza and Pneumonia	13	14,665	9	20,712	- 6,047
Inflammatory/Heart	14	14,214	21	8,891	+ 5,323
Prostate Cancer	15	14,078	12	16,487	- 2,409
Liver Disease	16	12,811	15	15,194	- 2,383
Suicide	17	12,261	19	10,284	+ 1,977
Lymphomas	18	10,945	17	12,249	- 1,304
Parkinson's Disease	19	10,341	16	12,594	- 2,252
Endocrine Disorders	20	10,105	18	10,677	- 572
Falls	21	9,211	14	15,325	- 6,115
Liver Cancer	22	8,645	25	8,057	+ 588
Leukemia	23	8,240	22	8,737	- 497
Stomach Cancer	24	7,660	20	9,658	- 1,997
Other Neoplasms	25	7,639	24	8,161	- 522
Bladder Cancer	26	5,792	28	6,193	- 401
Oral Cancer	27	5,761	29	6,023	- 262
Skin Cancers	28	5,483	31	4,055	+ 1,428
Alcohol	29	5,049	26	6,257	- 1,209
Ovary Cancer	30	4,817	30	5,192	- 376
Road Traffic Accidents	31	4,087	34	3,160	+ 927
Oesophagus Cancer	32	3,809	27	6,212	- 2,403
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	3,552	33	3,615	- 63
Congenital Anomalies	34	3,065	36	2,291	+ 774
Uterin Cancer	35	2,583	37	2,231	+ 352
Epilepsy	36	2,082	35	3,091	- 1,009
Cervical Cancer	37	1,926	39	2,131	- 206
Multiple Sclerosis	38	1,593	41	1,571	+ 22
Drug Use	39	1,514	40	1,930	- 416
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	1,427	32	3,830	- 2,403
Hepatitis C	41	1,381	48	507	+ 874
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	1,329	38	2,166	- 837
Skin Disease	43	932	42	1,543	- 611
Anemia	44	927	43	994	- 67
Asthma	45	759	44	924	- 166
Malnutrition	46	663	50	450	+ 213
Violence	47	439	46	769	- 330
Drownings	48	396	49	459	- 63
HIV/AIDS	49	384	54	345	+ 39
Tuberculosis	50	383	56	281	+ 102
Low Birth Weight	51	375	45	770	- 395
Fires	52	336	53	359	- 23
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	327	47	543	- 215
Birth Trauma	54	318	57	239	+ 78
Upper Respiratory	55	243	61	138	+ 105
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	208	55	292	- 83
Osteoarthritis	57	206	52	364	- 158
Meningitis	58	204	60	168	+ 36
Appendicitis	59	141	62	129	+ 12
Poisonings	60	137	58	216	- 79
Oral conditions	61	79	63	62	+ 17
Hepatitis B	62	78	59	182	- 104
Schizophrenia	63	40	51	391	- 350
Maternal Conditions	64	38	64	38	- 0
Otitis Media	65	10	65	16	- 5
Syphilis	66	10	68	6	+ 4
War	67	9	66	10	- 2
Encephalitis	68	8	67	8	+ 1
Leishmaniasis	69	2	72	1	+ 2
Pertussis	70	1	69	2	- 2
Diphtheria	71	0	77	0	+ 0
Tetanus	72	0	75	1	- 1
Measles	73	0	70	2	- 2
Schistosomiasis	74	0	73	1	- 1
Malaria	75	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	74	1	- 1
Chlamydia	78	0	85	0	- 0
Ascariasis	79	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	80	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	83	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	82	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	83	0	71	2	- 2
Leprosy	84	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	76	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GERMANY

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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.