ICELAND VS AUSTRIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	AUSTRIA		ICELAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	716	1	403	+ 313
Stroke	2	211	3	141	+ 71
Lung Cancers	3	171	4	134	+ 37
Alzheimers & Dementia	4	169	2	295	- 126
Lung Disease	5	167	5	129	+ 38
Hypertension	6	146	17	24	+ 122
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	94	7	73	+ 21
Kidney Disease	8	91	15	33	+ 58
Diabetes Mellitus	9	85	16	30	+ 55
Pancreas Cancer	10	77	12	43	+ 34
Breast Cancer	11	75	9	53	+ 22
Other Injuries	12	69	11	50	+ 19
Influenza and Pneumonia	13	63	6	82	- 19
Inflammatory/Heart	14	62	26	16	+ 46
Prostate Cancer	15	61	8	61	+ 0
Liver Disease	16	55	31	9	+ 46
Suicide	17	53	13	40	+ 13
Lymphomas	18	47	14	37	+ 11
Parkinson's Disease	19	45	10	53	- 8
Endocrine Disorders	20	44	27	16	+ 28
Falls	21	40	18	24	+ 16
Liver Cancer	22	37	20	22	+ 15
Leukemia	23	36	22	19	+ 17
Stomach Cancer	24	33	23	18	+ 16
Other Neoplasms	25	33	30	10	+ 23
Bladder Cancer	26	25	21	20	+ 5
Oral Cancer	27	25	33	9	+ 16
Skin Cancers	28	24	29	13	+ 11
Alcohol	29	22	28	14	+ 8
Ovary Cancer	30	21	25	16	+ 4
Road Traffic Accidents	31	18	35	7	+ 11
Oesophagus Cancer	32	16	19	23	- 6
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	15	54	1	+ 14
Congenital Anomalies	34	13	34	7	+ 6
Uterin Cancer	35	11	36	7	+ 4
Epilepsy	36	9	37	5	+ 4
Cervical Cancer	37	8	32	9	- 1
Multiple Sclerosis	38	7	44	3	+ 4
Drug Use	39	7	24	17	- 10
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	6	55	1	+ 5
Hepatitis C	41	6	52	1	+ 5
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	6	41	3	+ 2
Skin Disease	43	4	45	3	+ 1
Anemia	44	4	40	4	+ 0
Asthma	45	3	48	2	+ 2
Malnutrition	46	3	57	1	+ 2
Violence	47	2	39	4	- 2
Drownings	48	2	56	1	+ 1
HIV/AIDS	49	2	59	0	+ 1
Tuberculosis	50	2	82	0	+ 2
Low Birth Weight	51	2	43	3	- 1
Fires	52	1	58	1	+ 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	1	38	4	- 3
Birth Trauma	54	1	46	2	- 1
Upper Respiratory	55	1	51	1	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	1	53	1	- 0
Osteoarthritis	57	1	47	2	- 1
Meningitis	58	1	50	1	- 0
Appendicitis	59	1	86	0	+ 1
Poisonings	60	1	42	3	- 3
Oral conditions	61	0	85	0	+ 0
Hepatitis B	62	0	63	0	+ 0
Schizophrenia	63	0	49	1	- 1
Maternal Conditions	64	0	60	0	- 0
Otitis Media	65	0	64	0	+ 0
Syphilis	66	0	80	0	+ 0
War	67	0	61	0	- 0
Encephalitis	68	0	78	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	69	0	77	0	+ 0
Pertussis	70	0	62	0	- 0
Diphtheria	71	0	66	0	+ 0
Tetanus	72	0	68	0	- 0
Measles	73	0	67	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	75	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	74	0	- 0
Chlamydia	78	0	81	0	- 0
Ascariasis	79	0	69	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	71	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	70	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	83	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	84	0	65	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ICELAND

Austria

Iceland

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.