IRELAND VS AUSTRIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	AUSTRIA		IRELAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	10,293	1	4,762	+ 5,531
Stroke	2	3,039	5	1,770	+ 1,270
Lung Cancers	3	2,461	3	1,916	+ 545
Alzheimers & Dementia	4	2,436	2	3,209	- 773
Lung Disease	5	2,397	4	1,915	+ 481
Hypertension	6	2,101	29	175	+ 1,927
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	1,356	7	1,095	+ 261
Kidney Disease	8	1,311	10	566	+ 745
Diabetes Mellitus	9	1,222	16	414	+ 808
Pancreas Cancer	10	1,110	11	530	+ 579
Breast Cancer	11	1,083	8	760	+ 324
Other Injuries	12	992	30	171	+ 821
Influenza and Pneumonia	13	912	6	1,298	- 386
Inflammatory/Heart	14	884	26	240	+ 645
Prostate Cancer	15	876	9	585	+ 291
Liver Disease	16	797	19	279	+ 518
Suicide	17	763	14	470	+ 293
Lymphomas	18	681	13	513	+ 168
Parkinson's Disease	19	643	12	530	+ 114
Endocrine Disorders	20	629	24	249	+ 379
Falls	21	573	25	247	+ 326
Liver Cancer	22	538	18	318	+ 220
Leukemia	23	513	20	274	+ 239
Stomach Cancer	24	477	17	357	+ 120
Other Neoplasms	25	475	27	218	+ 257
Bladder Cancer	26	360	22	256	+ 104
Oral Cancer	27	358	28	183	+ 176
Skin Cancers	28	341	23	252	+ 89
Alcohol	29	314	39	64	+ 250
Ovary Cancer	30	300	21	273	+ 27
Road Traffic Accidents	31	254	33	153	+ 101
Oesophagus Cancer	32	237	15	419	- 182
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	221	46	50	+ 171
Congenital Anomalies	34	191	32	153	+ 38
Uterin Cancer	35	161	34	126	+ 35
Epilepsy	36	130	36	85	+ 45
Cervical Cancer	37	120	35	103	+ 17
Multiple Sclerosis	38	99	37	83	+ 16
Drug Use	39	94	31	167	- 73
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	89	45	53	+ 36
Hepatitis C	41	86	52	19	+ 67
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	83	38	67	+ 16
Skin Disease	43	58	42	58	+ 0
Anemia	44	58	49	29	+ 29
Asthma	45	47	41	58	- 11
Malnutrition	46	41	63	2	+ 40
Violence	47	27	47	38	- 11
Drownings	48	25	43	57	- 33
HIV/AIDS	49	24	57	9	+ 15
Tuberculosis	50	24	50	23	+ 1
Low Birth Weight	51	23	44	56	- 32
Fires	52	21	48	30	- 9
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	20	40	59	- 39
Birth Trauma	54	20	56	10	+ 10
Upper Respiratory	55	15	64	1	+ 14
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	13	54	14	- 1
Osteoarthritis	57	13	51	20	- 7
Meningitis	58	13	58	7	+ 5
Appendicitis	59	9	60	3	+ 5
Poisonings	60	9	53	14	- 6
Oral conditions	61	5	62	2	+ 3
Hepatitis B	62	5	59	6	- 1
Schizophrenia	63	3	55	12	- 9
Maternal Conditions	64	2	61	3	- 1
Otitis Media	65	1	71	0	+ 1
Syphilis	66	1	68	0	+ 1
War	67	1	65	0	+ 0
Encephalitis	68	1	66	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	69	0	76	0	+ 0
Pertussis	70	0	67	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	71	0	82	0	+ 0
Tetanus	72	0	81	0	- 0
Measles	73	0	83	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	72	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	73	0	- 0
Chlamydia	78	0	69	0	- 0
Ascariasis	79	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	80	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	83	0	84	0	- 0
Leprosy	84	0	70	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to IRELAND

Austria

Ireland

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.