JAPAN VS AUSTRIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	AUSTRIA		JAPAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	242,307	1	163,905	+ 78,402
Stroke	2	71,553	2	121,823	- 50,269
Lung Cancers	3	57,931	4	79,688	- 21,757
Alzheimers & Dementia	4	57,346	7	56,937	+ 409
Lung Disease	5	56,418	5	78,169	- 21,751
Hypertension	6	49,471	28	6,673	+ 42,798
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	31,926	6	57,340	- 25,414
Kidney Disease	8	30,873	9	44,779	- 13,906
Diabetes Mellitus	9	28,759	29	5,433	+ 23,326
Pancreas Cancer	10	26,120	10	37,027	- 10,907
Breast Cancer	11	25,507	15	15,805	+ 9,702
Other Injuries	12	23,359	12	22,068	+ 1,291
Influenza and Pneumonia	13	21,478	3	107,899	- 86,420
Inflammatory/Heart	14	20,818	27	8,232	+ 12,585
Prostate Cancer	15	20,619	19	13,515	+ 7,104
Liver Disease	16	18,764	17	14,195	+ 4,568
Suicide	17	17,957	13	19,466	- 1,509
Lymphomas	18	16,029	14	19,273	- 3,243
Parkinson's Disease	19	15,146	18	14,007	+ 1,139
Endocrine Disorders	20	14,801	21	11,486	+ 3,315
Falls	21	13,490	23	9,736	+ 3,754
Liver Cancer	22	12,662	11	29,384	- 16,723
Leukemia	23	12,068	24	9,607	+ 2,462
Stomach Cancer	24	11,219	8	50,433	- 39,214
Other Neoplasms	25	11,188	16	15,120	- 3,932
Bladder Cancer	26	8,482	22	9,936	- 1,454
Oral Cancer	27	8,437	26	8,333	+ 104
Skin Cancers	28	8,030	44	1,843	+ 6,188
Alcohol	29	7,394	51	576	+ 6,819
Ovary Cancer	30	7,054	30	5,061	+ 1,993
Road Traffic Accidents	31	5,986	31	4,566	+ 1,420
Oesophagus Cancer	32	5,579	20	12,316	- 6,737
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	5,203	39	2,555	+ 2,648
Congenital Anomalies	34	4,490	40	2,473	+ 2,017
Uterin Cancer	35	3,783	33	3,461	+ 322
Epilepsy	36	3,050	45	1,558	+ 1,491
Cervical Cancer	37	2,820	32	3,799	- 979
Multiple Sclerosis	38	2,333	59	108	+ 2,225
Drug Use	39	2,217	50	732	+ 1,485
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	2,090	37	2,731	- 641
Hepatitis C	41	2,023	41	2,220	- 197
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	1,947	35	2,922	- 975
Skin Disease	43	1,365	36	2,806	- 1,441
Anemia	44	1,357	49	875	+ 482
Asthma	45	1,111	42	1,922	- 811
Malnutrition	46	971	43	1,910	- 938
Violence	47	642	53	266	+ 376
Drownings	48	580	25	8,409	- 7,829
HIV/AIDS	49	563	63	48	+ 515
Tuberculosis	50	561	34	3,459	- 2,898
Low Birth Weight	51	549	55	202	+ 347
Fires	52	491	48	1,007	- 515
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	480	38	2,618	- 2,138
Birth Trauma	54	465	61	104	+ 361
Upper Respiratory	55	356	57	159	+ 197
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	305	56	172	+ 133
Osteoarthritis	57	302	62	86	+ 216
Meningitis	58	299	52	308	- 9
Appendicitis	59	207	58	126	+ 81
Poisonings	60	201	54	255	- 54
Oral conditions	61	115	60	106	+ 9
Hepatitis B	62	114	46	1,423	- 1,308
Schizophrenia	63	59	47	1,052	- 993
Maternal Conditions	64	56	64	39	+ 17
Otitis Media	65	15	68	8	+ 8
Syphilis	66	14	65	16	- 2
War	67	13	66	15	- 2
Encephalitis	68	12	69	5	+ 8
Leishmaniasis	69	4	77	0	+ 4
Pertussis	70	1	71	1	- 0
Diphtheria	71	0	74	0	- 0
Tetanus	72	0	67	9	- 9
Measles	73	0	75	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	72	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	78	0	- 0
Chlamydia	78	0	80	0	- 0
Ascariasis	79	0	82	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	81	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	83	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	84	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	83	0	70	2	- 2
Leprosy	84	0	73	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to JAPAN

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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.