NEW ZEALAND VS AUSTRIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	AUSTRIA		NEW ZEALAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	10,151	1	5,095	+ 5,056
Stroke	2	2,998	3	2,378	+ 619
Lung Cancers	3	2,427	4	1,873	+ 553
Alzheimers & Dementia	4	2,402	2	3,032	- 629
Lung Disease	5	2,363	5	1,815	+ 549
Hypertension	6	2,072	20	327	+ 1,746
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	1,337	6	1,495	- 157
Kidney Disease	8	1,293	17	432	+ 861
Diabetes Mellitus	9	1,205	8	769	+ 436
Pancreas Cancer	10	1,094	14	543	+ 551
Breast Cancer	11	1,069	10	737	+ 332
Other Injuries	12	979	28	218	+ 760
Influenza and Pneumonia	13	900	7	920	- 20
Inflammatory/Heart	14	872	23	313	+ 559
Prostate Cancer	15	864	9	739	+ 125
Liver Disease	16	786	32	158	+ 628
Suicide	17	752	15	528	+ 224
Lymphomas	18	672	13	608	+ 63
Parkinson's Disease	19	634	19	353	+ 281
Endocrine Disorders	20	620	21	325	+ 295
Falls	21	565	11	627	- 62
Liver Cancer	22	530	24	288	+ 243
Leukemia	23	506	18	391	+ 115
Stomach Cancer	24	470	22	323	+ 147
Other Neoplasms	25	469	27	245	+ 224
Bladder Cancer	26	355	26	267	+ 89
Oral Cancer	27	353	31	164	+ 190
Skin Cancers	28	336	12	612	- 275
Alcohol	29	310	45	51	+ 258
Ovary Cancer	30	296	29	207	+ 89
Road Traffic Accidents	31	251	16	458	- 207
Oesophagus Cancer	32	234	25	279	- 45
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	218	35	113	+ 105
Congenital Anomalies	34	188	30	176	+ 13
Uterin Cancer	35	158	33	145	+ 14
Epilepsy	36	128	43	55	+ 73
Cervical Cancer	37	118	41	61	+ 57
Multiple Sclerosis	38	98	47	43	+ 54
Drug Use	39	93	40	69	+ 24
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	88	37	81	+ 7
Hepatitis C	41	85	48	30	+ 55
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	82	39	70	+ 11
Skin Disease	43	57	34	118	- 61
Anemia	44	57	51	17	+ 39
Asthma	45	47	36	91	- 44
Malnutrition	46	41	55	14	+ 27
Violence	47	27	42	57	- 30
Drownings	48	24	44	54	- 30
HIV/AIDS	49	24	57	10	+ 13
Tuberculosis	50	23	52	17	+ 6
Low Birth Weight	51	23	38	78	- 55
Fires	52	21	53	17	+ 4
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	20	46	47	- 27
Birth Trauma	54	19	54	15	+ 5
Upper Respiratory	55	15	64	4	+ 11
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	13	50	22	- 9
Osteoarthritis	57	13	49	24	- 11
Meningitis	58	13	59	9	+ 4
Appendicitis	59	9	62	6	+ 3
Poisonings	60	8	58	9	- 1
Oral conditions	61	5	61	8	- 3
Hepatitis B	62	5	56	14	- 9
Schizophrenia	63	2	60	8	- 6
Maternal Conditions	64	2	63	5	- 2
Otitis Media	65	1	67	1	- 0
Syphilis	66	1	70	0	+ 0
War	67	1	68	1	- 0
Encephalitis	68	1	66	1	- 0
Leishmaniasis	69	0	80	0	+ 0
Pertussis	70	0	65	1	- 1
Diphtheria	71	0	83	0	+ 0
Tetanus	72	0	69	0	- 0
Measles	73	0	82	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	81	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	79	0	- 0
Chlamydia	78	0	71	0	- 0
Ascariasis	79	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	73	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	83	0	84	0	- 0
Leprosy	84	0	72	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NEW ZEALAND

Austria

New Zealand

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.