POLAND VS AUSTRIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	AUSTRIA		POLAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	76,204	1	117,700	- 41,496
Stroke	2	22,503	2	32,693	- 10,190
Lung Cancers	3	18,219	3	25,781	- 7,562
Alzheimers & Dementia	4	18,035	21	3,701	+ 14,334
Lung Disease	5	17,743	6	13,677	+ 4,067
Hypertension	6	15,558	15	4,937	+ 10,622
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	10,041	5	14,610	- 4,570
Kidney Disease	8	9,709	20	4,065	+ 5,644
Diabetes Mellitus	9	9,045	8	8,947	+ 97
Pancreas Cancer	10	8,215	13	5,430	+ 2,785
Breast Cancer	11	8,022	9	7,967	+ 55
Other Injuries	12	7,346	28	2,527	+ 4,820
Influenza and Pneumonia	13	6,755	4	19,998	- 13,243
Inflammatory/Heart	14	6,547	23	3,495	+ 3,052
Prostate Cancer	15	6,485	11	6,489	- 4
Liver Disease	16	5,901	10	7,912	- 2,011
Suicide	17	5,648	18	4,282	+ 1,366
Lymphomas	18	5,041	19	4,141	+ 900
Parkinson's Disease	19	4,763	34	1,500	+ 3,263
Endocrine Disorders	20	4,655	38	831	+ 3,824
Falls	21	4,242	16	4,712	- 469
Liver Cancer	22	3,982	29	2,290	+ 1,692
Leukemia	23	3,795	24	3,456	+ 340
Stomach Cancer	24	3,528	12	5,910	- 2,382
Other Neoplasms	25	3,519	7	9,256	- 5,738
Bladder Cancer	26	2,668	17	4,700	- 2,033
Oral Cancer	27	2,653	25	3,377	- 723
Skin Cancers	28	2,526	31	2,155	+ 371
Alcohol	29	2,325	14	5,238	- 2,913
Ovary Cancer	30	2,219	27	2,929	- 710
Road Traffic Accidents	31	1,883	22	3,555	- 1,672
Oesophagus Cancer	32	1,755	33	1,803	- 48
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	1,636	40	612	+ 1,025
Congenital Anomalies	34	1,412	36	916	+ 496
Uterin Cancer	35	1,190	30	2,163	- 973
Epilepsy	36	959	35	1,145	- 186
Cervical Cancer	37	887	32	1,907	- 1,020
Multiple Sclerosis	38	734	44	502	+ 231
Drug Use	39	697	48	321	+ 376
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	657	37	839	- 182
Hepatitis C	41	636	52	188	+ 448
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	612	26	3,091	- 2,479
Skin Disease	43	429	46	469	- 40
Anemia	44	427	62	12	+ 415
Asthma	45	350	43	540	- 190
Malnutrition	46	305	50	291	+ 15
Violence	47	202	49	294	- 92
Drownings	48	182	39	636	- 454
HIV/AIDS	49	177	54	115	+ 62
Tuberculosis	50	176	41	597	- 420
Low Birth Weight	51	173	42	579	- 406
Fires	52	155	45	474	- 320
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	151	47	369	- 218
Birth Trauma	54	146	57	52	+ 94
Upper Respiratory	55	112	60	19	+ 93
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	96	59	29	+ 67
Osteoarthritis	57	95	61	18	+ 77
Meningitis	58	94	53	171	- 77
Appendicitis	59	65	55	69	- 3
Poisonings	60	63	51	205	- 142
Oral conditions	61	36	65	4	+ 32
Hepatitis B	62	36	56	52	- 16
Schizophrenia	63	19	58	30	- 11
Maternal Conditions	64	18	63	10	+ 8
Otitis Media	65	5	68	1	+ 4
Syphilis	66	4	69	0	+ 4
War	67	4	66	4	+ 0
Encephalitis	68	4	64	6	- 3
Leishmaniasis	69	1	75	0	+ 1
Pertussis	70	0	71	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	71	0	70	0	- 0
Tetanus	72	0	67	2	- 2
Measles	73	0	72	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	77	0	- 0
Chlamydia	78	0	73	0	- 0
Ascariasis	79	0	82	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	81	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	84	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	83	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	83	0	80	0	- 0
Leprosy	84	0	79	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to POLAND

Austria

Poland

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.