PORTUGAL VS AUSTRIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	AUSTRIA		PORTUGAL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	20,075	1	12,878	+ 7,197
Stroke	2	5,928	2	12,339	- 6,411
Lung Cancers	3	4,800	5	4,406	+ 393
Alzheimers & Dementia	4	4,751	3	7,191	- 2,440
Lung Disease	5	4,674	7	4,286	+ 388
Hypertension	6	4,099	14	1,880	+ 2,219
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	2,645	6	4,389	- 1,744
Kidney Disease	8	2,558	9	2,803	- 245
Diabetes Mellitus	9	2,383	8	3,601	- 1,219
Pancreas Cancer	10	2,164	15	1,669	+ 495
Breast Cancer	11	2,113	12	1,997	+ 116
Other Injuries	12	1,935	13	1,937	- 2
Influenza and Pneumonia	13	1,779	4	6,851	- 5,072
Inflammatory/Heart	14	1,725	26	909	+ 816
Prostate Cancer	15	1,708	11	2,124	- 416
Liver Disease	16	1,555	22	1,126	+ 429
Suicide	17	1,488	19	1,172	+ 316
Lymphomas	18	1,328	16	1,608	- 279
Parkinson's Disease	19	1,255	21	1,139	+ 115
Endocrine Disorders	20	1,226	17	1,547	- 320
Falls	21	1,118	23	1,033	+ 85
Liver Cancer	22	1,049	18	1,270	- 221
Leukemia	23	1,000	24	1,015	- 16
Stomach Cancer	24	930	10	2,532	- 1,603
Other Neoplasms	25	927	28	652	+ 275
Bladder Cancer	26	703	20	1,171	- 468
Oral Cancer	27	699	25	912	- 213
Skin Cancers	28	665	30	523	+ 142
Alcohol	29	613	45	111	+ 502
Ovary Cancer	30	584	33	397	+ 187
Road Traffic Accidents	31	496	27	838	- 342
Oesophagus Cancer	32	462	29	623	- 160
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	431	41	169	+ 262
Congenital Anomalies	34	372	40	196	+ 176
Uterin Cancer	35	313	32	406	- 92
Epilepsy	36	253	31	415	- 162
Cervical Cancer	37	234	34	329	- 95
Multiple Sclerosis	38	193	54	56	+ 137
Drug Use	39	184	44	128	+ 55
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	173	36	231	- 57
Hepatitis C	41	168	49	87	+ 81
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	161	37	229	- 67
Skin Disease	43	113	39	202	- 89
Anemia	44	112	42	151	- 38
Asthma	45	92	43	146	- 54
Malnutrition	46	80	53	79	+ 2
Violence	47	53	48	96	- 43
Drownings	48	48	51	79	- 31
HIV/AIDS	49	47	35	320	- 273
Tuberculosis	50	46	38	213	- 166
Low Birth Weight	51	46	52	79	- 33
Fires	52	41	46	108	- 68
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	40	47	99	- 59
Birth Trauma	54	39	60	24	+ 15
Upper Respiratory	55	29	62	15	+ 15
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	25	50	82	- 57
Osteoarthritis	57	25	58	29	- 4
Meningitis	58	25	56	43	- 18
Appendicitis	59	17	61	21	- 4
Poisonings	60	17	57	29	- 13
Oral conditions	61	10	65	3	+ 7
Hepatitis B	62	9	59	26	- 17
Schizophrenia	63	5	55	49	- 44
Maternal Conditions	64	5	63	7	- 3
Otitis Media	65	1	66	2	- 1
Syphilis	66	1	64	3	- 2
War	67	1	69	1	- 0
Encephalitis	68	1	67	1	- 0
Leishmaniasis	69	0	68	1	- 1
Pertussis	70	0	72	0	- 0
Diphtheria	71	0	74	0	+ 0
Tetanus	72	0	73	0	- 0
Measles	73	0	71	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	80	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	79	0	- 0
Chlamydia	78	0	76	0	- 0
Ascariasis	79	0	83	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	82	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	84	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	81	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	83	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	84	0	70	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to PORTUGAL

Austria

Portugal

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.