SOMALIA VS AUSTRIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	AUSTRIA		SOMALIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	25,602	7	7,233	+ 18,369
Stroke	2	7,560	6	8,595	- 1,035
Lung Cancers	3	6,121	54	233	+ 5,888
Alzheimers & Dementia	4	6,059	32	647	+ 5,412
Lung Disease	5	5,961	19	2,442	+ 3,519
Hypertension	6	5,227	18	2,643	+ 2,584
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	3,373	38	546	+ 2,827
Kidney Disease	8	3,262	21	2,051	+ 1,211
Diabetes Mellitus	9	3,039	16	2,888	+ 151
Pancreas Cancer	10	2,760	62	108	+ 2,652
Breast Cancer	11	2,695	26	1,232	+ 1,463
Other Injuries	12	2,468	14	3,602	- 1,134
Influenza and Pneumonia	13	2,269	1	21,712	- 19,442
Inflammatory/Heart	14	2,200	39	521	+ 1,679
Prostate Cancer	15	2,179	52	285	+ 1,893
Liver Disease	16	1,983	13	3,917	- 1,934
Suicide	17	1,897	27	1,219	+ 678
Lymphomas	18	1,694	34	605	+ 1,089
Parkinson's Disease	19	1,600	56	184	+ 1,416
Endocrine Disorders	20	1,564	44	406	+ 1,158
Falls	21	1,425	37	548	+ 878
Liver Cancer	22	1,338	53	256	+ 1,082
Leukemia	23	1,275	35	562	+ 714
Stomach Cancer	24	1,185	49	310	+ 876
Other Neoplasms	25	1,182	70	12	+ 1,170
Bladder Cancer	26	896	61	149	+ 747
Oral Cancer	27	891	46	328	+ 564
Skin Cancers	28	848	57	164	+ 685
Alcohol	29	781	59	151	+ 630
Ovary Cancer	30	745	50	295	+ 450
Road Traffic Accidents	31	633	11	4,231	- 3,599
Oesophagus Cancer	32	589	40	516	+ 73
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	550	41	446	+ 104
Congenital Anomalies	34	474	15	3,410	- 2,936
Uterin Cancer	35	400	64	78	+ 322
Epilepsy	36	322	43	419	- 96
Cervical Cancer	37	298	28	883	- 585
Multiple Sclerosis	38	246	71	8	+ 239
Drug Use	39	234	65	54	+ 180
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	221	2	15,363	- 15,142
Hepatitis C	41	214	67	34	+ 179
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	206	36	559	- 353
Skin Disease	43	144	58	151	- 7
Anemia	44	143	83	0	+ 143
Asthma	45	117	23	1,878	- 1,761
Malnutrition	46	103	10	4,825	- 4,722
Violence	47	68	29	828	- 760
Drownings	48	61	25	1,272	- 1,210
HIV/AIDS	49	59	33	610	- 550
Tuberculosis	50	59	4	10,261	- 10,202
Low Birth Weight	51	58	8	6,250	- 6,192
Fires	52	52	30	810	- 758
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	51	66	35	+ 15
Birth Trauma	54	49	5	9,573	- 9,524
Upper Respiratory	55	38	47	326	- 288
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	32	84	0	+ 32
Osteoarthritis	57	32	85	0	+ 32
Meningitis	58	32	9	5,381	- 5,350
Appendicitis	59	22	55	188	- 166
Poisonings	60	21	31	758	- 737
Oral conditions	61	12	86	0	+ 12
Hepatitis B	62	12	48	315	- 303
Schizophrenia	63	6	81	0	+ 6
Maternal Conditions	64	6	12	4,127	- 4,121
Otitis Media	65	2	68	32	- 30
Syphilis	66	1	45	378	- 376
War	67	1	24	1,318	- 1,317
Encephalitis	68	1	63	91	- 89
Leishmaniasis	69	0	51	290	- 289
Pertussis	70	0	20	2,054	- 2,054
Diphtheria	71	0	60	150	- 150
Tetanus	72	0	17	2,648	- 2,648
Measles	73	0	3	11,576	- 11,576
Schistosomiasis	74	0	42	435	- 435
Malaria	75	0	22	1,942	- 1,942
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	79	0	- 0
Chlamydia	78	0	72	5	- 5
Ascariasis	79	0	69	30	- 30
Hookworm Disease	80	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	73	1	- 1
Trichuriasis	82	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	83	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	84	0	77	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOMALIA

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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.