SOUTH AFRICA VS AUSTRIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	AUSTRIA		SOUTH AFRICA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	118,875	3	32,739	+ 86,136
Stroke	2	35,104	4	30,693	+ 4,411
Lung Cancers	3	28,421	15	7,705	+ 20,715
Alzheimers & Dementia	4	28,134	22	4,676	+ 23,458
Lung Disease	5	27,679	13	11,895	+ 15,784
Hypertension	6	24,270	12	12,789	+ 11,482
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	15,663	28	3,587	+ 12,076
Kidney Disease	8	15,146	9	15,302	- 155
Diabetes Mellitus	9	14,109	5	30,188	- 16,078
Pancreas Cancer	10	12,814	35	2,007	+ 10,807
Breast Cancer	11	12,514	23	4,533	+ 7,980
Other Injuries	12	11,460	17	6,014	+ 5,446
Influenza and Pneumonia	13	10,537	2	39,341	- 28,803
Inflammatory/Heart	14	10,213	21	5,408	+ 4,805
Prostate Cancer	15	10,116	24	4,374	+ 5,742
Liver Disease	16	9,205	14	9,013	+ 192
Suicide	17	8,810	10	13,774	- 4,964
Lymphomas	18	7,864	31	2,818	+ 5,046
Parkinson's Disease	19	7,431	46	1,077	+ 6,353
Endocrine Disorders	20	7,261	19	5,890	+ 1,371
Falls	21	6,618	42	1,399	+ 5,219
Liver Cancer	22	6,212	33	2,383	+ 3,828
Leukemia	23	5,921	40	1,464	+ 4,457
Stomach Cancer	24	5,504	39	1,535	+ 3,970
Other Neoplasms	25	5,489	58	267	+ 5,222
Bladder Cancer	26	4,161	52	829	+ 3,332
Oral Cancer	27	4,139	41	1,406	+ 2,734
Skin Cancers	28	3,940	48	993	+ 2,947
Alcohol	29	3,628	49	987	+ 2,641
Ovary Cancer	30	3,461	51	951	+ 2,510
Road Traffic Accidents	31	2,937	11	13,014	- 10,077
Oesophagus Cancer	32	2,737	29	3,486	- 748
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	2,553	47	1,015	+ 1,538
Congenital Anomalies	34	2,203	25	4,351	- 2,148
Uterin Cancer	35	1,856	54	512	+ 1,344
Epilepsy	36	1,496	37	1,870	- 373
Cervical Cancer	37	1,384	20	5,555	- 4,172
Multiple Sclerosis	38	1,144	62	113	+ 1,032
Drug Use	39	1,088	53	770	+ 318
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	1,026	8	15,843	- 14,818
Hepatitis C	41	992	70	8	+ 984
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	955	36	1,894	- 939
Skin Disease	43	670	45	1,101	- 432
Anemia	44	666	82	0	+ 666
Asthma	45	545	18	5,966	- 5,421
Malnutrition	46	477	34	2,381	- 1,904
Violence	47	315	7	21,000	- 20,684
Drownings	48	284	32	2,403	- 2,119
HIV/AIDS	49	276	1	71,996	- 71,720
Tuberculosis	50	275	6	21,965	- 21,690
Low Birth Weight	51	269	16	6,250	- 5,981
Fires	52	241	27	3,618	- 3,376
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	235	55	376	- 140
Birth Trauma	54	228	30	3,004	- 2,775
Upper Respiratory	55	175	60	223	- 48
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	150	86	0	+ 150
Osteoarthritis	57	148	85	0	+ 148
Meningitis	58	147	26	3,660	- 3,514
Appendicitis	59	102	56	274	- 172
Poisonings	60	99	50	975	- 877
Oral conditions	61	56	84	0	+ 56
Hepatitis B	62	56	61	139	- 83
Schizophrenia	63	29	80	0	+ 29
Maternal Conditions	64	27	38	1,700	- 1,672
Otitis Media	65	8	67	19	- 12
Syphilis	66	7	44	1,130	- 1,123
War	67	6	64	66	- 59
Encephalitis	68	6	59	234	- 228
Leishmaniasis	69	2	77	0	+ 2
Pertussis	70	1	43	1,142	- 1,142
Diphtheria	71	0	69	16	- 16
Tetanus	72	0	65	38	- 38
Measles	73	0	57	270	- 270
Schistosomiasis	74	0	66	35	- 35
Malaria	75	0	63	83	- 83
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	78	0	- 0
Chlamydia	78	0	68	18	- 18
Ascariasis	79	0	71	3	- 3
Hookworm Disease	80	0	72	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	83	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	84	0	75	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH AFRICA

Austria

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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.