SOUTH KOREA VS AUSTRIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	AUSTRIA		SOUTH KOREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	102,432	1	28,043	+ 74,389
Stroke	2	30,248	3	25,596	+ 4,652
Lung Cancers	3	24,489	4	20,293	+ 4,196
Alzheimers & Dementia	4	24,242	6	12,145	+ 12,097
Lung Disease	5	23,850	11	8,526	+ 15,323
Hypertension	6	20,913	17	3,711	+ 17,202
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	13,496	8	10,180	+ 3,316
Kidney Disease	8	13,051	9	10,107	+ 2,944
Diabetes Mellitus	9	12,158	13	6,812	+ 5,346
Pancreas Cancer	10	11,042	12	6,994	+ 4,048
Breast Cancer	11	10,783	21	2,880	+ 7,902
Other Injuries	12	9,875	18	3,634	+ 6,241
Influenza and Pneumonia	13	9,080	2	26,650	- 17,570
Inflammatory/Heart	14	8,800	31	1,325	+ 7,475
Prostate Cancer	15	8,716	22	2,316	+ 6,401
Liver Disease	16	7,932	14	6,348	+ 1,584
Suicide	17	7,591	5	14,636	- 7,044
Lymphomas	18	6,776	19	3,477	+ 3,299
Parkinson's Disease	19	6,403	16	3,951	+ 2,452
Endocrine Disorders	20	6,257	25	1,891	+ 4,366
Falls	21	5,703	20	2,934	+ 2,768
Liver Cancer	22	5,353	7	11,589	- 6,236
Leukemia	23	5,102	23	2,140	+ 2,961
Stomach Cancer	24	4,743	10	8,625	- 3,882
Other Neoplasms	25	4,729	26	1,807	+ 2,923
Bladder Cancer	26	3,586	27	1,768	+ 1,818
Oral Cancer	27	3,567	29	1,457	+ 2,110
Skin Cancers	28	3,395	37	585	+ 2,810
Alcohol	29	3,126	33	1,081	+ 2,045
Ovary Cancer	30	2,982	30	1,330	+ 1,652
Road Traffic Accidents	31	2,531	15	4,399	- 1,868
Oesophagus Cancer	32	2,359	28	1,733	+ 626
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	2,199	48	224	+ 1,975
Congenital Anomalies	34	1,898	41	518	+ 1,380
Uterin Cancer	35	1,599	43	420	+ 1,179
Epilepsy	36	1,289	40	524	+ 765
Cervical Cancer	37	1,192	34	1,065	+ 127
Multiple Sclerosis	38	986	66	11	+ 975
Drug Use	39	937	50	154	+ 783
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	884	35	929	- 45
Hepatitis C	41	855	49	168	+ 687
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	823	38	540	+ 283
Skin Disease	43	577	36	704	- 127
Anemia	44	574	46	329	+ 244
Asthma	45	470	32	1,150	- 681
Malnutrition	46	411	53	88	+ 322
Violence	47	272	44	386	- 115
Drownings	48	245	42	501	- 256
HIV/AIDS	49	238	55	84	+ 154
Tuberculosis	50	237	24	1,950	- 1,713
Low Birth Weight	51	232	45	370	- 138
Fires	52	208	47	263	- 55
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	203	51	150	+ 53
Birth Trauma	54	197	54	88	+ 108
Upper Respiratory	55	150	63	26	+ 125
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	129	59	49	+ 80
Osteoarthritis	57	128	60	41	+ 86
Meningitis	58	126	58	51	+ 76
Appendicitis	59	88	57	54	+ 34
Poisonings	60	85	52	115	- 30
Oral conditions	61	49	64	21	+ 28
Hepatitis B	62	48	39	526	- 478
Schizophrenia	63	25	56	77	- 52
Maternal Conditions	64	24	61	34	- 10
Otitis Media	65	6	70	5	+ 2
Syphilis	66	6	62	27	- 21
War	67	5	68	5	+ 0
Encephalitis	68	5	65	19	- 14
Leishmaniasis	69	2	79	0	+ 2
Pertussis	70	0	67	6	- 6
Diphtheria	71	0	73	0	- 0
Tetanus	72	0	69	5	- 5
Measles	73	0	83	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	72	1	- 1
Malaria	75	0	71	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	80	0	- 0
Chlamydia	78	0	84	0	- 0
Ascariasis	79	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	76	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	83	0	81	0	- 0
Leprosy	84	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH KOREA

Austria

South Korea

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.