SPAIN VS AUSTRIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	AUSTRIA		SPAIN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	92,989	1	51,684	+ 41,305
Stroke	2	27,460	3	29,004	- 1,544
Lung Cancers	3	22,232	4	22,131	+ 101
Alzheimers & Dementia	4	22,007	2	42,339	- 20,331
Lung Disease	5	21,651	5	18,926	+ 2,725
Hypertension	6	18,985	9	9,115	+ 9,871
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	12,252	6	16,957	- 4,705
Kidney Disease	8	11,848	8	9,725	+ 2,123
Diabetes Mellitus	9	11,037	10	7,773	+ 3,263
Pancreas Cancer	10	10,024	12	6,752	+ 3,272
Breast Cancer	11	9,789	11	7,067	+ 2,721
Other Injuries	12	8,964	15	5,536	+ 3,428
Influenza and Pneumonia	13	8,243	7	13,717	- 5,474
Inflammatory/Heart	14	7,989	19	4,984	+ 3,005
Prostate Cancer	15	7,913	13	6,420	+ 1,493
Liver Disease	16	7,201	23	4,231	+ 2,970
Suicide	17	6,891	25	3,609	+ 3,282
Lymphomas	18	6,152	16	5,335	+ 817
Parkinson's Disease	19	5,812	20	4,943	+ 870
Endocrine Disorders	20	5,680	21	4,863	+ 817
Falls	21	5,177	26	3,246	+ 1,930
Liver Cancer	22	4,859	18	5,098	- 239
Leukemia	23	4,631	24	3,772	+ 859
Stomach Cancer	24	4,306	14	5,796	- 1,491
Other Neoplasms	25	4,293	22	4,748	- 454
Bladder Cancer	26	3,255	17	5,222	- 1,967
Oral Cancer	27	3,238	27	2,583	+ 655
Skin Cancers	28	3,082	32	1,803	+ 1,279
Alcohol	29	2,838	46	333	+ 2,504
Ovary Cancer	30	2,707	28	2,026	+ 681
Road Traffic Accidents	31	2,297	31	1,829	+ 468
Oesophagus Cancer	32	2,141	29	2,011	+ 130
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	1,997	33	1,612	+ 385
Congenital Anomalies	34	1,723	38	863	+ 860
Uterin Cancer	35	1,452	34	1,612	- 160
Epilepsy	36	1,170	40	824	+ 347
Cervical Cancer	37	1,082	39	855	+ 227
Multiple Sclerosis	38	895	49	287	+ 608
Drug Use	39	851	41	776	+ 75
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	802	36	1,064	- 261
Hepatitis C	41	776	42	652	+ 124
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	747	44	475	+ 272
Skin Disease	43	524	30	1,840	- 1,316
Anemia	44	521	37	914	- 394
Asthma	45	427	35	1,133	- 706
Malnutrition	46	373	47	302	+ 70
Violence	47	246	51	262	- 15
Drownings	48	222	45	446	- 223
HIV/AIDS	49	216	43	538	- 322
Tuberculosis	50	215	50	270	- 55
Low Birth Weight	51	211	52	253	- 42
Fires	52	189	55	185	+ 4
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	184	48	294	- 110
Birth Trauma	54	178	60	113	+ 66
Upper Respiratory	55	137	62	47	+ 90
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	117	54	204	- 87
Osteoarthritis	57	116	53	212	- 96
Meningitis	58	115	59	129	- 14
Appendicitis	59	79	61	79	+ 0
Poisonings	60	77	57	170	- 93
Oral conditions	61	44	63	44	+ 0
Hepatitis B	62	44	58	162	- 118
Schizophrenia	63	23	56	181	- 158
Maternal Conditions	64	21	64	14	+ 8
Otitis Media	65	6	66	9	- 3
Syphilis	66	5	67	9	- 4
War	67	5	68	6	- 1
Encephalitis	68	5	70	4	+ 1
Leishmaniasis	69	1	65	11	- 9
Pertussis	70	0	73	2	- 1
Diphtheria	71	0	76	0	- 0
Tetanus	72	0	72	2	- 2
Measles	73	0	81	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	74	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	83	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	84	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	71	3	- 3
Chlamydia	78	0	82	0	- 0
Ascariasis	79	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	79	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	80	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	83	0	69	4	- 4
Leprosy	84	0	75	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SPAIN

Austria

Spain

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.