UNITED KINGDOM VS AUSTRIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	AUSTRIA		UNITED KINGDOM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	134,642	2	71,728	+ 62,914
Stroke	2	39,760	4	37,626	+ 2,133
Lung Cancers	3	32,190	5	35,715	- 3,525
Alzheimers & Dementia	4	31,865	1	98,135	- 66,270
Lung Disease	5	31,350	6	32,896	- 1,546
Hypertension	6	27,489	23	5,208	+ 22,281
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	17,740	7	18,446	- 706
Kidney Disease	8	17,155	18	5,471	+ 11,684
Diabetes Mellitus	9	15,980	17	5,842	+ 10,138
Pancreas Cancer	10	14,514	11	8,995	+ 5,518
Breast Cancer	11	14,173	9	12,718	+ 1,455
Other Injuries	12	12,980	19	5,464	+ 7,516
Influenza and Pneumonia	13	11,935	3	40,540	- 28,605
Inflammatory/Heart	14	11,568	29	3,126	+ 8,441
Prostate Cancer	15	11,457	8	13,289	- 1,832
Liver Disease	16	10,426	14	7,666	+ 2,761
Suicide	17	9,978	20	5,325	+ 4,653
Lymphomas	18	8,907	10	9,350	- 443
Parkinson's Disease	19	8,416	13	8,573	- 157
Endocrine Disorders	20	8,224	28	3,297	+ 4,927
Falls	21	7,496	15	7,618	- 122
Liver Cancer	22	7,036	21	5,237	+ 1,799
Leukemia	23	6,706	22	5,211	+ 1,495
Stomach Cancer	24	6,234	24	4,999	+ 1,235
Other Neoplasms	25	6,217	26	3,986	+ 2,231
Bladder Cancer	26	4,713	16	6,133	- 1,420
Oral Cancer	27	4,688	30	3,109	+ 1,580
Skin Cancers	28	4,462	27	3,727	+ 735
Alcohol	29	4,109	39	1,555	+ 2,554
Ovary Cancer	30	3,920	25	4,019	- 99
Road Traffic Accidents	31	3,326	33	2,169	+ 1,157
Oesophagus Cancer	32	3,100	12	8,727	- 5,627
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	2,891	45	876	+ 2,015
Congenital Anomalies	34	2,495	35	2,127	+ 368
Uterin Cancer	35	2,102	32	2,346	- 244
Epilepsy	36	1,695	42	1,193	+ 501
Cervical Cancer	37	1,567	43	1,099	+ 468
Multiple Sclerosis	38	1,296	37	1,856	- 560
Drug Use	39	1,232	31	2,824	- 1,592
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	1,162	38	1,599	- 437
Hepatitis C	41	1,124	51	267	+ 857
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	1,082	36	2,090	- 1,008
Skin Disease	43	759	34	2,134	- 1,375
Anemia	44	754	50	277	+ 477
Asthma	45	618	41	1,302	- 685
Malnutrition	46	540	58	116	+ 424
Violence	47	357	46	868	- 511
Drownings	48	322	49	301	+ 21
HIV/AIDS	49	313	55	188	+ 125
Tuberculosis	50	312	47	351	- 40
Low Birth Weight	51	305	40	1,313	- 1,008
Fires	52	273	48	334	- 61
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	267	44	1,014	- 747
Birth Trauma	54	258	54	190	+ 69
Upper Respiratory	55	198	63	48	+ 149
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	169	56	184	- 14
Osteoarthritis	57	168	57	167	+ 1
Meningitis	58	166	52	232	- 66
Appendicitis	59	115	59	105	+ 10
Poisonings	60	112	53	221	- 109
Oral conditions	61	64	61	54	+ 10
Hepatitis B	62	64	65	40	+ 24
Schizophrenia	63	33	60	101	- 69
Maternal Conditions	64	31	64	47	- 16
Otitis Media	65	9	66	16	- 7
Syphilis	66	8	62	49	- 41
War	67	7	67	10	- 3
Encephalitis	68	7	68	6	+ 1
Leishmaniasis	69	2	70	0	+ 2
Pertussis	70	1	69	3	- 2
Diphtheria	71	0	74	0	- 0
Tetanus	72	0	72	0	- 0
Measles	73	0	75	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	71	0	- 0
Chlamydia	78	0	79	0	- 0
Ascariasis	79	0	80	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	81	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	82	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	83	0	84	0	- 0
Leprosy	84	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to UNITED KINGDOM

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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.