USA VS AUSTRIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	AUSTRIA		UNITED STATES		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	672,555	1	504,904	+ 167,651
Stroke	2	198,606	4	158,520	+ 40,086
Lung Cancers	3	160,795	5	155,533	+ 5,262
Alzheimers & Dementia	4	159,171	2	287,198	- 128,027
Lung Disease	5	156,596	3	195,387	- 38,791
Hypertension	6	137,313	8	65,960	+ 71,352
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	88,615	9	61,827	+ 26,788
Kidney Disease	8	85,693	6	85,861	- 168
Diabetes Mellitus	9	79,825	10	61,418	+ 18,407
Pancreas Cancer	10	72,499	15	44,293	+ 28,206
Breast Cancer	11	70,798	13	48,671	+ 22,127
Other Injuries	12	64,835	25	25,997	+ 38,838
Influenza and Pneumonia	13	59,616	11	60,317	- 701
Inflammatory/Heart	14	57,783	22	32,529	+ 25,253
Prostate Cancer	15	57,231	20	35,612	+ 21,619
Liver Disease	16	52,081	16	43,402	+ 8,678
Suicide	17	49,843	12	53,099	- 3,255
Lymphomas	18	44,492	19	40,281	+ 4,211
Parkinson's Disease	19	42,040	21	34,491	+ 7,549
Endocrine Disorders	20	41,081	14	46,985	- 5,904
Falls	21	37,443	18	40,418	- 2,975
Liver Cancer	22	35,144	23	27,064	+ 8,080
Leukemia	23	33,497	24	26,966	+ 6,532
Stomach Cancer	24	31,141	33	13,077	+ 18,064
Other Neoplasms	25	31,053	29	17,743	+ 13,310
Bladder Cancer	26	23,544	26	19,622	+ 3,922
Oral Cancer	27	23,419	35	11,555	+ 11,864
Skin Cancers	28	22,289	32	14,311	+ 7,979
Alcohol	29	20,524	30	14,659	+ 5,864
Ovary Cancer	30	19,580	31	14,591	+ 4,989
Road Traffic Accidents	31	16,616	17	41,694	- 25,078
Oesophagus Cancer	32	15,486	28	17,829	- 2,344
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	14,441	47	3,646	+ 10,795
Congenital Anomalies	34	12,462	34	11,762	+ 700
Uterin Cancer	35	10,500	36	10,063	+ 437
Epilepsy	36	8,466	50	3,162	+ 5,303
Cervical Cancer	37	7,828	38	6,984	+ 844
Multiple Sclerosis	38	6,475	44	5,059	+ 1,416
Drug Use	39	6,155	7	74,435	- 68,280
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	5,802	37	9,955	- 4,153
Hepatitis C	41	5,614	41	5,684	- 70
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	5,403	48	3,461	+ 1,942
Skin Disease	43	3,790	43	5,409	- 1,619
Anemia	44	3,767	51	3,115	+ 652
Asthma	45	3,085	46	3,818	- 733
Malnutrition	46	2,696	40	6,762	- 4,066
Violence	47	1,783	27	18,976	- 17,193
Drownings	48	1,609	45	4,070	- 2,461
HIV/AIDS	49	1,562	42	5,660	- 4,098
Tuberculosis	50	1,557	62	546	+ 1,010
Low Birth Weight	51	1,525	39	6,924	- 5,399
Fires	52	1,364	49	3,183	- 1,819
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	1,331	52	2,461	- 1,129
Birth Trauma	54	1,291	54	1,233	+ 58
Upper Respiratory	55	988	65	229	+ 759
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	846	58	678	+ 168
Osteoarthritis	57	838	61	579	+ 259
Meningitis	58	829	60	606	+ 223
Appendicitis	59	575	63	424	+ 150
Poisonings	60	558	53	1,674	- 1,117
Oral conditions	61	320	64	286	+ 34
Hepatitis B	62	318	59	608	- 290
Schizophrenia	63	164	57	723	- 559
Maternal Conditions	64	155	56	779	- 624
Otitis Media	65	43	67	34	+ 9
Syphilis	66	39	66	49	- 10
War	67	35	55	1,198	- 1,163
Encephalitis	68	34	68	25	+ 9
Leishmaniasis	69	10	79	0	+ 10
Pertussis	70	3	69	16	- 13
Diphtheria	71	0	75	0	- 0
Tetanus	72	0	71	2	- 2
Measles	73	0	80	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	72	1	- 1
Malaria	75	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	70	4	- 4
Chlamydia	78	0	84	0	- 0
Ascariasis	79	0	82	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	81	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	83	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	83	0	73	1	- 1
Leprosy	84	0	74	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to USA

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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.