ZAMBIA VS AUSTRIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	AUSTRIA		ZAMBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	40,907	10	4,432	+ 36,475
Stroke	2	12,080	3	7,948	+ 4,132
Lung Cancers	3	9,780	41	226	+ 9,554
Alzheimers & Dementia	4	9,681	29	590	+ 9,092
Lung Disease	5	9,525	21	1,273	+ 8,252
Hypertension	6	8,352	13	2,616	+ 5,735
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	5,390	43	203	+ 5,187
Kidney Disease	8	5,212	18	1,760	+ 3,452
Diabetes Mellitus	9	4,855	14	2,395	+ 2,460
Pancreas Cancer	10	4,410	62	42	+ 4,367
Breast Cancer	11	4,306	35	366	+ 3,940
Other Injuries	12	3,943	19	1,729	+ 2,215
Influenza and Pneumonia	13	3,626	2	9,517	- 5,891
Inflammatory/Heart	14	3,514	33	501	+ 3,013
Prostate Cancer	15	3,481	30	561	+ 2,919
Liver Disease	16	3,168	9	4,501	- 1,333
Suicide	17	3,032	20	1,303	+ 1,729
Lymphomas	18	2,706	31	548	+ 2,158
Parkinson's Disease	19	2,557	47	164	+ 2,393
Endocrine Disorders	20	2,499	37	354	+ 2,145
Falls	21	2,277	28	596	+ 1,681
Liver Cancer	22	2,138	46	177	+ 1,961
Leukemia	23	2,037	39	261	+ 1,776
Stomach Cancer	24	1,894	42	206	+ 1,688
Other Neoplasms	25	1,889	65	20	+ 1,869
Bladder Cancer	26	1,432	50	132	+ 1,300
Oral Cancer	27	1,424	48	155	+ 1,269
Skin Cancers	28	1,356	54	108	+ 1,248
Alcohol	29	1,248	49	140	+ 1,108
Ovary Cancer	30	1,191	57	82	+ 1,108
Road Traffic Accidents	31	1,011	11	3,654	- 2,643
Oesophagus Cancer	32	942	36	359	+ 583
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	878	45	190	+ 689
Congenital Anomalies	34	758	12	3,146	- 2,388
Uterin Cancer	35	639	64	30	+ 609
Epilepsy	36	515	38	332	+ 183
Cervical Cancer	37	476	17	1,799	- 1,322
Multiple Sclerosis	38	394	67	13	+ 380
Drug Use	39	374	53	122	+ 252
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	353	5	6,275	- 5,922
Hepatitis C	41	341	66	18	+ 324
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	329	40	246	+ 83
Skin Disease	43	231	52	126	+ 105
Anemia	44	229	83	0	+ 229
Asthma	45	188	26	741	- 553
Malnutrition	46	164	15	2,303	- 2,139
Violence	47	108	23	1,153	- 1,045
Drownings	48	98	27	689	- 591
HIV/AIDS	49	95	1	17,234	- 17,139
Tuberculosis	50	95	6	5,941	- 5,846
Low Birth Weight	51	93	8	4,857	- 4,764
Fires	52	83	32	546	- 463
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	81	63	30	+ 51
Birth Trauma	54	79	7	5,062	- 4,983
Upper Respiratory	55	60	60	68	- 8
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	51	84	0	+ 51
Osteoarthritis	57	51	85	0	+ 51
Meningitis	58	50	16	1,976	- 1,925
Appendicitis	59	35	56	84	- 49
Poisonings	60	34	34	456	- 422
Oral conditions	61	19	86	0	+ 19
Hepatitis B	62	19	55	104	- 85
Schizophrenia	63	10	81	0	+ 10
Maternal Conditions	64	9	22	1,188	- 1,179
Otitis Media	65	3	70	5	- 2
Syphilis	66	2	24	885	- 882
War	67	2	69	6	- 4
Encephalitis	68	2	59	70	- 68
Leishmaniasis	69	1	58	72	- 72
Pertussis	70	0	25	743	- 743
Diphtheria	71	0	73	3	- 3
Tetanus	72	0	44	190	- 190
Measles	73	0	61	48	- 48
Schistosomiasis	74	0	51	128	- 128
Malaria	75	0	4	7,882	- 7,882
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	72	3	- 3
Chagas disease	77	0	79	0	- 0
Chlamydia	78	0	71	3	- 3
Ascariasis	79	0	68	9	- 9
Hookworm Disease	80	0	76	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	74	1	- 1
Trichuriasis	82	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	83	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	84	0	77	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ZAMBIA

Austria

Zambia

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.