ZIMBABWE VS AUSTRIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	AUSTRIA		ZIMBABWE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	33,730	3	8,493	+ 25,237
Stroke	2	9,961	5	5,126	+ 4,835
Lung Cancers	3	8,064	43	286	+ 7,778
Alzheimers & Dementia	4	7,983	31	768	+ 7,215
Lung Disease	5	7,854	23	1,163	+ 6,690
Hypertension	6	6,887	24	1,146	+ 5,741
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	4,444	40	505	+ 3,939
Kidney Disease	8	4,298	12	2,214	+ 2,084
Diabetes Mellitus	9	4,003	9	3,344	+ 660
Pancreas Cancer	10	3,636	47	217	+ 3,419
Breast Cancer	11	3,551	28	839	+ 2,712
Other Injuries	12	3,252	20	1,656	+ 1,596
Influenza and Pneumonia	13	2,990	2	10,779	- 7,790
Inflammatory/Heart	14	2,898	25	1,047	+ 1,851
Prostate Cancer	15	2,870	32	628	+ 2,242
Liver Disease	16	2,612	17	1,941	+ 671
Suicide	17	2,500	13	2,069	+ 431
Lymphomas	18	2,231	26	960	+ 1,272
Parkinson's Disease	19	2,108	46	226	+ 1,883
Endocrine Disorders	20	2,060	34	553	+ 1,507
Falls	21	1,878	41	465	+ 1,413
Liver Cancer	22	1,763	38	510	+ 1,253
Leukemia	23	1,680	45	244	+ 1,436
Stomach Cancer	24	1,562	33	559	+ 1,003
Other Neoplasms	25	1,557	62	37	+ 1,520
Bladder Cancer	26	1,181	54	125	+ 1,056
Oral Cancer	27	1,175	49	208	+ 967
Skin Cancers	28	1,118	44	264	+ 854
Alcohol	29	1,029	61	48	+ 981
Ovary Cancer	30	982	51	173	+ 809
Road Traffic Accidents	31	833	4	6,037	- 5,204
Oesophagus Cancer	32	777	29	801	- 25
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	724	36	542	+ 182
Congenital Anomalies	34	625	11	2,217	- 1,592
Uterin Cancer	35	527	50	182	+ 345
Epilepsy	36	425	39	508	- 83
Cervical Cancer	37	393	14	2,023	- 1,630
Multiple Sclerosis	38	325	67	14	+ 311
Drug Use	39	309	48	213	+ 96
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	291	6	4,595	- 4,304
Hepatitis C	41	282	66	14	+ 267
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	271	35	548	- 277
Skin Disease	43	190	52	173	+ 17
Anemia	44	189	84	0	+ 189
Asthma	45	155	21	1,531	- 1,376
Malnutrition	46	135	10	2,396	- 2,261
Violence	47	89	18	1,916	- 1,827
Drownings	48	81	27	956	- 875
HIV/AIDS	49	78	1	19,988	- 19,910
Tuberculosis	50	78	16	1,999	- 1,921
Low Birth Weight	51	76	7	4,038	- 3,961
Fires	52	68	30	793	- 724
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	67	64	26	+ 41
Birth Trauma	54	65	8	3,405	- 3,341
Upper Respiratory	55	50	59	65	- 16
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	42	80	0	+ 42
Osteoarthritis	57	42	81	0	+ 42
Meningitis	58	42	22	1,325	- 1,284
Appendicitis	59	29	58	66	- 37
Poisonings	60	28	37	515	- 487
Oral conditions	61	16	82	0	+ 16
Hepatitis B	62	16	60	57	- 41
Schizophrenia	63	8	86	0	+ 8
Maternal Conditions	64	8	19	1,749	- 1,741
Otitis Media	65	2	68	3	- 1
Syphilis	66	2	55	124	- 123
War	67	2	65	26	- 24
Encephalitis	68	2	56	117	- 116
Leishmaniasis	69	1	77	0	+ 1
Pertussis	70	0	42	419	- 419
Diphtheria	71	0	72	2	- 2
Tetanus	72	0	57	102	- 102
Measles	73	0	63	30	- 30
Schistosomiasis	74	0	53	172	- 172
Malaria	75	0	15	2,003	- 2,003
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	71	2	- 2
Chagas disease	77	0	76	0	- 0
Chlamydia	78	0	69	3	- 3
Ascariasis	79	0	70	2	- 2
Hookworm Disease	80	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	83	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	84	0	78	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ZIMBABWE

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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.