AUSTRIA VS CENTRAL AFRICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CENTRAL AFRICA		AUSTRIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	8,302	13	1,563	+ 6,738
Tuberculosis	2	7,465	50	41	+ 7,424
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	7,433	40	152	+ 7,281
HIV/AIDS	4	5,955	49	41	+ 5,914
Stroke	5	5,211	2	5,208	+ 3
Malaria	6	5,204	75	0	+ 5,204
Coronary Heart Disease	7	4,602	1	17,638	- 13,036
Low Birth Weight	8	3,535	51	40	+ 3,495
Birth Trauma	9	3,478	54	34	+ 3,444
Road Traffic Accidents	10	2,840	31	436	+ 2,405
Measles	11	2,579	73	0	+ 2,579
Hypertension	12	1,987	6	3,601	- 1,614
Maternal Conditions	13	1,864	64	4	+ 1,860
Liver Disease	14	1,830	16	1,366	+ 464
Diabetes Mellitus	15	1,811	9	2,093	- 282
Meningitis	16	1,610	58	22	+ 1,589
Violence	17	1,601	47	47	+ 1,554
Lung Disease	18	1,517	5	4,107	- 2,589
Congenital Anomalies	19	1,231	34	327	+ 904
Asthma	20	1,207	45	81	+ 1,126
Kidney Disease	21	1,127	8	2,247	- 1,120
Malnutrition	22	1,096	46	71	+ 1,025
Other Injuries	23	985	12	1,700	- 716
Suicide	24	928	17	1,307	- 379
Endocrine Disorders	25	671	20	1,077	- 406
Breast Cancer	26	546	11	1,857	- 1,310
Peptic Ulcer Disease	27	503	42	142	+ 362
War	28	498	67	1	+ 497
Tetanus	29	445	72	0	+ 445
Inflammatory/Heart	30	428	14	1,515	- 1,087
Pertussis	31	421	70	0	+ 421
Cervical Cancer	32	365	37	205	+ 160
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	324	4	4,174	- 3,851
Drownings	34	321	48	42	+ 279
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	308	33	379	- 71
Falls	36	288	21	982	- 694
Schistosomiasis	37	269	74	0	+ 269
Prostate Cancer	38	248	15	1,501	- 1,253
Fires	39	225	52	36	+ 189
Poisonings	40	213	60	15	+ 198
Syphilis	41	191	66	1	+ 190
Lymphomas	42	189	18	1,167	- 978
Epilepsy	43	189	36	222	- 33
Liver Cancer	44	185	22	922	- 737
Colon-Rectum Cancers	45	185	7	2,324	- 2,139
Oral Cancer	46	144	27	614	- 470
Leukemia	47	140	23	878	- 739
Parkinson's Disease	48	107	19	1,102	- 996
Stomach Cancer	49	104	24	817	- 713
Ovary Cancer	50	102	30	513	- 412
Appendicitis	51	98	59	15	+ 83
Alcohol	52	98	29	538	- 440
Oesophagus Cancer	53	76	32	406	- 330
Skin Disease	54	76	43	99	- 23
Lung Cancers	55	74	3	4,217	- 4,143
Leishmaniasis	56	72	69	0	+ 72
Drug Use	57	70	39	161	- 92
Skin Cancers	58	68	28	585	- 517
Trypanosomiasis	59	63	76	0	+ 63
Pancreas Cancer	60	58	10	1,901	- 1,843
Hepatitis B	61	52	62	8	+ 44
Encephalitis	62	44	68	1	+ 44
Upper Respiratory	63	39	55	26	+ 13
Bladder Cancer	64	37	26	617	- 580
Uterin Cancer	65	31	35	275	- 244
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	24	53	35	- 11
Diphtheria	67	17	71	0	+ 17
Otitis Media	68	10	65	1	+ 9
Hepatitis C	69	9	41	147	- 138
Other Neoplasms	70	8	25	814	- 807
Ascariasis	71	8	79	0	+ 8
Multiple Sclerosis	72	6	38	170	- 164
Chlamydia	73	3	78	0	+ 3
Dengue	74	0	81	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	82	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	80	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	83	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	84	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	77	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	56	22	- 22
Osteoarthritis	81	0	57	22	- 22
Oral conditions	82	0	61	8	- 8
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	44	99	- 99
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	63	4	- 4
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to AUSTRIA

Central Africa

Austria

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.