AUSTRIA VS ICELAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ICELAND		AUSTRIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	9,938	1	17,638	- 7,699
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	7,279	4	4,174	+ 3,104
Stroke	3	3,463	2	5,208	- 1,745
Lung Cancers	4	3,306	3	4,217	- 911
Lung Disease	5	3,171	5	4,107	- 936
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	2,028	13	1,563	+ 464
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	1,809	7	2,324	- 515
Prostate Cancer	8	1,499	15	1,501	- 2
Breast Cancer	9	1,314	11	1,857	- 542
Parkinson's Disease	10	1,305	19	1,102	+ 203
Other Injuries	11	1,232	12	1,700	- 468
Pancreas Cancer	12	1,067	10	1,901	- 834
Suicide	13	991	17	1,307	- 316
Lymphomas	14	906	18	1,167	- 261
Kidney Disease	15	819	8	2,247	- 1,428
Diabetes Mellitus	16	731	9	2,093	- 1,363
Hypertension	17	596	6	3,601	- 3,005
Falls	18	583	21	982	- 398
Oesophagus Cancer	19	555	32	406	+ 149
Liver Cancer	20	551	22	922	- 371
Bladder Cancer	21	501	26	617	- 116
Leukemia	22	466	23	878	- 413
Stomach Cancer	23	433	24	817	- 384
Drug Use	24	414	39	161	+ 253
Ovary Cancer	25	405	30	513	- 109
Inflammatory/Heart	26	385	14	1,515	- 1,131
Endocrine Disorders	27	384	20	1,077	- 693
Alcohol	28	348	29	538	- 190
Skin Cancers	29	320	28	585	- 265
Other Neoplasms	30	240	25	814	- 575
Liver Disease	31	233	16	1,366	- 1,133
Cervical Cancer	32	226	37	205	+ 21
Oral Cancer	33	210	27	614	- 404
Congenital Anomalies	34	184	34	327	- 143
Road Traffic Accidents	35	171	31	436	- 265
Uterin Cancer	36	170	35	275	- 105
Epilepsy	37	134	36	222	- 88
Rheumatoid Arthritis	38	104	53	35	+ 69
Violence	39	99	47	47	+ 52
Anemia	40	90	44	99	- 8
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	80	42	142	- 62
Poisonings	42	80	60	15	+ 65
Low Birth Weight	43	74	51	40	+ 34
Multiple Sclerosis	44	68	38	170	- 102
Skin Disease	45	65	43	99	- 35
Birth Trauma	46	61	54	34	+ 27
Osteoarthritis	47	51	57	22	+ 29
Asthma	48	41	45	81	- 40
Schizophrenia	49	36	63	4	+ 32
Meningitis	50	32	58	22	+ 10
Upper Respiratory	51	27	55	26	+ 1
Hepatitis C	52	27	41	147	- 120
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	26	56	22	+ 4
Rheumatic Heart Disease	54	26	33	379	- 353
Diarrhoeal diseases	55	24	40	152	- 128
Drownings	56	22	48	42	- 20
Malnutrition	57	13	46	71	- 57
Fires	58	13	52	36	- 23
HIV/AIDS	59	11	49	41	- 29
Maternal Conditions	60	9	64	4	+ 5
War	61	1	67	1	+ 0
Pertussis	62	0	70	0	+ 0
Hepatitis B	63	0	62	8	- 8
Otitis Media	64	0	65	1	- 1
Leprosy	65	0	84	0	- 0
Diphtheria	66	0	71	0	- 0
Measles	67	0	73	0	- 0
Tetanus	68	0	72	0	- 0
Ascariasis	69	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	70	0	82	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	71	0	80	0	- 0
Dengue	72	0	81	0	- 0
Malaria	73	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	74	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	69	0	- 0
Encephalitis	78	0	68	1	- 1
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	83	0	- 0
Syphilis	80	0	66	1	- 1
Chlamydia	81	0	78	0	- 0
Tuberculosis	82	0	50	41	- 41
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	85	0	61	8	- 8
Appendicitis	86	0	59	15	- 15
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to AUSTRIA

Iceland

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.