AUSTRIA VS SPAIN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SPAIN		AUSTRIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	9,803	1	17,638	- 7,835
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	8,031	4	4,174	+ 3,856
Stroke	3	5,501	2	5,208	+ 293
Lung Cancers	4	4,198	3	4,217	- 19
Lung Disease	5	3,590	5	4,107	- 517
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	3,216	7	2,324	+ 892
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	2,602	13	1,563	+ 1,038
Kidney Disease	8	1,845	8	2,247	- 403
Hypertension	9	1,729	6	3,601	- 1,872
Diabetes Mellitus	10	1,474	9	2,093	- 619
Breast Cancer	11	1,341	11	1,857	- 516
Pancreas Cancer	12	1,281	10	1,901	- 621
Prostate Cancer	13	1,218	15	1,501	- 283
Stomach Cancer	14	1,099	24	817	+ 283
Other Injuries	15	1,050	12	1,700	- 650
Lymphomas	16	1,012	18	1,167	- 155
Bladder Cancer	17	991	26	617	+ 373
Liver Cancer	18	967	22	922	+ 45
Inflammatory/Heart	19	945	14	1,515	- 570
Parkinson's Disease	20	938	19	1,102	- 165
Endocrine Disorders	21	922	20	1,077	- 155
Other Neoplasms	22	901	25	814	+ 86
Liver Disease	23	803	16	1,366	- 563
Leukemia	24	716	23	878	- 163
Suicide	25	685	17	1,307	- 623
Falls	26	616	21	982	- 366
Oral Cancer	27	490	27	614	- 124
Ovary Cancer	28	384	30	513	- 129
Oesophagus Cancer	29	381	32	406	- 25
Skin Disease	30	349	43	99	+ 250
Road Traffic Accidents	31	347	31	436	- 89
Skin Cancers	32	342	28	585	- 243
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	306	33	379	- 73
Uterin Cancer	34	306	35	275	+ 30
Asthma	35	215	45	81	+ 134
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	202	40	152	+ 50
Anemia	37	173	44	99	+ 75
Congenital Anomalies	38	164	34	327	- 163
Cervical Cancer	39	162	37	205	- 43
Epilepsy	40	156	36	222	- 66
Drug Use	41	147	39	161	- 14
Hepatitis C	42	124	41	147	- 24
HIV/AIDS	43	102	49	41	+ 61
Peptic Ulcer Disease	44	90	42	142	- 52
Drownings	45	85	48	42	+ 42
Alcohol	46	63	29	538	- 475
Malnutrition	47	57	46	71	- 13
Rheumatoid Arthritis	48	56	53	35	+ 21
Multiple Sclerosis	49	54	38	170	- 115
Tuberculosis	50	51	50	41	+ 10
Violence	51	50	47	47	+ 3
Low Birth Weight	52	48	51	40	+ 8
Osteoarthritis	53	40	57	22	+ 18
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	39	56	22	+ 17
Fires	55	35	52	36	- 1
Schizophrenia	56	34	63	4	+ 30
Poisonings	57	32	60	15	+ 18
Hepatitis B	58	31	62	8	+ 22
Meningitis	59	24	58	22	+ 3
Birth Trauma	60	21	54	34	- 12
Appendicitis	61	15	59	15	- 0
Upper Respiratory	62	9	55	26	- 17
Oral conditions	63	8	61	8	- 0
Maternal Conditions	64	3	64	4	- 1
Leishmaniasis	65	2	69	0	+ 2
Otitis Media	66	2	65	1	+ 1
Syphilis	67	2	66	1	+ 1
War	68	1	67	1	+ 0
Iodine Deficiency	69	1	83	0	+ 1
Encephalitis	70	1	68	1	- 0
Chagas disease	71	1	77	0	+ 1
Tetanus	72	0	72	0	+ 0
Pertussis	73	0	70	0	+ 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	74	0	+ 0
Leprosy	75	0	84	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	76	0	71	0	+ 0
Dengue	77	0	81	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	78	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	80	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	82	0	- 0
Measles	81	0	73	0	- 0
Chlamydia	82	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	83	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	84	0	76	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to AUSTRIA

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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.