AUSTRIA VS UNITED KINGDOM: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	UNITED KINGDOM		AUSTRIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	12,855	4	4,174	+ 8,681
Coronary Heart Disease	2	9,396	1	17,638	- 8,242
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	5,311	13	1,563	+ 3,747
Stroke	4	4,929	2	5,208	- 279
Lung Cancers	5	4,679	3	4,217	+ 462
Lung Disease	6	4,309	5	4,107	+ 203
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	2,416	7	2,324	+ 92
Prostate Cancer	8	1,741	15	1,501	+ 240
Breast Cancer	9	1,666	11	1,857	- 191
Lymphomas	10	1,225	18	1,167	+ 58
Pancreas Cancer	11	1,178	10	1,901	- 723
Oesophagus Cancer	12	1,143	32	406	+ 737
Parkinson's Disease	13	1,123	19	1,102	+ 21
Liver Disease	14	1,004	16	1,366	- 362
Falls	15	998	21	982	+ 16
Bladder Cancer	16	803	26	617	+ 186
Diabetes Mellitus	17	765	9	2,093	- 1,328
Kidney Disease	18	717	8	2,247	- 1,531
Other Injuries	19	716	12	1,700	- 985
Suicide	20	698	17	1,307	- 610
Liver Cancer	21	686	22	922	- 236
Leukemia	22	683	23	878	- 196
Hypertension	23	682	6	3,601	- 2,919
Stomach Cancer	24	655	24	817	- 162
Ovary Cancer	25	526	30	513	+ 13
Other Neoplasms	26	522	25	814	- 292
Skin Cancers	27	488	28	585	- 96
Endocrine Disorders	28	432	20	1,077	- 645
Inflammatory/Heart	29	410	14	1,515	- 1,106
Oral Cancer	30	407	27	614	- 207
Drug Use	31	370	39	161	+ 209
Uterin Cancer	32	307	35	275	+ 32
Road Traffic Accidents	33	284	31	436	- 152
Skin Disease	34	280	43	99	+ 180
Congenital Anomalies	35	279	34	327	- 48
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	274	42	142	+ 132
Multiple Sclerosis	37	243	38	170	+ 73
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	209	40	152	+ 57
Alcohol	39	204	29	538	- 335
Low Birth Weight	40	172	51	40	+ 132
Asthma	41	171	45	81	+ 90
Epilepsy	42	156	36	222	- 66
Cervical Cancer	43	144	37	205	- 61
Rheumatoid Arthritis	44	133	53	35	+ 98
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	115	33	379	- 264
Violence	46	114	47	47	+ 67
Tuberculosis	47	46	50	41	+ 5
Fires	48	44	52	36	+ 8
Drownings	49	39	48	42	- 3
Anemia	50	36	44	99	- 63
Hepatitis C	51	35	41	147	- 112
Meningitis	52	30	58	22	+ 9
Poisonings	53	29	60	15	+ 14
Birth Trauma	54	25	54	34	- 9
HIV/AIDS	55	25	49	41	- 16
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	24	56	22	+ 2
Osteoarthritis	57	22	57	22	- 0
Malnutrition	58	15	46	71	- 56
Appendicitis	59	14	59	15	- 1
Schizophrenia	60	13	63	4	+ 9
Oral conditions	61	7	61	8	- 1
Syphilis	62	6	66	1	+ 5
Upper Respiratory	63	6	55	26	- 20
Maternal Conditions	64	6	64	4	+ 2
Hepatitis B	65	5	62	8	- 3
Otitis Media	66	2	65	1	+ 1
War	67	1	67	1	+ 0
Encephalitis	68	1	68	1	- 0
Pertussis	69	0	70	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	70	0	69	0	- 0
Chagas disease	71	0	77	0	+ 0
Tetanus	72	0	72	0	+ 0
Dengue	73	0	81	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	74	0	71	0	+ 0
Measles	75	0	73	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Chlamydia	79	0	78	0	- 0
Ascariasis	80	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	80	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	82	0	- 0
Leprosy	83	0	84	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to AUSTRIA

United Kingdom

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.