ITALY VS AUSTRIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	AUSTRIA		ITALY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	119,902	1	97,116	+ 22,786
Stroke	2	35,407	2	62,633	- 27,226
Lung Cancers	3	28,666	4	34,152	- 5,486
Alzheimers & Dementia	4	28,377	3	41,445	- 13,068
Lung Disease	5	27,918	5	32,382	- 4,465
Hypertension	6	24,480	6	29,931	- 5,451
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	15,798	7	21,254	- 5,455
Kidney Disease	8	15,277	11	12,726	+ 2,551
Diabetes Mellitus	9	14,231	8	19,836	- 5,605
Pancreas Cancer	10	12,925	13	12,095	+ 830
Breast Cancer	11	12,622	10	13,868	- 1,246
Other Injuries	12	11,559	12	12,112	- 553
Influenza and Pneumonia	13	10,628	9	16,339	- 5,710
Inflammatory/Heart	14	10,301	24	5,531	+ 4,770
Prostate Cancer	15	10,203	20	8,409	+ 1,794
Liver Disease	16	9,285	23	5,559	+ 3,726
Suicide	17	8,886	26	4,042	+ 4,844
Lymphomas	18	7,932	16	9,670	- 1,738
Parkinson's Disease	19	7,495	19	8,428	- 933
Endocrine Disorders	20	7,324	18	8,431	- 1,107
Falls	21	6,675	25	4,222	+ 2,453
Liver Cancer	22	6,265	17	9,620	- 3,355
Leukemia	23	5,972	21	6,728	- 757
Stomach Cancer	24	5,552	14	10,252	- 4,701
Other Neoplasms	25	5,536	15	9,984	- 4,448
Bladder Cancer	26	4,197	22	6,711	- 2,513
Oral Cancer	27	4,175	27	3,343	+ 832
Skin Cancers	28	3,974	29	3,239	+ 735
Alcohol	29	3,659	55	277	+ 3,382
Ovary Cancer	30	3,491	28	3,282	+ 209
Road Traffic Accidents	31	2,962	30	3,221	- 259
Oesophagus Cancer	32	2,761	34	2,045	+ 716
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	2,575	32	2,216	+ 359
Congenital Anomalies	34	2,222	37	1,443	+ 779
Uterin Cancer	35	1,872	33	2,198	- 326
Epilepsy	36	1,509	39	1,337	+ 173
Cervical Cancer	37	1,396	40	1,154	+ 242
Multiple Sclerosis	38	1,154	44	677	+ 478
Drug Use	39	1,097	45	654	+ 443
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	1,034	36	1,622	- 588
Hepatitis C	41	1,001	31	2,451	- 1,450
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	963	43	690	+ 273
Skin Disease	43	676	38	1,440	- 764
Anemia	44	672	35	1,672	- 1,001
Asthma	45	550	47	494	+ 56
Malnutrition	46	481	41	775	- 295
Violence	47	318	50	409	- 91
Drownings	48	287	52	344	- 57
HIV/AIDS	49	279	46	520	- 241
Tuberculosis	50	278	53	336	- 58
Low Birth Weight	51	272	51	357	- 86
Fires	52	243	56	271	- 28
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	237	42	701	- 464
Birth Trauma	54	230	59	140	+ 90
Upper Respiratory	55	176	64	20	+ 156
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	151	57	241	- 90
Osteoarthritis	57	149	48	481	- 332
Meningitis	58	148	60	128	+ 20
Appendicitis	59	102	61	49	+ 54
Poisonings	60	99	58	154	- 55
Oral conditions	61	57	62	47	+ 10
Hepatitis B	62	57	54	334	- 277
Schizophrenia	63	29	49	424	- 395
Maternal Conditions	64	28	67	6	+ 22
Otitis Media	65	8	65	16	- 8
Syphilis	66	7	69	4	+ 3
War	67	6	66	6	+ 0
Encephalitis	68	6	68	5	+ 1
Leishmaniasis	69	2	70	3	- 1
Pertussis	70	1	73	1	- 0
Diphtheria	71	0	76	0	+ 0
Tetanus	72	0	63	22	- 22
Measles	73	0	71	1	- 1
Schistosomiasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	72	1	- 1
Chlamydia	78	0	84	0	- 0
Ascariasis	79	0	80	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	83	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	82	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	83	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	84	0	74	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ITALY

Austria

Italy

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.worldlifeexpectancy.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.