SWEDEN VS AUSTRIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	AUSTRIA		SWEDEN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	20,828	1	15,136	+ 5,692
Stroke	2	6,150	3	6,035	+ 116
Lung Cancers	3	4,979	5	3,722	+ 1,257
Alzheimers & Dementia	4	4,929	2	10,917	- 5,988
Lung Disease	5	4,849	4	4,344	+ 505
Hypertension	6	4,252	10	1,838	+ 2,414
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	2,744	6	3,049	- 305
Kidney Disease	8	2,654	12	1,629	+ 1,025
Diabetes Mellitus	9	2,472	11	1,834	+ 638
Pancreas Cancer	10	2,245	9	1,849	+ 397
Breast Cancer	11	2,192	13	1,582	+ 610
Other Injuries	12	2,008	15	1,374	+ 634
Influenza and Pneumonia	13	1,846	7	2,659	- 813
Inflammatory/Heart	14	1,789	28	547	+ 1,242
Prostate Cancer	15	1,772	8	2,622	- 850
Liver Disease	16	1,613	23	723	+ 889
Suicide	17	1,544	14	1,479	+ 64
Lymphomas	18	1,378	16	1,357	+ 21
Parkinson's Disease	19	1,302	19	943	+ 359
Endocrine Disorders	20	1,272	24	702	+ 570
Falls	21	1,160	17	1,109	+ 50
Liver Cancer	22	1,088	22	752	+ 337
Leukemia	23	1,037	20	825	+ 212
Stomach Cancer	24	964	26	612	+ 352
Other Neoplasms	25	962	18	1,036	- 74
Bladder Cancer	26	729	21	760	- 31
Oral Cancer	27	725	31	379	+ 346
Skin Cancers	28	690	25	650	+ 40
Alcohol	29	636	32	359	+ 277
Ovary Cancer	30	606	27	553	+ 54
Road Traffic Accidents	31	515	34	315	+ 199
Oesophagus Cancer	32	480	29	538	- 59
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	447	48	110	+ 337
Congenital Anomalies	34	386	35	308	+ 78
Uterin Cancer	35	325	33	345	- 19
Epilepsy	36	262	44	121	+ 142
Cervical Cancer	37	242	38	228	+ 15
Multiple Sclerosis	38	201	41	170	+ 30
Drug Use	39	191	30	423	- 233
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	180	36	289	- 110
Hepatitis C	41	174	53	44	+ 130
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	167	37	277	- 110
Skin Disease	43	117	39	220	- 103
Anemia	44	117	40	175	- 58
Asthma	45	96	42	158	- 63
Malnutrition	46	83	45	117	- 34
Violence	47	55	47	113	- 58
Drownings	48	50	46	114	- 65
HIV/AIDS	49	48	61	13	+ 36
Tuberculosis	50	48	56	24	+ 24
Low Birth Weight	51	47	51	50	- 3
Fires	52	42	49	65	- 22
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	41	43	129	- 88
Birth Trauma	54	40	55	34	+ 6
Upper Respiratory	55	31	58	20	+ 11
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	26	52	46	- 20
Osteoarthritis	57	26	57	24	+ 2
Meningitis	58	26	54	35	- 9
Appendicitis	59	18	59	18	- 0
Poisonings	60	17	60	18	- 0
Oral conditions	61	10	63	8	+ 2
Hepatitis B	62	10	62	9	+ 0
Schizophrenia	63	5	50	63	- 58
Maternal Conditions	64	5	64	5	- 0
Otitis Media	65	1	66	1	+ 1
Syphilis	66	1	72	0	+ 1
War	67	1	65	2	- 1
Encephalitis	68	1	71	0	+ 1
Leishmaniasis	69	0	75	0	+ 0
Pertussis	70	0	67	0	- 0
Diphtheria	71	0	70	0	- 0
Tetanus	72	0	68	0	- 0
Measles	73	0	83	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	69	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	77	0	- 0
Chlamydia	78	0	73	0	- 0
Ascariasis	79	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	79	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	80	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	83	0	82	0	- 0
Leprosy	84	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SWEDEN

Austria

Sweden

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.