AUSTRIA VS SOUTH KOREA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH KOREA		AUSTRIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	4,829	1	17,638	- 12,809
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	4,589	13	1,563	+ 3,025
Stroke	3	4,407	2	5,208	- 801
Lung Cancers	4	3,494	3	4,217	- 723
Suicide	5	2,520	17	1,307	+ 1,213
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	2,091	4	4,174	- 2,083
Liver Cancer	7	1,996	22	922	+ 1,074
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	1,753	7	2,324	- 571
Kidney Disease	9	1,740	8	2,247	- 507
Stomach Cancer	10	1,485	24	817	+ 668
Lung Disease	11	1,468	5	4,107	- 2,639
Pancreas Cancer	12	1,204	10	1,901	- 697
Diabetes Mellitus	13	1,173	9	2,093	- 920
Liver Disease	14	1,093	16	1,366	- 273
Road Traffic Accidents	15	757	31	436	+ 322
Parkinson's Disease	16	680	19	1,102	- 422
Hypertension	17	639	6	3,601	- 2,962
Other Injuries	18	626	12	1,700	- 1,075
Lymphomas	19	599	18	1,167	- 568
Falls	20	505	21	982	- 477
Breast Cancer	21	496	11	1,857	- 1,361
Prostate Cancer	22	399	15	1,501	- 1,102
Leukemia	23	369	23	878	- 510
Tuberculosis	24	336	50	41	+ 295
Endocrine Disorders	25	326	20	1,077	- 752
Other Neoplasms	26	311	25	814	- 503
Bladder Cancer	27	304	26	617	- 313
Oesophagus Cancer	28	298	32	406	- 108
Oral Cancer	29	251	27	614	- 363
Ovary Cancer	30	229	30	513	- 285
Inflammatory/Heart	31	228	14	1,515	- 1,287
Asthma	32	198	45	81	+ 117
Alcohol	33	186	29	538	- 352
Cervical Cancer	34	183	37	205	- 22
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	160	40	152	+ 8
Skin Disease	36	121	43	99	+ 22
Skin Cancers	37	101	28	585	- 484
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	93	42	142	- 49
Hepatitis B	39	91	62	8	+ 82
Epilepsy	40	90	36	222	- 132
Congenital Anomalies	41	89	34	327	- 238
Drownings	42	86	48	42	+ 44
Uterin Cancer	43	72	35	275	- 203
Violence	44	67	47	47	+ 20
Low Birth Weight	45	64	51	40	+ 24
Anemia	46	57	44	99	- 42
Fires	47	45	52	36	+ 10
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	39	33	379	- 340
Hepatitis C	49	29	41	147	- 118
Drug Use	50	27	39	161	- 135
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	26	53	35	- 9
Poisonings	52	20	60	15	+ 5
Malnutrition	53	15	46	71	- 55
Birth Trauma	54	15	54	34	- 19
HIV/AIDS	55	15	49	41	- 26
Schizophrenia	56	13	63	4	+ 9
Appendicitis	57	9	59	15	- 6
Meningitis	58	9	58	22	- 13
Prostatic Hypertrophy	59	9	56	22	- 14
Osteoarthritis	60	7	57	22	- 15
Maternal Conditions	61	6	64	4	+ 2
Syphilis	62	5	66	1	+ 4
Upper Respiratory	63	4	55	26	- 21
Oral conditions	64	4	61	8	- 5
Encephalitis	65	3	68	1	+ 2
Multiple Sclerosis	66	2	38	170	- 168
Pertussis	67	1	70	0	+ 1
War	68	1	67	1	- 0
Tetanus	69	1	72	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	70	1	65	1	- 0
Malaria	71	0	75	0	+ 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	74	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	73	0	71	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	74	0	79	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	82	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	80	0	- 0
Dengue	77	0	81	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	69	0	- 0
Chagas disease	80	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	81	0	83	0	- 0
Leprosy	82	0	84	0	- 0
Measles	83	0	73	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	78	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to AUSTRIA

South Korea

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.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.