AUSTRALIA VS ANTIGUA/BAR.: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ANTIGUA/BAR.		AUSTRALIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	22,352	1	21,548	+ 803
Stroke	2	19,019	3	10,331	+ 8,688
Diabetes Mellitus	3	14,387	7	4,471	+ 9,916
Hypertension	4	6,822	23	1,631	+ 5,191
Prostate Cancer	5	6,746	9	3,766	+ 2,980
Breast Cancer	6	6,732	10	3,405	+ 3,326
Kidney Disease	7	6,556	12	3,139	+ 3,417
Endocrine Disorders	8	6,267	16	2,328	+ 3,939
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	6,099	8	4,446	+ 1,652
Other Injuries	10	5,258	22	1,642	+ 3,616
Lung Disease	11	4,414	5	8,487	- 4,074
Colon-Rectum Cancers	12	4,052	6	6,209	- 2,157
Skin Disease	13	2,318	34	594	+ 1,724
Cervical Cancer	14	2,293	39	342	+ 1,952
Stomach Cancer	15	1,858	27	1,288	+ 570
Lung Cancers	16	1,734	4	8,769	- 7,035
Alzheimers & Dementia	17	1,727	2	15,588	- 13,861
HIV/AIDS	18	1,590	57	50	+ 1,540
Lymphomas	19	1,574	15	3,039	- 1,465
Uterin Cancer	20	1,503	35	524	+ 978
Inflammatory/Heart	21	1,467	24	1,571	- 104
Anemia	22	1,348	49	157	+ 1,191
Pancreas Cancer	23	1,322	13	3,118	- 1,795
Leukemia	24	1,256	18	2,126	- 870
Liver Cancer	25	1,181	20	2,036	- 855
Congenital Anomalies	26	1,110	33	711	+ 400
Epilepsy	27	921	41	285	+ 636
Liver Disease	28	914	26	1,421	- 508
Alcohol	29	897	37	380	+ 517
Ovary Cancer	30	868	31	1,003	- 135
Prostatic Hypertrophy	31	842	53	71	+ 771
Other Neoplasms	32	779	28	1,252	- 473
Oral Cancer	33	665	32	972	- 308
Violence	34	612	44	243	+ 369
Drownings	35	611	47	177	+ 434
Asthma	36	501	36	455	+ 45
Low Birth Weight	37	439	43	248	+ 191
Malnutrition	38	347	51	117	+ 230
Appendicitis	39	335	62	26	+ 309
Drug Use	40	324	21	1,783	- 1,459
Bladder Cancer	41	290	30	1,187	- 898
Parkinson's Disease	42	264	19	2,036	- 1,772
Skin Cancers	43	263	17	2,319	- 2,055
Birth Trauma	44	251	50	140	+ 111
Schizophrenia	45	241	54	64	+ 177
Diarrhoeal diseases	46	216	40	296	- 79
Peptic Ulcer Disease	47	214	42	276	- 62
Poisonings	48	187	61	35	+ 152
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	155	38	379	- 224
Tuberculosis	50	141	56	53	+ 89
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	116	45	229	- 113
Maternal Conditions	52	113	63	20	+ 93
Meningitis	53	107	60	37	+ 70
Suicide	54	99	11	3,150	- 3,050
Otitis Media	55	76	66	6	+ 70
Multiple Sclerosis	56	70	46	188	- 118
Fires	57	45	55	55	- 10
Oesophagus Cancer	58	29	25	1,494	- 1,464
War	59	5	65	8	- 3
Syphilis	60	1	67	3	- 2
Chlamydia	61	0	77	0	- 0
Diphtheria	62	0	71	0	- 0
Tetanus	63	0	70	1	- 1
Pertussis	64	0	69	1	- 1
Measles	65	0	78	0	- 0
Ascariasis	66	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	67	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	68	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	69	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	70	0	84	0	- 0
Upper Respiratory	71	0	64	17	- 17
Leprosy	72	0	76	0	- 0
Encephalitis	73	0	68	3	- 3
Hepatitis B	74	0	58	41	- 41
Hepatitis C	75	0	48	173	- 173
Leishmaniasis	76	0	81	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	80	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	82	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	83	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	80	0	79	0	- 0
Road Traffic Accidents	81	0	29	1,245	- 1,245
Falls	82	0	14	3,116	- 3,116
Oral conditions	83	0	59	40	- 40
Osteoarthritis	84	0	52	114	- 114
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to AUSTRALIA

Antigua/Bar.

Australia

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.