CENTRAL AFRICA VS AUSTRALIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	AUSTRALIA		CENTRAL AFRICA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	4,549	7	2,900	+ 1,649
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	3,291	33	204	+ 3,087
Stroke	3	2,181	5	3,284	- 1,103
Lung Cancers	4	1,851	55	47	+ 1,804
Lung Disease	5	1,792	18	956	+ 836
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	1,311	45	116	+ 1,194
Diabetes Mellitus	7	944	15	1,141	- 197
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	939	1	5,231	- 4,293
Prostate Cancer	9	795	38	156	+ 639
Breast Cancer	10	719	26	344	+ 375
Suicide	11	665	24	585	+ 80
Kidney Disease	12	663	21	710	- 47
Pancreas Cancer	13	658	60	37	+ 622
Falls	14	658	36	181	+ 476
Lymphomas	15	641	42	119	+ 522
Endocrine Disorders	16	492	25	423	+ 69
Skin Cancers	17	489	58	43	+ 447
Leukemia	18	449	47	88	+ 361
Parkinson's Disease	19	430	48	67	+ 363
Liver Cancer	20	430	44	117	+ 313
Drug Use	21	376	57	44	+ 333
Other Injuries	22	347	23	621	- 274
Hypertension	23	344	12	1,252	- 908
Inflammatory/Heart	24	332	30	270	+ 62
Oesophagus Cancer	25	315	53	48	+ 267
Liver Disease	26	300	14	1,153	- 853
Stomach Cancer	27	272	49	65	+ 206
Other Neoplasms	28	264	70	5	+ 260
Road Traffic Accidents	29	263	10	1,790	- 1,527
Bladder Cancer	30	251	64	23	+ 227
Ovary Cancer	31	212	50	64	+ 148
Oral Cancer	32	205	46	91	+ 114
Congenital Anomalies	33	150	19	776	- 626
Skin Disease	34	125	54	48	+ 77
Uterin Cancer	35	111	65	20	+ 91
Asthma	36	96	20	761	- 665
Alcohol	37	80	52	62	+ 18
Rheumatic Heart Disease	38	80	35	194	- 114
Cervical Cancer	39	72	32	230	- 158
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	62	3	4,684	- 4,621
Epilepsy	41	60	43	119	- 59
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	58	27	317	- 259
Low Birth Weight	43	52	8	2,228	- 2,175
Violence	44	51	17	1,009	- 957
Rheumatoid Arthritis	45	48	66	15	+ 33
Multiple Sclerosis	46	40	72	4	+ 36
Drownings	47	37	34	202	- 165
Hepatitis C	48	37	69	6	+ 31
Anemia	49	33	84	0	+ 33
Birth Trauma	50	30	9	2,192	- 2,162
Malnutrition	51	25	22	691	- 666
Osteoarthritis	52	24	81	0	+ 24
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	15	80	0	+ 15
Schizophrenia	54	13	86	0	+ 13
Fires	55	12	39	142	- 130
Tuberculosis	56	11	2	4,704	- 4,693
HIV/AIDS	57	11	4	3,753	- 3,742
Hepatitis B	58	9	61	33	- 24
Oral conditions	59	8	82	0	+ 8
Meningitis	60	8	16	1,015	- 1,007
Poisonings	61	7	40	134	- 127
Appendicitis	62	6	51	62	- 56
Maternal Conditions	63	4	13	1,174	- 1,170
Upper Respiratory	64	4	63	24	- 21
War	65	2	28	314	- 312
Otitis Media	66	1	68	6	- 5
Syphilis	67	1	41	120	- 119
Encephalitis	68	1	62	28	- 27
Pertussis	69	0	31	265	- 265
Tetanus	70	0	29	280	- 280
Diphtheria	71	0	67	11	- 11
Dengue	72	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	76	0	- 0
Ascariasis	75	0	71	5	- 5
Leprosy	76	0	78	0	- 0
Chlamydia	77	0	73	2	- 2
Measles	78	0	11	1,625	- 1,625
Schistosomiasis	79	0	37	169	- 169
Chagas disease	80	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	81	0	56	46	- 46
Malaria	82	0	6	3,279	- 3,279
Trypanosomiasis	83	0	59	40	- 40
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	77	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CENTRAL AFRICA

Australia

Central Africa

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.