CHINA VS AUSTRALIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	AUSTRALIA		CHINA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	1,139,892	2	1,771,525	- 631,633
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	824,622	6	304,455	+ 520,168
Stroke	3	546,507	1	2,043,210	- 1,496,704
Lung Cancers	4	463,851	4	714,311	- 250,460
Lung Disease	5	448,978	3	968,607	- 519,629
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	328,442	9	248,388	+ 80,054
Diabetes Mellitus	7	236,523	14	161,672	+ 74,851
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	235,199	12	183,342	+ 51,857
Prostate Cancer	9	199,232	28	51,056	+ 148,176
Breast Cancer	10	180,145	19	92,757	+ 87,388
Suicide	11	166,621	17	116,324	+ 50,297
Kidney Disease	12	166,064	11	192,302	- 26,239
Pancreas Cancer	13	164,914	18	111,537	+ 53,378
Falls	14	164,823	16	138,878	+ 25,946
Lymphomas	15	160,744	23	57,838	+ 102,905
Endocrine Disorders	16	123,169	37	25,613	+ 97,556
Skin Cancers	17	122,649	41	19,669	+ 102,980
Leukemia	18	112,469	22	58,145	+ 54,325
Parkinson's Disease	19	107,712	20	70,699	+ 37,013
Liver Cancer	20	107,710	13	180,952	- 73,242
Drug Use	21	94,306	38	24,214	+ 70,093
Other Injuries	22	86,883	25	54,087	+ 32,796
Hypertension	23	86,301	7	301,183	- 214,882
Inflammatory/Heart	24	83,104	33	29,954	+ 53,150
Oesophagus Cancer	25	79,010	10	242,891	- 163,881
Liver Disease	26	75,195	15	145,603	- 70,408
Stomach Cancer	27	68,129	5	398,439	- 330,309
Other Neoplasms	28	66,243	53	4,374	+ 61,869
Road Traffic Accidents	29	65,850	8	250,272	- 184,422
Bladder Cancer	30	62,810	29	37,873	+ 24,936
Ovary Cancer	31	53,033	35	28,078	+ 24,955
Oral Cancer	32	51,428	24	54,695	- 3,267
Congenital Anomalies	33	37,592	31	36,613	+ 980
Skin Disease	34	31,438	52	5,222	+ 26,216
Uterin Cancer	35	27,725	45	11,751	+ 15,974
Asthma	36	24,089	39	23,147	+ 941
Alcohol	37	20,093	42	19,071	+ 1,022
Rheumatic Heart Disease	38	20,041	21	65,350	- 45,309
Cervical Cancer	39	18,070	27	51,650	- 33,580
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	15,638	50	8,719	+ 6,919
Epilepsy	41	15,056	46	11,365	+ 3,691
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	14,596	30	37,723	- 23,128
Low Birth Weight	43	13,124	40	21,631	- 8,508
Violence	44	12,879	47	11,115	+ 1,764
Rheumatoid Arthritis	45	12,108	49	10,108	+ 1,999
Multiple Sclerosis	46	9,931	59	1,734	+ 8,197
Drownings	47	9,370	26	52,807	- 43,437
Hepatitis C	48	9,151	66	86	+ 9,065
Anemia	49	8,320	83	0	+ 8,320
Birth Trauma	50	7,410	43	17,644	- 10,234
Malnutrition	51	6,180	44	12,995	- 6,814
Osteoarthritis	52	6,031	82	0	+ 6,031
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	3,767	81	0	+ 3,767
Schizophrenia	54	3,381	86	0	+ 3,381
Fires	55	2,889	48	10,498	- 7,609
Tuberculosis	56	2,781	32	34,802	- 32,021
HIV/AIDS	57	2,645	34	28,746	- 26,101
Hepatitis B	58	2,174	56	2,757	- 584
Oral conditions	59	2,113	80	0	+ 2,113
Meningitis	60	1,965	51	5,704	- 3,738
Poisonings	61	1,837	36	25,762	- 23,926
Appendicitis	62	1,396	60	1,468	- 72
Maternal Conditions	63	1,074	54	3,596	- 2,522
Upper Respiratory	64	899	57	2,663	- 1,764
War	65	416	61	900	- 485
Otitis Media	66	323	69	15	+ 307
Syphilis	67	151	58	1,824	- 1,673
Encephalitis	68	142	55	2,796	- 2,654
Pertussis	69	76	64	484	- 408
Tetanus	70	73	63	491	- 419
Diphtheria	71	17	71	11	+ 6
Dengue	72	0	70	12	- 12
Trichuriasis	73	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	75	0	68	34	- 34
Leprosy	76	0	72	0	- 0
Chlamydia	77	0	67	55	- 55
Measles	78	0	62	558	- 558
Schistosomiasis	79	0	65	400	- 400
Chagas disease	80	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	81	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	82	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	83	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	79	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CHINA

Australia

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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.