GERMANY VS AUSTRALIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	AUSTRALIA		GERMANY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	67,715	1	147,055	- 79,340
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	48,986	2	51,168	- 2,182
Stroke	3	32,465	3	49,794	- 17,329
Lung Cancers	4	27,555	4	46,560	- 19,005
Lung Disease	5	26,671	5	42,797	- 16,126
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	19,511	7	26,026	- 6,515
Diabetes Mellitus	7	14,050	13	15,560	- 1,509
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	13,972	9	20,712	- 6,741
Prostate Cancer	9	11,835	12	16,487	- 4,652
Breast Cancer	10	10,701	10	18,842	- 8,141
Suicide	11	9,898	19	10,284	- 386
Kidney Disease	12	9,865	8	22,770	- 12,906
Pancreas Cancer	13	9,797	11	17,971	- 8,175
Falls	14	9,791	14	15,325	- 5,534
Lymphomas	15	9,549	17	12,249	- 2,700
Endocrine Disorders	16	7,317	18	10,677	- 3,361
Skin Cancers	17	7,286	31	4,055	+ 3,230
Leukemia	18	6,681	22	8,737	- 2,056
Parkinson's Disease	19	6,399	16	12,594	- 6,195
Liver Cancer	20	6,398	25	8,057	- 1,659
Drug Use	21	5,602	40	1,930	+ 3,672
Other Injuries	22	5,161	23	8,248	- 3,087
Hypertension	23	5,127	6	26,796	- 21,669
Inflammatory/Heart	24	4,937	21	8,891	- 3,955
Oesophagus Cancer	25	4,694	27	6,212	- 1,519
Liver Disease	26	4,467	15	15,194	- 10,727
Stomach Cancer	27	4,047	20	9,658	- 5,610
Other Neoplasms	28	3,935	24	8,161	- 4,226
Road Traffic Accidents	29	3,912	34	3,160	+ 752
Bladder Cancer	30	3,731	28	6,193	- 2,462
Ovary Cancer	31	3,150	30	5,192	- 2,042
Oral Cancer	32	3,055	29	6,023	- 2,968
Congenital Anomalies	33	2,233	36	2,291	- 58
Skin Disease	34	1,868	42	1,543	+ 325
Uterin Cancer	35	1,647	37	2,231	- 584
Asthma	36	1,431	44	924	+ 507
Alcohol	37	1,194	26	6,257	- 5,064
Rheumatic Heart Disease	38	1,191	33	3,615	- 2,425
Cervical Cancer	39	1,073	39	2,131	- 1,058
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	929	32	3,830	- 2,901
Epilepsy	41	894	35	3,091	- 2,197
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	867	38	2,166	- 1,299
Low Birth Weight	43	780	45	770	+ 9
Violence	44	765	46	769	- 4
Rheumatoid Arthritis	45	719	47	543	+ 177
Multiple Sclerosis	46	590	41	1,571	- 981
Drownings	47	557	49	459	+ 98
Hepatitis C	48	544	48	507	+ 37
Anemia	49	494	43	994	- 499
Birth Trauma	50	440	57	239	+ 201
Malnutrition	51	367	50	450	- 83
Osteoarthritis	52	358	52	364	- 5
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	224	55	292	- 68
Schizophrenia	54	201	51	391	- 190
Fires	55	172	53	359	- 187
Tuberculosis	56	165	56	281	- 116
HIV/AIDS	57	157	54	345	- 188
Hepatitis B	58	129	59	182	- 53
Oral conditions	59	125	63	62	+ 63
Meningitis	60	117	60	168	- 51
Poisonings	61	109	58	216	- 107
Appendicitis	62	83	62	129	- 46
Maternal Conditions	63	64	64	38	+ 26
Upper Respiratory	64	53	61	138	- 85
War	65	25	66	10	+ 14
Otitis Media	66	19	65	16	+ 3
Syphilis	67	9	68	6	+ 3
Encephalitis	68	8	67	8	+ 1
Pertussis	69	4	69	2	+ 2
Tetanus	70	4	75	1	+ 4
Diphtheria	71	1	77	0	+ 1
Dengue	72	0	83	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	82	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	80	0	- 0
Ascariasis	75	0	81	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	84	0	- 0
Chlamydia	77	0	85	0	- 0
Measles	78	0	70	2	- 2
Schistosomiasis	79	0	73	1	- 1
Chagas disease	80	0	74	1	- 1
Leishmaniasis	81	0	72	1	- 1
Malaria	82	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	83	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	71	2	- 2
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	76	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GERMANY

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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.