INDIA VS AUSTRALIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	AUSTRALIA		INDIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	1,134,326	1	1,520,034	- 385,708
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	820,596	17	126,593	+ 694,003
Stroke	3	543,838	3	697,038	- 153,200
Lung Cancers	4	461,586	21	88,276	+ 373,310
Lung Disease	5	446,786	2	879,732	- 432,947
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	326,838	25	77,368	+ 249,470
Diabetes Mellitus	7	235,368	7	271,495	- 36,127
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	234,051	6	392,425	- 158,374
Prostate Cancer	9	198,259	38	30,945	+ 167,314
Breast Cancer	10	179,265	22	82,821	+ 96,445
Suicide	11	165,807	14	173,347	- 7,540
Kidney Disease	12	165,253	11	222,903	- 57,650
Pancreas Cancer	13	164,109	37	32,812	+ 131,297
Falls	14	164,018	10	225,755	- 61,737
Lymphomas	15	159,959	33	40,159	+ 119,799
Endocrine Disorders	16	122,567	47	15,264	+ 107,303
Skin Cancers	17	122,050	60	5,054	+ 116,996
Leukemia	18	111,920	35	33,383	+ 78,537
Parkinson's Disease	19	107,186	32	43,398	+ 63,788
Liver Cancer	20	107,184	39	30,369	+ 76,815
Drug Use	21	93,846	52	11,747	+ 82,098
Other Injuries	22	86,459	15	149,570	- 63,111
Hypertension	23	85,879	19	108,050	- 22,171
Inflammatory/Heart	24	82,698	49	12,651	+ 70,047
Oesophagus Cancer	25	78,624	34	38,898	+ 39,726
Liver Disease	26	74,828	8	268,580	- 193,752
Stomach Cancer	27	67,797	24	81,058	- 13,261
Other Neoplasms	28	65,919	62	2,968	+ 62,951
Road Traffic Accidents	29	65,529	12	212,596	- 147,067
Bladder Cancer	30	62,503	48	14,081	+ 48,422
Ovary Cancer	31	52,774	44	21,947	+ 30,826
Oral Cancer	32	51,177	16	134,187	- 83,010
Congenital Anomalies	33	37,409	23	82,769	- 45,360
Skin Disease	34	31,285	45	17,857	+ 13,427
Uterin Cancer	35	27,590	59	6,841	+ 20,749
Asthma	36	23,971	13	196,051	- 172,080
Alcohol	37	19,995	43	23,097	- 3,102
Rheumatic Heart Disease	38	19,943	18	126,079	- 106,136
Cervical Cancer	39	17,982	30	45,319	- 27,338
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	15,562	4	670,315	- 654,753
Epilepsy	41	14,982	40	30,307	- 15,325
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	14,524	26	68,108	- 53,583
Low Birth Weight	43	13,060	9	238,739	- 225,679
Violence	44	12,816	27	51,767	- 38,950
Rheumatoid Arthritis	45	12,048	50	11,931	+ 118
Multiple Sclerosis	46	9,883	63	2,328	+ 7,554
Drownings	47	9,324	28	48,774	- 39,450
Hepatitis C	48	9,106	65	1,364	+ 7,742
Anemia	49	8,280	81	0	+ 8,280
Birth Trauma	50	7,374	20	102,819	- 95,445
Malnutrition	51	6,150	55	8,626	- 2,476
Osteoarthritis	52	6,002	85	0	+ 6,002
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	3,749	86	0	+ 3,749
Schizophrenia	54	3,364	83	0	+ 3,364
Fires	55	2,875	42	23,265	- 20,390
Tuberculosis	56	2,768	5	435,882	- 433,114
HIV/AIDS	57	2,632	31	44,406	- 41,774
Hepatitis B	58	2,163	56	8,184	- 6,021
Oral conditions	59	2,102	84	0	+ 2,102
Meningitis	60	1,956	36	33,337	- 31,381
Poisonings	61	1,828	61	3,540	- 1,712
Appendicitis	62	1,389	53	11,245	- 9,856
Maternal Conditions	63	1,069	41	25,917	- 24,848
Upper Respiratory	64	894	68	584	+ 310
War	65	414	67	890	- 476
Otitis Media	66	321	71	68	+ 253
Syphilis	67	151	64	2,007	- 1,857
Encephalitis	68	141	29	48,080	- 47,939
Pertussis	69	75	54	10,094	- 10,019
Tetanus	70	72	58	7,093	- 7,020
Diphtheria	71	17	72	65	- 48
Dengue	72	0	46	17,546	- 17,546
Trichuriasis	73	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	75	0	- 0
Ascariasis	75	0	70	126	- 126
Leprosy	76	0	73	0	- 0
Chlamydia	77	0	69	379	- 379
Measles	78	0	51	11,923	- 11,923
Schistosomiasis	79	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	80	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	81	0	66	973	- 973
Malaria	82	0	57	7,705	- 7,705
Trypanosomiasis	83	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	79	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to INDIA

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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.