ITALY VS AUSTRALIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	AUSTRALIA		ITALY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	49,076	1	97,116	- 48,040
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	35,502	3	41,445	- 5,942
Stroke	3	23,529	2	62,633	- 39,105
Lung Cancers	4	19,970	4	34,152	- 14,182
Lung Disease	5	19,330	5	32,382	- 13,053
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	14,140	7	21,254	- 7,113
Diabetes Mellitus	7	10,183	8	19,836	- 9,653
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	10,126	9	16,339	- 6,212
Prostate Cancer	9	8,578	20	8,409	+ 168
Breast Cancer	10	7,756	10	13,868	- 6,112
Suicide	11	7,174	26	4,042	+ 3,132
Kidney Disease	12	7,150	11	12,726	- 5,576
Pancreas Cancer	13	7,100	13	12,095	- 4,994
Falls	14	7,096	25	4,222	+ 2,874
Lymphomas	15	6,920	16	9,670	- 2,750
Endocrine Disorders	16	5,303	18	8,431	- 3,128
Skin Cancers	17	5,280	29	3,239	+ 2,041
Leukemia	18	4,842	21	6,728	- 1,886
Parkinson's Disease	19	4,637	19	8,428	- 3,790
Liver Cancer	20	4,637	17	9,620	- 4,983
Drug Use	21	4,060	45	654	+ 3,406
Other Injuries	22	3,741	12	12,112	- 8,372
Hypertension	23	3,716	6	29,931	- 26,216
Inflammatory/Heart	24	3,578	24	5,531	- 1,953
Oesophagus Cancer	25	3,402	34	2,045	+ 1,356
Liver Disease	26	3,237	23	5,559	- 2,322
Stomach Cancer	27	2,933	14	10,252	- 7,319
Other Neoplasms	28	2,852	15	9,984	- 7,132
Road Traffic Accidents	29	2,835	30	3,221	- 386
Bladder Cancer	30	2,704	22	6,711	- 4,006
Ovary Cancer	31	2,283	28	3,282	- 998
Oral Cancer	32	2,214	27	3,343	- 1,129
Congenital Anomalies	33	1,618	37	1,443	+ 175
Skin Disease	34	1,354	38	1,440	- 86
Uterin Cancer	35	1,194	33	2,198	- 1,004
Asthma	36	1,037	47	494	+ 544
Alcohol	37	865	55	277	+ 588
Rheumatic Heart Disease	38	863	32	2,216	- 1,353
Cervical Cancer	39	778	40	1,154	- 376
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	673	36	1,622	- 949
Epilepsy	41	648	39	1,337	- 688
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	628	43	690	- 62
Low Birth Weight	43	565	51	357	+ 208
Violence	44	554	50	409	+ 146
Rheumatoid Arthritis	45	521	42	701	- 180
Multiple Sclerosis	46	428	44	677	- 249
Drownings	47	403	52	344	+ 60
Hepatitis C	48	394	31	2,451	- 2,057
Anemia	49	358	35	1,672	- 1,314
Birth Trauma	50	319	59	140	+ 179
Malnutrition	51	266	41	775	- 509
Osteoarthritis	52	260	48	481	- 222
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	162	57	241	- 79
Schizophrenia	54	146	49	424	- 279
Fires	55	124	56	271	- 147
Tuberculosis	56	120	53	336	- 216
HIV/AIDS	57	114	46	520	- 406
Hepatitis B	58	94	54	334	- 240
Oral conditions	59	91	62	47	+ 44
Meningitis	60	85	60	128	- 43
Poisonings	61	79	58	154	- 75
Appendicitis	62	60	61	49	+ 12
Maternal Conditions	63	46	67	6	+ 40
Upper Respiratory	64	39	64	20	+ 19
War	65	18	66	6	+ 12
Otitis Media	66	14	65	16	- 2
Syphilis	67	7	69	4	+ 2
Encephalitis	68	6	68	5	+ 1
Pertussis	69	3	73	1	+ 3
Tetanus	70	3	63	22	- 18
Diphtheria	71	1	76	0	+ 1
Dengue	72	0	81	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	82	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	83	0	- 0
Ascariasis	75	0	80	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	74	0	- 0
Chlamydia	77	0	84	0	- 0
Measles	78	0	71	1	- 1
Schistosomiasis	79	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	80	0	72	1	- 1
Leishmaniasis	81	0	70	3	- 3
Malaria	82	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	83	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	75	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ITALY

Australia

Italy

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.