MEXICO VS AUSTRALIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	AUSTRALIA		MEXICO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	105,244	1	116,238	- 10,994
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	76,135	30	3,447	+ 72,689
Stroke	3	50,458	4	39,790	+ 10,668
Lung Cancers	4	42,826	17	7,349	+ 35,477
Lung Disease	5	41,453	7	29,123	+ 12,330
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	30,324	20	6,871	+ 23,453
Diabetes Mellitus	7	21,838	2	86,110	- 64,272
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	21,715	8	24,816	- 3,100
Prostate Cancer	9	18,395	15	7,494	+ 10,901
Breast Cancer	10	16,632	16	7,380	+ 9,253
Suicide	11	15,384	22	6,772	+ 8,612
Kidney Disease	12	15,332	3	44,622	- 29,290
Pancreas Cancer	13	15,226	27	4,510	+ 10,716
Falls	14	15,218	35	2,628	+ 12,590
Lymphomas	15	14,841	24	4,961	+ 9,880
Endocrine Disorders	16	11,372	12	11,310	+ 62
Skin Cancers	17	11,324	40	1,909	+ 9,415
Leukemia	18	10,384	25	4,830	+ 5,554
Parkinson's Disease	19	9,945	43	1,567	+ 8,377
Liver Cancer	20	9,945	21	6,817	+ 3,127
Drug Use	21	8,707	44	1,470	+ 7,237
Other Injuries	22	8,022	11	12,175	- 4,153
Hypertension	23	7,968	9	17,806	- 9,838
Inflammatory/Heart	24	7,673	41	1,866	+ 5,807
Oesophagus Cancer	25	7,295	49	1,252	+ 6,043
Liver Disease	26	6,943	6	29,838	- 22,896
Stomach Cancer	27	6,290	19	6,939	- 648
Other Neoplasms	28	6,116	23	6,204	- 88
Road Traffic Accidents	29	6,080	10	16,303	- 10,223
Bladder Cancer	30	5,799	48	1,272	+ 4,527
Ovary Cancer	31	4,896	34	2,649	+ 2,247
Oral Cancer	32	4,748	46	1,355	+ 3,393
Congenital Anomalies	33	3,471	13	10,457	- 6,986
Skin Disease	34	2,903	31	3,029	- 126
Uterin Cancer	35	2,560	50	902	+ 1,658
Asthma	36	2,224	47	1,342	+ 882
Alcohol	37	1,855	32	2,945	- 1,090
Rheumatic Heart Disease	38	1,850	52	859	+ 991
Cervical Cancer	39	1,668	26	4,787	- 3,119
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	1,444	29	3,476	- 2,032
Epilepsy	41	1,390	39	1,912	- 522
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	1,348	33	2,734	- 1,387
Low Birth Weight	43	1,212	18	7,163	- 5,951
Violence	44	1,189	5	32,450	- 31,261
Rheumatoid Arthritis	45	1,118	45	1,415	- 297
Multiple Sclerosis	46	917	60	295	+ 622
Drownings	47	865	42	1,799	- 934
Hepatitis C	48	845	55	625	+ 219
Anemia	49	768	37	2,182	- 1,414
Birth Trauma	50	684	36	2,552	- 1,868
Malnutrition	51	571	14	7,552	- 6,981
Osteoarthritis	52	557	59	305	+ 252
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	348	51	894	- 546
Schizophrenia	54	312	63	127	+ 185
Fires	55	267	56	604	- 337
Tuberculosis	56	257	38	1,943	- 1,686
HIV/AIDS	57	244	28	4,128	- 3,884
Hepatitis B	58	201	61	210	- 9
Oral conditions	59	195	65	125	+ 70
Meningitis	60	181	58	357	- 176
Poisonings	61	170	57	531	- 361
Appendicitis	62	129	53	774	- 645
Maternal Conditions	63	99	54	750	- 650
Upper Respiratory	64	83	64	127	- 44
War	65	38	66	112	- 73
Otitis Media	66	30	68	29	+ 1
Syphilis	67	14	73	5	+ 9
Encephalitis	68	13	62	140	- 127
Pertussis	69	7	70	21	- 14
Tetanus	70	7	71	10	- 3
Diphtheria	71	2	79	0	+ 1
Dengue	72	0	67	30	- 30
Trichuriasis	73	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	78	0	- 0
Ascariasis	75	0	72	5	- 5
Leprosy	76	0	75	1	- 1
Chlamydia	77	0	77	0	- 0
Measles	78	0	80	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	79	0	83	0	- 0
Chagas disease	80	0	69	24	- 24
Leishmaniasis	81	0	76	1	- 1
Malaria	82	0	84	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	83	0	82	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	74	2	- 2
Depression	85	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MEXICO

Australia

Mexico

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.