PHILIPPINES VS AUSTRALIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	AUSTRALIA		PHILIPPINES		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	95,211	1	129,955	- 34,744
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	68,878	39	2,010	+ 66,868
Stroke	3	45,648	3	74,167	- 28,519
Lung Cancers	4	38,744	13	10,296	+ 28,448
Lung Disease	5	37,502	6	32,559	+ 4,942
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	27,434	16	8,063	+ 19,371
Diabetes Mellitus	7	19,756	7	32,260	- 12,504
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	19,645	2	93,807	- 74,161
Prostate Cancer	9	16,641	26	4,149	+ 12,492
Breast Cancer	10	15,047	15	9,802	+ 5,245
Suicide	11	13,917	35	2,325	+ 11,592
Kidney Disease	12	13,871	4	39,380	- 25,510
Pancreas Cancer	13	13,775	37	2,121	+ 11,654
Falls	14	13,767	28	3,861	+ 9,906
Lymphomas	15	13,426	36	2,279	+ 11,148
Endocrine Disorders	16	10,288	12	10,464	- 176
Skin Cancers	17	10,244	61	368	+ 9,876
Leukemia	18	9,394	29	3,596	+ 5,798
Parkinson's Disease	19	8,997	55	594	+ 8,403
Liver Cancer	20	8,997	19	7,663	+ 1,333
Drug Use	21	7,877	52	695	+ 7,182
Other Injuries	22	7,257	31	3,536	+ 3,721
Hypertension	23	7,208	5	34,500	- 27,291
Inflammatory/Heart	24	6,941	30	3,545	+ 3,396
Oesophagus Cancer	25	6,599	53	672	+ 5,928
Liver Disease	26	6,281	20	7,076	- 796
Stomach Cancer	27	5,691	41	1,868	+ 3,822
Other Neoplasms	28	5,533	23	5,146	+ 387
Road Traffic Accidents	29	5,500	10	13,017	- 7,516
Bladder Cancer	30	5,246	58	569	+ 4,677
Ovary Cancer	31	4,430	40	1,994	+ 2,436
Oral Cancer	32	4,296	34	2,916	+ 1,379
Congenital Anomalies	33	3,140	17	8,051	- 4,911
Skin Disease	34	2,626	25	4,229	- 1,604
Uterin Cancer	35	2,316	50	761	+ 1,555
Asthma	36	2,012	11	11,404	- 9,392
Alcohol	37	1,678	60	401	+ 1,278
Rheumatic Heart Disease	38	1,674	42	1,807	- 133
Cervical Cancer	39	1,509	33	3,076	- 1,566
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	1,306	22	6,189	- 4,883
Epilepsy	41	1,258	45	1,120	+ 138
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	1,219	21	6,865	- 5,646
Low Birth Weight	43	1,096	14	10,141	- 9,045
Violence	44	1,076	9	14,835	- 13,759
Rheumatoid Arthritis	45	1,011	62	323	+ 689
Multiple Sclerosis	46	830	72	31	+ 798
Drownings	47	783	27	3,881	- 3,098
Hepatitis C	48	764	81	0	+ 764
Anemia	49	695	32	3,435	- 2,740
Birth Trauma	50	619	18	7,960	- 7,341
Malnutrition	51	516	24	4,311	- 3,795
Osteoarthritis	52	504	57	570	- 66
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	315	51	752	- 437
Schizophrenia	54	282	68	127	+ 155
Fires	55	241	54	600	- 358
Tuberculosis	56	232	8	27,061	- 26,828
HIV/AIDS	57	221	66	204	+ 17
Hepatitis B	58	182	56	590	- 408
Oral conditions	59	176	73	28	+ 148
Meningitis	60	164	47	1,041	- 877
Poisonings	61	153	65	226	- 73
Appendicitis	62	117	63	276	- 159
Maternal Conditions	63	90	38	2,042	- 1,952
Upper Respiratory	64	75	70	39	+ 37
War	65	35	49	817	- 782
Otitis Media	66	27	74	23	+ 4
Syphilis	67	13	44	1,157	- 1,144
Encephalitis	68	12	67	185	- 173
Pertussis	69	6	43	1,760	- 1,754
Tetanus	70	6	59	521	- 515
Diphtheria	71	1	75	14	- 13
Dengue	72	0	46	1,060	- 1,060
Trichuriasis	73	0	85	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	84	0	- 0
Ascariasis	75	0	76	13	- 13
Leprosy	76	0	71	37	- 37
Chlamydia	77	0	78	4	- 4
Measles	78	0	48	894	- 894
Schistosomiasis	79	0	64	233	- 233
Chagas disease	80	0	79	2	- 2
Leishmaniasis	81	0	82	0	- 0
Malaria	82	0	69	94	- 94
Trypanosomiasis	83	0	83	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	77	4	- 4
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	80	2	- 2
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to PHILIPPINES

Australia

Philippines

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.