RUSSIA VS AUSTRALIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	AUSTRALIA		RUSSIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	113,358	1	562,711	- 449,353
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	82,006	5	48,522	+ 33,484
Stroke	3	54,348	2	327,199	- 272,851
Lung Cancers	4	46,128	3	54,361	- 8,233
Lung Disease	5	44,649	9	36,600	+ 8,049
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	32,662	7	42,633	- 9,970
Diabetes Mellitus	7	23,521	18	18,345	+ 5,177
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	23,390	10	32,404	- 9,015
Prostate Cancer	9	19,813	20	14,107	+ 5,706
Breast Cancer	10	17,915	13	23,242	- 5,327
Suicide	11	16,570	8	36,625	- 20,055
Kidney Disease	12	16,514	22	11,581	+ 4,934
Pancreas Cancer	13	16,400	16	20,282	- 3,882
Falls	14	16,391	21	11,705	+ 4,686
Lymphomas	15	15,985	29	8,919	+ 7,066
Endocrine Disorders	16	12,249	45	2,004	+ 10,245
Skin Cancers	17	12,197	39	5,612	+ 6,585
Leukemia	18	11,185	31	8,238	+ 2,947
Parkinson's Disease	19	10,712	26	9,371	+ 1,341
Liver Cancer	20	10,711	24	11,165	- 453
Drug Use	21	9,378	27	9,113	+ 266
Other Injuries	22	8,640	14	22,517	- 13,876
Hypertension	23	8,582	17	18,348	- 9,765
Inflammatory/Heart	24	8,264	4	54,060	- 45,796
Oesophagus Cancer	25	7,857	33	7,431	+ 426
Liver Disease	26	7,478	6	45,463	- 37,985
Stomach Cancer	27	6,775	11	29,386	- 22,611
Other Neoplasms	28	6,588	51	729	+ 5,859
Road Traffic Accidents	29	6,549	19	17,507	- 10,958
Bladder Cancer	30	6,246	38	6,307	- 61
Ovary Cancer	31	5,274	32	8,123	- 2,849
Oral Cancer	32	5,114	25	10,880	- 5,766
Congenital Anomalies	33	3,738	41	4,201	- 463
Skin Disease	34	3,126	43	2,735	+ 391
Uterin Cancer	35	2,757	35	6,867	- 4,110
Asthma	36	2,396	46	1,764	+ 632
Alcohol	37	1,998	12	27,984	- 25,986
Rheumatic Heart Disease	38	1,993	42	2,770	- 777
Cervical Cancer	39	1,797	34	7,423	- 5,626
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	1,555	55	403	+ 1,152
Epilepsy	41	1,497	52	718	+ 779
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	1,451	28	8,938	- 7,486
Low Birth Weight	43	1,305	44	2,153	- 848
Violence	44	1,281	23	11,450	- 10,169
Rheumatoid Arthritis	45	1,204	50	750	+ 454
Multiple Sclerosis	46	988	49	827	+ 161
Drownings	47	932	36	6,629	- 5,697
Hepatitis C	48	910	66	2	+ 908
Anemia	49	827	81	0	+ 827
Birth Trauma	50	737	53	714	+ 23
Malnutrition	51	615	57	242	+ 372
Osteoarthritis	52	600	84	0	+ 600
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	375	85	0	+ 375
Schizophrenia	54	336	83	0	+ 336
Fires	55	287	37	6,387	- 6,100
Tuberculosis	56	277	30	8,422	- 8,145
HIV/AIDS	57	263	15	21,262	- 20,998
Hepatitis B	58	216	60	43	+ 173
Oral conditions	59	210	86	0	+ 210
Meningitis	60	195	48	1,037	- 842
Poisonings	61	183	40	5,565	- 5,382
Appendicitis	62	139	54	409	- 270
Maternal Conditions	63	107	56	267	- 161
Upper Respiratory	64	89	58	158	- 69
War	65	41	59	123	- 81
Otitis Media	66	32	64	3	+ 29
Syphilis	67	15	62	19	- 4
Encephalitis	68	14	47	1,076	- 1,062
Pertussis	69	8	65	2	+ 5
Tetanus	70	7	63	3	+ 4
Diphtheria	71	2	67	0	+ 1
Dengue	72	0	79	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	76	0	- 0
Ascariasis	75	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	75	0	- 0
Chlamydia	77	0	61	25	- 25
Measles	78	0	68	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	79	0	72	0	- 0
Chagas disease	80	0	71	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	81	0	73	0	- 0
Malaria	82	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	83	0	70	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	69	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to RUSSIA

Australia

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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.