UNITED KINGDOM VS AUSTRALIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	AUSTRALIA		UNITED KINGDOM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	55,108	2	71,728	- 16,619
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	39,867	1	98,135	- 58,268
Stroke	3	26,421	4	37,626	- 11,205
Lung Cancers	4	22,425	5	35,715	- 13,290
Lung Disease	5	21,706	6	32,896	- 11,190
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	15,879	7	18,446	- 2,567
Diabetes Mellitus	7	11,435	17	5,842	+ 5,592
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	11,371	3	40,540	- 29,169
Prostate Cancer	9	9,632	8	13,289	- 3,657
Breast Cancer	10	8,709	9	12,718	- 4,009
Suicide	11	8,055	20	5,325	+ 2,730
Kidney Disease	12	8,028	18	5,471	+ 2,558
Pancreas Cancer	13	7,973	11	8,995	- 1,023
Falls	14	7,968	15	7,618	+ 350
Lymphomas	15	7,771	10	9,350	- 1,579
Endocrine Disorders	16	5,955	28	3,297	+ 2,658
Skin Cancers	17	5,930	27	3,727	+ 2,202
Leukemia	18	5,437	22	5,211	+ 226
Parkinson's Disease	19	5,207	13	8,573	- 3,365
Liver Cancer	20	5,207	21	5,237	- 29
Drug Use	21	4,559	31	2,824	+ 1,735
Other Injuries	22	4,200	19	5,464	- 1,264
Hypertension	23	4,172	23	5,208	- 1,036
Inflammatory/Heart	24	4,018	29	3,126	+ 891
Oesophagus Cancer	25	3,820	12	8,727	- 4,907
Liver Disease	26	3,635	14	7,666	- 4,030
Stomach Cancer	27	3,294	24	4,999	- 1,705
Other Neoplasms	28	3,203	26	3,986	- 783
Road Traffic Accidents	29	3,184	33	2,169	+ 1,015
Bladder Cancer	30	3,037	16	6,133	- 3,097
Ovary Cancer	31	2,564	25	4,019	- 1,455
Oral Cancer	32	2,486	30	3,109	- 622
Congenital Anomalies	33	1,817	35	2,127	- 309
Skin Disease	34	1,520	34	2,134	- 614
Uterin Cancer	35	1,340	32	2,346	- 1,006
Asthma	36	1,165	41	1,302	- 138
Alcohol	37	971	39	1,555	- 583
Rheumatic Heart Disease	38	969	45	876	+ 93
Cervical Cancer	39	874	43	1,099	- 225
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	756	38	1,599	- 843
Epilepsy	41	728	42	1,193	- 466
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	706	36	2,090	- 1,384
Low Birth Weight	43	634	40	1,313	- 679
Violence	44	623	46	868	- 245
Rheumatoid Arthritis	45	585	44	1,014	- 428
Multiple Sclerosis	46	480	37	1,856	- 1,376
Drownings	47	453	49	301	+ 152
Hepatitis C	48	442	51	267	+ 175
Anemia	49	402	50	277	+ 126
Birth Trauma	50	358	54	190	+ 169
Malnutrition	51	299	58	116	+ 183
Osteoarthritis	52	292	57	167	+ 125
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	182	56	184	- 2
Schizophrenia	54	163	60	101	+ 62
Fires	55	140	48	334	- 195
Tuberculosis	56	134	47	351	- 217
HIV/AIDS	57	128	55	188	- 60
Hepatitis B	58	105	65	40	+ 65
Oral conditions	59	102	61	54	+ 48
Meningitis	60	95	52	232	- 137
Poisonings	61	89	53	221	- 132
Appendicitis	62	67	59	105	- 38
Maternal Conditions	63	52	64	47	+ 5
Upper Respiratory	64	43	63	48	- 5
War	65	20	67	10	+ 10
Otitis Media	66	16	66	16	- 0
Syphilis	67	7	62	49	- 41
Encephalitis	68	7	68	6	+ 1
Pertussis	69	4	69	3	+ 1
Tetanus	70	4	72	0	+ 3
Diphtheria	71	1	74	0	+ 1
Dengue	72	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	82	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	81	0	- 0
Ascariasis	75	0	80	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	83	0	- 0
Chlamydia	77	0	79	0	- 0
Measles	78	0	75	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	79	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	80	0	71	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	81	0	70	0	- 0
Malaria	82	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	83	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to UNITED KINGDOM

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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.