USA VS AUSTRALIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	AUSTRALIA		UNITED STATES		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	275,275	1	504,904	- 229,629
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	199,140	2	287,198	- 88,059
Stroke	3	131,977	4	158,520	- 26,543
Lung Cancers	4	112,016	5	155,533	- 43,516
Lung Disease	5	108,425	3	195,387	- 86,962
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	79,316	9	61,827	+ 17,489
Diabetes Mellitus	7	57,118	10	61,418	- 4,300
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	56,799	11	60,317	- 3,519
Prostate Cancer	9	48,113	20	35,612	+ 12,501
Breast Cancer	10	43,504	13	48,671	- 5,167
Suicide	11	40,238	12	53,099	- 12,861
Kidney Disease	12	40,103	6	85,861	- 45,758
Pancreas Cancer	13	39,826	15	44,293	- 4,467
Falls	14	39,804	18	40,418	- 614
Lymphomas	15	38,818	19	40,281	- 1,463
Endocrine Disorders	16	29,744	14	46,985	- 17,241
Skin Cancers	17	29,619	32	14,311	+ 15,308
Leukemia	18	27,160	24	26,966	+ 195
Parkinson's Disease	19	26,012	21	34,491	- 8,479
Liver Cancer	20	26,011	23	27,064	- 1,053
Drug Use	21	22,774	7	74,435	- 51,660
Other Injuries	22	20,982	25	25,997	- 5,016
Hypertension	23	20,841	8	65,960	- 45,120
Inflammatory/Heart	24	20,069	22	32,529	- 12,460
Oesophagus Cancer	25	19,080	28	17,829	+ 1,251
Liver Disease	26	18,159	16	43,402	- 25,244
Stomach Cancer	27	16,453	33	13,077	+ 3,376
Other Neoplasms	28	15,997	29	17,743	- 1,746
Road Traffic Accidents	29	15,902	17	41,694	- 25,792
Bladder Cancer	30	15,168	26	19,622	- 4,454
Ovary Cancer	31	12,807	31	14,591	- 1,784
Oral Cancer	32	12,420	35	11,555	+ 865
Congenital Anomalies	33	9,078	34	11,762	- 2,683
Skin Disease	34	7,592	43	5,409	+ 2,183
Uterin Cancer	35	6,695	36	10,063	- 3,368
Asthma	36	5,817	46	3,818	+ 1,999
Alcohol	37	4,852	30	14,659	- 9,807
Rheumatic Heart Disease	38	4,840	47	3,646	+ 1,194
Cervical Cancer	39	4,364	38	6,984	- 2,621
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	3,776	37	9,955	- 6,178
Epilepsy	41	3,636	50	3,162	+ 473
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	3,525	48	3,461	+ 63
Low Birth Weight	43	3,169	39	6,924	- 3,755
Violence	44	3,110	27	18,976	- 15,866
Rheumatoid Arthritis	45	2,924	52	2,461	+ 463
Multiple Sclerosis	46	2,398	44	5,059	- 2,661
Drownings	47	2,263	45	4,070	- 1,807
Hepatitis C	48	2,210	41	5,684	- 3,474
Anemia	49	2,009	51	3,115	- 1,106
Birth Trauma	50	1,789	54	1,233	+ 556
Malnutrition	51	1,493	40	6,762	- 5,270
Osteoarthritis	52	1,456	61	579	+ 878
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	910	58	678	+ 232
Schizophrenia	54	816	57	723	+ 94
Fires	55	698	49	3,183	- 2,485
Tuberculosis	56	672	62	546	+ 125
HIV/AIDS	57	639	42	5,660	- 5,022
Hepatitis B	58	525	59	608	- 83
Oral conditions	59	510	64	286	+ 225
Meningitis	60	475	60	606	- 131
Poisonings	61	444	53	1,674	- 1,231
Appendicitis	62	337	63	424	- 87
Maternal Conditions	63	259	56	779	- 519
Upper Respiratory	64	217	65	229	- 12
War	65	100	55	1,198	- 1,097
Otitis Media	66	78	67	34	+ 44
Syphilis	67	37	66	49	- 13
Encephalitis	68	34	68	25	+ 9
Pertussis	69	18	69	16	+ 3
Tetanus	70	18	71	2	+ 15
Diphtheria	71	4	75	0	+ 4
Dengue	72	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	83	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	81	0	- 0
Ascariasis	75	0	82	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	74	0	- 0
Chlamydia	77	0	84	0	- 0
Measles	78	0	80	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	79	0	72	1	- 1
Chagas disease	80	0	70	4	- 4
Leishmaniasis	81	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	82	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	83	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	73	1	- 1
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to USA

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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.