VENEZUELA VS AUSTRALIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	AUSTRALIA		VENEZUELA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	25,156	1	26,905	- 1,749
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	18,198	35	572	+ 17,626
Stroke	3	12,061	3	12,133	- 72
Lung Cancers	4	10,237	11	3,900	+ 6,337
Lung Disease	5	9,908	10	5,150	+ 4,759
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	7,248	19	2,037	+ 5,211
Diabetes Mellitus	7	5,220	4	11,176	- 5,957
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	5,191	7	7,188	- 1,998
Prostate Cancer	9	4,397	13	2,848	+ 1,548
Breast Cancer	10	3,976	15	2,563	+ 1,412
Suicide	11	3,677	34	585	+ 3,092
Kidney Disease	12	3,665	8	5,932	- 2,267
Pancreas Cancer	13	3,639	25	1,082	+ 2,557
Falls	14	3,637	28	865	+ 2,772
Lymphomas	15	3,547	23	1,248	+ 2,300
Endocrine Disorders	16	2,718	30	760	+ 1,958
Skin Cancers	17	2,707	37	553	+ 2,154
Leukemia	18	2,482	27	1,007	+ 1,475
Parkinson's Disease	19	2,377	48	252	+ 2,125
Liver Cancer	20	2,377	26	1,029	+ 1,348
Drug Use	21	2,081	50	225	+ 1,856
Other Injuries	22	1,917	21	1,693	+ 224
Hypertension	23	1,905	9	5,195	- 3,290
Inflammatory/Heart	24	1,834	33	599	+ 1,235
Oesophagus Cancer	25	1,744	44	370	+ 1,374
Liver Disease	26	1,659	16	2,340	- 681
Stomach Cancer	27	1,504	17	2,175	- 671
Other Neoplasms	28	1,462	18	2,167	- 706
Road Traffic Accidents	29	1,453	5	11,127	- 9,674
Bladder Cancer	30	1,386	45	365	+ 1,022
Ovary Cancer	31	1,170	36	563	+ 608
Oral Cancer	32	1,135	38	544	+ 591
Congenital Anomalies	33	830	14	2,846	- 2,016
Skin Disease	34	694	66	18	+ 676
Uterin Cancer	35	612	47	309	+ 303
Asthma	36	532	46	311	+ 221
Alcohol	37	443	62	34	+ 409
Rheumatic Heart Disease	38	442	57	80	+ 362
Cervical Cancer	39	399	20	1,986	- 1,588
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	345	22	1,359	- 1,014
Epilepsy	41	332	41	411	- 78
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	322	40	418	- 95
Low Birth Weight	43	290	12	3,088	- 2,798
Violence	44	284	2	18,132	- 17,848
Rheumatoid Arthritis	45	267	52	180	+ 87
Multiple Sclerosis	46	219	60	51	+ 169
Drownings	47	207	43	388	- 182
Hepatitis C	48	202	65	21	+ 181
Anemia	49	184	55	126	+ 58
Birth Trauma	50	164	24	1,087	- 924
Malnutrition	51	136	32	629	- 493
Osteoarthritis	52	133	72	3	+ 130
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	83	53	151	- 68
Schizophrenia	54	75	69	6	+ 69
Fires	55	64	54	144	- 81
Tuberculosis	56	61	31	748	- 686
HIV/AIDS	57	58	6	7,490	- 7,432
Hepatitis B	58	48	63	30	+ 18
Oral conditions	59	47	86	0	+ 47
Meningitis	60	43	49	251	- 207
Poisonings	61	41	58	68	- 27
Appendicitis	62	31	56	98	- 67
Maternal Conditions	63	24	39	422	- 398
Upper Respiratory	64	20	74	1	+ 18
War	65	9	51	185	- 176
Otitis Media	66	7	75	1	+ 6
Syphilis	67	3	67	15	- 12
Encephalitis	68	3	61	37	- 34
Pertussis	69	2	64	26	- 24
Tetanus	70	2	68	8	- 6
Diphtheria	71	0	78	0	+ 0
Dengue	72	0	59	65	- 65
Trichuriasis	73	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	80	0	- 0
Ascariasis	75	0	70	5	- 5
Leprosy	76	0	71	4	- 4
Chlamydia	77	0	82	0	- 0
Measles	78	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	79	0	76	1	- 1
Chagas disease	80	0	29	826	- 826
Leishmaniasis	81	0	73	3	- 3
Malaria	82	0	42	402	- 402
Trypanosomiasis	83	0	83	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	77	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to VENEZUELA

Australia

Venezuela

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.