AUSTRALIA VS BHUTAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BHUTAN		AUSTRALIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	21,257	1	21,548	- 291
Lung Disease	2	15,871	5	8,487	+ 7,383
Stroke	3	10,902	3	10,331	+ 571
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	5,359	8	4,446	+ 913
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	5,125	40	296	+ 4,830
Liver Disease	6	5,010	26	1,421	+ 3,588
Diabetes Mellitus	7	4,961	7	4,471	+ 490
Kidney Disease	8	4,498	12	3,139	+ 1,358
Tuberculosis	9	4,169	56	53	+ 4,116
Road Traffic Accidents	10	3,737	29	1,245	+ 2,492
Stomach Cancer	11	3,575	27	1,288	+ 2,287
Falls	12	3,357	14	3,116	+ 241
Alzheimers & Dementia	13	3,163	2	15,588	- 12,425
Low Birth Weight	14	2,398	43	248	+ 2,150
Asthma	15	2,353	36	455	+ 1,898
Hypertension	16	2,316	23	1,631	+ 684
Rheumatic Heart Disease	17	2,045	38	379	+ 1,666
HIV/AIDS	18	1,755	57	50	+ 1,705
Birth Trauma	19	1,551	50	140	+ 1,411
Congenital Anomalies	20	1,521	33	711	+ 811
Lung Cancers	21	1,333	4	8,769	- 7,436
Oesophagus Cancer	22	1,324	25	1,494	- 169
Oral Cancer	23	1,303	32	972	+ 330
Other Injuries	24	1,290	22	1,642	- 353
Peptic Ulcer Disease	25	1,169	42	276	+ 893
Suicide	26	1,063	11	3,150	- 2,086
Liver Cancer	27	1,057	20	2,036	- 979
Parkinson's Disease	28	951	19	2,036	- 1,086
Cervical Cancer	29	922	39	342	+ 581
Encephalitis	30	848	68	3	+ 845
Colon-Rectum Cancers	31	731	6	6,209	- 5,477
Drownings	32	615	47	177	+ 437
Pancreas Cancer	33	604	13	3,118	- 2,514
Leukemia	34	562	18	2,126	- 1,565
Violence	35	554	44	243	+ 311
Meningitis	36	521	60	37	+ 484
Ovary Cancer	37	431	31	1,003	- 571
Epilepsy	38	418	41	285	+ 133
Endocrine Disorders	39	332	16	2,328	- 1,997
Syphilis	40	322	67	3	+ 319
Skin Cancers	41	279	17	2,319	- 2,039
Maternal Conditions	42	277	63	20	+ 257
Breast Cancer	43	240	10	3,405	- 3,166
Fires	44	238	55	55	+ 184
Inflammatory/Heart	45	232	24	1,571	- 1,339
Skin Disease	46	220	34	594	- 374
Drug Use	47	207	21	1,783	- 1,575
Bladder Cancer	48	196	30	1,187	- 991
Alcohol	49	181	37	380	- 199
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	161	45	229	- 68
Appendicitis	51	152	62	26	+ 126
Lymphomas	52	146	15	3,039	- 2,892
Hepatitis B	53	123	58	41	+ 81
Malnutrition	54	105	51	117	- 12
Prostate Cancer	55	102	9	3,766	- 3,664
Dengue	56	100	72	0	+ 100
Other Neoplasms	57	65	28	1,252	- 1,187
Measles	58	62	78	0	+ 62
Poisonings	59	57	61	35	+ 23
Tetanus	60	42	70	1	+ 40
Upper Respiratory	61	31	64	17	+ 14
Multiple Sclerosis	62	30	46	188	- 157
Pertussis	63	29	69	1	+ 27
Hepatitis C	64	28	48	173	- 145
Leishmaniasis	65	28	81	0	+ 28
Ascariasis	66	5	75	0	+ 5
Chlamydia	67	3	77	0	+ 3
War	68	3	65	8	- 5
Otitis Media	69	1	66	6	- 5
Diphtheria	70	1	71	0	+ 0
Uterin Cancer	71	0	35	524	- 524
Anemia	72	0	49	157	- 157
Vitamin A Deficiency	73	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	74	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	75	0	54	64	- 64
Oral conditions	76	0	59	40	- 40
Prostatic Hypertrophy	77	0	53	71	- 71
Osteoarthritis	78	0	52	114	- 114
Trichuriasis	79	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	74	0	- 0
Malaria	81	0	82	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	82	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	83	0	80	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	84	0	83	0	- 0
Leprosy	85	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to AUSTRALIA

Bhutan

Australia

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.