AUSTRALIA VS CANADA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CANADA		AUSTRALIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	27,644	1	21,548	+ 6,096
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	21,369	2	15,588	+ 5,781
Lung Cancers	3	14,447	4	8,769	+ 5,678
Lung Disease	4	9,806	5	8,487	+ 1,319
Stroke	5	9,770	3	10,331	- 561
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	6,659	6	6,209	+ 450
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	5,128	8	4,446	+ 682
Breast Cancer	8	4,078	10	3,405	+ 673
Diabetes Mellitus	9	3,945	7	4,471	- 526
Lymphomas	10	3,551	15	3,039	+ 512
Pancreas Cancer	11	3,490	13	3,118	+ 372
Falls	12	3,332	14	3,116	+ 216
Prostate Cancer	13	3,251	9	3,766	- 516
Kidney Disease	14	3,159	12	3,139	+ 19
Suicide	15	3,047	11	3,150	- 102
Drug Use	16	2,543	21	1,783	+ 761
Liver Disease	17	2,500	26	1,421	+ 1,079
Parkinson's Disease	18	2,318	19	2,036	+ 281
Endocrine Disorders	19	2,230	16	2,328	- 98
Liver Cancer	20	2,148	20	2,036	+ 112
Leukemia	21	2,138	18	2,126	+ 12
Hypertension	22	1,768	23	1,631	+ 137
Bladder Cancer	23	1,739	30	1,187	+ 552
Other Injuries	24	1,651	22	1,642	+ 8
Oesophagus Cancer	25	1,539	25	1,494	+ 45
Stomach Cancer	26	1,502	27	1,288	+ 215
Inflammatory/Heart	27	1,421	24	1,571	- 150
Road Traffic Accidents	28	1,378	29	1,245	+ 134
Ovary Cancer	29	1,312	31	1,003	+ 310
Skin Cancers	30	1,212	17	2,319	- 1,107
Other Neoplasms	31	1,158	28	1,252	- 94
Oral Cancer	32	1,099	32	972	+ 126
Alcohol	33	1,029	37	380	+ 649
Uterin Cancer	34	816	35	524	+ 292
Congenital Anomalies	35	746	33	711	+ 35
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	580	40	296	+ 284
Multiple Sclerosis	37	478	46	188	+ 290
Skin Disease	38	469	34	594	- 126
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	439	38	379	+ 60
Violence	40	417	44	243	+ 174
Cervical Cancer	41	399	39	342	+ 57
Low Birth Weight	42	382	43	248	+ 134
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	305	42	276	+ 29
Epilepsy	44	265	41	285	- 20
Hepatitis C	45	250	48	173	+ 78
Anemia	46	237	49	157	+ 79
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	222	45	229	- 6
Drownings	48	195	47	177	+ 18
Asthma	49	181	36	455	- 275
Birth Trauma	50	133	50	140	- 7
Malnutrition	51	133	51	117	+ 16
Fires	52	133	55	55	+ 78
HIV/AIDS	53	112	57	50	+ 62
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	98	53	71	+ 27
Osteoarthritis	55	96	52	114	- 18
Poisonings	56	84	61	35	+ 49
Schizophrenia	57	82	54	64	+ 18
Tuberculosis	58	67	56	53	+ 15
Meningitis	59	47	60	37	+ 10
Hepatitis B	60	45	58	41	+ 4
Oral conditions	61	35	59	40	- 5
Appendicitis	62	34	62	26	+ 8
Upper Respiratory	63	32	64	17	+ 15
Maternal Conditions	64	31	63	20	+ 11
War	65	15	65	8	+ 7
Otitis Media	66	5	66	6	- 1
Syphilis	67	4	67	3	+ 1
Encephalitis	68	2	68	3	- 1
Pertussis	69	1	69	1	- 1
Chagas disease	70	0	80	0	+ 0
Tetanus	71	0	70	1	- 1
Dengue	72	0	72	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	73	0	71	0	- 0
Measles	74	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	83	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	82	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	81	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	75	0	- 0
Chlamydia	83	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to AUSTRALIA

Canada

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.