AUSTRALIA VS CHINA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CHINA		AUSTRALIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	38,624	3	10,331	+ 28,293
Coronary Heart Disease	2	33,489	1	21,548	+ 11,940
Lung Disease	3	18,310	5	8,487	+ 9,823
Lung Cancers	4	13,503	4	8,769	+ 4,735
Stomach Cancer	5	7,532	27	1,288	+ 6,244
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	5,755	2	15,588	- 9,833
Hypertension	7	5,693	23	1,631	+ 4,062
Road Traffic Accidents	8	4,731	29	1,245	+ 3,486
Colon-Rectum Cancers	9	4,695	6	6,209	- 1,513
Oesophagus Cancer	10	4,592	25	1,494	+ 3,098
Kidney Disease	11	3,635	12	3,139	+ 496
Influenza and Pneumonia	12	3,466	8	4,446	- 980
Liver Cancer	13	3,421	20	2,036	+ 1,385
Diabetes Mellitus	14	3,056	7	4,471	- 1,415
Liver Disease	15	2,752	26	1,421	+ 1,331
Falls	16	2,625	14	3,116	- 490
Suicide	17	2,199	11	3,150	- 951
Pancreas Cancer	18	2,108	13	3,118	- 1,009
Breast Cancer	19	1,753	10	3,405	- 1,652
Parkinson's Disease	20	1,336	19	2,036	- 700
Rheumatic Heart Disease	21	1,235	38	379	+ 857
Leukemia	22	1,099	18	2,126	- 1,027
Lymphomas	23	1,093	15	3,039	- 1,945
Oral Cancer	24	1,034	32	972	+ 62
Other Injuries	25	1,022	22	1,642	- 620
Drownings	26	998	47	177	+ 821
Cervical Cancer	27	976	39	342	+ 635
Prostate Cancer	28	965	9	3,766	- 2,801
Bladder Cancer	29	716	30	1,187	- 471
Peptic Ulcer Disease	30	713	42	276	+ 437
Congenital Anomalies	31	692	33	711	- 19
Tuberculosis	32	658	56	53	+ 605
Inflammatory/Heart	33	566	24	1,571	- 1,005
HIV/AIDS	34	543	57	50	+ 493
Ovary Cancer	35	531	31	1,003	- 472
Poisonings	36	487	61	35	+ 452
Endocrine Disorders	37	484	16	2,328	- 1,844
Drug Use	38	458	21	1,783	- 1,325
Asthma	39	438	36	455	- 18
Low Birth Weight	40	409	43	248	+ 161
Skin Cancers	41	372	17	2,319	- 1,947
Alcohol	42	361	37	380	- 19
Birth Trauma	43	334	50	140	+ 193
Malnutrition	44	246	51	117	+ 129
Uterin Cancer	45	222	35	524	- 302
Epilepsy	46	215	41	285	- 70
Violence	47	210	44	243	- 33
Fires	48	198	55	55	+ 144
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	191	45	229	- 38
Diarrhoeal diseases	50	165	40	296	- 131
Meningitis	51	108	60	37	+ 71
Skin Disease	52	99	34	594	- 496
Other Neoplasms	53	83	28	1,252	- 1,170
Maternal Conditions	54	68	63	20	+ 48
Encephalitis	55	53	68	3	+ 50
Hepatitis B	56	52	58	41	+ 11
Upper Respiratory	57	50	64	17	+ 33
Syphilis	58	34	67	3	+ 32
Multiple Sclerosis	59	33	46	188	- 155
Appendicitis	60	28	62	26	+ 1
War	61	17	65	8	+ 9
Measles	62	11	78	0	+ 11
Tetanus	63	9	70	1	+ 8
Pertussis	64	9	69	1	+ 8
Schistosomiasis	65	8	79	0	+ 8
Hepatitis C	66	2	48	173	- 171
Chlamydia	67	1	77	0	+ 1
Ascariasis	68	1	75	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	69	0	66	6	- 6
Dengue	70	0	72	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	71	0	71	0	- 0
Leprosy	72	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	82	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	80	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	83	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	81	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	59	40	- 40
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	53	71	- 71
Osteoarthritis	82	0	52	114	- 114
Anemia	83	0	49	157	- 157
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	54	64	- 64
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to AUSTRALIA

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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.