AUSTRALIA VS GUYANA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GUYANA		AUSTRALIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	44,998	1	21,548	+ 23,450
Stroke	2	34,464	3	10,331	+ 24,132
Diabetes Mellitus	3	19,506	7	4,471	+ 15,035
Hypertension	4	10,787	23	1,631	+ 9,155
Suicide	5	10,630	11	3,150	+ 7,480
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	10,164	8	4,446	+ 5,718
HIV/AIDS	7	8,636	57	50	+ 8,586
Kidney Disease	8	7,867	12	3,139	+ 4,727
Liver Disease	9	6,635	26	1,421	+ 5,213
Violence	10	6,524	44	243	+ 6,281
Road Traffic Accidents	11	5,894	29	1,245	+ 4,649
Endocrine Disorders	12	5,880	16	2,328	+ 3,551
Lung Disease	13	5,865	5	8,487	- 2,623
Other Injuries	14	5,636	22	1,642	+ 3,994
Drownings	15	4,882	47	177	+ 4,704
Tuberculosis	16	4,617	56	53	+ 4,564
Prostate Cancer	17	4,155	9	3,766	+ 389
Anemia	18	3,334	49	157	+ 3,177
Breast Cancer	19	3,231	10	3,405	- 174
Inflammatory/Heart	20	3,093	24	1,571	+ 1,522
Cervical Cancer	21	3,080	39	342	+ 2,739
Low Birth Weight	22	3,009	43	248	+ 2,761
Congenital Anomalies	23	2,316	33	711	+ 1,605
Birth Trauma	24	2,171	50	140	+ 2,031
Colon-Rectum Cancers	25	1,974	6	6,209	- 4,234
Peptic Ulcer Disease	26	1,831	42	276	+ 1,555
Diarrhoeal diseases	27	1,601	40	296	+ 1,306
Other Neoplasms	28	1,354	28	1,252	+ 101
Lung Cancers	29	1,272	4	8,769	- 7,496
Malnutrition	30	1,258	51	117	+ 1,141
Stomach Cancer	31	1,145	27	1,288	- 143
Lymphomas	32	1,085	15	3,039	- 1,954
Malaria	33	1,011	82	0	+ 1,011
Liver Cancer	34	974	20	2,036	- 1,062
Maternal Conditions	35	949	63	20	+ 929
Asthma	36	859	36	455	+ 403
Epilepsy	37	795	41	285	+ 510
Alzheimers & Dementia	38	770	2	15,588	- 14,819
Leukemia	39	715	18	2,126	- 1,411
Oral Cancer	40	676	32	972	- 296
Fires	41	655	55	55	+ 600
Pancreas Cancer	42	640	13	3,118	- 2,477
Ovary Cancer	43	597	31	1,003	- 405
Meningitis	44	586	60	37	+ 549
Drug Use	45	527	21	1,783	- 1,256
Uterin Cancer	46	438	35	524	- 86
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	434	38	379	+ 55
Falls	48	375	14	3,116	- 2,741
Parkinson's Disease	49	304	19	2,036	- 1,732
Bladder Cancer	50	267	30	1,187	- 920
Oesophagus Cancer	51	263	25	1,494	- 1,230
Prostatic Hypertrophy	52	261	53	71	+ 190
Encephalitis	53	237	68	3	+ 234
Appendicitis	54	202	62	26	+ 175
Skin Cancers	55	163	17	2,319	- 2,156
Skin Disease	56	108	34	594	- 487
Alcohol	57	104	37	380	- 275
Osteoarthritis	58	102	52	114	- 12
Hepatitis B	59	68	58	41	+ 26
Dengue	60	62	72	0	+ 62
Multiple Sclerosis	61	42	46	188	- 146
Schizophrenia	62	34	54	64	- 30
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	34	45	229	- 195
War	64	21	65	8	+ 13
Poisonings	65	19	61	35	- 15
Upper Respiratory	66	17	64	17	+ 0
Oral conditions	67	14	59	40	- 26
Leprosy	68	12	76	0	+ 12
Hepatitis C	69	9	48	173	- 164
Vitamin A Deficiency	70	9	86	0	+ 9
Syphilis	71	8	67	3	+ 5
Tetanus	72	7	70	1	+ 6
Pertussis	73	2	69	1	+ 1
Ascariasis	74	1	75	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	75	0	71	0	- 0
Otitis Media	76	0	66	6	- 6
Measles	77	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	74	0	- 0
Chlamydia	80	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	81	0	80	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	83	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	83	0	81	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	84	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	85	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to AUSTRALIA

Guyana

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.