AUSTRALIA VS INDIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	INDIA		AUSTRALIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	28,875	1	21,548	+ 7,327
Lung Disease	2	16,712	5	8,487	+ 8,224
Stroke	3	13,241	3	10,331	+ 2,910
Diarrhoeal diseases	4	12,734	40	296	+ 12,438
Tuberculosis	5	8,280	56	53	+ 8,228
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	7,455	8	4,446	+ 3,009
Diabetes Mellitus	7	5,157	7	4,471	+ 686
Liver Disease	8	5,102	26	1,421	+ 3,681
Low Birth Weight	9	4,535	43	248	+ 4,287
Falls	10	4,289	14	3,116	+ 1,173
Kidney Disease	11	4,234	12	3,139	+ 1,095
Road Traffic Accidents	12	4,039	29	1,245	+ 2,794
Asthma	13	3,724	36	455	+ 3,269
Suicide	14	3,293	11	3,150	+ 143
Other Injuries	15	2,841	22	1,642	+ 1,199
Oral Cancer	16	2,549	32	972	+ 1,577
Alzheimers & Dementia	17	2,405	2	15,588	- 13,184
Rheumatic Heart Disease	18	2,395	38	379	+ 2,016
Hypertension	19	2,053	23	1,631	+ 421
Birth Trauma	20	1,953	50	140	+ 1,813
Lung Cancers	21	1,677	4	8,769	- 7,092
Breast Cancer	22	1,573	10	3,405	- 1,832
Congenital Anomalies	23	1,572	33	711	+ 862
Stomach Cancer	24	1,540	27	1,288	+ 252
Colon-Rectum Cancers	25	1,470	6	6,209	- 4,739
Peptic Ulcer Disease	26	1,294	42	276	+ 1,018
Violence	27	983	44	243	+ 740
Drownings	28	927	47	177	+ 749
Encephalitis	29	913	68	3	+ 911
Cervical Cancer	30	861	39	342	+ 519
HIV/AIDS	31	844	57	50	+ 794
Parkinson's Disease	32	824	19	2,036	- 1,212
Lymphomas	33	763	15	3,039	- 2,276
Oesophagus Cancer	34	739	25	1,494	- 755
Leukemia	35	634	18	2,126	- 1,492
Meningitis	36	633	60	37	+ 596
Pancreas Cancer	37	623	13	3,118	- 2,494
Prostate Cancer	38	588	9	3,766	- 3,178
Liver Cancer	39	577	20	2,036	- 1,459
Epilepsy	40	576	41	285	+ 291
Maternal Conditions	41	492	63	20	+ 472
Fires	42	442	55	55	+ 387
Alcohol	43	439	37	380	+ 59
Ovary Cancer	44	417	31	1,003	- 586
Skin Disease	45	339	34	594	- 255
Dengue	46	333	72	0	+ 333
Endocrine Disorders	47	290	16	2,328	- 2,038
Bladder Cancer	48	267	30	1,187	- 920
Inflammatory/Heart	49	240	24	1,571	- 1,331
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	227	45	229	- 2
Measles	51	226	78	0	+ 226
Drug Use	52	223	21	1,783	- 1,560
Appendicitis	53	214	62	26	+ 187
Pertussis	54	192	69	1	+ 190
Malnutrition	55	164	51	117	+ 47
Hepatitis B	56	155	58	41	+ 114
Malaria	57	146	82	0	+ 146
Tetanus	58	135	70	1	+ 133
Uterin Cancer	59	130	35	524	- 394
Skin Cancers	60	96	17	2,319	- 2,223
Poisonings	61	67	61	35	+ 33
Other Neoplasms	62	56	28	1,252	- 1,196
Multiple Sclerosis	63	44	46	188	- 144
Syphilis	64	38	67	3	+ 35
Hepatitis C	65	26	48	173	- 147
Leishmaniasis	66	18	81	0	+ 18
War	67	17	65	8	+ 9
Upper Respiratory	68	11	64	17	- 6
Chlamydia	69	7	77	0	+ 7
Ascariasis	70	2	75	0	+ 2
Otitis Media	71	1	66	6	- 5
Diphtheria	72	1	71	0	+ 1
Leprosy	73	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	74	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	76	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	80	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	83	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	49	157	- 157
Depression	82	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	54	64	- 64
Oral conditions	84	0	59	40	- 40
Osteoarthritis	85	0	52	114	- 114
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	53	71	- 71
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.