AUSTRALIA VS PHILIPPINES: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	PHILIPPINES		AUSTRALIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	29,412	1	21,548	+ 7,863
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	21,230	8	4,446	+ 16,784
Stroke	3	16,785	3	10,331	+ 6,454
Kidney Disease	4	8,913	12	3,139	+ 5,773
Hypertension	5	7,808	23	1,631	+ 6,177
Lung Disease	6	7,369	5	8,487	- 1,119
Diabetes Mellitus	7	7,301	7	4,471	+ 2,830
Tuberculosis	8	6,124	56	53	+ 6,072
Violence	9	3,357	44	243	+ 3,114
Road Traffic Accidents	10	2,946	29	1,245	+ 1,701
Asthma	11	2,581	36	455	+ 2,126
Endocrine Disorders	12	2,368	16	2,328	+ 40
Lung Cancers	13	2,330	4	8,769	- 6,438
Low Birth Weight	14	2,295	43	248	+ 2,047
Breast Cancer	15	2,218	10	3,405	- 1,187
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	1,825	6	6,209	- 4,384
Congenital Anomalies	17	1,822	33	711	+ 1,111
Birth Trauma	18	1,802	50	140	+ 1,661
Liver Cancer	19	1,734	20	2,036	- 302
Liver Disease	20	1,602	26	1,421	+ 180
Peptic Ulcer Disease	21	1,554	42	276	+ 1,278
Diarrhoeal diseases	22	1,401	40	296	+ 1,105
Other Neoplasms	23	1,165	28	1,252	- 88
Malnutrition	24	976	51	117	+ 859
Skin Disease	25	957	34	594	+ 363
Prostate Cancer	26	939	9	3,766	- 2,827
Drownings	27	878	47	177	+ 701
Falls	28	874	14	3,116	- 2,242
Leukemia	29	814	18	2,126	- 1,312
Inflammatory/Heart	30	802	24	1,571	- 769
Other Injuries	31	800	22	1,642	- 842
Anemia	32	777	49	157	+ 620
Cervical Cancer	33	696	39	342	+ 354
Oral Cancer	34	660	32	972	- 312
Suicide	35	526	11	3,150	- 2,623
Lymphomas	36	516	15	3,039	- 2,523
Pancreas Cancer	37	480	13	3,118	- 2,637
Maternal Conditions	38	462	63	20	+ 442
Alzheimers & Dementia	39	455	2	15,588	- 15,134
Ovary Cancer	40	451	31	1,003	- 551
Stomach Cancer	41	423	27	1,288	- 865
Rheumatic Heart Disease	42	409	38	379	+ 30
Pertussis	43	398	69	1	+ 397
Syphilis	44	262	67	3	+ 259
Epilepsy	45	253	41	285	- 31
Dengue	46	240	72	0	+ 240
Meningitis	47	236	60	37	+ 198
Measles	48	202	78	0	+ 202
War	49	185	65	8	+ 177
Uterin Cancer	50	172	35	524	- 352
Prostatic Hypertrophy	51	170	53	71	+ 99
Drug Use	52	157	21	1,783	- 1,626
Oesophagus Cancer	53	152	25	1,494	- 1,342
Fires	54	136	55	55	+ 81
Parkinson's Disease	55	134	19	2,036	- 1,902
Hepatitis B	56	133	58	41	+ 92
Osteoarthritis	57	129	52	114	+ 15
Bladder Cancer	58	129	30	1,187	- 1,058
Tetanus	59	118	70	1	+ 117
Alcohol	60	91	37	380	- 289
Skin Cancers	61	83	17	2,319	- 2,235
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	73	45	229	- 156
Appendicitis	63	62	62	26	+ 36
Schistosomiasis	64	53	79	0	+ 53
Poisonings	65	51	61	35	+ 16
HIV/AIDS	66	46	57	50	- 4
Encephalitis	67	42	68	3	+ 39
Schizophrenia	68	29	54	64	- 35
Malaria	69	21	82	0	+ 21
Upper Respiratory	70	9	64	17	- 8
Leprosy	71	8	76	0	+ 8
Multiple Sclerosis	72	7	46	188	- 181
Oral conditions	73	6	59	40	- 34
Otitis Media	74	5	66	6	- 1
Diphtheria	75	3	71	0	+ 3
Ascariasis	76	3	75	0	+ 3
Iodine Deficiency	77	1	84	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	78	1	77	0	+ 1
Chagas disease	79	0	80	0	+ 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	86	0	+ 0
Hepatitis C	81	0	48	173	- 173
Leishmaniasis	82	0	81	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	83	0	83	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	84	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	85	0	73	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to AUSTRALIA

Philippines

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.