AUSTRALIA VS RUSSIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	RUSSIA		AUSTRALIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	106,966	1	21,548	+ 85,417
Stroke	2	62,197	3	10,331	+ 51,866
Lung Cancers	3	10,334	4	8,769	+ 1,565
Inflammatory/Heart	4	10,276	24	1,571	+ 8,705
Alzheimers & Dementia	5	9,223	2	15,588	- 6,365
Liver Disease	6	8,642	26	1,421	+ 7,221
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	8,104	6	6,209	+ 1,895
Suicide	8	6,962	11	3,150	+ 3,812
Lung Disease	9	6,957	5	8,487	- 1,530
Influenza and Pneumonia	10	6,160	8	4,446	+ 1,714
Stomach Cancer	11	5,586	27	1,288	+ 4,298
Alcohol	12	5,320	37	380	+ 4,940
Breast Cancer	13	4,418	10	3,405	+ 1,013
Other Injuries	14	4,280	22	1,642	+ 2,638
HIV/AIDS	15	4,042	57	50	+ 3,992
Pancreas Cancer	16	3,855	13	3,118	+ 738
Hypertension	17	3,488	23	1,631	+ 1,856
Diabetes Mellitus	18	3,487	7	4,471	- 984
Road Traffic Accidents	19	3,328	29	1,245	+ 2,083
Prostate Cancer	20	2,682	9	3,766	- 1,085
Falls	21	2,225	14	3,116	- 891
Kidney Disease	22	2,201	12	3,139	- 938
Violence	23	2,177	44	243	+ 1,933
Liver Cancer	24	2,122	20	2,036	+ 86
Oral Cancer	25	2,068	32	972	+ 1,096
Parkinson's Disease	26	1,781	19	2,036	- 255
Drug Use	27	1,732	21	1,783	- 50
Peptic Ulcer Disease	28	1,699	42	276	+ 1,423
Lymphomas	29	1,695	15	3,039	- 1,343
Tuberculosis	30	1,601	56	53	+ 1,548
Leukemia	31	1,566	18	2,126	- 560
Ovary Cancer	32	1,544	31	1,003	+ 542
Oesophagus Cancer	33	1,413	25	1,494	- 81
Cervical Cancer	34	1,411	39	342	+ 1,069
Uterin Cancer	35	1,305	35	524	+ 781
Drownings	36	1,260	47	177	+ 1,083
Fires	37	1,214	55	55	+ 1,160
Bladder Cancer	38	1,199	30	1,187	+ 12
Skin Cancers	39	1,067	17	2,319	- 1,252
Poisonings	40	1,058	61	35	+ 1,023
Congenital Anomalies	41	799	33	711	+ 88
Rheumatic Heart Disease	42	527	38	379	+ 148
Skin Disease	43	520	34	594	- 74
Low Birth Weight	44	409	43	248	+ 161
Endocrine Disorders	45	381	16	2,328	- 1,947
Asthma	46	335	36	455	- 120
Encephalitis	47	205	68	3	+ 202
Meningitis	48	197	60	37	+ 160
Multiple Sclerosis	49	157	46	188	- 31
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	143	45	229	- 86
Other Neoplasms	51	139	28	1,252	- 1,114
Epilepsy	52	137	41	285	- 148
Birth Trauma	53	136	50	140	- 4
Appendicitis	54	78	62	26	+ 51
Diarrhoeal diseases	55	77	40	296	- 219
Maternal Conditions	56	51	63	20	+ 31
Malnutrition	57	46	51	117	- 71
Upper Respiratory	58	30	64	17	+ 13
War	59	23	65	8	+ 15
Hepatitis B	60	8	58	41	- 33
Chlamydia	61	5	77	0	+ 5
Syphilis	62	4	67	3	+ 1
Tetanus	63	1	70	1	- 1
Otitis Media	64	1	66	6	- 5
Pertussis	65	0	69	1	- 1
Hepatitis C	66	0	48	173	- 173
Diphtheria	67	0	71	0	- 0
Measles	68	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	69	0	84	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	70	0	83	0	- 0
Chagas disease	71	0	80	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	73	0	81	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	82	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	77	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	73	0	- 0
Dengue	79	0	72	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	49	157	- 157
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	54	64	- 64
Osteoarthritis	84	0	52	114	- 114
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	53	71	- 71
Oral conditions	86	0	59	40	- 40
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to AUSTRALIA

Russia

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.