AUSTRALIA VS SPAIN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SPAIN		AUSTRALIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	29,262	1	21,548	+ 7,713
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	23,971	2	15,588	+ 8,382
Stroke	3	16,421	3	10,331	+ 6,090
Lung Cancers	4	12,530	4	8,769	+ 3,761
Lung Disease	5	10,715	5	8,487	+ 2,228
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	9,601	6	6,209	+ 3,392
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	7,766	8	4,446	+ 3,320
Kidney Disease	8	5,506	12	3,139	+ 2,367
Hypertension	9	5,160	23	1,631	+ 3,529
Diabetes Mellitus	10	4,401	7	4,471	- 70
Breast Cancer	11	4,001	10	3,405	+ 596
Pancreas Cancer	12	3,823	13	3,118	+ 705
Prostate Cancer	13	3,635	9	3,766	- 132
Stomach Cancer	14	3,282	27	1,288	+ 1,994
Other Injuries	15	3,134	22	1,642	+ 1,492
Lymphomas	16	3,020	15	3,039	- 18
Bladder Cancer	17	2,957	30	1,187	+ 1,769
Liver Cancer	18	2,887	20	2,036	+ 850
Inflammatory/Heart	19	2,822	24	1,571	+ 1,251
Parkinson's Disease	20	2,798	19	2,036	+ 762
Endocrine Disorders	21	2,753	16	2,328	+ 425
Other Neoplasms	22	2,688	28	1,252	+ 1,436
Liver Disease	23	2,396	26	1,421	+ 974
Leukemia	24	2,136	18	2,126	+ 10
Suicide	25	2,044	11	3,150	- 1,106
Falls	26	1,838	14	3,116	- 1,278
Oral Cancer	27	1,462	32	972	+ 490
Ovary Cancer	28	1,147	31	1,003	+ 144
Oesophagus Cancer	29	1,139	25	1,494	- 355
Skin Disease	30	1,042	34	594	+ 448
Road Traffic Accidents	31	1,036	29	1,245	- 209
Skin Cancers	32	1,021	17	2,319	- 1,298
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	913	38	379	+ 534
Uterin Cancer	34	913	35	524	+ 388
Asthma	35	641	36	455	+ 186
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	602	40	296	+ 307
Anemia	37	518	49	157	+ 360
Congenital Anomalies	38	489	33	711	- 222
Cervical Cancer	39	484	39	342	+ 142
Epilepsy	40	466	41	285	+ 182
Drug Use	41	440	21	1,783	- 1,343
Hepatitis C	42	369	48	173	+ 196
HIV/AIDS	43	305	57	50	+ 255
Peptic Ulcer Disease	44	269	42	276	- 7
Drownings	45	252	47	177	+ 75
Alcohol	46	189	37	380	- 191
Malnutrition	47	171	51	117	+ 54
Rheumatoid Arthritis	48	166	45	229	- 63
Multiple Sclerosis	49	163	46	188	- 25
Tuberculosis	50	153	56	53	+ 100
Violence	51	148	44	243	- 95
Low Birth Weight	52	143	43	248	- 105
Osteoarthritis	53	120	52	114	+ 6
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	116	53	71	+ 45
Fires	55	105	55	55	+ 50
Schizophrenia	56	102	54	64	+ 38
Poisonings	57	96	61	35	+ 62
Hepatitis B	58	92	58	41	+ 51
Meningitis	59	73	60	37	+ 36
Birth Trauma	60	64	50	140	- 76
Appendicitis	61	45	62	26	+ 18
Upper Respiratory	62	26	64	17	+ 9
Oral conditions	63	25	59	40	- 15
Maternal Conditions	64	8	63	20	- 13
Leishmaniasis	65	6	81	0	+ 6
Otitis Media	66	5	66	6	- 1
Syphilis	67	5	67	3	+ 2
War	68	3	65	8	- 5
Iodine Deficiency	69	2	84	0	+ 2
Encephalitis	70	2	68	3	- 1
Chagas disease	71	2	80	0	+ 2
Tetanus	72	1	70	1	- 0
Pertussis	73	1	69	1	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	79	0	+ 0
Leprosy	75	0	76	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	76	0	71	0	- 0
Dengue	77	0	72	0	- 0
Ascariasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	73	0	- 0
Measles	81	0	78	0	- 0
Chlamydia	82	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	83	0	82	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	84	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to AUSTRALIA

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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.