AUSTRALIA VS SWAZILAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SWAZILAND		AUSTRALIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	54,419	57	50	+ 54,369
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	21,654	8	4,446	+ 17,207
Diabetes Mellitus	3	20,980	7	4,471	+ 16,509
Stroke	4	18,827	3	10,331	+ 8,496
Coronary Heart Disease	5	17,757	1	21,548	- 3,791
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	12,164	40	296	+ 11,868
Road Traffic Accidents	7	9,039	29	1,245	+ 7,794
Kidney Disease	8	8,966	12	3,139	+ 5,826
Suicide	9	7,939	11	3,150	+ 4,790
Hypertension	10	6,870	23	1,631	+ 5,239
Liver Disease	11	6,436	26	1,421	+ 5,015
Lung Disease	12	6,221	5	8,487	- 2,267
Tuberculosis	13	6,017	56	53	+ 5,964
Low Birth Weight	14	5,481	43	248	+ 5,232
Cervical Cancer	15	5,055	39	342	+ 4,713
Violence	16	4,993	44	243	+ 4,750
Other Injuries	17	4,472	22	1,642	+ 2,829
Birth Trauma	18	3,915	50	140	+ 3,775
Congenital Anomalies	19	3,773	33	711	+ 3,063
Asthma	20	3,517	36	455	+ 3,061
Maternal Conditions	21	2,724	63	20	+ 2,703
Malnutrition	22	2,489	51	117	+ 2,372
Meningitis	23	2,291	60	37	+ 2,254
Inflammatory/Heart	24	2,204	24	1,571	+ 633
Drownings	25	2,045	47	177	+ 1,868
Fires	26	1,967	55	55	+ 1,913
Alzheimers & Dementia	27	1,801	2	15,588	- 13,788
Endocrine Disorders	28	1,744	16	2,328	- 584
Peptic Ulcer Disease	29	1,196	42	276	+ 920
Epilepsy	30	1,075	41	285	+ 790
Prostate Cancer	31	1,057	9	3,766	- 2,710
Falls	32	970	14	3,116	- 2,146
Pertussis	33	912	69	1	+ 911
Poisonings	34	882	61	35	+ 847
Breast Cancer	35	867	10	3,405	- 2,538
Lymphomas	36	731	15	3,039	- 2,308
Liver Cancer	37	690	20	2,036	- 1,346
Drug Use	38	631	21	1,783	- 1,152
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	616	38	379	+ 237
Skin Disease	40	594	34	594	- 0
Parkinson's Disease	41	561	19	2,036	- 1,475
Skin Cancers	42	468	17	2,319	- 1,851
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	439	6	6,209	- 5,770
Oesophagus Cancer	44	435	25	1,494	- 1,059
Syphilis	45	410	67	3	+ 407
Lung Cancers	46	391	4	8,769	- 8,378
Leukemia	47	384	18	2,126	- 1,743
Alcohol	48	377	37	380	- 3
Schistosomiasis	49	301	79	0	+ 301
Uterin Cancer	50	269	35	524	- 255
Oral Cancer	51	240	32	972	- 732
Ovary Cancer	52	233	31	1,003	- 769
Stomach Cancer	53	161	27	1,288	- 1,127
Appendicitis	54	156	62	26	+ 129
Bladder Cancer	55	142	30	1,187	- 1,045
Pancreas Cancer	56	142	13	3,118	- 2,976
Hepatitis B	57	139	58	41	+ 98
Rheumatoid Arthritis	58	116	45	229	- 113
Encephalitis	59	113	68	3	+ 111
Upper Respiratory	60	98	64	17	+ 81
Other Neoplasms	61	93	28	1,252	- 1,160
Tetanus	62	87	70	1	+ 85
Multiple Sclerosis	63	35	46	188	- 153
Measles	64	15	78	0	+ 15
Hepatitis C	65	9	48	173	- 164
Ascariasis	66	7	75	0	+ 7
Malaria	67	7	82	0	+ 7
Otitis Media	68	6	66	6	- 0
Chlamydia	69	4	77	0	+ 4
Diphtheria	70	4	71	0	+ 4
War	71	4	65	8	- 4
Dengue	72	1	72	0	+ 1
Hookworm Disease	73	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	84	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	81	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	83	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	80	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	53	71	- 71
Osteoarthritis	81	0	52	114	- 114
Oral conditions	82	0	59	40	- 40
Schizophrenia	83	0	54	64	- 64
Anemia	84	0	49	157	- 157
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to AUSTRALIA

Swaziland

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.