AUSTRALIA VS UNITED KINGDOM: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	UNITED KINGDOM		AUSTRALIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	38,372	2	15,588	+ 22,784
Coronary Heart Disease	2	28,047	1	21,548	+ 6,498
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	15,852	8	4,446	+ 11,406
Stroke	4	14,713	3	10,331	+ 4,381
Lung Cancers	5	13,965	4	8,769	+ 5,197
Lung Disease	6	12,863	5	8,487	+ 4,375
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	7,213	6	6,209	+ 1,004
Prostate Cancer	8	5,196	9	3,766	+ 1,430
Breast Cancer	9	4,973	10	3,405	+ 1,568
Lymphomas	10	3,656	15	3,039	+ 617
Pancreas Cancer	11	3,517	13	3,118	+ 400
Oesophagus Cancer	12	3,412	25	1,494	+ 1,919
Parkinson's Disease	13	3,352	19	2,036	+ 1,316
Liver Disease	14	2,997	26	1,421	+ 1,576
Falls	15	2,979	14	3,116	- 137
Bladder Cancer	16	2,398	30	1,187	+ 1,211
Diabetes Mellitus	17	2,284	7	4,471	- 2,187
Kidney Disease	18	2,139	12	3,139	- 1,000
Other Injuries	19	2,137	22	1,642	+ 494
Suicide	20	2,082	11	3,150	- 1,068
Liver Cancer	21	2,048	20	2,036	+ 11
Leukemia	22	2,038	18	2,126	- 89
Hypertension	23	2,036	23	1,631	+ 405
Stomach Cancer	24	1,955	27	1,288	+ 667
Ovary Cancer	25	1,571	31	1,003	+ 569
Other Neoplasms	26	1,559	28	1,252	+ 306
Skin Cancers	27	1,457	17	2,319	- 861
Endocrine Disorders	28	1,289	16	2,328	- 1,039
Inflammatory/Heart	29	1,222	24	1,571	- 349
Oral Cancer	30	1,216	32	972	+ 243
Drug Use	31	1,104	21	1,783	- 678
Uterin Cancer	32	917	35	524	+ 393
Road Traffic Accidents	33	848	29	1,245	- 397
Skin Disease	34	834	34	594	+ 240
Congenital Anomalies	35	832	33	711	+ 121
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	817	42	276	+ 541
Multiple Sclerosis	37	726	46	188	+ 538
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	625	40	296	+ 330
Alcohol	39	608	37	380	+ 228
Low Birth Weight	40	514	43	248	+ 265
Asthma	41	509	36	455	+ 54
Epilepsy	42	467	41	285	+ 182
Cervical Cancer	43	430	39	342	+ 88
Rheumatoid Arthritis	44	396	45	229	+ 168
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	343	38	379	- 36
Violence	46	339	44	243	+ 96
Tuberculosis	47	137	56	53	+ 85
Fires	48	131	55	55	+ 76
Drownings	49	118	47	177	- 60
Anemia	50	108	49	157	- 49
Hepatitis C	51	104	48	173	- 69
Meningitis	52	91	60	37	+ 54
Poisonings	53	86	61	35	+ 52
Birth Trauma	54	74	50	140	- 66
HIV/AIDS	55	74	57	50	+ 24
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	72	53	71	+ 1
Osteoarthritis	57	65	52	114	- 49
Malnutrition	58	45	51	117	- 72
Appendicitis	59	41	62	26	+ 15
Schizophrenia	60	40	54	64	- 24
Oral conditions	61	21	59	40	- 19
Syphilis	62	19	67	3	+ 16
Upper Respiratory	63	19	64	17	+ 2
Maternal Conditions	64	18	63	20	- 2
Hepatitis B	65	16	58	41	- 26
Otitis Media	66	6	66	6	+ 0
War	67	4	65	8	- 4
Encephalitis	68	2	68	3	- 0
Pertussis	69	1	69	1	- 0
Leishmaniasis	70	0	81	0	+ 0
Chagas disease	71	0	80	0	+ 0
Tetanus	72	0	70	1	- 1
Dengue	73	0	72	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	74	0	71	0	- 0
Measles	75	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	82	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	83	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	79	0	- 0
Chlamydia	79	0	77	0	- 0
Ascariasis	80	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	83	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to AUSTRALIA

United Kingdom

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.