AUSTRALIA VS VENEZUELA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	VENEZUELA		AUSTRALIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	23,047	1	21,548	+ 1,499
Violence	2	15,532	44	243	+ 15,288
Stroke	3	10,393	3	10,331	+ 62
Diabetes Mellitus	4	9,574	7	4,471	+ 5,102
Road Traffic Accidents	5	9,531	29	1,245	+ 8,287
HIV/AIDS	6	6,416	57	50	+ 6,366
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	6,157	8	4,446	+ 1,711
Kidney Disease	8	5,081	12	3,139	+ 1,942
Hypertension	9	4,450	23	1,631	+ 2,818
Lung Disease	10	4,411	5	8,487	- 4,076
Lung Cancers	11	3,340	4	8,769	- 5,428
Low Birth Weight	12	2,645	43	248	+ 2,397
Prostate Cancer	13	2,440	9	3,766	- 1,326
Congenital Anomalies	14	2,438	33	711	+ 1,727
Breast Cancer	15	2,196	10	3,405	- 1,210
Liver Disease	16	2,005	26	1,421	+ 583
Stomach Cancer	17	1,863	27	1,288	+ 575
Other Neoplasms	18	1,857	28	1,252	+ 604
Colon-Rectum Cancers	19	1,745	6	6,209	- 4,464
Cervical Cancer	20	1,701	39	342	+ 1,360
Other Injuries	21	1,450	22	1,642	- 192
Diarrhoeal diseases	22	1,164	40	296	+ 869
Lymphomas	23	1,069	15	3,039	- 1,970
Birth Trauma	24	931	50	140	+ 791
Pancreas Cancer	25	927	13	3,118	- 2,191
Liver Cancer	26	882	20	2,036	- 1,154
Leukemia	27	863	18	2,126	- 1,263
Falls	28	741	14	3,116	- 2,375
Chagas disease	29	708	80	0	+ 708
Endocrine Disorders	30	651	16	2,328	- 1,677
Tuberculosis	31	640	56	53	+ 588
Malnutrition	32	539	51	117	+ 422
Inflammatory/Heart	33	513	24	1,571	- 1,058
Suicide	34	501	11	3,150	- 2,649
Alzheimers & Dementia	35	490	2	15,588	- 15,099
Ovary Cancer	36	482	31	1,003	- 521
Skin Cancers	37	474	17	2,319	- 1,845
Oral Cancer	38	466	32	972	- 506
Maternal Conditions	39	362	63	20	+ 341
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	358	42	276	+ 82
Epilepsy	41	352	41	285	+ 67
Malaria	42	344	82	0	+ 344
Drownings	43	333	47	177	+ 156
Oesophagus Cancer	44	317	25	1,494	- 1,177
Bladder Cancer	45	312	30	1,187	- 875
Asthma	46	266	36	455	- 189
Uterin Cancer	47	265	35	524	- 259
Parkinson's Disease	48	216	19	2,036	- 1,821
Meningitis	49	215	60	37	+ 178
Drug Use	50	193	21	1,783	- 1,590
War	51	158	65	8	+ 151
Rheumatoid Arthritis	52	154	45	229	- 75
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	129	53	71	+ 58
Fires	54	124	55	55	+ 69
Anemia	55	108	49	157	- 50
Appendicitis	56	84	62	26	+ 57
Rheumatic Heart Disease	57	69	38	379	- 310
Poisonings	58	58	61	35	+ 23
Dengue	59	56	72	0	+ 56
Multiple Sclerosis	60	43	46	188	- 144
Encephalitis	61	32	68	3	+ 29
Alcohol	62	29	37	380	- 350
Hepatitis B	63	25	58	41	- 16
Pertussis	64	22	69	1	+ 20
Hepatitis C	65	18	48	173	- 155
Skin Disease	66	15	34	594	- 579
Syphilis	67	13	67	3	+ 10
Tetanus	68	6	70	1	+ 5
Schizophrenia	69	5	54	64	- 59
Ascariasis	70	4	75	0	+ 4
Leprosy	71	4	76	0	+ 4
Osteoarthritis	72	3	52	114	- 111
Leishmaniasis	73	2	81	0	+ 2
Upper Respiratory	74	1	64	17	- 16
Otitis Media	75	1	66	6	- 5
Schistosomiasis	76	1	79	0	+ 1
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	84	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	78	0	71	0	- 0
Measles	79	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	73	0	- 0
Chlamydia	82	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	83	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	59	40	- 40
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to AUSTRALIA

Venezuela

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.