According to the latest WHO data published in 2017; Causes of death in Australia, demographic summary, health risks, cancer rank by type, world rankings, health profile in Australia. What is the leading cause of death in Australia?
CAUSES | Rate | World Rank | Deaths (%) |
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Coronary Heart Disease | 54.11 | 173 | 23,153 (17.96%) |
Alzheimers/Dementia | 29.61 | 28 | 13,446 (10.43%) |
Stroke | 24.06 | 177 | 10,516 (8.16%) |
Lung Cancers | 20.95 | 56 | 8,461 (6.56%) |
Lung Disease | 18.79 | 121 | 8,180 (6.35%) |
Prostate Cancer | 17.14 | 83 | 3,488 (2.71%) |
Breast Cancer | 16.54 | 93 | 3,235 (2.51%) |
Colon-Rectum Cancers | 14.46 | 44 | 5,847 (4.54%) |
Diabetes Mellitus | 10.59 | 152 | 4,484 (3.48%) |
Suicide | 10.52 | 84 | 2,819 (2.19%) |
Influenza and Pneumonia | 9.68 | 169 | 4,151 (3.22%) |
Lymphomas | 6.82 | 43 | 2,808 (2.18%) |
Pancreas Cancer | 6.49 | 47 | 2,630 (2.04%) |
Skin Cancers | 6.04 | 2 | 2,380 (1.85%) |
Kidney Disease | 5.95 | 163 | 2,594 (2.01%) |
Endocrine Disorders | 5.53 | 91 | 2,174 (1.69%) |
Falls | 5.29 | 89 | 2,282 (1.77%) |
Road Traffic Accidents | 4.94 | 162 | 1,295 (1.00%) |
Ovary Cancer | 4.85 | 75 | 989 (0.77%) |
Leukemia | 4.68 | 43 | 1,882 (1.46%) |
Other Injuries | 4.41 | 156 | 1,675 (1.30%) |
Liver Disease | 4.34 | 169 | 1,434 (1.11%) |
Drug Use | 4.30 | 14 | 1,076 (0.83%) |
Liver Cancer | 4.24 | 124 | 1,644 (1.28%) |
Parkinson's Disease | 3.88 | 15 | 1,753 (1.36%) |
Inflammatory/Heart | 3.80 | 140 | 1,421 (1.10%) |
Oesophagus Cancer | 3.46 | 65 | 1,376 (1.07%) |
Stomach Cancer | 3.35 | 143 | 1,325 (1.03%) |
Congenital Anomalies | 2.98 | 166 | 659 (0.51%) |
Other Neoplasms | 2.95 | 82 | 1,216 (0.94%) |
Hypertension | 2.78 | 170 | 1,227 (0.95%) |
Bladder Cancer | 2.73 | 66 | 1,178 (0.91%) |
Oral Cancer | 2.31 | 112 | 879 (0.68%) |
Uterin Cancer | 2.03 | 87 | 398 (0.31%) |
Cervical Cancer | 1.88 | 162 | 369 (0.29%) |
Low Birth Weight | 1.29 | 172 | 226 (0.18%) |
Asthma | 1.21 | 137 | 457 (0.35%) |
Alcohol | 1.20 | 116 | 388 (0.30%) |
Skin Disease | 1.08 | 119 | 465 (0.36%) |
Epilepsy | 1.00 | 148 | 299 (0.23%) |
Violence | 0.92 | 166 | 224 (0.17%) |
Rheumatic Heart Disease | 0.86 | 144 | 351 (0.27%) |
Drownings | 0.82 | 160 | 205 (0.16%) |
Birth Trauma | 0.68 | 149 | 119 (0.09%) |
Peptic Ulcer Disease | 0.66 | 167 | 277 (0.21%) |
Diarrhoeal diseases | 0.61 | 154 | 262 (0.20%) |
Multiple Sclerosis | 0.49 | 35 | 177 (0.14%) |
Rheumatoid Arthritis | 0.46 | 42 | 198 (0.15%) |
Poisonings | 0.38 | 136 | 110 (0.09%) |
Anemia | 0.36 | 91 | 163 (0.13%) |
Value | World Rank | |
---|---|---|
Population total | 23,232,413 | 55 |
Sex ratio m / f | 1.01 | 56 |
Population 0-14 | 17.8% | 149 |
Population 15-64 | 66.1% | 79 |
Population 65 + | 16.1% | 33 |
Total | World Rank | |
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Alcohol Liters | 10.6 | 33 |
Male | Female | World Rank | |
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Smoking Percent | 16.7 | 13.1 | 120 / 47 |
Male | Female | World Rank | |
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Obesity Percent | 29.6 | 28.4 | 16 / 56 |
Total | World Rank | |
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Happiness Score | 7.27 | 10 |
CAUSES | Rate | World Rank |
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Lung Cancers | 20.95 | 56 |
Prostate Cancer | 17.14 | 83 |
Breast Cancer | 16.54 | 93 |
Colon-Rectum Cancers | 14.46 | 44 |
Pancreas Cancer | 6.49 | 47 |
Skin Cancers | 6.04 | 2 |
Ovary Cancer | 4.85 | 75 |
Liver Cancer | 4.24 | 124 |
Oesophagus Cancer | 3.46 | 65 |
Stomach Cancer | 3.35 | 143 |
Bladder Cancer | 2.73 | 66 |
Oral Cancer | 2.31 | 112 |
Uterin Cancer | 2.03 | 87 |
Cervical Cancer | 1.88 | 162 |