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HEALTH PROFILE: Australia

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Australia AUSTRALIA POPULATION PYRAMID
 
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    COUNTRY PROFILE
    Afghanistan Albania Algeria Angola Antigua/Bar. Arab Emirates Argentina Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia/Herzeg. Botswana Brazil Brunei Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cape Verde Central Africa Chad Chile China Colombia Comoros Congo Costa Rica Cote d Ivoire Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Djibouti Dominican Rep. DR Congo Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equ. Guinea Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Fiji Finland France Gabon Gambia Georgia Germany Ghana Greece Grenada Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Lithuania Luxembourg Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Micronesia Moldova Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nepal Netherlands New Guinea New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria No Macedonia North Korea Norway Oman Pakistan Panama Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Qatar Romania Russia Rwanda Saint Lucia Saint Vincent Samoa Sao Tome Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Isl. Somalia South Africa South Korea South Sudan Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Syria Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Timor-Leste Togo Tonga Trinidad/Tob. Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Uganda Ukraine United Kingdom United States Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Venezuela Viet Nam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe
    Australia AUSTRALIA LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
          World Rank
      Male Female M F
    At Birth
    81.3
    84.8
    3
    9
    Age 5
    81.6
    85.1
    3
    9
    Age 10
    81.6
    85.1
    3
    9
    Age 15
    81.6
    85.2
    3
    9
    Age 20
    81.7
    85.2
    3
    9
    Age 25
    81.9
    85.3
    3
    9
    Age 30
    82.1
    85.4
    3
    8
    Age 35
    82.3
    85.5
    2
    8
    Age 40
    82.5
    85.6
    2
    7
    Age 45
    82.8
    85.8
    2
    7
    Age 50
    83.2
    86.0
    1
    6
    Age 55
    83.7
    86.4
    1
    6
    Age 60
    84.4
    86.8
    1
    7
    Age 65
    85.2
    87.4
    1
    7
    Age 70
    86.2
    88.1
    1
    7
    Age 75
    87.5
    89.0
    1
    9
    Age 80
    89.2
    90.2
    3
    12
    Age 85
    91.3
    91.9
    10
    17
    Australia AUSTRALIA TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    37.36
    176
    2. Alzheimers & Dementia
    22.63
    23
    3. Lung Cancers
    18.97
    58
    4. Stroke
    17.13
    179
    5. Lung Disease
    15.32
    141
    6. Breast Cancer
    14.85
    119
    7. Prostate Cancer
    14.71
    105
    8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    12.81
    43
    9. Suicide
    11.25
    57
    10. Diabetes Mellitus
    8.50
    149
    11. Influenza and Pneumonia
    6.99
    176
    12. Pancreas Cancer
    6.62
    46
    13. Drug Use
    6.56
    3
    14. Lymphomas
    6.10
    38
    15. Kidney Disease
    5.16
    166
    16. Falls
    4.99
    102
    17. Endocrine Disorders
    4.82
    63
    18. Skin Cancers
    4.76
    4
    19. Liver Cancer
    4.61
    112
    20. Road Traffic Accidents
    4.46
    158
    21. Leukemia
    4.40
    52
    22. Ovary Cancer
    4.28
    99
    23. Liver Disease
    3.89
    172
    24. Inflammatory/Heart
    3.42
    125
    25. Parkinson's Disease
    3.35
    131
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank
    26. Other Injuries
    3.28
    166
    27. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.26
    62
    28. Stomach Cancer
    2.80
    162
    29. Congenital Anomalies
    2.62
    163
    30. Hypertension
    2.60
    172
    31. Other Neoplasms
    2.28
    47
    32. Oral Cancer
    2.22
    120
    33. Uterin Cancer
    2.12
    101
    34. Bladder Cancer
    2.11
    89
    35. Cervical Cancer
    1.78
    173
    36. Alcohol
    1.07
    110
    37. Low Birth Weight
    1.02
    166
    38. Violence
    0.98
    156
    39. Skin Disease
    0.98
    111
    40. Asthma
    0.96
    136
    41. Epilepsy
    0.86
    145
    42. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.71
    136
    43. Drownings
    0.66
    165
    44. Birth Trauma
    0.57
    146
    45. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.52
    173
    46. Diarrhoeal diseases
    0.51
    162
    47. Hepatitis C
    0.51
    18
    48. Multiple Sclerosis
    0.47
    37
    49. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    0.42
    72
    50. Anemia
    0.23
    43
    Australia AUSTRALIA TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    21,548
    15.79
    2. Alzheimers & Dementia
    15,588
    11.42
    3. Stroke
    10,331
    7.57
    4. Lung Cancers
    8,769
    6.43
    5. Lung Disease
    8,487
    6.22
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    6,209
    4.55
    7. Diabetes Mellitus
    4,471
    3.28
    8. Influenza and Pneumonia
    4,446
    3.26
    9. Prostate Cancer
    3,766
    2.76
    10. Breast Cancer
    3,405
    2.49
    11. Suicide
    3,150
    2.31
    12. Kidney Disease
    3,139
    2.30
    13. Pancreas Cancer
    3,118
    2.28
    14. Falls
    3,116
    2.28
    15. Lymphomas
    3,039
    2.23
    16. Endocrine Disorders
    2,328
    1.71
    17. Skin Cancers
    2,319
    1.70
    18. Leukemia
    2,126
    1.56
    19. Liver Cancer
    2,036
    1.49
    20. Parkinson's Disease
    2,036
    1.49
    21. Drug Use
    1,783
    1.31
    22. Other Injuries
    1,642
    1.20
    23. Hypertension
    1,631
    1.20
    24. Inflammatory/Heart
    1,571
    1.15
    25. Oesophagus Cancer
    1,494
    1.09
      Deaths %
    26. Liver Disease
    1,421
    1.04
    27. Stomach Cancer
    1,288
    0.94
    28. Other Neoplasms
    1,252
    0.92
    29. Road Traffic Accidents
    1,245
    0.91
    30. Bladder Cancer
    1,187
    0.87
    31. Ovary Cancer
    1,003
    0.73
    32. Oral Cancer
    972
    0.71
    33. Congenital Anomalies
    711
    0.52
    34. Skin Disease
    594
    0.44
    35. Uterin Cancer
    524
    0.38
    36. Asthma
    455
    0.33
    37. Alcohol
    380
    0.28
    38. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    379
    0.28
    39. Cervical Cancer
    342
    0.25
    40. Diarrhoeal diseases
    296
    0.22
    41. Epilepsy
    285
    0.21
    42. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    276
    0.20
    43. Low Birth Weight
    248
    0.18
    44. Violence
    243
    0.18
    45. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    229
    0.17
    46. Multiple Sclerosis
    188
    0.14
    47. Drownings
    177
    0.13
    48. Hepatitis C
    173
    0.13
    49. Anemia
    157
    0.12
    50. Birth Trauma
    140
    0.10
    Australia AUSTRALIA CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    18.97
    58
    2. Breast Cancer
    14.85
    119
    3. Prostate Cancer
    14.71
    105
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    12.81
    43
    5. Pancreas Cancer
    6.62
    46
    6. Lymphomas
    6.10
    38
    7. Skin Cancers
    4.76
    4
    8. Liver Cancer
    4.61
    112
      Rate World Rank
    9. Leukemia
    4.40
    52
    10. Ovary Cancer
    4.28
    99
    11. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.26
    62
    12. Stomach Cancer
    2.80
    162
    13. Oral Cancer
    2.22
    120
    14. Uterin Cancer
    2.12
    101
    15. Bladder Cancer
    2.11
    89
    16. Cervical Cancer
    1.78
    173
    Australia AUSTRALIA HEALTH RISK FACTORS
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
    ALCOHOL LITERS
    Total Rank
    10.4
    35
    SMOKING %
    M F Rank
    15.2
    10.9
    135
    61
    OBESITY %
    M F Rank
    29.6
    28.4
    16
    56
    HAPPINESS SCORE
    Total Rank
    7.16
    12
    Australia AUSTRALIA LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
            World Rank
      Male Female All M F All
    1960
    67.8
    74.0
    70.8
    11
    7
    10
    1970
    67.8
    74.4
    71.0
    22
    17
    19
    1980
    70.9
    78.0
    74.3
    14
    9
    10
    1990
    74.0
    80.2
    77.0
    8
    8
    5
    2000
    76.7
    82.2
    79.5
    6
    6
    5
    2010
    79.6
    84.1
    81.9
    4
    7
    5
    2019
    81.3
    84.8
    83.0
    3
    9
    7
    Australia AUSTRALIA DEMOGRAPHIC SUMMARY
      Value World Rank
    Population Total
    25.81m
    55
    Sex Ratio M / F
    0.99
    92
    Population 0-14
    18.7%
    137
    Population 15-64
    65.4%
    92
    Population 65 +
    15.9%
    41
    Birth Rate / 1000
    12.30
    134
    Death Rate / 1000
    6.77
    107
    Fertility Rate
    1.74
    141
    Infant Mortality
    3.05
    181
    Sex Ratio At Birth M / F
    1.06
    26
    Sex Ratio Under 15 M / F
    1.06
    52
      Value World Rank
    Sex Ratio 15-64 M / F
    1.00
    99
    Sex Ratio 65 + M / F
    0.86
    52
    Net Migration
    7.49
    6
    Population Growth
    1.31%
    68
    Literacy Total
    99.0%
    42
    Literacy Male
    N/D
    N/D
    Literacy Female
    N/D
    N/D
    Unemployment
    5.2%
    116
    Life Expectancy / Birth
    83.0
    7
    Healthy Life Expectancy
    70.9
    22
    GDP per Capita USD
    $48,700
    20

    COVID-19 REPORT

      CASES    DEATHS 
    11,845,265
    24,358
    4/1/24
    Australia COVID-19 DEATH SIMULATOR

    A calendar based simulation of Covid-19 deaths compared to historical average of selected Australia causes.

     
     
    Australia COVID-19 CASE CHART
    CUMULATIVE WITH COUNTRY ADJUSTMENTS
    Australia COVID-19 DEATH CHART
    CUMULATIVE WITH COUNTRY ADJUSTMENTS
    Data rounded. Decimals affect ranking.
    Data Source: WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION 2020
    Data Accuracy Not Guaranteed
    WHO Excludes Cause of Death Data For the following countries: Andorra, Cook Islands, Dominica, Marshall Islands, Monaco, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Saint Kitts, San Marino, Tuvalu.