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Australia
COUNTRY #1
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 VS AFGHANISTAN

Compare Australia and Afghanistan health profiles including life expectancy history, causes of death and population dynamics side by side. Health Data used is WHO, World Bank and the United Nations for population.

Afghanistan
COUNTRY #2
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
DYNAMIC PYRAMIDS
Data Source: United Nations
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Australia AUSTRALIA   Afghanistan AFGHANISTAN
      Australia AUSTRALIA   Afghanistan AFGHANISTAN
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    67.8
    74.0
    70.8
    11
    7
    10
    		  
    31.6
    31.0
    31.3
    171
    172
    172
    1970
    67.8
    74.4
    71.0
    22
    17
    19
    		  
    35.5
    35.0
    35.3
    171
    173
    172
    1980
    70.9
    78.0
    74.3
    14
    9
    10
    		  
    39.5
    39.1
    39.3
    172
    175
    173
    1990
    74.0
    80.2
    77.0
    8
    8
    5
    		  
    41.4
    41.3
    41.3
    178
    181
    180
    2000
    76.7
    82.2
    79.5
    6
    6
    5
    		  
    53.7
    56.1
    54.8
    150
    150
    150
    2010
    79.6
    84.1
    81.9
    4
    7
    5
    		  
    57.7
    60.1
    58.8
    154
    155
    154
    2019
    81.3
    84.8
    83.0
    3
    9
    7
    		  
    63.3
    63.2
    63.2
    147
    174
    160
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Australia AUSTRALIA   Afghanistan AFGHANISTAN
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    81.3
    84.8
    3
    9
    63.3
    63.2
    147
    174
    Age 5
    81.6
    85.1
    3
    9
    67.5
    66.9
    146
    177
    Age 10
    81.6
    85.1
    3
    9
    67.7
    67.0
    147
    178
    Age 15
    81.6
    85.2
    3
    9
    67.8
    67.1
    150
    178
    Age 20
    81.7
    85.2
    3
    9
    68.1
    67.4
    150
    179
    Age 25
    81.9
    85.3
    3
    9
    68.6
    67.8
    149
    180
    Age 30
    82.1
    85.4
    3
    8
    69.2
    68.3
    149
    180
    Age 35
    82.3
    85.5
    2
    8
    69.7
    68.9
    149
    180
    Age 40
    82.5
    85.6
    2
    7
    70.4
    69.6
    151
    180
    Age 45
    82.8
    85.8
    2
    7
    71.3
    70.6
    156
    180
    Age 50
    83.2
    86.0
    1
    6
    72.3
    71.8
    157
    180
    Age 55
    83.7
    86.4
    1
    6
    73.7
    73.2
    157
    180
    Age 60
    84.4
    86.8
    1
    7
    75.4
    75.1
    157
    181
    Age 65
    85.2
    87.4
    1
    7
    77.5
    77.2
    160
    181
    Age 70
    86.2
    88.1
    1
    7
    79.9
    79.6
    158
    181
    Age 75
    87.5
    89.0
    1
    9
    82.7
    82.4
    156
    180
    Age 80
    89.2
    90.2
    3
    12
    85.8
    85.6
    154
    174
    Age 85
    91.3
    91.9
    10
    17
    89.2
    89.1
    156
    171
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Australia AUSTRALIA   Afghanistan AFGHANISTAN
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    37.36
    176
    301.71
    6
    2. Alzheimers & Dementia
    22.63
    23
    22.34
    26
    3. Lung Cancers
    18.97
    58
    6.90
    122
    4. Stroke
    17.13
    179
    149.10
    25
    5. Lung Disease
    15.32
    141
    37.01
    32
    6. Breast Cancer
    14.85
    119
    20.24
    48
    7. Prostate Cancer
    14.71
    105
    4.49
    167
    8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    12.81
    43
    4.09
    169
    9. Suicide
    11.25
    57
    5.96
    129
    10. Diabetes Mellitus
    8.50
    149
    40.94
    58
    11. Influenza and Pneumonia
    6.99
    176
    49.80
    62
    12. Pancreas Cancer
    6.62
    46
    1.54
    153
    13. Drug Use
    6.56
    3
    1.36
    77
    14. Lymphomas
    6.10
    38
    4.32
    108
    15. Kidney Disease
    5.16
    166
    46.10
    15
    16. Falls
    4.99
    102
    5.13
    99
    17. Endocrine Disorders
    4.82
    63
    4.30
    80
    18. Skin Cancers
    4.76
    4
    1.03
    138
    19. Liver Cancer
    4.61
    112
    4.22
    119
    20. Road Traffic Accidents
    4.46
    158
    19.81
    76
    21. Leukemia
    4.40
    52
    1.95
    154
    22. Ovary Cancer
    4.28
    99
    4.07
    106
    23. Liver Disease
    3.89
    172
    27.20
    67
    24. Inflammatory/Heart
    3.42
    125
    3.32
    130
    25. Parkinson's Disease
    3.35
    131
    5.98
    24
    26. Other Injuries
    3.28
    166
    13.02
    36
    27. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.26
    62
    8.78
    13
    28. Stomach Cancer
    2.80
    162
    10.39
    42
    29. Congenital Anomalies
    2.62
    163
    6.42
    70
    30. Hypertension
    2.60
    172
    65.86
    4
    31. Other Neoplasms
    2.28
    47
    0.20
    166
    32. Oral Cancer
    2.22
    120
    8.18
    9
    33. Uterin Cancer
    2.12
    101
    3.66
    32
    34. Bladder Cancer
    2.11
    89
    1.95
    98
    35. Cervical Cancer
    1.78
    173
    5.73
    117
    36. Alcohol
    1.07
    110
    0.68
    133
    37. Low Birth Weight
    1.02
    166
    12.07
    17
    38. Violence
    0.98
    156
    9.87
    52
    39. Skin Disease
    0.98
    111
    0.77
    121
    40. Asthma
    0.96
    136
    24.23
    13
    41. Epilepsy
    0.86
    145
    2.70
    37
    42. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.71
    136
    5.86
    17
    43. Drownings
    0.66
    165
    2.78
    78
    44. Birth Trauma
    0.57
    146
    10.16
    24
    45. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.52
    173
    10.64
    9
    46. Diarrhoeal diseases
    0.51
    162
    9.72
    68
    47. Hepatitis C
    0.51
    18
    0.16
    69
    48. Multiple Sclerosis
    0.47
    37
    0.42
    41
    49. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    0.42
    72
    0.19
    133
    50. Anemia
    0.23
    43
    0.00
    65
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Australia AUSTRALIA   Afghanistan AFGHANISTAN
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    21,548
    15.79
    40,195
    17.35
    2. Alzheimers & Dementia
    15,588
    11.42
    1,765
    0.76
    3. Stroke
    10,331
    7.57
    19,060
    8.23
    4. Lung Cancers
    8,769
    6.43
    1,076
    0.46
    5. Lung Disease
    8,487
    6.22
    4,650
    2.01
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    6,209
    4.55
    741
    0.32
    7. Diabetes Mellitus
    4,471
    3.28
    5,750
    2.48
    8. Influenza and Pneumonia
    4,446
    3.26
    14,649
    6.32
    9. Prostate Cancer
    3,766
    2.76
    258
    0.11
    10. Breast Cancer
    3,405
    2.49
    1,822
    0.79
    11. Suicide
    3,150
    2.31
    1,573
    0.68
    12. Kidney Disease
    3,139
    2.30
    6,590
    2.85
    13. Pancreas Cancer
    3,118
    2.28
    229
    0.10
    14. Falls
    3,116
    2.28
    905
    0.39
    15. Lymphomas
    3,039
    2.23
    946
    0.41
    16. Endocrine Disorders
    2,328
    1.71
    1,364
    0.59
    17. Skin Cancers
    2,319
    1.70
    145
    0.06
    18. Leukemia
    2,126
    1.56
    610
    0.26
    19. Liver Cancer
    2,036
    1.49
    657
    0.28
    20. Parkinson's Disease
    2,036
    1.49
    628
    0.27
    21. Drug Use
    1,783
    1.31
    328
    0.14
    22. Other Injuries
    1,642
    1.20
    3,241
    1.40
    23. Hypertension
    1,631
    1.20
    7,995
    3.45
    24. Inflammatory/Heart
    1,571
    1.15
    527
    0.23
    25. Oesophagus Cancer
    1,494
    1.09
    1,314
    0.57
    26. Liver Disease
    1,421
    1.04
    4,600
    1.99
    27. Stomach Cancer
    1,288
    0.94
    1,501
    0.65
    28. Other Neoplasms
    1,252
    0.92
    29
    0.01
    29. Road Traffic Accidents
    1,245
    0.91
    6,033
    2.60
    30. Bladder Cancer
    1,187
    0.87
    272
    0.12
    31. Ovary Cancer
    1,003
    0.73
    369
    0.16
    32. Oral Cancer
    972
    0.71
    1,467
    0.63
    33. Congenital Anomalies
    711
    0.52
    5,001
    2.16
    34. Skin Disease
    594
    0.44
    94
    0.04
    35. Uterin Cancer
    524
    0.38
    289
    0.12
    36. Asthma
    455
    0.33
    3,403
    1.47
    37. Alcohol
    380
    0.28
    150
    0.06
    38. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    379
    0.28
    1,041
    0.45
    39. Cervical Cancer
    342
    0.25
    541
    0.23
    40. Diarrhoeal diseases
    296
    0.22
    5,555
    2.40
    41. Epilepsy
    285
    0.21
    993
    0.43
    42. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    276
    0.20
    1,505
    0.65
    43. Low Birth Weight
    248
    0.18
    12,631
    5.45
    44. Violence
    243
    0.18
    3,217
    1.39
    45. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    229
    0.17
    25
    0.01
    46. Multiple Sclerosis
    188
    0.14
    84
    0.04
    47. Drownings
    177
    0.13
    996
    0.43
    48. Hepatitis C
    173
    0.13
    28
    0.01
    49. Anemia
    157
    0.12
    0
    0.00
    50. Birth Trauma
    140
    0.10
    10,723
    4.63
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Australia AUSTRALIA   Afghanistan AFGHANISTAN
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    18.97
    58
    6.90
    122
    2. Breast Cancer
    14.85
    119
    20.24
    48
    3. Prostate Cancer
    14.71
    105
    4.49
    167
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    12.81
    43
    4.09
    169
    5. Pancreas Cancer
    6.62
    46
    1.54
    153
    6. Lymphomas
    6.10
    38
    4.32
    108
    7. Skin Cancers
    4.76
    4
    1.03
    138
    8. Liver Cancer
    4.61
    112
    4.22
    119
    9. Leukemia
    4.40
    52
    1.95
    154
    10. Ovary Cancer
    4.28
    99
    4.07
    106
    11. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.26
    62
    8.78
    13
    12. Stomach Cancer
    2.80
    162
    10.39
    42
    13. Oral Cancer
    2.22
    120
    8.18
    9
    14. Uterin Cancer
    2.12
    101
    3.66
    32
    15. Bladder Cancer
    2.11
    89
    1.95
    98
    16. Cervical Cancer
    1.78
    173
    5.73
    117
    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.