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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 CANADA

Compare Australia and Canada 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.

Canada
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   Canada CANADA
      Australia AUSTRALIA   Canada CANADA
           
    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
    		  
    68.3
    74.2
    71.1
    8
    5
    8
    1970
    67.8
    74.4
    71.0
    22
    17
    19
    		  
    69.3
    76.3
    72.7
    10
    4
    6
    1980
    70.9
    78.0
    74.3
    14
    9
    10
    		  
    71.6
    78.7
    75.1
    12
    6
    7
    1990
    74.0
    80.2
    77.0
    8
    8
    5
    		  
    74.3
    80.7
    77.4
    6
    4
    3
    2000
    76.7
    82.2
    79.5
    6
    6
    5
    		  
    76.4
    81.7
    79.1
    7
    8
    7
    2010
    79.6
    84.1
    81.9
    4
    7
    5
    		  
    79.0
    83.4
    81.2
    10
    12
    11
    2019
    81.3
    84.8
    83.0
    3
    9
    7
    		  
    80.4
    84.1
    82.2
    14
    16
    15
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Australia AUSTRALIA   Canada CANADA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    81.3
    84.8
    3
    9
    80.4
    84.1
    14
    16
    Age 5
    81.6
    85.1
    3
    9
    80.8
    84.4
    13
    14
    Age 10
    81.6
    85.1
    3
    9
    80.8
    84.4
    13
    14
    Age 15
    81.6
    85.2
    3
    9
    80.9
    84.5
    13
    14
    Age 20
    81.7
    85.2
    3
    9
    81.0
    84.6
    12
    14
    Age 25
    81.9
    85.3
    3
    9
    81.2
    84.7
    11
    14
    Age 30
    82.1
    85.4
    3
    8
    81.5
    84.8
    11
    14
    Age 35
    82.3
    85.5
    2
    8
    81.7
    84.9
    10
    13
    Age 40
    82.5
    85.6
    2
    7
    82.0
    85.0
    7
    12
    Age 45
    82.8
    85.8
    2
    7
    82.3
    85.2
    6
    12
    Age 50
    83.2
    86.0
    1
    6
    82.7
    85.5
    6
    13
    Age 55
    83.7
    86.4
    1
    6
    83.1
    85.9
    5
    13
    Age 60
    84.4
    86.8
    1
    7
    83.8
    86.4
    4
    12
    Age 65
    85.2
    87.4
    1
    7
    84.8
    87.1
    3
    10
    Age 70
    86.2
    88.1
    1
    7
    85.9
    87.9
    3
    9
    Age 75
    87.5
    89.0
    1
    9
    87.4
    89.0
    2
    8
    Age 80
    89.2
    90.2
    3
    12
    89.2
    90.4
    2
    9
    Age 85
    91.3
    91.9
    10
    17
    91.6
    92.2
    5
    9
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Australia AUSTRALIA   Canada CANADA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    37.36
    176
    45.15
    166
    2. Alzheimers & Dementia
    22.63
    23
    27.87
    13
    3. Lung Cancers
    18.97
    58
    27.23
    22
    4. Stroke
    17.13
    179
    15.12
    182
    5. Lung Disease
    15.32
    141
    15.91
    133
    6. Breast Cancer
    14.85
    119
    15.43
    111
    7. Prostate Cancer
    14.71
    105
    11.92
    124
    8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    12.81
    43
    12.23
    46
    9. Suicide
    11.25
    57
    10.34
    67
    10. Diabetes Mellitus
    8.50
    149
    7.22
    156
    11. Influenza and Pneumonia
    6.99
    176
    7.69
    169
    12. Pancreas Cancer
    6.62
    46
    6.57
    47
    13. Drug Use
    6.56
    3
    8.70
    2
    14. Lymphomas
    6.10
    38
    6.52
    26
    15. Kidney Disease
    5.16
    166
    4.99
    168
    16. Falls
    4.99
    102
    5.07
    101
    17. Endocrine Disorders
    4.82
    63
    4.41
    77
    18. Skin Cancers
    4.76
    4
    2.27
    65
    19. Liver Cancer
    4.61
    112
    4.21
    120
    20. Road Traffic Accidents
    4.46
    158
    4.58
    157
    21. Leukemia
    4.40
    52
    4.06
    67
    22. Ovary Cancer
    4.28
    99
    5.08
    63
    23. Liver Disease
    3.89
    172
    5.73
    159
    24. Inflammatory/Heart
    3.42
    125
    2.94
    141
    25. Parkinson's Disease
    3.35
    131
    3.46
    128
    26. Other Injuries
    3.28
    166
    3.35
    164
    27. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.26
    62
    3.01
    73
    28. Stomach Cancer
    2.80
    162
    2.86
    161
    29. Congenital Anomalies
    2.62
    163
    2.99
    156
    30. Hypertension
    2.60
    172
    2.79
    169
    31. Other Neoplasms
    2.28
    47
    1.99
    51
    32. Oral Cancer
    2.22
    120
    2.18
    126
    33. Uterin Cancer
    2.12
    101
    2.91
    63
    34. Bladder Cancer
    2.11
    89
    2.89
    59
    35. Cervical Cancer
    1.78
    173
    1.94
    169
    36. Alcohol
    1.07
    110
    2.76
    44
    37. Low Birth Weight
    1.02
    166
    1.90
    148
    38. Violence
    0.98
    156
    1.60
    139
    39. Skin Disease
    0.98
    111
    0.76
    122
    40. Asthma
    0.96
    136
    0.37
    173
    41. Epilepsy
    0.86
    145
    0.81
    153
    42. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.71
    136
    0.73
    135
    43. Drownings
    0.66
    165
    0.71
    160
    44. Birth Trauma
    0.57
    146
    0.65
    140
    45. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.52
    173
    0.54
    172
    46. Diarrhoeal diseases
    0.51
    162
    0.90
    140
    47. Hepatitis C
    0.51
    18
    0.60
    15
    48. Multiple Sclerosis
    0.47
    37
    1.09
    6
    49. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    0.42
    72
    0.38
    80
    50. Anemia
    0.23
    43
    0.32
    38
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Australia AUSTRALIA   Canada CANADA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    21,548
    15.79
    40,063
    17.18
    2. Alzheimers & Dementia
    15,588
    11.42
    30,970
    13.28
    3. Stroke
    10,331
    7.57
    14,159
    6.07
    4. Lung Cancers
    8,769
    6.43
    20,937
    8.98
    5. Lung Disease
    8,487
    6.22
    14,212
    6.09
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    6,209
    4.55
    9,651
    4.14
    7. Diabetes Mellitus
    4,471
    3.28
    5,718
    2.45
    8. Influenza and Pneumonia
    4,446
    3.26
    7,431
    3.19
    9. Prostate Cancer
    3,766
    2.76
    4,711
    2.02
    10. Breast Cancer
    3,405
    2.49
    5,910
    2.53
    11. Suicide
    3,150
    2.31
    4,417
    1.89
    12. Kidney Disease
    3,139
    2.30
    4,578
    1.96
    13. Pancreas Cancer
    3,118
    2.28
    5,057
    2.17
    14. Falls
    3,116
    2.28
    4,829
    2.07
    15. Lymphomas
    3,039
    2.23
    5,146
    2.21
    16. Endocrine Disorders
    2,328
    1.71
    3,233
    1.39
    17. Skin Cancers
    2,319
    1.70
    1,756
    0.75
    18. Leukemia
    2,126
    1.56
    3,098
    1.33
    19. Liver Cancer
    2,036
    1.49
    3,113
    1.33
    20. Parkinson's Disease
    2,036
    1.49
    3,359
    1.44
    21. Drug Use
    1,783
    1.31
    3,686
    1.58
    22. Other Injuries
    1,642
    1.20
    2,392
    1.03
    23. Hypertension
    1,631
    1.20
    2,563
    1.10
    24. Inflammatory/Heart
    1,571
    1.15
    2,060
    0.88
    25. Oesophagus Cancer
    1,494
    1.09
    2,230
    0.96
    26. Liver Disease
    1,421
    1.04
    3,624
    1.55
    27. Stomach Cancer
    1,288
    0.94
    2,177
    0.93
    28. Other Neoplasms
    1,252
    0.92
    1,679
    0.72
    29. Road Traffic Accidents
    1,245
    0.91
    1,998
    0.86
    30. Bladder Cancer
    1,187
    0.87
    2,521
    1.08
    31. Ovary Cancer
    1,003
    0.73
    1,902
    0.82
    32. Oral Cancer
    972
    0.71
    1,592
    0.68
    33. Congenital Anomalies
    711
    0.52
    1,081
    0.46
    34. Skin Disease
    594
    0.44
    679
    0.29
    35. Uterin Cancer
    524
    0.38
    1,183
    0.51
    36. Asthma
    455
    0.33
    262
    0.11
    37. Alcohol
    380
    0.28
    1,491
    0.64
    38. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    379
    0.28
    636
    0.27
    39. Cervical Cancer
    342
    0.25
    578
    0.25
    40. Diarrhoeal diseases
    296
    0.22
    840
    0.36
    41. Epilepsy
    285
    0.21
    384
    0.16
    42. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    276
    0.20
    442
    0.19
    43. Low Birth Weight
    248
    0.18
    553
    0.24
    44. Violence
    243
    0.18
    605
    0.26
    45. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    229
    0.17
    322
    0.14
    46. Multiple Sclerosis
    188
    0.14
    692
    0.30
    47. Drownings
    177
    0.13
    283
    0.12
    48. Hepatitis C
    173
    0.13
    363
    0.16
    49. Anemia
    157
    0.12
    343
    0.15
    50. Birth Trauma
    140
    0.10
    193
    0.08
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Australia AUSTRALIA   Canada CANADA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    18.97
    58
    27.23
    22
    2. Breast Cancer
    14.85
    119
    15.43
    111
    3. Prostate Cancer
    14.71
    105
    11.92
    124
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    12.81
    43
    12.23
    46
    5. Pancreas Cancer
    6.62
    46
    6.57
    47
    6. Lymphomas
    6.10
    38
    6.52
    26
    7. Skin Cancers
    4.76
    4
    2.27
    65
    8. Liver Cancer
    4.61
    112
    4.21
    120
    9. Leukemia
    4.40
    52
    4.06
    67
    10. Ovary Cancer
    4.28
    99
    5.08
    63
    11. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.26
    62
    3.01
    73
    12. Stomach Cancer
    2.80
    162
    2.86
    161
    13. Oral Cancer
    2.22
    120
    2.18
    126
    14. Uterin Cancer
    2.12
    101
    2.91
    63
    15. Bladder Cancer
    2.11
    89
    2.89
    59
    16. Cervical Cancer
    1.78
    173
    1.94
    169
    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.