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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 CHINA

Compare Australia and China 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.

China
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
Australia Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Australia AUSTRALIA   China CHINA
      Australia AUSTRALIA   China CHINA
           
    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
    		  
    35.1
    37.6
    36.3
    162
    160
    162
    1970
    67.8
    74.4
    71.0
    22
    17
    19
    		  
    61.0
    62.5
    61.7
    67
    79
    74
    1980
    70.9
    78.0
    74.3
    14
    9
    10
    		  
    64.4
    66.7
    65.5
    67
    83
    79
    1990
    74.0
    80.2
    77.0
    8
    8
    5
    		  
    66.9
    69.7
    68.3
    62
    95
    87
    2000
    76.7
    82.2
    79.5
    6
    6
    5
    		  
    70.1
    73.5
    71.7
    56
    86
    70
    2010
    79.6
    84.1
    81.9
    4
    7
    5
    		  
    73.5
    76.7
    75.0
    42
    74
    54
    2019
    81.3
    84.8
    83.0
    3
    9
    7
    		  
    74.7
    80.5
    77.4
    52
    46
    48
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Australia AUSTRALIA   China CHINA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    81.3
    84.8
    3
    9
    74.7
    80.5
    52
    46
    Age 5
    81.6
    85.1
    3
    9
    75.4
    81.1
    53
    46
    Age 10
    81.6
    85.1
    3
    9
    75.4
    81.2
    53
    46
    Age 15
    81.6
    85.2
    3
    9
    75.5
    81.2
    53
    46
    Age 20
    81.7
    85.2
    3
    9
    75.6
    81.3
    56
    47
    Age 25
    81.9
    85.3
    3
    9
    75.9
    81.4
    56
    47
    Age 30
    82.1
    85.4
    3
    8
    76.1
    81.4
    56
    47
    Age 35
    82.3
    85.5
    2
    8
    76.3
    81.6
    58
    47
    Age 40
    82.5
    85.6
    2
    7
    76.7
    81.7
    60
    47
    Age 45
    82.8
    85.8
    2
    7
    77.1
    81.9
    59
    47
    Age 50
    83.2
    86.0
    1
    6
    77.6
    82.2
    61
    50
    Age 55
    83.7
    86.4
    1
    6
    78.3
    82.6
    62
    51
    Age 60
    84.4
    86.8
    1
    7
    79.2
    83.1
    67
    52
    Age 65
    85.2
    87.4
    1
    7
    80.3
    83.8
    73
    57
    Age 70
    86.2
    88.1
    1
    7
    81.7
    84.8
    87
    59
    Age 75
    87.5
    89.0
    1
    9
    83.7
    86.2
    104
    63
    Age 80
    89.2
    90.2
    3
    12
    85.9
    88.1
    147
    70
    Age 85
    91.3
    91.9
    10
    17
    88.7
    90.6
    172
    71
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Australia AUSTRALIA   China CHINA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    37.36
    176
    97.57
    115
    2. Alzheimers & Dementia
    22.63
    23
    17.36
    97
    3. Lung Cancers
    18.97
    58
    36.63
    5
    4. Stroke
    17.13
    179
    110.80
    58
    5. Lung Disease
    15.32
    141
    54.18
    13
    6. Breast Cancer
    14.85
    119
    8.95
    169
    7. Prostate Cancer
    14.71
    105
    6.41
    152
    8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    12.81
    43
    13.02
    42
    9. Suicide
    11.25
    57
    6.67
    121
    10. Diabetes Mellitus
    8.50
    149
    8.56
    148
    11. Influenza and Pneumonia
    6.99
    176
    11.28
    152
    12. Pancreas Cancer
    6.62
    46
    5.72
    59
    13. Drug Use
    6.56
    3
    1.34
    79
    14. Lymphomas
    6.10
    38
    3.04
    145
    15. Kidney Disease
    5.16
    166
    10.39
    141
    16. Falls
    4.99
    102
    8.04
    50
    17. Endocrine Disorders
    4.82
    63
    1.51
    162
    18. Skin Cancers
    4.76
    4
    1.05
    137
    19. Liver Cancer
    4.61
    112
    9.30
    33
    20. Road Traffic Accidents
    4.46
    158
    15.09
    96
    21. Leukemia
    4.40
    52
    3.48
    97
    22. Ovary Cancer
    4.28
    99
    2.76
    153
    23. Liver Disease
    3.89
    172
    7.57
    146
    24. Inflammatory/Heart
    3.42
    125
    1.73
    168
    25. Parkinson's Disease
    3.35
    131
    3.95
    98
    26. Other Injuries
    3.28
    166
    3.50
    161
    27. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.26
    62
    12.42
    6
    28. Stomach Cancer
    2.80
    162
    20.55
    3
    29. Congenital Anomalies
    2.62
    163
    3.32
    150
    30. Hypertension
    2.60
    172
    16.80
    98
    31. Other Neoplasms
    2.28
    47
    0.24
    152
    32. Oral Cancer
    2.22
    120
    2.81
    89
    33. Uterin Cancer
    2.12
    101
    1.16
    157
    34. Bladder Cancer
    2.11
    89
    2.04
    94
    35. Cervical Cancer
    1.78
    173
    5.16
    124
    36. Alcohol
    1.07
    110
    1.05
    111
    37. Low Birth Weight
    1.02
    166
    1.76
    150
    38. Violence
    0.98
    156
    0.73
    166
    39. Skin Disease
    0.98
    111
    0.30
    162
    40. Asthma
    0.96
    136
    1.29
    123
    41. Epilepsy
    0.86
    145
    0.74
    163
    42. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.71
    136
    3.53
    34
    43. Drownings
    0.66
    165
    3.66
    56
    44. Birth Trauma
    0.57
    146
    1.40
    108
    45. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.52
    173
    2.05
    106
    46. Diarrhoeal diseases
    0.51
    162
    0.72
    150
    47. Hepatitis C
    0.51
    18
    0.01
    163
    48. Multiple Sclerosis
    0.47
    37
    0.09
    167
    49. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    0.42
    72
    0.55
    41
    50. Anemia
    0.23
    43
    0.00
    87
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Australia AUSTRALIA   China CHINA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    21,548
    15.79
    1.772m
    18.44
    2. Alzheimers & Dementia
    15,588
    11.42
    304,455
    3.17
    3. Stroke
    10,331
    7.57
    2.043m
    21.27
    4. Lung Cancers
    8,769
    6.43
    714,311
    7.44
    5. Lung Disease
    8,487
    6.22
    968,607
    10.08
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    6,209
    4.55
    248,388
    2.59
    7. Diabetes Mellitus
    4,471
    3.28
    161,672
    1.68
    8. Influenza and Pneumonia
    4,446
    3.26
    183,342
    1.91
    9. Prostate Cancer
    3,766
    2.76
    51,056
    0.53
    10. Breast Cancer
    3,405
    2.49
    92,757
    0.97
    11. Suicide
    3,150
    2.31
    116,324
    1.21
    12. Kidney Disease
    3,139
    2.30
    192,302
    2.00
    13. Pancreas Cancer
    3,118
    2.28
    111,537
    1.16
    14. Falls
    3,116
    2.28
    138,878
    1.45
    15. Lymphomas
    3,039
    2.23
    57,838
    0.60
    16. Endocrine Disorders
    2,328
    1.71
    25,613
    0.27
    17. Skin Cancers
    2,319
    1.70
    19,669
    0.20
    18. Leukemia
    2,126
    1.56
    58,145
    0.61
    19. Liver Cancer
    2,036
    1.49
    180,952
    1.88
    20. Parkinson's Disease
    2,036
    1.49
    70,699
    0.74
    21. Drug Use
    1,783
    1.31
    24,214
    0.25
    22. Other Injuries
    1,642
    1.20
    54,087
    0.56
    23. Hypertension
    1,631
    1.20
    301,183
    3.14
    24. Inflammatory/Heart
    1,571
    1.15
    29,954
    0.31
    25. Oesophagus Cancer
    1,494
    1.09
    242,891
    2.53
    26. Liver Disease
    1,421
    1.04
    145,603
    1.52
    27. Stomach Cancer
    1,288
    0.94
    398,439
    4.15
    28. Other Neoplasms
    1,252
    0.92
    4,374
    0.05
    29. Road Traffic Accidents
    1,245
    0.91
    250,272
    2.61
    30. Bladder Cancer
    1,187
    0.87
    37,873
    0.39
    31. Ovary Cancer
    1,003
    0.73
    28,078
    0.29
    32. Oral Cancer
    972
    0.71
    54,695
    0.57
    33. Congenital Anomalies
    711
    0.52
    36,613
    0.38
    34. Skin Disease
    594
    0.44
    5,222
    0.05
    35. Uterin Cancer
    524
    0.38
    11,751
    0.12
    36. Asthma
    455
    0.33
    23,147
    0.24
    37. Alcohol
    380
    0.28
    19,071
    0.20
    38. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    379
    0.28
    65,350
    0.68
    39. Cervical Cancer
    342
    0.25
    51,650
    0.54
    40. Diarrhoeal diseases
    296
    0.22
    8,719
    0.09
    41. Epilepsy
    285
    0.21
    11,365
    0.12
    42. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    276
    0.20
    37,723
    0.39
    43. Low Birth Weight
    248
    0.18
    21,631
    0.23
    44. Violence
    243
    0.18
    11,115
    0.12
    45. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    229
    0.17
    10,108
    0.11
    46. Multiple Sclerosis
    188
    0.14
    1,734
    0.02
    47. Drownings
    177
    0.13
    52,807
    0.55
    48. Hepatitis C
    173
    0.13
    86
    0.00
    49. Anemia
    157
    0.12
    0
    0.00
    50. Birth Trauma
    140
    0.10
    17,644
    0.18
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Australia AUSTRALIA   China CHINA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    18.97
    58
    36.63
    5
    2. Breast Cancer
    14.85
    119
    8.95
    169
    3. Prostate Cancer
    14.71
    105
    6.41
    152
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    12.81
    43
    13.02
    42
    5. Pancreas Cancer
    6.62
    46
    5.72
    59
    6. Lymphomas
    6.10
    38
    3.04
    145
    7. Skin Cancers
    4.76
    4
    1.05
    137
    8. Liver Cancer
    4.61
    112
    9.30
    33
    9. Leukemia
    4.40
    52
    3.48
    97
    10. Ovary Cancer
    4.28
    99
    2.76
    153
    11. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.26
    62
    12.42
    6
    12. Stomach Cancer
    2.80
    162
    20.55
    3
    13. Oral Cancer
    2.22
    120
    2.81
    89
    14. Uterin Cancer
    2.12
    101
    1.16
    157
    15. Bladder Cancer
    2.11
    89
    2.04
    94
    16. Cervical Cancer
    1.78
    173
    5.16
    124
    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.