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Australia
COUNTRY #1
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Compare Australia and Namibia 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.

Namibia
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
32,814,106
Created with Raphaël 2.2.0 95+ 90-94 85-89 80-84 75-79 70-74 65-69 60-64 55-59 50-54 45-49 40-44 35-39 30-34 25-29 20-24 15-19 10-14 5-9 0-42.5%2.5%5%5%7.5%7.5%
Namibia Population Pyramid
3,981,125
Created with Raphaël 2.2.0 95+ 90-94 85-89 80-84 75-79 70-74 65-69 60-64 55-59 50-54 45-49 40-44 35-39 30-34 25-29 20-24 15-19 10-14 5-9 0-42.5%2.5%5%5%7.5%7.5%
LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Australia AUSTRALIA   Namibia NAMIBIA
  Australia AUSTRALIA   Namibia NAMIBIA
       
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
 
45.0
49.3
47.1
113
100
105
1970
67.8
74.4
71.0
22
17
19
 
50.8
54.8
52.8
114
105
110
1980
70.9
78.0
74.3
14
9
10
 
56.0
60.0
57.9
114
113
114
1990
74.0
80.2
77.0
8
8
5
 
59.5
63.7
61.5
123
122
124
2000
76.7
82.2
79.5
6
6
5
 
56.2
58.5
57.4
142
147
144
2010
79.6
84.1
81.9
4
7
5
 
61.3
64.6
63.0
139
140
138
2019
81.3
84.8
83.0
3
9
7
 
60.6
68.4
64.6
165
142
152
LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Australia AUSTRALIA   Namibia NAMIBIA
      World Rank       World Rank
  M F M F M F M F
At Birth
81.3
84.8
3
9
60.6
68.4
165
142
Age
81.3
84.8
3
9
60.6
68.4
165
142
Age 5
81.6
85.1
3
9
63.5
71.1
173
148
Age 10
81.6
85.1
3
9
63.8
71.5
173
149
Age 15
81.6
85.2
3
9
64.1
71.7
173
149
Age 20
81.7
85.2
3
9
64.6
72.0
173
149
Age 25
81.9
85.3
3
9
65.2
72.4
173
150
Age 30
82.1
85.4
3
8
65.8
72.8
173
150
Age 35
82.3
85.5
2
8
66.6
73.5
173
149
Age 40
82.5
85.6
2
7
67.6
74.4
173
148
Age 45
82.8
85.8
2
7
69.0
75.5
172
143
Age 50
83.2
86.0
1
6
70.7
76.7
171
138
Age 55
83.7
86.4
1
6
72.6
78.0
171
125
Age 60
84.4
86.8
1
7
74.7
79.3
170
118
Age 65
85.2
87.4
1
7
77.0
80.7
170
113
Age 70
86.2
88.1
1
7
79.5
82.3
169
114
Age 75
87.5
89.0
1
9
82.4
84.4
165
119
Age 80
89.2
90.2
3
12
85.7
87.0
158
126
Age 85
91.3
91.9
10
17
89.2
90.0
153
131
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Australia AUSTRALIA   Namibia NAMIBIA
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Coronary Heart Disease
37.36
176
105.72
98
2. Alzheimers & Dementia
22.63
23
18.25
79
3. Lung Cancers
18.97
58
4.38
143
4. Stroke
17.13
179
117.61
46
5. Lung Disease
15.32
141
40.96
26
6. Breast Cancer
14.85
119
14.84
120
7. Prostate Cancer
14.71
105
25.79
40
8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
12.81
43
4.10
166
9. Suicide
11.25
57
13.51
36
10. Diabetes Mellitus
8.50
149
61.52
25
11. Influenza and Pneumonia
6.99
176
94.17
31
12. Pancreas Cancer
6.62
46
1.37
158
13. Drug Use
6.56
3
1.74
57
14. Lymphomas
6.10
38
3.10
144
15. Kidney Disease
5.16
166
25.76
73
16. Falls
4.99
102
4.37
118
17. Endocrine Disorders
4.82
63
4.68
70
18. Skin Cancers
4.76
4
9.09
2
19. Liver Cancer
4.61
112
3.04
164
20. Road Traffic Accidents
4.46
158
44.05
14
21. Leukemia
4.40
52
1.66
158
22. Ovary Cancer
4.28
99
3.01
146
23. Liver Disease
3.89
172
23.50
80
24. Inflammatory/Heart
3.42
125
12.49
19
25. Parkinson's Disease
3.35
131
4.18
87
26. Other Injuries
3.28
166
10.07
66
27. Oesophagus Cancer
3.26
62
1.65
120
28. Stomach Cancer
2.80
162
2.39
172
29. Congenital Anomalies
2.62
163
6.25
81
30. Hypertension
2.60
172
37.70
28
31. Other Neoplasms
2.28
47
0.63
76
32. Oral Cancer
2.22
120
7.84
12
33. Uterin Cancer
2.12
101
1.63
131
34. Bladder Cancer
2.11
89
1.39
134
35. Cervical Cancer
1.78
173
16.57
48
36. Alcohol
1.07
110
1.87
64
37. Low Birth Weight
1.02
166
9.38
39
38. Violence
0.98
156
20.18
18
39. Skin Disease
0.98
111
2.57
36
40. Asthma
0.96
136
15.49
38
41. Epilepsy
0.86
145
2.41
49
42. Rheumatic Heart Disease
0.71
136
2.22
61
43. Drownings
0.66
165
4.09
43
44. Birth Trauma
0.57
146
6.21
53
45. Peptic Ulcer Disease
0.52
173
6.23
44
46. Diarrhoeal diseases
0.51
162
38.12
45
47. Hepatitis C
0.51
18
0.04
119
48. Multiple Sclerosis
0.47
37
0.15
116
49. Rheumatoid Arthritis
0.42
72
0.78
16
50. Anemia
0.23
43
0.00
139
TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
  Australia AUSTRALIA   Namibia NAMIBIA
  Deaths % Deaths %
1. Coronary Heart Disease
21,548
15.79
1,221
7.20
2. Alzheimers & Dementia
15,588
11.42
176
1.04
3. Stroke
10,331
7.57
1,333
7.86
4. Lung Cancers
8,769
6.43
59
0.35
5. Lung Disease
8,487
6.22
461
2.72
6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
6,209
4.55
54
0.32
7. Diabetes Mellitus
4,471
3.28
724
4.27
8. Influenza and Pneumonia
4,446
3.26
1,464
8.64
9. Prostate Cancer
3,766
2.76
94
0.55
10. Breast Cancer
3,405
2.49
121
0.71
11. Suicide
3,150
2.31
243
1.43
12. Kidney Disease
3,139
2.30
322
1.90
13. Pancreas Cancer
3,118
2.28
18
0.11
14. Falls
3,116
2.28
62
0.37
15. Lymphomas
3,039
2.23
46
0.27
16. Endocrine Disorders
2,328
1.71
73
0.43
17. Skin Cancers
2,319
1.70
108
0.64
18. Leukemia
2,126
1.56
24
0.14
19. Liver Cancer
2,036
1.49
45
0.27
20. Parkinson's Disease
2,036
1.49
43
0.25
21. Drug Use
1,783
1.31
32
0.19
22. Other Injuries
1,642
1.20
207
1.22
23. Hypertension
1,631
1.20
428
2.53
24. Inflammatory/Heart
1,571
1.15
162
0.96
25. Oesophagus Cancer
1,494
1.09
21
0.12
26. Liver Disease
1,421
1.04
336
1.98
27. Stomach Cancer
1,288
0.94
33
0.19
28. Other Neoplasms
1,252
0.92
8
0.05
29. Road Traffic Accidents
1,245
0.91
868
5.12
30. Bladder Cancer
1,187
0.87
16
0.09
31. Ovary Cancer
1,003
0.73
23
0.14
32. Oral Cancer
972
0.71
100
0.59
33. Congenital Anomalies
711
0.52
283
1.67
34. Skin Disease
594
0.44
31
0.18
35. Uterin Cancer
524
0.38
11
0.06
36. Asthma
455
0.33
200
1.18
37. Alcohol
380
0.28
28
0.17
38. Rheumatic Heart Disease
379
0.28
33
0.19
39. Cervical Cancer
342
0.25
133
0.78
40. Diarrhoeal diseases
296
0.22
645
3.81
41. Epilepsy
285
0.21
49
0.29
42. Peptic Ulcer Disease
276
0.20
76
0.45
43. Low Birth Weight
248
0.18
516
3.04
44. Violence
243
0.18
450
2.66
45. Rheumatoid Arthritis
229
0.17
9
0.05
46. Multiple Sclerosis
188
0.14
2
0.01
47. Drownings
177
0.13
110
0.65
48. Hepatitis C
173
0.13
1
0.01
49. Anemia
157
0.12
0
0.00
50. Birth Trauma
140
0.10
345
2.04
CANCER RANK BY TYPE
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Australia AUSTRALIA   Namibia NAMIBIA
  Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Lung Cancers
18.97
58
4.38
143
2. Breast Cancer
14.85
119
14.84
120
3. Prostate Cancer
14.71
105
25.79
40
4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
12.81
43
4.10
166
5. Pancreas Cancer
6.62
46
1.37
158
6. Lymphomas
6.10
38
3.10
144
7. Skin Cancers
4.76
4
9.09
2
8. Liver Cancer
4.61
112
3.04
164
9. Leukemia
4.40
52
1.66
158
10. Ovary Cancer
4.28
99
3.01
146
11. Oesophagus Cancer
3.26
62
1.65
120
12. Stomach Cancer
2.80
162
2.39
172
13. Oral Cancer
2.22
120
7.84
12
14. Uterin Cancer
2.12
101
1.63
131
15. Bladder Cancer
2.11
89
1.39
134
16. Cervical Cancer
1.78
173
16.57
48
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.