Health > Diseases Stats: compare key data on Australia & Nauru
Definitions
- Cancer > Cancer death rate (per 100,000 population): The number of people that will die from cancer out of 100,000 people the same age. The number is not an accurate telling of the country's cancer rate, but rather how fatal cancer is in each country.
- Cardiovascular death rate (per 100,000 population): The number of people that will die from cardiovascular diseases out of 100,000 people the same age. The number is not an accurate telling of the country's cardiovascular disease rate, but rather how fatal cardiovascular diseases are in each country.
- Measles > Children immunised against measles: Percentage of children under 1 year old immunized against measles.
- Measles cases: Number of reported measles cases.
- Mumps cases: Number of reported mumps cases.
- Neonatal tetanus cases: Number of reported cases of tetanus in newborns.
- Obesity > Female obesity rate: Percentage of females older than 14 who are obese, meaning their Body Mass Index (BMI) exceeds 30.
- Obesity > Male obesity rate: Percentage of males older than 14 who are obese, meaning their Body Mass Index (BMI) exceeds 30.
- Obesity > Obesity rate (men): Percentage of males aged over 15 years who are obese. The World Health Organization defines obesity as a body mass index over 30. The average BMI is 18.5 to 24.9.
- Obesity > Obesity rate (women): Percentage of females aged over 15 years who are obese. The World Health Organization defines obesity as a body mass index over 30. The average BMI is 18.5 to 24.9.
- Pertussis cases: Number of reported pertussis cases. Pertussis is commonly called whooping cough.
- Rubella cases: Number of reported rubella cases. Rubella is commonly called the German Measles.
- Total tetanus cases: Number of all reported tetanus cases.
- Tuberculosis cases: Number of reported tuberbculosis cases.
SOURCES: World Health Organization. Source tables; World Health Organization. Source tables; United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables; World Health Organization. Source tables; World Health Organization. Source tables; World Health Organization. Source tables; http://data.un.org/Data.aspx?d=GenderStat&f=inID%3a43, Prevalence of obesity among adults; World Health Organization. Source tables; World Health Organization. Source tables; World Health Organization. Source tables; World Health Organization. Source tables; World Health Organization. Source tables
