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PublicSeverance t1_jeecyrt wrote

Reply to comment by Mr_Mojo_Risin_83 in TIL in the 1920s, Coco Chanel accidentally got a tan, and helped inspire the trend of sunbathing. Soon "sunlight therapy" was prescribed for almost every ailment from fatigue to tuberculosis. Before this, tanned skin was associated with the lower classes who work outside, and fair skin was revered. by Pfeffer_Prinz

Doesn't make top 10.

  1. Ischaemic heart diseases

  2. Dementia, including Alzheimer’s disease

  3. Cerebrovascular diseases (e.g. stroke)

  4. Lung cancer

  5. Chronic lower respiratory diseases

Much like the rest of the world, it's lifestyle diseases and being overweight.

Skin cancer kills about 2000 Australians a year. It's not even in the top 5 cancers for deaths! For context, about 5500 die a year from colon cancer. Or pulling numbers from their arse, much like your statistic.

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Mr_Mojo_Risin_83 t1_jeei03u wrote

you must be fun at parties. all your friends love having you around

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