Mr_Mojo_Risin_83 t1_jechynj wrote on March 31, 2023 at 12:28 AM

There’s nothing healthy about a tan. The sun is no joke. It will fucking kill you. Everyone carries on about the spiders and snakes in Australia but the sun is the number 1 killer here.

tsaimaitreya t1_jedrtkd wrote on March 31, 2023 at 7:58 AM

That's because you don't have an ozone layer, and most of your population are the wrong phenotype for that climate anyway

A moderate sun exposition is absolutely necessary

PublicSeverance t1_jeecyrt wrote on March 31, 2023 at 12:21 PM

Doesn't make top 10.

Ischaemic heart diseases
Dementia, including Alzheimer’s disease
Cerebrovascular diseases (e.g. stroke)
Lung cancer
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.

Mr_Mojo_Risin_83 t1_jeei03u wrote on March 31, 2023 at 1:03 PM

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

0OO0OO00O t1_jegufqg wrote on March 31, 2023 at 10:34 PM

Have you ever left your room?

RaisinEducational312 t1_jedgg2g wrote on March 31, 2023 at 5:28 AM

I really don’t believe this. I come for a country with 300+ days of scorching heat. Everyone is fit and healthy and has great skin. Unlike where I live now in the UK - depression, fatigue and accelerated aging are so common.

Mr_Mojo_Risin_83 t1_jedgwyy wrote on March 31, 2023 at 5:33 AM

Skin cancer is the number 1 killer in Australia

RaisinEducational312 t1_jefvg1i wrote on March 31, 2023 at 6:35 PM

Oh yeah I’m not white

And don’t you guys have a whole in the ozone layer

akl78 t1_jee4uvf wrote on March 31, 2023 at 10:59 AM

It’s not simply sunlight; Australasia has a combination relatively high UV light levels, clear skies, and a high proportion of people with pale skin compared to other sunny parts of the world (more here). Especially in summer and unlike the UK a pale person like me can easily burn in the sun in as little as ten or fifteen minutes- you can actually feel it start to happen as soon as you step outside.