CHINA VS BHUTAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

Click Country Link To Compare

	BHUTAN		CHINA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	1,124,504	2	1,771,525	- 647,021
Lung Disease	2	839,548	3	968,607	- 129,059
Stroke	3	576,717	1	2,043,210	- 1,466,494
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	283,493	12	183,342	+ 100,151
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	271,130	50	8,719	+ 262,411
Liver Disease	6	265,021	15	145,603	+ 119,418
Diabetes Mellitus	7	262,442	14	161,672	+ 100,770
Kidney Disease	8	237,926	11	192,302	+ 45,624
Tuberculosis	9	220,536	32	34,802	+ 185,734
Road Traffic Accidents	10	197,661	8	250,272	- 52,611
Stomach Cancer	11	189,101	5	398,439	- 209,337
Falls	12	177,580	16	138,878	+ 38,702
Alzheimers & Dementia	13	167,339	6	304,455	- 137,116
Low Birth Weight	14	126,832	40	21,631	+ 105,201
Asthma	15	124,468	39	23,147	+ 101,320
Hypertension	16	122,507	7	301,183	- 178,676
Rheumatic Heart Disease	17	108,190	21	65,350	+ 42,840
HIV/AIDS	18	92,850	34	28,746	+ 64,105
Birth Trauma	19	82,061	43	17,644	+ 64,416
Congenital Anomalies	20	80,469	31	36,613	+ 43,857
Lung Cancers	21	70,501	4	714,311	- 643,810
Oesophagus Cancer	22	70,044	10	242,891	- 172,846
Oral Cancer	23	68,905	24	54,695	+ 14,209
Other Injuries	24	68,224	25	54,087	+ 14,137
Peptic Ulcer Disease	25	61,829	30	37,723	+ 24,106
Suicide	26	56,247	17	116,324	- 60,077
Liver Cancer	27	55,904	13	180,952	- 125,048
Parkinson's Disease	28	50,283	20	70,699	- 20,416
Cervical Cancer	29	48,785	27	51,650	- 2,865
Encephalitis	30	44,863	55	2,796	+ 42,066
Colon-Rectum Cancers	31	38,687	9	248,388	- 209,702
Drownings	32	32,509	26	52,807	- 20,298
Pancreas Cancer	33	31,941	18	111,537	- 79,596
Leukemia	34	29,706	22	58,145	- 28,439
Violence	35	29,330	47	11,115	+ 18,215
Meningitis	36	27,567	51	5,704	+ 21,863
Ovary Cancer	37	22,812	35	28,078	- 5,266
Epilepsy	38	22,095	46	11,365	+ 10,730
Endocrine Disorders	39	17,552	37	25,613	- 8,061
Syphilis	40	17,009	58	1,824	+ 15,185
Skin Cancers	41	14,781	41	19,669	- 4,889
Maternal Conditions	42	14,645	54	3,596	+ 11,049
Breast Cancer	43	12,677	19	92,757	- 80,080
Fires	44	12,597	48	10,498	+ 2,099
Inflammatory/Heart	45	12,267	33	29,954	- 17,686
Skin Disease	46	11,640	52	5,222	+ 6,418
Drug Use	47	10,974	38	24,214	- 13,240
Bladder Cancer	48	10,393	29	37,873	- 27,480
Alcohol	49	9,564	42	19,071	- 9,508
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	8,510	49	10,108	- 1,598
Appendicitis	51	8,049	60	1,468	+ 6,582
Lymphomas	52	7,748	23	57,838	- 50,090
Hepatitis B	53	6,480	56	2,757	+ 3,723
Malnutrition	54	5,545	44	12,995	- 7,449
Prostate Cancer	55	5,419	28	51,056	- 45,637
Dengue	56	5,310	70	12	+ 5,298
Other Neoplasms	57	3,445	53	4,374	- 929
Measles	58	3,282	62	558	+ 2,724
Poisonings	59	3,042	36	25,762	- 22,721
Tetanus	60	2,212	63	491	+ 1,721
Upper Respiratory	61	1,634	57	2,663	- 1,028
Multiple Sclerosis	62	1,602	59	1,734	- 132
Pertussis	63	1,521	64	484	+ 1,037
Hepatitis C	64	1,476	66	86	+ 1,390
Leishmaniasis	65	1,474	78	0	+ 1,474
Ascariasis	66	285	68	34	+ 251
Chlamydia	67	154	67	55	+ 98
War	68	139	61	900	- 761
Otitis Media	69	78	69	15	+ 63
Diphtheria	70	30	71	11	+ 20
Uterin Cancer	71	3	45	11,751	- 11,748
Anemia	72	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	73	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	74	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	75	0	86	0	- 0
Oral conditions	76	0	80	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	77	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	78	0	82	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	74	0	- 0
Malaria	81	0	75	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	82	0	65	400	- 400
Chagas disease	83	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	84	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	85	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	86	0	79	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CHINA

Bhutan

China

THE INTELLECTUAL EXERCISE

The point of this intellectual exercise is to measure what would happen if two countries shared the same leading causes of death. To make these comparisons possible we equalized the population and used total deaths for each country's top 10 causes to simulate an "Exchange." Use the chart on the left to sort by the country name and use the summary plus and minus column to measure the differences in total deaths.

Life Expectancy statistics are calculated the same way everywhere in the world, but what we die from can be very different depending upon where we live. Despite these differences, with rare exception, the top 10 causes of death for any given country will represent between 70-80% of their total deaths. This is an intellectual exercise only, not a comparison of which country is healthier or to challenge existing life expectancy rankings. If you prefer to see total deaths for over 80 causes and choose your own countries to compare go here: https://www.globallifeexpectancy.com/world-rankings-total-deaths

ABOUT OUR DATA

All meaningful comparisons between countries should be made using the same data source and year. The most reliable source for International comparisons is the World Health Organization because it is standardized for cross cultural comparisons. It is also reviewed annually, which often makes it more current than individual country data that can take years to compile. The WHO data includes individual country "projections," that are calculated based upon an annual consultation with each country before it is published. There are differences however, such as WHO data separates different forms of heart disease and cancer and combines Alzheimer's with Dementia. In this top 10 comparison WHO data for both countries was used.