BRUNEI VS CHINA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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China CHINA BRUNEI Deaths
Cause Of Death Rnk Deaths Rnk Deaths Summary
Stroke 1 710 2 240 + 470
Coronary Heart Disease 2 615 1 295 + 321
Lung Disease 3 336 10 61 + 275
Lung Cancers 4 248 7 73 + 176
Stomach Cancer 5 138 18 25 + 113
Alzheimers & Dementia 6 106 6 73 + 33
Hypertension 7 105 11 46 + 59
Road Traffic Accidents 8 87 15 32 + 55
Colon-Rectum Cancers 9 86 8 69 + 17
Oesophagus Cancer 10 84 45 3 + 81
Kidney Disease 11 67 4 105 - 38
Influenza and Pneumonia 12 64 9 69 - 5
Liver Cancer 13 63 13 38 + 25
Diabetes Mellitus 14 56 3 179 - 123
Liver Disease 15 51 36 9 + 42
Falls 16 48 22 20 + 28
Suicide 17 40 32 12 + 29
Pancreas Cancer 18 39 31 13 + 26
Breast Cancer 19 32 12 39 - 7
Parkinson's Disease 20 25 27 18 + 6
Rheumatic Heart Disease 21 23 42 4 + 19
Leukemia 22 20 24 19 + 1
Lymphomas 23 20 16 32 - 12
Oral Cancer 24 19 20 22 - 3
Other Injuries 25 19 17 29 - 10
Drownings 26 18 35 9 + 10
Cervical Cancer 27 18 28 18 + 0
Prostate Cancer 28 18 26 19 - 1
Bladder Cancer 29 13 40 4 + 9
Peptic Ulcer Disease 30 13 39 6 + 8
Congenital Anomalies 31 13 14 37 - 25
Tuberculosis 32 12 21 21 - 8
Inflammatory/Heart 33 10 19 25 - 15
HIV/AIDS 34 10 81 0 + 10
Ovary Cancer 35 10 33 11 - 1
Poisonings 36 9 64 0 + 9
Endocrine Disorders 37 9 5 86 - 77
Drug Use 38 8 47 3 + 6
Asthma 39 8 30 14 - 6
Low Birth Weight 40 8 29 15 - 7
Skin Cancers 41 7 52 2 + 5
Alcohol 42 7 56 1 + 5
Birth Trauma 43 6 43 4 + 2
Malnutrition 44 5 55 1 + 3
Uterin Cancer 45 4 34 11 - 7
Epilepsy 46 4 44 4 + 0
Violence 47 4 46 3 + 1
Fires 48 4 49 3 + 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis 49 4 53 1 + 2
Diarrhoeal diseases 50 3 41 4 - 1
Meningitis 51 2 58 1 + 1
Skin Disease 52 2 23 20 - 19
Other Neoplasms 53 2 25 19 - 17
Maternal Conditions 54 1 50 3 - 1
Encephalitis 55 1 82 0 + 1
Hepatitis B 56 1 37 7 - 6
Upper Respiratory 57 1 65 0 + 1
Syphilis 58 1 60 0 + 0
Multiple Sclerosis 59 1 85 0 + 1
Appendicitis 60 1 63 0 + 0
War 61 0 62 0 + 0
Measles 62 0 71 0 + 0
Tetanus 63 0 70 0 + 0
Pertussis 64 0 61 0 + 0
Schistosomiasis 65 0 78 0 + 0
Hepatitis C 66 0 38 6 - 6
Chlamydia 67 0 80 0 + 0
Ascariasis 68 0 68 0 + 0
Otitis Media 69 0 59 1 - 1
Dengue 70 0 66 0 + 0
Diphtheria 71 0 72 0 + 0
Leprosy 72 0 79 0 - 0
Trichuriasis 73 0 67 0 - 0
Hookworm Disease 74 0 69 0 - 0
Malaria 75 0 75 0 - 0
Chagas disease 76 0 74 0 - 0
Trypanosomiasis 77 0 77 0 - 0
Leishmaniasis 78 0 76 0 - 0
Iodine Deficiency 79 0 73 0 - 0
Oral conditions 80 0 57 1 - 1
Prostatic Hypertrophy 81 0 48 3 - 3
Osteoarthritis 82 0 83 0 - 0
Anemia 83 0 54 1 - 1
Vitamin A Deficiency 84 0 84 0 - 0
Depression 85 0 86 0 - 0
Schizophrenia 86 0 51 2 - 2
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BRUNEI

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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.

Data rounded. Decimals affect ranking.
Data Source: WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION 2020