CHILE VS CHINA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CHINA		CHILE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	26,931	2	9,731	+ 17,200
Coronary Heart Disease	2	23,350	1	10,685	+ 12,665
Lung Disease	3	12,767	4	4,062	+ 8,705
Lung Cancers	4	9,415	9	3,452	+ 5,963
Stomach Cancer	5	5,252	8	3,631	+ 1,621
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	4,013	5	4,000	+ 13
Hypertension	7	3,970	7	3,817	+ 153
Road Traffic Accidents	8	3,299	12	2,826	+ 472
Colon-Rectum Cancers	9	3,274	11	3,022	+ 252
Oesophagus Cancer	10	3,202	30	722	+ 2,479
Kidney Disease	11	2,535	3	4,065	- 1,530
Influenza and Pneumonia	12	2,417	6	3,920	- 1,503
Liver Cancer	13	2,385	19	1,369	+ 1,016
Diabetes Mellitus	14	2,131	10	3,177	- 1,046
Liver Disease	15	1,919	13	2,647	- 728
Falls	16	1,831	23	904	+ 926
Suicide	17	1,533	15	1,700	- 167
Pancreas Cancer	18	1,470	17	1,567	- 97
Breast Cancer	19	1,223	16	1,689	- 466
Parkinson's Disease	20	932	26	790	+ 142
Rheumatic Heart Disease	21	861	52	104	+ 757
Leukemia	22	766	24	879	- 113
Lymphomas	23	762	18	1,394	- 631
Oral Cancer	24	721	40	307	+ 414
Other Injuries	25	713	21	1,310	- 597
Drownings	26	696	44	283	+ 413
Cervical Cancer	27	681	27	780	- 99
Prostate Cancer	28	673	14	2,435	- 1,762
Bladder Cancer	29	499	32	641	- 142
Peptic Ulcer Disease	30	497	46	223	+ 274
Congenital Anomalies	31	483	25	858	- 375
Tuberculosis	32	459	38	410	+ 49
Inflammatory/Heart	33	395	31	709	- 314
HIV/AIDS	34	379	33	539	- 160
Ovary Cancer	35	370	35	514	- 144
Poisonings	36	340	57	68	+ 271
Endocrine Disorders	37	338	22	1,286	- 949
Drug Use	38	319	50	149	+ 171
Asthma	39	305	42	295	+ 10
Low Birth Weight	40	285	36	437	- 152
Skin Cancers	41	259	34	526	- 266
Alcohol	42	251	47	207	+ 44
Birth Trauma	43	233	54	87	+ 145
Malnutrition	44	171	37	420	- 249
Uterin Cancer	45	155	45	275	- 120
Epilepsy	46	150	43	294	- 145
Violence	47	147	29	744	- 597
Fires	48	138	41	295	- 157
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	133	48	187	- 53
Diarrhoeal diseases	50	115	39	334	- 219
Meningitis	51	75	53	95	- 20
Skin Disease	52	69	28	763	- 694
Other Neoplasms	53	58	20	1,358	- 1,300
Maternal Conditions	54	47	63	24	+ 24
Encephalitis	55	37	70	2	+ 35
Hepatitis B	56	36	60	30	+ 6
Upper Respiratory	57	35	67	4	+ 31
Syphilis	58	24	66	5	+ 19
Multiple Sclerosis	59	23	62	27	- 4
Appendicitis	60	19	59	37	- 17
War	61	12	64	14	- 2
Measles	62	7	75	0	+ 7
Tetanus	63	6	69	2	+ 5
Pertussis	64	6	68	3	+ 4
Schistosomiasis	65	5	84	0	+ 5
Hepatitis C	66	1	61	27	- 26
Chlamydia	67	1	80	0	+ 1
Ascariasis	68	0	72	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	69	0	71	2	- 1
Dengue	70	0	73	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	71	0	74	0	+ 0
Leprosy	72	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	82	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	55	79	- 79
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	83	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	81	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	77	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	65	5	- 5
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	56	73	- 73
Osteoarthritis	82	0	51	131	- 131
Anemia	83	0	49	180	- 180
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	58	38	- 38
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CHILE

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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.