EGYPT VS CHINA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CHINA		EGYPT		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	160,519	3	43,839	+ 116,680
Coronary Heart Disease	2	139,175	1	173,871	- 34,697
Lung Disease	3	76,096	9	13,393	+ 62,703
Lung Cancers	4	56,118	18	5,677	+ 50,440
Stomach Cancer	5	31,302	32	1,844	+ 29,458
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	23,919	16	6,975	+ 16,944
Hypertension	7	23,662	5	21,094	+ 2,567
Road Traffic Accidents	8	19,662	12	10,141	+ 9,521
Colon-Rectum Cancers	9	19,514	24	3,083	+ 16,431
Oesophagus Cancer	10	19,082	41	951	+ 18,131
Kidney Disease	11	15,108	6	21,087	- 5,980
Influenza and Pneumonia	12	14,404	7	20,695	- 6,291
Liver Cancer	13	14,216	4	24,512	- 10,296
Diabetes Mellitus	14	12,701	8	19,131	- 6,430
Liver Disease	15	11,439	2	60,122	- 48,683
Falls	16	10,911	30	2,019	+ 8,892
Suicide	17	9,139	25	3,022	+ 6,117
Pancreas Cancer	18	8,763	26	2,906	+ 5,856
Breast Cancer	19	7,287	13	9,180	- 1,893
Parkinson's Disease	20	5,554	28	2,391	+ 3,163
Rheumatic Heart Disease	21	5,134	36	1,248	+ 3,886
Leukemia	22	4,568	22	3,763	+ 805
Lymphomas	23	4,544	14	7,539	- 2,995
Oral Cancer	24	4,297	45	793	+ 3,504
Other Injuries	25	4,249	21	3,819	+ 430
Drownings	26	4,149	37	1,122	+ 3,026
Cervical Cancer	27	4,058	48	625	+ 3,433
Prostate Cancer	28	4,011	35	1,282	+ 2,729
Bladder Cancer	29	2,975	19	5,133	- 2,157
Peptic Ulcer Disease	30	2,964	34	1,339	+ 1,625
Congenital Anomalies	31	2,876	10	12,163	- 9,287
Tuberculosis	32	2,734	51	432	+ 2,302
Inflammatory/Heart	33	2,353	27	2,489	- 136
HIV/AIDS	34	2,258	53	397	+ 1,861
Ovary Cancer	35	2,206	31	1,944	+ 262
Poisonings	36	2,024	57	195	+ 1,829
Endocrine Disorders	37	2,012	29	2,372	- 360
Drug Use	38	1,902	62	116	+ 1,786
Asthma	39	1,819	15	7,104	- 5,285
Low Birth Weight	40	1,699	11	11,391	- 9,692
Skin Cancers	41	1,545	39	1,013	+ 532
Alcohol	42	1,498	60	141	+ 1,357
Birth Trauma	43	1,386	17	6,109	- 4,723
Malnutrition	44	1,021	46	759	+ 262
Uterin Cancer	45	923	52	422	+ 501
Epilepsy	46	893	50	451	+ 442
Violence	47	873	20	4,165	- 3,292
Fires	48	825	33	1,568	- 744
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	794	65	26	+ 768
Diarrhoeal diseases	50	685	23	3,692	- 3,007
Meningitis	51	448	43	827	- 379
Skin Disease	52	410	55	219	+ 191
Other Neoplasms	53	344	61	116	+ 227
Maternal Conditions	54	283	44	795	- 512
Encephalitis	55	220	38	1,046	- 826
Hepatitis B	56	217	40	988	- 772
Upper Respiratory	57	209	68	5	+ 204
Syphilis	58	143	58	159	- 16
Multiple Sclerosis	59	136	56	213	- 76
Appendicitis	60	115	59	142	- 27
War	61	71	47	714	- 643
Measles	62	44	64	43	+ 1
Tetanus	63	39	49	540	- 502
Pertussis	64	38	42	906	- 868
Schistosomiasis	65	31	54	220	- 189
Hepatitis C	66	7	63	97	- 90
Chlamydia	67	4	71	1	+ 3
Ascariasis	68	3	67	6	- 3
Otitis Media	69	1	72	0	+ 1
Dengue	70	1	69	5	- 4
Diphtheria	71	1	70	3	- 2
Leprosy	72	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	66	13	- 13
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	74	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to EGYPT

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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.