GERMANY VS CHINA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CHINA		GERMANY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	121,376	3	49,794	+ 71,582
Coronary Heart Disease	2	105,236	1	147,055	- 41,819
Lung Disease	3	57,539	5	42,797	+ 14,742
Lung Cancers	4	42,433	4	46,560	- 4,127
Stomach Cancer	5	23,669	20	9,658	+ 14,011
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	18,086	2	51,168	- 33,082
Hypertension	7	17,892	6	26,796	- 8,904
Road Traffic Accidents	8	14,867	34	3,160	+ 11,707
Colon-Rectum Cancers	9	14,755	7	26,026	- 11,271
Oesophagus Cancer	10	14,429	27	6,212	+ 8,216
Kidney Disease	11	11,424	8	22,770	- 11,347
Influenza and Pneumonia	12	10,891	9	20,712	- 9,821
Liver Cancer	13	10,749	25	8,057	+ 2,692
Diabetes Mellitus	14	9,604	13	15,560	- 5,956
Liver Disease	15	8,649	15	15,194	- 6,544
Falls	16	8,250	14	15,325	- 7,075
Suicide	17	6,910	19	10,284	- 3,374
Pancreas Cancer	18	6,626	11	17,971	- 11,346
Breast Cancer	19	5,510	10	18,842	- 13,332
Parkinson's Disease	20	4,200	16	12,594	- 8,394
Rheumatic Heart Disease	21	3,882	33	3,615	+ 267
Leukemia	22	3,454	22	8,737	- 5,283
Lymphomas	23	3,436	17	12,249	- 8,813
Oral Cancer	24	3,249	29	6,023	- 2,774
Other Injuries	25	3,213	23	8,248	- 5,035
Drownings	26	3,137	49	459	+ 2,678
Cervical Cancer	27	3,068	39	2,131	+ 937
Prostate Cancer	28	3,033	12	16,487	- 13,454
Bladder Cancer	29	2,250	28	6,193	- 3,943
Peptic Ulcer Disease	30	2,241	38	2,166	+ 75
Congenital Anomalies	31	2,175	36	2,291	- 116
Tuberculosis	32	2,067	56	281	+ 1,787
Inflammatory/Heart	33	1,779	21	8,891	- 7,112
HIV/AIDS	34	1,708	54	345	+ 1,362
Ovary Cancer	35	1,668	30	5,192	- 3,524
Poisonings	36	1,530	58	216	+ 1,314
Endocrine Disorders	37	1,521	18	10,677	- 9,156
Drug Use	38	1,438	40	1,930	- 492
Asthma	39	1,375	44	924	+ 451
Low Birth Weight	40	1,285	45	770	+ 515
Skin Cancers	41	1,168	31	4,055	- 2,887
Alcohol	42	1,133	26	6,257	- 5,124
Birth Trauma	43	1,048	57	239	+ 809
Malnutrition	44	772	50	450	+ 322
Uterin Cancer	45	698	37	2,231	- 1,533
Epilepsy	46	675	35	3,091	- 2,416
Violence	47	660	46	769	- 108
Fires	48	624	53	359	+ 265
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	600	47	543	+ 58
Diarrhoeal diseases	50	518	32	3,830	- 3,312
Meningitis	51	339	60	168	+ 171
Skin Disease	52	310	42	1,543	- 1,233
Other Neoplasms	53	260	24	8,161	- 7,901
Maternal Conditions	54	214	64	38	+ 175
Encephalitis	55	166	67	8	+ 159
Hepatitis B	56	164	59	182	- 18
Upper Respiratory	57	158	61	138	+ 20
Syphilis	58	108	68	6	+ 103
Multiple Sclerosis	59	103	41	1,571	- 1,468
Appendicitis	60	87	62	129	- 42
War	61	53	66	10	+ 43
Measles	62	33	70	2	+ 31
Tetanus	63	29	75	1	+ 29
Pertussis	64	29	69	2	+ 26
Schistosomiasis	65	24	73	1	+ 23
Hepatitis C	66	5	48	507	- 502
Chlamydia	67	3	85	0	+ 3
Ascariasis	68	2	81	0	+ 2
Otitis Media	69	1	65	16	- 15
Dengue	70	1	83	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	71	1	77	0	+ 1
Leprosy	72	0	84	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	82	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	80	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	74	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	72	1	- 1
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	71	2	- 2
Oral conditions	80	0	63	62	- 62
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	55	292	- 292
Osteoarthritis	82	0	52	364	- 364
Anemia	83	0	43	994	- 994
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	76	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	51	391	- 391
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GERMANY

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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.