GRENADA VS CHINA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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China CHINA GRENADA Deaths
Cause Of Death Rnk Deaths Rnk Deaths Summary
Stroke 1 165 2 104 + 61
Coronary Heart Disease 2 143 1 156 - 12
Lung Disease 3 78 13 16 + 63
Lung Cancers 4 58 14 15 + 43
Stomach Cancer 5 32 23 8 + 24
Alzheimers & Dementia 6 25 19 10 + 14
Hypertension 7 24 8 27 - 3
Road Traffic Accidents 8 20 22 9 + 11
Colon-Rectum Cancers 9 20 11 20 + 0
Oesophagus Cancer 10 20 30 6 + 14
Kidney Disease 11 16 6 40 - 25
Influenza and Pneumonia 12 15 4 54 - 39
Liver Cancer 13 15 25 7 + 8
Diabetes Mellitus 14 13 3 90 - 77
Liver Disease 15 12 18 11 + 1
Falls 16 11 34 5 + 7
Suicide 17 9 52 1 + 9
Pancreas Cancer 18 9 16 11 - 2
Breast Cancer 19 8 9 25 - 17
Parkinson's Disease 20 6 44 3 + 3
Rheumatic Heart Disease 21 5 47 2 + 4
Leukemia 22 5 38 4 + 1
Lymphomas 23 5 21 10 - 5
Oral Cancer 24 4 28 7 - 2
Other Injuries 25 4 10 21 - 17
Drownings 26 4 39 4 + 0
Cervical Cancer 27 4 20 10 - 6
Prostate Cancer 28 4 5 49 - 44
Bladder Cancer 29 3 41 4 - 1
Peptic Ulcer Disease 30 3 33 5 - 2
Congenital Anomalies 31 3 26 7 - 4
Tuberculosis 32 3 51 1 + 2
Inflammatory/Heart 33 2 36 4 - 2
HIV/AIDS 34 2 42 3 - 1
Ovary Cancer 35 2 35 4 - 2
Poisonings 36 2 60 0 + 2
Endocrine Disorders 37 2 7 28 - 26
Drug Use 38 2 49 1 + 1
Asthma 39 2 43 3 - 1
Low Birth Weight 40 2 27 7 - 5
Skin Cancers 41 2 54 1 + 1
Alcohol 42 2 31 6 - 4
Birth Trauma 43 1 17 11 - 9
Malnutrition 44 1 40 4 - 3
Uterin Cancer 45 1 15 12 - 11
Epilepsy 46 1 45 2 - 1
Violence 47 1 24 7 - 6
Fires 48 1 46 2 - 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis 49 1 56 0 + 0
Diarrhoeal diseases 50 1 48 2 - 1
Meningitis 51 0 68 0 + 0
Skin Disease 52 0 12 18 - 18
Other Neoplasms 53 0 29 7 - 6
Maternal Conditions 54 0 55 1 - 0
Encephalitis 55 0 70 0 + 0
Hepatitis B 56 0 58 0 - 0
Upper Respiratory 57 0 57 0 - 0
Syphilis 58 0 59 0 - 0
Multiple Sclerosis 59 0 82 0 + 0
Appendicitis 60 0 53 1 - 1
War 61 0 61 0 + 0
Measles 62 0 78 0 + 0
Tetanus 63 0 77 0 + 0
Pertussis 64 0 62 0 + 0
Schistosomiasis 65 0 73 0 + 0
Hepatitis C 66 0 69 0 + 0
Chlamydia 67 0 67 0 + 0
Ascariasis 68 0 64 0 + 0
Otitis Media 69 0 81 0 + 0
Dengue 70 0 63 0 - 0
Diphtheria 71 0 76 0 + 0
Leprosy 72 0 80 0 - 0
Trichuriasis 73 0 65 0 - 0
Hookworm Disease 74 0 66 0 - 0
Malaria 75 0 71 0 - 0
Chagas disease 76 0 74 0 - 0
Trypanosomiasis 77 0 72 0 - 0
Leishmaniasis 78 0 75 0 - 0
Iodine Deficiency 79 0 79 0 - 0
Oral conditions 80 0 86 0 - 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy 81 0 37 4 - 4
Osteoarthritis 82 0 50 1 - 1
Anemia 83 0 32 6 - 6
Vitamin A Deficiency 84 0 85 0 - 0
Depression 85 0 83 0 - 0
Schizophrenia 86 0 84 0 - 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GRENADA

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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