INDIA VS CHINA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CHINA		INDIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	2,033,233	3	697,038	+ 1,336,195
Coronary Heart Disease	2	1,762,874	1	1,520,034	+ 242,840
Lung Disease	3	963,877	2	879,732	+ 84,144
Lung Cancers	4	710,823	21	88,276	+ 622,547
Stomach Cancer	5	396,493	24	81,058	+ 315,435
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	302,968	17	126,593	+ 176,375
Hypertension	7	299,712	19	108,050	+ 191,662
Road Traffic Accidents	8	249,050	12	212,596	+ 36,454
Colon-Rectum Cancers	9	247,175	25	77,368	+ 169,807
Oesophagus Cancer	10	241,705	34	38,898	+ 202,807
Kidney Disease	11	191,363	11	222,903	- 31,539
Influenza and Pneumonia	12	182,447	6	392,425	- 209,978
Liver Cancer	13	180,068	39	30,369	+ 149,700
Diabetes Mellitus	14	160,883	7	271,495	- 110,612
Liver Disease	15	144,892	8	268,580	- 123,688
Falls	16	138,199	10	225,755	- 87,556
Suicide	17	115,756	14	173,347	- 57,592
Pancreas Cancer	18	110,992	37	32,812	+ 78,180
Breast Cancer	19	92,304	22	82,821	+ 9,483
Parkinson's Disease	20	70,354	32	43,398	+ 26,956
Rheumatic Heart Disease	21	65,031	18	126,079	- 61,048
Leukemia	22	57,861	35	33,383	+ 24,478
Lymphomas	23	57,556	33	40,159	+ 17,397
Oral Cancer	24	54,428	16	134,187	- 79,758
Other Injuries	25	53,823	15	149,570	- 95,747
Drownings	26	52,549	28	48,774	+ 3,775
Cervical Cancer	27	51,397	30	45,319	+ 6,078
Prostate Cancer	28	50,807	38	30,945	+ 19,862
Bladder Cancer	29	37,688	48	14,081	+ 23,608
Peptic Ulcer Disease	30	37,539	26	68,108	- 30,569
Congenital Anomalies	31	36,434	23	82,769	- 46,335
Tuberculosis	32	34,632	5	435,882	- 401,250
Inflammatory/Heart	33	29,807	49	12,651	+ 17,157
HIV/AIDS	34	28,605	31	44,406	- 15,800
Ovary Cancer	35	27,941	44	21,947	+ 5,994
Poisonings	36	25,637	61	3,540	+ 22,096
Endocrine Disorders	37	25,487	47	15,264	+ 10,223
Drug Use	38	24,095	52	11,747	+ 12,348
Asthma	39	23,034	13	196,051	- 173,016
Low Birth Weight	40	21,526	9	238,739	- 217,213
Skin Cancers	41	19,573	60	5,054	+ 14,519
Alcohol	42	18,978	43	23,097	- 4,119
Birth Trauma	43	17,558	20	102,819	- 85,260
Malnutrition	44	12,931	55	8,626	+ 4,305
Uterin Cancer	45	11,694	59	6,841	+ 4,853
Epilepsy	46	11,309	40	30,307	- 18,998
Violence	47	11,061	27	51,767	- 40,706
Fires	48	10,447	42	23,265	- 12,818
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	10,059	50	11,931	- 1,872
Diarrhoeal diseases	50	8,676	4	670,315	- 661,638
Meningitis	51	5,676	36	33,337	- 27,661
Skin Disease	52	5,197	45	17,857	- 12,661
Other Neoplasms	53	4,353	62	2,968	+ 1,384
Maternal Conditions	54	3,579	41	25,917	- 22,338
Encephalitis	55	2,783	29	48,080	- 45,298
Hepatitis B	56	2,744	56	8,184	- 5,440
Upper Respiratory	57	2,650	68	584	+ 2,066
Syphilis	58	1,815	64	2,007	- 192
Multiple Sclerosis	59	1,726	63	2,328	- 602
Appendicitis	60	1,460	53	11,245	- 9,785
War	61	896	67	890	+ 6
Measles	62	555	51	11,923	- 11,368
Tetanus	63	489	58	7,093	- 6,604
Pertussis	64	481	54	10,094	- 9,612
Schistosomiasis	65	398	76	0	+ 398
Hepatitis C	66	85	65	1,364	- 1,279
Chlamydia	67	55	69	379	- 323
Ascariasis	68	34	70	126	- 92
Otitis Media	69	15	71	68	- 53
Dengue	70	12	46	17,546	- 17,534
Diphtheria	71	11	72	65	- 54
Leprosy	72	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	75	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	57	7,705	- 7,705
Chagas disease	76	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	66	973	- 973
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to INDIA

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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.