ITALY VS CHINA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CHINA		ITALY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	87,966	2	62,633	+ 25,333
Coronary Heart Disease	2	76,270	1	97,116	- 20,847
Lung Disease	3	41,701	5	32,382	+ 9,319
Lung Cancers	4	30,753	4	34,152	- 3,399
Stomach Cancer	5	17,154	14	10,252	+ 6,901
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	13,108	3	41,445	- 28,337
Hypertension	7	12,967	6	29,931	- 16,964
Road Traffic Accidents	8	10,775	30	3,221	+ 7,554
Colon-Rectum Cancers	9	10,694	7	21,254	- 10,560
Oesophagus Cancer	10	10,457	34	2,045	+ 8,412
Kidney Disease	11	8,279	11	12,726	- 4,447
Influenza and Pneumonia	12	7,893	9	16,339	- 8,445
Liver Cancer	13	7,791	17	9,620	- 1,830
Diabetes Mellitus	14	6,960	8	19,836	- 12,876
Liver Disease	15	6,269	23	5,559	+ 709
Falls	16	5,979	25	4,222	+ 1,757
Suicide	17	5,008	26	4,042	+ 966
Pancreas Cancer	18	4,802	13	12,095	- 7,293
Breast Cancer	19	3,993	10	13,868	- 9,875
Parkinson's Disease	20	3,044	19	8,428	- 5,384
Rheumatic Heart Disease	21	2,814	32	2,216	+ 598
Leukemia	22	2,503	21	6,728	- 4,225
Lymphomas	23	2,490	16	9,670	- 7,180
Oral Cancer	24	2,355	27	3,343	- 988
Other Injuries	25	2,329	12	12,112	- 9,784
Drownings	26	2,273	52	344	+ 1,930
Cervical Cancer	27	2,224	40	1,154	+ 1,070
Prostate Cancer	28	2,198	20	8,409	- 6,211
Bladder Cancer	29	1,631	22	6,711	- 5,080
Peptic Ulcer Disease	30	1,624	43	690	+ 934
Congenital Anomalies	31	1,576	37	1,443	+ 133
Tuberculosis	32	1,498	53	336	+ 1,162
Inflammatory/Heart	33	1,290	24	5,531	- 4,241
HIV/AIDS	34	1,238	46	520	+ 718
Ovary Cancer	35	1,209	28	3,282	- 2,073
Poisonings	36	1,109	58	154	+ 955
Endocrine Disorders	37	1,103	18	8,431	- 7,328
Drug Use	38	1,042	45	654	+ 388
Asthma	39	997	47	494	+ 503
Low Birth Weight	40	931	51	357	+ 574
Skin Cancers	41	847	29	3,239	- 2,392
Alcohol	42	821	55	277	+ 544
Birth Trauma	43	760	59	140	+ 619
Malnutrition	44	559	41	775	- 216
Uterin Cancer	45	506	33	2,198	- 1,692
Epilepsy	46	489	39	1,337	- 847
Violence	47	479	50	409	+ 70
Fires	48	452	56	271	+ 181
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	435	42	701	- 266
Diarrhoeal diseases	50	375	36	1,622	- 1,247
Meningitis	51	246	60	128	+ 118
Skin Disease	52	225	38	1,440	- 1,215
Other Neoplasms	53	188	15	9,984	- 9,796
Maternal Conditions	54	155	67	6	+ 149
Encephalitis	55	120	68	5	+ 116
Hepatitis B	56	119	54	334	- 215
Upper Respiratory	57	115	64	20	+ 94
Syphilis	58	79	69	4	+ 74
Multiple Sclerosis	59	75	44	677	- 602
Appendicitis	60	63	61	49	+ 15
War	61	39	66	6	+ 33
Measles	62	24	71	1	+ 23
Tetanus	63	21	63	22	- 0
Pertussis	64	21	73	1	+ 20
Schistosomiasis	65	17	78	0	+ 17
Hepatitis C	66	4	31	2,451	- 2,447
Chlamydia	67	2	84	0	+ 2
Ascariasis	68	1	80	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	69	1	65	16	- 15
Dengue	70	1	81	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	71	0	76	0	+ 0
Leprosy	72	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	82	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	83	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	72	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	70	3	- 3
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	75	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	62	47	- 47
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	57	241	- 241
Osteoarthritis	82	0	48	481	- 481
Anemia	83	0	35	1,672	- 1,672
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	49	424	- 424
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ITALY

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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.