MEXICO VS CHINA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CHINA		MEXICO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	188,645	4	39,790	+ 148,855
Coronary Heart Disease	2	163,561	1	116,238	+ 47,323
Lung Disease	3	89,429	7	29,123	+ 60,306
Lung Cancers	4	65,951	17	7,349	+ 58,601
Stomach Cancer	5	36,787	19	6,939	+ 29,848
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	28,110	30	3,447	+ 24,663
Hypertension	7	27,807	9	17,806	+ 10,001
Road Traffic Accidents	8	23,107	10	16,303	+ 6,804
Colon-Rectum Cancers	9	22,933	20	6,871	+ 16,062
Oesophagus Cancer	10	22,426	49	1,252	+ 21,174
Kidney Disease	11	17,755	3	44,622	- 26,867
Influenza and Pneumonia	12	16,928	8	24,816	- 7,888
Liver Cancer	13	16,707	21	6,817	+ 9,890
Diabetes Mellitus	14	14,927	2	86,110	- 71,183
Liver Disease	15	13,443	6	29,838	- 16,395
Falls	16	12,822	35	2,628	+ 10,194
Suicide	17	10,740	22	6,772	+ 3,968
Pancreas Cancer	18	10,298	27	4,510	+ 5,788
Breast Cancer	19	8,564	16	7,380	+ 1,184
Parkinson's Disease	20	6,527	43	1,567	+ 4,960
Rheumatic Heart Disease	21	6,034	52	859	+ 5,175
Leukemia	22	5,368	25	4,830	+ 538
Lymphomas	23	5,340	24	4,961	+ 379
Oral Cancer	24	5,050	46	1,355	+ 3,695
Other Injuries	25	4,994	11	12,175	- 7,181
Drownings	26	4,876	42	1,799	+ 3,077
Cervical Cancer	27	4,769	26	4,787	- 18
Prostate Cancer	28	4,714	15	7,494	- 2,780
Bladder Cancer	29	3,497	48	1,272	+ 2,224
Peptic Ulcer Disease	30	3,483	33	2,734	+ 749
Congenital Anomalies	31	3,380	13	10,457	- 7,076
Tuberculosis	32	3,213	38	1,943	+ 1,270
Inflammatory/Heart	33	2,766	41	1,866	+ 899
HIV/AIDS	34	2,654	28	4,128	- 1,474
Ovary Cancer	35	2,592	34	2,649	- 57
Poisonings	36	2,379	57	531	+ 1,848
Endocrine Disorders	37	2,365	12	11,310	- 8,946
Drug Use	38	2,236	44	1,470	+ 766
Asthma	39	2,137	47	1,342	+ 795
Low Birth Weight	40	1,997	18	7,163	- 5,165
Skin Cancers	41	1,816	40	1,909	- 93
Alcohol	42	1,761	32	2,945	- 1,185
Birth Trauma	43	1,629	36	2,552	- 923
Malnutrition	44	1,200	14	7,552	- 6,352
Uterin Cancer	45	1,085	50	902	+ 183
Epilepsy	46	1,049	39	1,912	- 863
Violence	47	1,026	5	32,450	- 31,424
Fires	48	969	56	604	+ 366
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	933	45	1,415	- 482
Diarrhoeal diseases	50	805	29	3,476	- 2,671
Meningitis	51	527	58	357	+ 169
Skin Disease	52	482	31	3,029	- 2,546
Other Neoplasms	53	404	23	6,204	- 5,801
Maternal Conditions	54	332	54	750	- 418
Encephalitis	55	258	62	140	+ 118
Hepatitis B	56	255	61	210	+ 45
Upper Respiratory	57	246	64	127	+ 119
Syphilis	58	168	73	5	+ 164
Multiple Sclerosis	59	160	60	295	- 135
Appendicitis	60	135	53	774	- 639
War	61	83	66	112	- 29
Measles	62	51	80	0	+ 51
Tetanus	63	45	71	10	+ 36
Pertussis	64	45	70	21	+ 23
Schistosomiasis	65	37	83	0	+ 37
Hepatitis C	66	8	55	625	- 617
Chlamydia	67	5	77	0	+ 5
Ascariasis	68	3	72	5	- 2
Otitis Media	69	1	68	29	- 28
Dengue	70	1	67	30	- 29
Diphtheria	71	1	79	0	+ 1
Leprosy	72	0	75	1	- 1
Trichuriasis	73	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	84	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	69	24	- 24
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	82	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	76	1	- 1
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	74	2	- 2
Oral conditions	80	0	65	125	- 125
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	51	894	- 894
Osteoarthritis	82	0	59	305	- 305
Anemia	83	0	37	2,182	- 2,182
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	63	127	- 127
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MEXICO

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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.