NICARAGUA VS CHINA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CHINA		NICARAGUA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	9,634	3	2,225	+ 7,410
Coronary Heart Disease	2	8,353	1	5,843	+ 2,510
Lung Disease	3	4,567	5	1,570	+ 2,998
Lung Cancers	4	3,368	23	274	+ 3,094
Stomach Cancer	5	1,879	14	478	+ 1,401
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	1,436	33	149	+ 1,287
Hypertension	7	1,420	9	1,103	+ 317
Road Traffic Accidents	8	1,180	8	1,109	+ 71
Colon-Rectum Cancers	9	1,171	18	315	+ 856
Oesophagus Cancer	10	1,145	47	42	+ 1,103
Kidney Disease	11	907	2	3,533	- 2,626
Influenza and Pneumonia	12	864	7	1,152	- 287
Liver Cancer	13	853	12	509	+ 345
Diabetes Mellitus	14	762	4	2,068	- 1,305
Liver Disease	15	687	6	1,203	- 517
Falls	16	655	22	276	+ 379
Suicide	17	548	19	285	+ 264
Pancreas Cancer	18	526	27	178	+ 348
Breast Cancer	19	437	20	283	+ 154
Parkinson's Disease	20	333	42	67	+ 267
Rheumatic Heart Disease	21	308	54	20	+ 288
Leukemia	22	274	24	227	+ 47
Lymphomas	23	273	29	164	+ 109
Oral Cancer	24	258	43	64	+ 194
Other Injuries	25	255	17	358	- 103
Drownings	26	249	32	157	+ 92
Cervical Cancer	27	244	16	374	- 131
Prostate Cancer	28	241	15	386	- 145
Bladder Cancer	29	179	52	28	+ 151
Peptic Ulcer Disease	30	178	40	85	+ 92
Congenital Anomalies	31	173	11	571	- 398
Tuberculosis	32	164	37	115	+ 49
Inflammatory/Heart	33	141	34	139	+ 2
HIV/AIDS	34	136	35	139	- 4
Ovary Cancer	35	132	44	61	+ 71
Poisonings	36	121	55	18	+ 104
Endocrine Disorders	37	121	28	164	- 43
Drug Use	38	114	46	50	+ 64
Asthma	39	109	38	105	+ 4
Low Birth Weight	40	102	13	490	- 388
Skin Cancers	41	93	45	59	+ 34
Alcohol	42	90	21	279	- 189
Birth Trauma	43	83	25	198	- 115
Malnutrition	44	61	30	163	- 102
Uterin Cancer	45	55	48	39	+ 16
Epilepsy	46	54	41	74	- 21
Violence	47	52	10	619	- 566
Fires	48	50	57	16	+ 33
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	48	50	31	+ 17
Diarrhoeal diseases	50	41	36	122	- 81
Meningitis	51	27	51	29	- 2
Skin Disease	52	25	31	162	- 137
Other Neoplasms	53	21	26	192	- 172
Maternal Conditions	54	17	39	88	- 71
Encephalitis	55	13	58	10	+ 3
Hepatitis B	56	13	62	5	+ 8
Upper Respiratory	57	13	72	1	+ 12
Syphilis	58	9	60	9	- 1
Multiple Sclerosis	59	8	61	7	+ 1
Appendicitis	60	7	49	32	- 25
War	61	4	70	1	+ 4
Measles	62	3	78	0	+ 3
Tetanus	63	2	79	0	+ 2
Pertussis	64	2	67	3	- 1
Schistosomiasis	65	2	84	0	+ 2
Hepatitis C	66	0	68	1	- 1
Chlamydia	67	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	68	0	69	1	- 1
Otitis Media	69	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	70	0	64	4	- 4
Diphtheria	71	0	77	0	+ 0
Leprosy	72	0	71	1	- 1
Trichuriasis	73	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	80	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	83	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	65	4	- 4
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	82	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	73	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	63	5	- 5
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	56	17	- 17
Osteoarthritis	82	0	59	10	- 10
Anemia	83	0	53	28	- 28
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	66	3	- 3
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NICARAGUA

China

Nicaragua

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.