PHILIPPINES VS CHINA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CHINA		PHILIPPINES		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	170,662	3	74,167	+ 96,496
Coronary Heart Disease	2	147,969	1	129,955	+ 18,014
Lung Disease	3	80,904	6	32,559	+ 48,345
Lung Cancers	4	59,664	13	10,296	+ 49,368
Stomach Cancer	5	33,280	41	1,868	+ 31,412
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	25,430	39	2,010	+ 23,420
Hypertension	7	25,157	5	34,500	- 9,343
Road Traffic Accidents	8	20,904	10	13,017	+ 7,888
Colon-Rectum Cancers	9	20,747	16	8,063	+ 12,684
Oesophagus Cancer	10	20,288	53	672	+ 19,616
Kidney Disease	11	16,062	4	39,380	- 23,318
Influenza and Pneumonia	12	15,314	2	93,807	- 78,493
Liver Cancer	13	15,114	19	7,663	+ 7,451
Diabetes Mellitus	14	13,504	7	32,260	- 18,756
Liver Disease	15	12,162	20	7,076	+ 5,085
Falls	16	11,600	28	3,861	+ 7,739
Suicide	17	9,716	35	2,325	+ 7,391
Pancreas Cancer	18	9,316	37	2,121	+ 7,195
Breast Cancer	19	7,748	15	9,802	- 2,055
Parkinson's Disease	20	5,905	55	594	+ 5,311
Rheumatic Heart Disease	21	5,458	42	1,807	+ 3,652
Leukemia	22	4,857	29	3,596	+ 1,260
Lymphomas	23	4,831	36	2,279	+ 2,552
Oral Cancer	24	4,569	34	2,916	+ 1,652
Other Injuries	25	4,518	31	3,536	+ 982
Drownings	26	4,411	27	3,881	+ 530
Cervical Cancer	27	4,314	33	3,076	+ 1,239
Prostate Cancer	28	4,265	26	4,149	+ 115
Bladder Cancer	29	3,163	58	569	+ 2,594
Peptic Ulcer Disease	30	3,151	21	6,865	- 3,714
Congenital Anomalies	31	3,058	17	8,051	- 4,993
Tuberculosis	32	2,907	8	27,061	- 24,154
Inflammatory/Heart	33	2,502	30	3,545	- 1,043
HIV/AIDS	34	2,401	66	204	+ 2,197
Ovary Cancer	35	2,345	40	1,994	+ 352
Poisonings	36	2,152	65	226	+ 1,926
Endocrine Disorders	37	2,139	12	10,464	- 8,324
Drug Use	38	2,022	52	695	+ 1,328
Asthma	39	1,933	11	11,404	- 9,470
Low Birth Weight	40	1,807	14	10,141	- 8,334
Skin Cancers	41	1,643	61	368	+ 1,275
Alcohol	42	1,593	60	401	+ 1,192
Birth Trauma	43	1,474	18	7,960	- 6,486
Malnutrition	44	1,085	24	4,311	- 3,226
Uterin Cancer	45	982	50	761	+ 221
Epilepsy	46	949	45	1,120	- 170
Violence	47	928	9	14,835	- 13,906
Fires	48	877	54	600	+ 277
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	844	62	323	+ 522
Diarrhoeal diseases	50	728	22	6,189	- 5,460
Meningitis	51	476	47	1,041	- 565
Skin Disease	52	436	25	4,229	- 3,793
Other Neoplasms	53	365	23	5,146	- 4,781
Maternal Conditions	54	300	38	2,042	- 1,741
Encephalitis	55	234	67	185	+ 49
Hepatitis B	56	230	56	590	- 359
Upper Respiratory	57	222	70	39	+ 184
Syphilis	58	152	44	1,157	- 1,004
Multiple Sclerosis	59	145	72	31	+ 114
Appendicitis	60	123	63	276	- 153
War	61	75	49	817	- 742
Measles	62	47	48	894	- 847
Tetanus	63	41	59	521	- 480
Pertussis	64	40	43	1,760	- 1,719
Schistosomiasis	65	33	64	233	- 200
Hepatitis C	66	7	81	0	+ 7
Chlamydia	67	5	78	4	+ 1
Ascariasis	68	3	76	13	- 10
Otitis Media	69	1	74	23	- 22
Dengue	70	1	46	1,060	- 1,059
Diphtheria	71	1	75	14	- 13
Leprosy	72	0	71	37	- 37
Trichuriasis	73	0	85	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	84	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	69	94	- 94
Chagas disease	76	0	79	2	- 2
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	83	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	82	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	77	4	- 4
Oral conditions	80	0	73	28	- 28
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	51	752	- 752
Osteoarthritis	82	0	57	570	- 570
Anemia	83	0	32	3,435	- 3,435
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	80	2	- 2
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	68	127	- 127
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to PHILIPPINES

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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.