ROMANIA VS CHINA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CHINA		ROMANIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	26,186	2	49,707	- 23,521
Coronary Heart Disease	2	22,704	1	71,810	- 49,106
Lung Disease	3	12,414	7	7,359	+ 5,055
Lung Cancers	4	9,155	4	10,113	- 959
Stomach Cancer	5	5,106	12	3,457	+ 1,649
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	3,902	15	2,839	+ 1,063
Hypertension	7	3,860	3	11,007	- 7,147
Road Traffic Accidents	8	3,208	20	1,992	+ 1,215
Colon-Rectum Cancers	9	3,183	8	6,835	- 3,652
Oesophagus Cancer	10	3,113	30	755	+ 2,358
Kidney Disease	11	2,465	9	5,175	- 2,710
Influenza and Pneumonia	12	2,350	5	9,357	- 7,007
Liver Cancer	13	2,319	13	3,114	- 794
Diabetes Mellitus	14	2,072	18	2,230	- 158
Liver Disease	15	1,866	6	8,920	- 7,054
Falls	16	1,780	24	1,504	+ 276
Suicide	17	1,491	21	1,886	- 396
Pancreas Cancer	18	1,429	14	2,935	- 1,505
Breast Cancer	19	1,189	11	3,851	- 2,662
Parkinson's Disease	20	906	31	741	+ 165
Rheumatic Heart Disease	21	838	35	440	+ 397
Leukemia	22	745	26	1,342	- 597
Lymphomas	23	741	25	1,385	- 643
Oral Cancer	24	701	17	2,290	- 1,589
Other Injuries	25	693	19	2,139	- 1,446
Drownings	26	677	32	596	+ 81
Cervical Cancer	27	662	22	1,870	- 1,208
Prostate Cancer	28	654	16	2,449	- 1,795
Bladder Cancer	29	485	23	1,715	- 1,230
Peptic Ulcer Disease	30	483	33	531	- 48
Congenital Anomalies	31	469	38	367	+ 102
Tuberculosis	32	446	28	1,015	- 569
Inflammatory/Heart	33	384	10	4,433	- 4,049
HIV/AIDS	34	368	47	219	+ 150
Ovary Cancer	35	360	27	1,109	- 749
Poisonings	36	330	39	366	- 36
Endocrine Disorders	37	328	48	193	+ 136
Drug Use	38	310	40	346	- 36
Asthma	39	297	45	225	+ 72
Low Birth Weight	40	277	41	317	- 40
Skin Cancers	41	252	29	1,003	- 751
Alcohol	42	244	37	409	- 165
Birth Trauma	43	226	57	38	+ 188
Malnutrition	44	167	50	142	+ 25
Uterin Cancer	45	151	34	522	- 372
Epilepsy	46	146	42	314	- 169
Violence	47	142	44	255	- 113
Fires	48	135	36	421	- 287
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	130	85	0	+ 130
Diarrhoeal diseases	50	112	46	223	- 112
Meningitis	51	73	54	76	- 3
Skin Disease	52	67	53	97	- 31
Other Neoplasms	53	56	43	289	- 233
Maternal Conditions	54	46	58	35	+ 11
Encephalitis	55	36	62	6	+ 30
Hepatitis B	56	35	59	30	+ 5
Upper Respiratory	57	34	63	3	+ 31
Syphilis	58	23	66	1	+ 22
Multiple Sclerosis	59	22	55	66	- 44
Appendicitis	60	19	60	21	- 2
War	61	12	65	2	+ 9
Measles	62	7	61	7	- 0
Tetanus	63	6	67	1	+ 5
Pertussis	64	6	69	0	+ 6
Schistosomiasis	65	5	74	0	+ 5
Hepatitis C	66	1	52	98	- 97
Chlamydia	67	1	78	0	+ 1
Ascariasis	68	0	82	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	69	0	68	1	- 1
Dengue	70	0	81	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	71	0	71	0	+ 0
Leprosy	72	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	80	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	70	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	73	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	64	2	- 2
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	49	143	- 143
Osteoarthritis	82	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	56	59	- 59
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	51	103	- 103
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ROMANIA

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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.