RUSSIA VS CHINA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CHINA		RUSSIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	203,191	2	327,199	- 124,009
Coronary Heart Disease	2	176,172	1	562,711	- 386,539
Lung Disease	3	96,325	9	36,600	+ 59,724
Lung Cancers	4	71,036	3	54,361	+ 16,675
Stomach Cancer	5	39,623	11	29,386	+ 10,238
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	30,277	5	48,522	- 18,245
Hypertension	7	29,952	17	18,348	+ 11,604
Road Traffic Accidents	8	24,889	19	17,507	+ 7,382
Colon-Rectum Cancers	9	24,701	7	42,633	- 17,931
Oesophagus Cancer	10	24,155	33	7,431	+ 16,723
Kidney Disease	11	19,124	22	11,581	+ 7,543
Influenza and Pneumonia	12	18,233	10	32,404	- 14,172
Liver Cancer	13	17,995	24	11,165	+ 6,830
Diabetes Mellitus	14	16,078	18	18,345	- 2,267
Liver Disease	15	14,480	6	45,463	- 30,983
Falls	16	13,811	21	11,705	+ 2,106
Suicide	17	11,568	8	36,625	- 25,057
Pancreas Cancer	18	11,092	16	20,282	- 9,190
Breast Cancer	19	9,224	13	23,242	- 14,017
Parkinson's Disease	20	7,031	26	9,371	- 2,340
Rheumatic Heart Disease	21	6,499	42	2,770	+ 3,729
Leukemia	22	5,782	31	8,238	- 2,455
Lymphomas	23	5,752	29	8,919	- 3,168
Oral Cancer	24	5,439	25	10,880	- 5,441
Other Injuries	25	5,379	14	22,517	- 17,138
Drownings	26	5,251	36	6,629	- 1,377
Cervical Cancer	27	5,136	34	7,423	- 2,287
Prostate Cancer	28	5,077	20	14,107	- 9,030
Bladder Cancer	29	3,766	38	6,307	- 2,541
Peptic Ulcer Disease	30	3,751	28	8,938	- 5,186
Congenital Anomalies	31	3,641	41	4,201	- 560
Tuberculosis	32	3,461	30	8,422	- 4,961
Inflammatory/Heart	33	2,979	4	54,060	- 51,081
HIV/AIDS	34	2,859	15	21,262	- 18,403
Ovary Cancer	35	2,792	32	8,123	- 5,330
Poisonings	36	2,562	40	5,565	- 3,003
Endocrine Disorders	37	2,547	45	2,004	+ 543
Drug Use	38	2,408	27	9,113	- 6,705
Asthma	39	2,302	46	1,764	+ 538
Low Birth Weight	40	2,151	44	2,153	- 2
Skin Cancers	41	1,956	39	5,612	- 3,656
Alcohol	42	1,897	12	27,984	- 26,088
Birth Trauma	43	1,755	53	714	+ 1,041
Malnutrition	44	1,292	57	242	+ 1,050
Uterin Cancer	45	1,169	35	6,867	- 5,699
Epilepsy	46	1,130	52	718	+ 412
Violence	47	1,105	23	11,450	- 10,345
Fires	48	1,044	37	6,387	- 5,343
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	1,005	50	750	+ 255
Diarrhoeal diseases	50	867	55	403	+ 464
Meningitis	51	567	48	1,037	- 470
Skin Disease	52	519	43	2,735	- 2,216
Other Neoplasms	53	435	51	729	- 294
Maternal Conditions	54	358	56	267	+ 90
Encephalitis	55	278	47	1,076	- 798
Hepatitis B	56	274	60	43	+ 231
Upper Respiratory	57	265	58	158	+ 107
Syphilis	58	181	62	19	+ 163
Multiple Sclerosis	59	172	49	827	- 654
Appendicitis	60	146	54	409	- 263
War	61	90	59	123	- 33
Measles	62	55	68	0	+ 55
Tetanus	63	49	63	3	+ 45
Pertussis	64	48	65	2	+ 46
Schistosomiasis	65	40	72	0	+ 40
Hepatitis C	66	9	66	2	+ 7
Chlamydia	67	6	61	25	- 20
Ascariasis	68	3	77	0	+ 3
Otitis Media	69	2	64	3	- 2
Dengue	70	1	79	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	71	1	67	0	+ 1
Leprosy	72	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	71	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	70	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	69	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	82	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to RUSSIA

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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.