SPAIN VS CHINA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CHINA		SPAIN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	68,221	3	29,004	+ 39,217
Coronary Heart Disease	2	59,150	1	51,684	+ 7,466
Lung Disease	3	32,341	5	18,926	+ 13,415
Lung Cancers	4	23,850	4	22,131	+ 1,720
Stomach Cancer	5	13,304	14	5,796	+ 7,507
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	10,165	2	42,339	- 32,173
Hypertension	7	10,056	9	9,115	+ 942
Road Traffic Accidents	8	8,356	31	1,829	+ 6,527
Colon-Rectum Cancers	9	8,293	6	16,957	- 8,664
Oesophagus Cancer	10	8,110	29	2,011	+ 6,099
Kidney Disease	11	6,421	8	9,725	- 3,304
Influenza and Pneumonia	12	6,122	7	13,717	- 7,595
Liver Cancer	13	6,042	18	5,098	+ 943
Diabetes Mellitus	14	5,398	10	7,773	- 2,375
Liver Disease	15	4,862	23	4,231	+ 630
Falls	16	4,637	26	3,246	+ 1,391
Suicide	17	3,884	25	3,609	+ 274
Pancreas Cancer	18	3,724	12	6,752	- 3,028
Breast Cancer	19	3,097	11	7,067	- 3,970
Parkinson's Disease	20	2,361	20	4,943	- 2,582
Rheumatic Heart Disease	21	2,182	33	1,612	+ 570
Leukemia	22	1,941	24	3,772	- 1,831
Lymphomas	23	1,931	16	5,335	- 3,403
Oral Cancer	24	1,826	27	2,583	- 757
Other Injuries	25	1,806	15	5,536	- 3,730
Drownings	26	1,763	45	446	+ 1,317
Cervical Cancer	27	1,725	39	855	+ 870
Prostate Cancer	28	1,705	13	6,420	- 4,715
Bladder Cancer	29	1,265	17	5,222	- 3,958
Peptic Ulcer Disease	30	1,260	44	475	+ 784
Congenital Anomalies	31	1,222	38	863	+ 359
Tuberculosis	32	1,162	50	270	+ 892
Inflammatory/Heart	33	1,000	19	4,984	- 3,984
HIV/AIDS	34	960	43	538	+ 421
Ovary Cancer	35	937	28	2,026	- 1,088
Poisonings	36	860	57	170	+ 690
Endocrine Disorders	37	855	21	4,863	- 4,008
Drug Use	38	808	41	776	+ 32
Asthma	39	773	35	1,133	- 360
Low Birth Weight	40	722	52	253	+ 470
Skin Cancers	41	657	32	1,803	- 1,146
Alcohol	42	637	46	333	+ 303
Birth Trauma	43	589	60	113	+ 476
Malnutrition	44	434	47	302	+ 131
Uterin Cancer	45	392	34	1,612	- 1,220
Epilepsy	46	379	40	824	- 444
Violence	47	371	51	262	+ 110
Fires	48	351	55	185	+ 166
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	338	48	294	+ 44
Diarrhoeal diseases	50	291	36	1,064	- 772
Meningitis	51	190	59	129	+ 62
Skin Disease	52	174	30	1,840	- 1,666
Other Neoplasms	53	146	22	4,748	- 4,602
Maternal Conditions	54	120	64	14	+ 107
Encephalitis	55	93	70	4	+ 90
Hepatitis B	56	92	58	162	- 70
Upper Respiratory	57	89	62	47	+ 42
Syphilis	58	61	67	9	+ 52
Multiple Sclerosis	59	58	49	287	- 229
Appendicitis	60	49	61	79	- 30
War	61	30	68	6	+ 25
Measles	62	19	81	0	+ 19
Tetanus	63	16	72	2	+ 15
Pertussis	64	16	73	2	+ 14
Schistosomiasis	65	13	74	0	+ 13
Hepatitis C	66	3	42	652	- 649
Chlamydia	67	2	82	0	+ 2
Ascariasis	68	1	78	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	69	1	66	9	- 8
Dengue	70	0	77	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	71	0	76	0	+ 0
Leprosy	72	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	80	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	83	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	71	3	- 3
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	84	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	65	11	- 11
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	69	4	- 4
Oral conditions	80	0	63	44	- 44
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	54	204	- 204
Osteoarthritis	82	0	53	212	- 212
Anemia	83	0	37	914	- 914
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	56	181	- 181
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SPAIN

China

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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.