UNITED KINGDOM VS CHINA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CHINA		UNITED KINGDOM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	98,780	4	37,626	+ 61,153
Coronary Heart Disease	2	85,645	2	71,728	+ 13,917
Lung Disease	3	46,828	6	32,896	+ 13,932
Lung Cancers	4	34,534	5	35,715	- 1,181
Stomach Cancer	5	19,263	24	4,999	+ 14,264
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	14,719	1	98,135	- 83,416
Hypertension	7	14,561	23	5,208	+ 9,353
Road Traffic Accidents	8	12,099	33	2,169	+ 9,930
Colon-Rectum Cancers	9	12,008	7	18,446	- 6,438
Oesophagus Cancer	10	11,743	12	8,727	+ 3,016
Kidney Disease	11	9,297	18	5,471	+ 3,826
Influenza and Pneumonia	12	8,864	3	40,540	- 31,676
Liver Cancer	13	8,748	21	5,237	+ 3,512
Diabetes Mellitus	14	7,816	17	5,842	+ 1,974
Liver Disease	15	7,039	14	7,666	- 626
Falls	16	6,714	15	7,618	- 904
Suicide	17	5,624	20	5,325	+ 299
Pancreas Cancer	18	5,392	11	8,995	- 3,603
Breast Cancer	19	4,484	9	12,718	- 8,234
Parkinson's Disease	20	3,418	13	8,573	- 5,155
Rheumatic Heart Disease	21	3,159	45	876	+ 2,283
Leukemia	22	2,811	22	5,211	- 2,400
Lymphomas	23	2,796	10	9,350	- 6,554
Oral Cancer	24	2,644	30	3,109	- 465
Other Injuries	25	2,615	19	5,464	- 2,849
Drownings	26	2,553	49	301	+ 2,252
Cervical Cancer	27	2,497	43	1,099	+ 1,398
Prostate Cancer	28	2,468	8	13,289	- 10,821
Bladder Cancer	29	1,831	16	6,133	- 4,302
Peptic Ulcer Disease	30	1,824	36	2,090	- 266
Congenital Anomalies	31	1,770	35	2,127	- 357
Tuberculosis	32	1,683	47	351	+ 1,331
Inflammatory/Heart	33	1,448	29	3,126	- 1,678
HIV/AIDS	34	1,390	55	188	+ 1,202
Ovary Cancer	35	1,357	25	4,019	- 2,661
Poisonings	36	1,245	53	221	+ 1,025
Endocrine Disorders	37	1,238	28	3,297	- 2,059
Drug Use	38	1,171	31	2,824	- 1,654
Asthma	39	1,119	41	1,302	- 183
Low Birth Weight	40	1,046	40	1,313	- 268
Skin Cancers	41	951	27	3,727	- 2,776
Alcohol	42	922	39	1,555	- 633
Birth Trauma	43	853	54	190	+ 663
Malnutrition	44	628	58	116	+ 513
Uterin Cancer	45	568	32	2,346	- 1,778
Epilepsy	46	549	42	1,193	- 644
Violence	47	537	46	868	- 330
Fires	48	508	48	334	+ 173
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	489	44	1,014	- 525
Diarrhoeal diseases	50	422	38	1,599	- 1,177
Meningitis	51	276	52	232	+ 43
Skin Disease	52	252	34	2,134	- 1,881
Other Neoplasms	53	211	26	3,986	- 3,774
Maternal Conditions	54	174	64	47	+ 127
Encephalitis	55	135	68	6	+ 129
Hepatitis B	56	133	65	40	+ 93
Upper Respiratory	57	129	63	48	+ 80
Syphilis	58	88	62	49	+ 39
Multiple Sclerosis	59	84	37	1,856	- 1,772
Appendicitis	60	71	59	105	- 34
War	61	44	67	10	+ 34
Measles	62	27	75	0	+ 27
Tetanus	63	24	72	0	+ 23
Pertussis	64	23	69	3	+ 21
Schistosomiasis	65	19	78	0	+ 19
Hepatitis C	66	4	51	267	- 263
Chlamydia	67	3	79	0	+ 3
Ascariasis	68	2	80	0	+ 2
Otitis Media	69	1	66	16	- 15
Dengue	70	1	73	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	71	1	74	0	+ 0
Leprosy	72	0	83	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	82	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	81	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	71	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	70	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	61	54	- 54
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	56	184	- 184
Osteoarthritis	82	0	57	167	- 167
Anemia	83	0	50	277	- 277
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	60	101	- 101
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to UNITED KINGDOM

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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.