USA VS CHINA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CHINA		UNITED STATES		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	493,419	4	158,520	+ 334,899
Coronary Heart Disease	2	427,810	1	504,904	- 77,094
Lung Disease	3	233,911	3	195,387	+ 38,524
Lung Cancers	4	172,500	5	155,533	+ 16,968
Stomach Cancer	5	96,220	33	13,077	+ 83,143
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	73,523	2	287,198	- 213,675
Hypertension	7	72,733	8	65,960	+ 6,773
Road Traffic Accidents	8	60,439	17	41,694	+ 18,744
Colon-Rectum Cancers	9	59,984	9	61,827	- 1,843
Oesophagus Cancer	10	58,656	28	17,829	+ 40,827
Kidney Disease	11	46,440	6	85,861	- 39,421
Influenza and Pneumonia	12	44,276	11	60,317	- 16,042
Liver Cancer	13	43,698	23	27,064	+ 16,634
Diabetes Mellitus	14	39,043	10	61,418	- 22,376
Liver Disease	15	35,162	16	43,402	- 8,240
Falls	16	33,538	18	40,418	- 6,880
Suicide	17	28,091	12	53,099	- 25,007
Pancreas Cancer	18	26,935	15	44,293	- 17,357
Breast Cancer	19	22,400	13	48,671	- 26,271
Parkinson's Disease	20	17,073	21	34,491	- 17,418
Rheumatic Heart Disease	21	15,782	47	3,646	+ 12,136
Leukemia	22	14,041	24	26,966	- 12,924
Lymphomas	23	13,967	19	40,281	- 26,313
Oral Cancer	24	13,209	35	11,555	+ 1,654
Other Injuries	25	13,062	25	25,997	- 12,936
Drownings	26	12,752	45	4,070	+ 8,683
Cervical Cancer	27	12,473	38	6,984	+ 5,489
Prostate Cancer	28	12,330	20	35,612	- 23,283
Bladder Cancer	29	9,146	26	19,622	- 10,476
Peptic Ulcer Disease	30	9,110	48	3,461	+ 5,649
Congenital Anomalies	31	8,842	34	11,762	- 2,920
Tuberculosis	32	8,404	62	546	+ 7,858
Inflammatory/Heart	33	7,234	22	32,529	- 25,296
HIV/AIDS	34	6,942	42	5,660	+ 1,281
Ovary Cancer	35	6,781	31	14,591	- 7,811
Poisonings	36	6,221	53	1,674	+ 4,547
Endocrine Disorders	37	6,185	14	46,985	- 40,800
Drug Use	38	5,847	7	74,435	- 68,587
Asthma	39	5,590	46	3,818	+ 1,772
Low Birth Weight	40	5,224	39	6,924	- 1,700
Skin Cancers	41	4,750	32	14,311	- 9,561
Alcohol	42	4,606	30	14,659	- 10,054
Birth Trauma	43	4,261	54	1,233	+ 3,028
Malnutrition	44	3,138	40	6,762	- 3,624
Uterin Cancer	45	2,838	36	10,063	- 7,225
Epilepsy	46	2,745	50	3,162	- 418
Violence	47	2,684	27	18,976	- 16,292
Fires	48	2,535	49	3,183	- 648
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	2,441	52	2,461	- 20
Diarrhoeal diseases	50	2,106	37	9,955	- 7,849
Meningitis	51	1,377	60	606	+ 772
Skin Disease	52	1,261	43	5,409	- 4,148
Other Neoplasms	53	1,056	29	17,743	- 16,687
Maternal Conditions	54	868	56	779	+ 90
Encephalitis	55	675	68	25	+ 650
Hepatitis B	56	666	59	608	+ 58
Upper Respiratory	57	643	65	229	+ 414
Syphilis	58	440	66	49	+ 391
Multiple Sclerosis	59	419	44	5,059	- 4,640
Appendicitis	60	354	63	424	- 70
War	61	217	55	1,198	- 980
Measles	62	135	80	0	+ 135
Tetanus	63	119	71	2	+ 117
Pertussis	64	117	69	16	+ 101
Schistosomiasis	65	97	72	1	+ 95
Hepatitis C	66	21	41	5,684	- 5,663
Chlamydia	67	13	84	0	+ 13
Ascariasis	68	8	82	0	+ 8
Otitis Media	69	4	67	34	- 30
Dengue	70	3	76	0	+ 3
Diphtheria	71	3	75	0	+ 2
Leprosy	72	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	83	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	81	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	70	4	- 4
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	73	1	- 1
Oral conditions	80	0	64	286	- 286
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	58	678	- 678
Osteoarthritis	82	0	61	579	- 579
Anemia	83	0	51	3,115	- 3,115
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	57	723	- 723
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to USA

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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.