VANUATU VS CHINA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CHINA		VANUATU		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	459	2	288	+ 170
Coronary Heart Disease	2	398	1	454	- 56
Lung Disease	3	218	5	108	+ 109
Lung Cancers	4	160	23	15	+ 145
Stomach Cancer	5	89	40	6	+ 83
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	68	21	18	+ 51
Hypertension	7	68	11	47	+ 21
Road Traffic Accidents	8	56	12	45	+ 12
Colon-Rectum Cancers	9	56	35	8	+ 47
Oesophagus Cancer	10	55	82	0	+ 55
Kidney Disease	11	43	7	70	- 27
Influenza and Pneumonia	12	41	4	124	- 83
Liver Cancer	13	41	18	27	+ 13
Diabetes Mellitus	14	36	3	127	- 91
Liver Disease	15	33	9	51	- 19
Falls	16	31	25	13	+ 18
Suicide	17	26	8	54	- 28
Pancreas Cancer	18	25	53	1	+ 24
Breast Cancer	19	21	26	13	+ 8
Parkinson's Disease	20	16	28	12	+ 4
Rheumatic Heart Disease	21	15	15	35	- 20
Leukemia	22	13	32	9	+ 4
Lymphomas	23	13	45	3	+ 10
Oral Cancer	24	12	54	1	+ 11
Other Injuries	25	12	17	30	- 18
Drownings	26	12	16	35	- 23
Cervical Cancer	27	12	27	13	- 1
Prostate Cancer	28	11	34	9	+ 3
Bladder Cancer	29	9	49	2	+ 7
Peptic Ulcer Disease	30	8	20	18	- 10
Congenital Anomalies	31	8	10	48	- 40
Tuberculosis	32	8	22	16	- 8
Inflammatory/Heart	33	7	29	11	- 4
HIV/AIDS	34	6	72	0	+ 6
Ovary Cancer	35	6	44	4	+ 2
Poisonings	36	6	47	2	+ 4
Endocrine Disorders	37	6	33	9	- 3
Drug Use	38	5	56	0	+ 5
Asthma	39	5	13	45	- 39
Low Birth Weight	40	5	14	43	- 38
Skin Cancers	41	4	86	0	+ 4
Alcohol	42	4	43	4	+ 0
Birth Trauma	43	4	19	20	- 16
Malnutrition	44	3	31	10	- 7
Uterin Cancer	45	3	48	2	+ 1
Epilepsy	46	3	41	5	- 3
Violence	47	2	38	7	- 4
Fires	48	2	42	4	- 2
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	2	58	0	+ 2
Diarrhoeal diseases	50	2	6	80	- 78
Meningitis	51	1	36	8	- 7
Skin Disease	52	1	39	7	- 6
Other Neoplasms	53	1	55	1	+ 0
Maternal Conditions	54	1	24	14	- 13
Encephalitis	55	1	52	1	- 0
Hepatitis B	56	1	51	1	- 1
Upper Respiratory	57	1	65	0	+ 1
Syphilis	58	0	37	8	- 7
Multiple Sclerosis	59	0	57	0	+ 0
Appendicitis	60	0	50	1	- 1
War	61	0	64	0	+ 0
Measles	62	0	62	0	+ 0
Tetanus	63	0	46	3	- 3
Pertussis	64	0	30	10	- 10
Schistosomiasis	65	0	76	0	+ 0
Hepatitis C	66	0	61	0	- 0
Chlamydia	67	0	66	0	- 0
Ascariasis	68	0	63	0	- 0
Otitis Media	69	0	67	0	- 0
Dengue	70	0	59	0	- 0
Diphtheria	71	0	60	0	- 0
Leprosy	72	0	68	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	70	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	69	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	73	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	71	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	80	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	78	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	82	0	79	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	81	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to VANUATU

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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.