VENEZUELA VS CHINA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CHINA		VENEZUELA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	45,091	3	12,133	+ 32,958
Coronary Heart Disease	2	39,095	1	26,905	+ 12,190
Lung Disease	3	21,376	10	5,150	+ 16,226
Lung Cancers	4	15,764	11	3,900	+ 11,864
Stomach Cancer	5	8,793	17	2,175	+ 6,618
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	6,719	35	572	+ 6,147
Hypertension	7	6,647	9	5,195	+ 1,452
Road Traffic Accidents	8	5,523	5	11,127	- 5,604
Colon-Rectum Cancers	9	5,482	19	2,037	+ 3,444
Oesophagus Cancer	10	5,360	44	370	+ 4,990
Kidney Disease	11	4,244	8	5,932	- 1,688
Influenza and Pneumonia	12	4,046	7	7,188	- 3,142
Liver Cancer	13	3,993	26	1,029	+ 2,964
Diabetes Mellitus	14	3,568	4	11,176	- 7,609
Liver Disease	15	3,213	16	2,340	+ 873
Falls	16	3,065	28	865	+ 2,200
Suicide	17	2,567	34	585	+ 1,982
Pancreas Cancer	18	2,461	25	1,082	+ 1,379
Breast Cancer	19	2,047	15	2,563	- 516
Parkinson's Disease	20	1,560	48	252	+ 1,309
Rheumatic Heart Disease	21	1,442	57	80	+ 1,362
Leukemia	22	1,283	27	1,007	+ 276
Lymphomas	23	1,276	23	1,248	+ 29
Oral Cancer	24	1,207	38	544	+ 663
Other Injuries	25	1,194	21	1,693	- 500
Drownings	26	1,165	43	388	+ 777
Cervical Cancer	27	1,140	20	1,986	- 846
Prostate Cancer	28	1,127	13	2,848	- 1,722
Bladder Cancer	29	836	45	365	+ 471
Peptic Ulcer Disease	30	833	40	418	+ 415
Congenital Anomalies	31	808	14	2,846	- 2,038
Tuberculosis	32	768	31	748	+ 20
Inflammatory/Heart	33	661	33	599	+ 62
HIV/AIDS	34	634	6	7,490	- 6,856
Ovary Cancer	35	620	36	563	+ 57
Poisonings	36	569	58	68	+ 501
Endocrine Disorders	37	565	30	760	- 195
Drug Use	38	534	50	225	+ 309
Asthma	39	511	46	311	+ 200
Low Birth Weight	40	477	12	3,088	- 2,611
Skin Cancers	41	434	37	553	- 119
Alcohol	42	421	62	34	+ 387
Birth Trauma	43	389	24	1,087	- 698
Malnutrition	44	287	32	629	- 342
Uterin Cancer	45	259	47	309	- 50
Epilepsy	46	251	41	411	- 160
Violence	47	245	2	18,132	- 17,887
Fires	48	232	54	144	+ 87
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	223	52	180	+ 43
Diarrhoeal diseases	50	192	22	1,359	- 1,167
Meningitis	51	126	49	251	- 125
Skin Disease	52	115	66	18	+ 98
Other Neoplasms	53	97	18	2,167	- 2,071
Maternal Conditions	54	79	39	422	- 343
Encephalitis	55	62	61	37	+ 25
Hepatitis B	56	61	63	30	+ 31
Upper Respiratory	57	59	74	1	+ 57
Syphilis	58	40	67	15	+ 25
Multiple Sclerosis	59	38	60	51	- 12
Appendicitis	60	32	56	98	- 65
War	61	20	51	185	- 165
Measles	62	12	79	0	+ 12
Tetanus	63	11	68	8	+ 3
Pertussis	64	11	64	26	- 15
Schistosomiasis	65	9	76	1	+ 8
Hepatitis C	66	2	65	21	- 19
Chlamydia	67	1	82	0	+ 1
Ascariasis	68	1	70	5	- 4
Otitis Media	69	0	75	1	- 1
Dengue	70	0	59	65	- 65
Diphtheria	71	0	78	0	+ 0
Leprosy	72	0	71	4	- 4
Trichuriasis	73	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	80	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	42	402	- 402
Chagas disease	76	0	29	826	- 826
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	83	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	73	3	- 3
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	77	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	53	151	- 151
Osteoarthritis	82	0	72	3	- 3
Anemia	83	0	55	126	- 126
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	69	6	- 6
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to VENEZUELA

China

Venezuela

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.