CHINA VS EGYPT: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	EGYPT		CHINA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	2,213,171	2	1,771,525	+ 441,646
Liver Disease	2	765,285	15	145,603	+ 619,682
Stroke	3	558,017	1	2,043,210	- 1,485,193
Liver Cancer	4	312,010	13	180,952	+ 131,058
Hypertension	5	268,506	7	301,183	- 32,676
Kidney Disease	6	268,416	11	192,302	+ 76,114
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	263,416	12	183,342	+ 80,074
Diabetes Mellitus	8	243,514	14	161,672	+ 81,842
Lung Disease	9	170,476	3	968,607	- 798,131
Congenital Anomalies	10	154,820	31	36,613	+ 118,208
Low Birth Weight	11	144,997	40	21,631	+ 123,366
Road Traffic Accidents	12	129,078	8	250,272	- 121,194
Breast Cancer	13	116,848	19	92,757	+ 24,091
Lymphomas	14	95,958	23	57,838	+ 38,119
Asthma	15	90,422	39	23,147	+ 67,275
Alzheimers & Dementia	16	88,782	6	304,455	- 215,673
Birth Trauma	17	77,760	43	17,644	+ 60,115
Lung Cancers	18	72,265	4	714,311	- 642,046
Bladder Cancer	19	65,333	29	37,873	+ 27,459
Violence	20	53,014	47	11,115	+ 41,899
Other Injuries	21	48,611	25	54,087	- 5,477
Leukemia	22	47,898	22	58,145	- 10,247
Diarrhoeal diseases	23	46,994	50	8,719	+ 38,275
Colon-Rectum Cancers	24	39,241	9	248,388	- 209,148
Suicide	25	38,466	17	116,324	- 77,858
Pancreas Cancer	26	36,992	18	111,537	- 74,545
Inflammatory/Heart	27	31,683	33	29,954	+ 1,730
Parkinson's Disease	28	30,436	20	70,699	- 40,263
Endocrine Disorders	29	30,193	37	25,613	+ 4,580
Falls	30	25,698	16	138,878	- 113,180
Ovary Cancer	31	24,739	35	28,078	- 3,339
Stomach Cancer	32	23,476	5	398,439	- 374,962
Fires	33	19,962	48	10,498	+ 9,464
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	17,041	30	37,723	- 20,682
Prostate Cancer	35	16,322	28	51,056	- 34,734
Rheumatic Heart Disease	36	15,886	21	65,350	- 49,464
Drownings	37	14,285	26	52,807	- 38,521
Encephalitis	38	13,311	55	2,796	+ 10,514
Skin Cancers	39	12,896	41	19,669	- 6,773
Hepatitis B	40	12,582	56	2,757	+ 9,824
Oesophagus Cancer	41	12,103	10	242,891	- 230,788
Pertussis	42	11,536	64	484	+ 11,052
Meningitis	43	10,527	51	5,704	+ 4,824
Maternal Conditions	44	10,118	54	3,596	+ 6,522
Oral Cancer	45	10,095	24	54,695	- 44,601
Malnutrition	46	9,656	44	12,995	- 3,338
War	47	9,083	61	900	+ 8,183
Cervical Cancer	48	7,955	27	51,650	- 43,695
Tetanus	49	6,880	63	491	+ 6,388
Epilepsy	50	5,738	46	11,365	- 5,627
Tuberculosis	51	5,496	32	34,802	- 29,307
Uterin Cancer	52	5,373	45	11,751	- 6,379
HIV/AIDS	53	5,053	34	28,746	- 23,693
Schistosomiasis	54	2,804	65	400	+ 2,404
Skin Disease	55	2,792	52	5,222	- 2,430
Multiple Sclerosis	56	2,707	59	1,734	+ 973
Poisonings	57	2,481	36	25,762	- 23,281
Syphilis	58	2,028	58	1,824	+ 204
Appendicitis	59	1,812	60	1,468	+ 345
Alcohol	60	1,798	42	19,071	- 17,273
Other Neoplasms	61	1,481	53	4,374	- 2,893
Drug Use	62	1,478	38	24,214	- 22,735
Hepatitis C	63	1,230	66	86	+ 1,144
Measles	64	549	62	558	- 9
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	330	49	10,108	- 9,778
Leishmaniasis	66	171	78	0	+ 171
Ascariasis	67	72	68	34	+ 38
Upper Respiratory	68	64	57	2,663	- 2,598
Dengue	69	64	70	12	+ 52
Diphtheria	70	40	71	11	+ 29
Chlamydia	71	13	67	55	- 42
Otitis Media	72	3	69	15	- 12
Leprosy	73	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	74	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	73	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	82	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CHINA

Egypt

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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.