CHINA VS ESTONIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ESTONIA		CHINA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	3,569,040	2	1,771,525	+ 1,797,514
Hypertension	2	3,202,952	7	301,183	+ 2,901,769
Stroke	3	1,323,745	1	2,043,210	- 719,466
Lung Cancers	4	779,518	4	714,311	+ 65,207
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	625,010	9	248,388	+ 376,622
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	413,685	12	183,342	+ 230,343
Liver Disease	7	389,625	15	145,603	+ 244,022
Prostate Cancer	8	354,042	28	51,056	+ 302,986
Stomach Cancer	9	343,751	5	398,439	- 54,688
Pancreas Cancer	10	318,380	18	111,537	+ 206,843
Breast Cancer	11	308,323	19	92,757	+ 215,566
Alzheimers & Dementia	12	272,138	6	304,455	- 32,317
Lung Disease	13	271,317	3	968,607	- 697,290
Inflammatory/Heart	14	257,398	33	29,954	+ 227,445
Lymphomas	15	252,519	23	57,838	+ 194,680
Suicide	16	234,154	17	116,324	+ 117,830
Kidney Disease	17	209,293	11	192,302	+ 16,991
Alcohol	18	176,013	42	19,071	+ 156,941
Diabetes Mellitus	19	173,267	14	161,672	+ 11,594
Other Injuries	20	167,522	25	54,087	+ 113,435
Bladder Cancer	21	149,187	29	37,873	+ 111,314
Leukemia	22	148,995	22	58,145	+ 90,851
Other Neoplasms	23	146,299	53	4,374	+ 141,925
Falls	24	140,641	16	138,878	+ 1,763
Oral Cancer	25	130,986	24	54,695	+ 76,290
Liver Cancer	26	127,176	13	180,952	- 53,776
Oesophagus Cancer	27	116,842	10	242,891	- 126,049
Ovary Cancer	28	103,437	35	28,078	+ 75,359
Parkinson's Disease	29	97,220	20	70,699	+ 26,521
Skin Cancers	30	93,558	41	19,669	+ 73,889
Drug Use	31	88,961	38	24,214	+ 64,747
Cervical Cancer	32	80,140	27	51,650	+ 28,491
Endocrine Disorders	33	78,202	37	25,613	+ 52,589
Uterin Cancer	34	71,308	45	11,751	+ 59,557
Road Traffic Accidents	35	70,195	8	250,272	- 180,076
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	65,257	30	37,723	+ 27,534
Epilepsy	37	52,788	46	11,365	+ 41,423
Fires	38	48,512	48	10,498	+ 38,014
HIV/AIDS	39	47,789	34	28,746	+ 19,043
Drownings	40	35,548	26	52,807	- 17,258
Skin Disease	41	33,828	52	5,222	+ 28,606
Violence	42	33,802	47	11,115	+ 22,688
Congenital Anomalies	43	29,696	31	36,613	- 6,917
Asthma	44	28,565	39	23,147	+ 5,418
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	25,550	21	65,350	- 39,800
Rheumatoid Arthritis	46	20,425	49	10,108	+ 10,316
Tuberculosis	47	19,517	32	34,802	- 15,285
Multiple Sclerosis	48	19,280	59	1,734	+ 17,546
Prostatic Hypertrophy	49	14,401	81	0	+ 14,401
Osteoarthritis	50	12,044	82	0	+ 12,044
Anemia	51	10,853	83	0	+ 10,853
Poisonings	52	9,870	36	25,762	- 15,892
Diarrhoeal diseases	53	9,795	50	8,719	+ 1,076
Meningitis	54	8,791	51	5,704	+ 3,087
Low Birth Weight	55	8,030	40	21,631	- 13,601
Schizophrenia	56	7,231	86	0	+ 7,231
Birth Trauma	57	5,944	43	17,644	- 11,701
Hepatitis C	58	4,800	66	86	+ 4,715
Appendicitis	59	2,404	60	1,468	+ 937
Oral conditions	60	2,394	80	0	+ 2,394
Maternal Conditions	61	1,371	54	3,596	- 2,225
Syphilis	62	1,186	58	1,824	- 638
Encephalitis	63	231	55	2,796	- 2,565
War	64	155	61	900	- 745
Hepatitis B	65	0	56	2,757	- 2,757
Upper Respiratory	66	0	57	2,663	- 2,663
Otitis Media	67	0	69	15	- 15
Leprosy	68	0	72	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	69	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	70	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	71	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	65	400	- 400
Malaria	73	0	75	0	- 0
Ascariasis	74	0	68	34	- 34
Dengue	75	0	70	12	- 12
Hookworm Disease	76	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	73	0	- 0
Chlamydia	78	0	67	55	- 55
Malnutrition	79	0	44	12,995	- 12,995
Iodine Deficiency	80	0	79	0	- 0
Tetanus	81	0	63	491	- 491
Diphtheria	82	0	71	11	- 11
Pertussis	83	0	64	484	- 484
Measles	84	0	62	558	- 558
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CHINA

Estonia

China

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.