CHINA VS GERMANY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GERMANY		CHINA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	2,475,492	2	1,771,525	+ 703,967
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	861,353	6	304,455	+ 556,898
Stroke	3	838,214	1	2,043,210	- 1,204,997
Lung Cancers	4	783,782	4	714,311	+ 69,471
Lung Disease	5	720,435	3	968,607	- 248,172
Hypertension	6	451,070	7	301,183	+ 149,888
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	438,114	9	248,388	+ 189,726
Kidney Disease	8	383,313	11	192,302	+ 191,010
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	348,668	12	183,342	+ 165,326
Breast Cancer	10	317,182	19	92,757	+ 224,425
Pancreas Cancer	11	302,527	18	111,537	+ 190,990
Prostate Cancer	12	277,542	28	51,056	+ 226,486
Diabetes Mellitus	13	261,931	14	161,672	+ 100,258
Falls	14	257,978	16	138,878	+ 119,100
Liver Disease	15	255,771	15	145,603	+ 110,168
Parkinson's Disease	16	212,000	20	70,699	+ 141,301
Lymphomas	17	206,194	23	57,838	+ 148,356
Endocrine Disorders	18	179,739	37	25,613	+ 154,126
Suicide	19	173,122	17	116,324	+ 56,799
Stomach Cancer	20	162,575	5	398,439	- 235,864
Inflammatory/Heart	21	149,673	33	29,954	+ 119,719
Leukemia	22	147,076	22	58,145	+ 88,931
Other Injuries	23	138,852	25	54,087	+ 84,765
Other Neoplasms	24	137,379	53	4,374	+ 133,005
Liver Cancer	25	135,636	13	180,952	- 45,316
Alcohol	26	105,336	42	19,071	+ 86,264
Oesophagus Cancer	27	104,580	10	242,891	- 138,311
Bladder Cancer	28	104,249	29	37,873	+ 66,376
Oral Cancer	29	101,390	24	54,695	+ 46,695
Ovary Cancer	30	87,407	35	28,078	+ 59,329
Skin Cancers	31	68,268	41	19,669	+ 48,599
Diarrhoeal diseases	32	64,476	50	8,719	+ 55,757
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	60,862	21	65,350	- 4,488
Road Traffic Accidents	34	53,193	8	250,272	- 197,079
Epilepsy	35	52,036	46	11,365	+ 40,671
Congenital Anomalies	36	38,573	31	36,613	+ 1,961
Uterin Cancer	37	37,553	45	11,751	+ 25,802
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	36,463	30	37,723	- 1,260
Cervical Cancer	39	35,878	27	51,650	- 15,772
Drug Use	40	32,492	38	24,214	+ 8,278
Multiple Sclerosis	41	26,441	59	1,734	+ 24,706
Skin Disease	42	25,973	52	5,222	+ 20,751
Anemia	43	16,725	83	0	+ 16,725
Asthma	44	15,561	39	23,147	- 7,587
Low Birth Weight	45	12,965	40	21,631	- 8,666
Violence	46	12,941	47	11,115	+ 1,826
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	9,136	49	10,108	- 972
Hepatitis C	48	8,532	66	86	+ 8,446
Drownings	49	7,718	26	52,807	- 45,089
Malnutrition	50	7,577	44	12,995	- 5,418
Schizophrenia	51	6,576	86	0	+ 6,576
Osteoarthritis	52	6,122	82	0	+ 6,122
Fires	53	6,037	48	10,498	- 4,462
HIV/AIDS	54	5,812	34	28,746	- 22,933
Prostatic Hypertrophy	55	4,910	81	0	+ 4,910
Tuberculosis	56	4,728	32	34,802	- 30,074
Birth Trauma	57	4,026	43	17,644	- 13,618
Poisonings	58	3,644	36	25,762	- 22,118
Hepatitis B	59	3,059	56	2,757	+ 302
Meningitis	60	2,820	51	5,704	- 2,883
Upper Respiratory	61	2,331	57	2,663	- 332
Appendicitis	62	2,170	60	1,468	+ 702
Oral conditions	63	1,045	80	0	+ 1,045
Maternal Conditions	64	642	54	3,596	- 2,954
Otitis Media	65	267	69	15	+ 251
War	66	172	61	900	- 728
Encephalitis	67	127	55	2,796	- 2,670
Syphilis	68	93	58	1,824	- 1,731
Pertussis	69	40	64	484	- 444
Measles	70	36	62	558	- 521
Iodine Deficiency	71	34	79	0	+ 34
Leishmaniasis	72	13	78	0	+ 13
Schistosomiasis	73	12	65	400	- 387
Chagas disease	74	11	76	0	+ 11
Tetanus	75	9	63	491	- 482
Vitamin A Deficiency	76	7	84	0	+ 7
Diphtheria	77	0	71	11	- 11
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	68	34	- 34
Trichuriasis	82	0	73	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	70	12	- 12
Leprosy	84	0	72	0	- 0
Chlamydia	85	0	67	55	- 55
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CHINA

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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.