INDIA VS GERMANY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GERMANY		INDIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	2,463,403	1	1,520,034	+ 943,369
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	857,147	17	126,593	+ 730,554
Stroke	3	834,121	3	697,038	+ 137,083
Lung Cancers	4	779,955	21	88,276	+ 691,679
Lung Disease	5	716,917	2	879,732	- 162,816
Hypertension	6	448,868	19	108,050	+ 340,818
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	435,975	25	77,368	+ 358,607
Kidney Disease	8	381,441	11	222,903	+ 158,538
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	346,966	6	392,425	- 45,459
Breast Cancer	10	315,633	22	82,821	+ 232,813
Pancreas Cancer	11	301,049	37	32,812	+ 268,238
Prostate Cancer	12	276,186	38	30,945	+ 245,242
Diabetes Mellitus	13	260,652	7	271,495	- 10,844
Falls	14	256,718	10	225,755	+ 30,963
Liver Disease	15	254,522	8	268,580	- 14,058
Parkinson's Disease	16	210,965	32	43,398	+ 167,567
Lymphomas	17	205,187	33	40,159	+ 165,028
Endocrine Disorders	18	178,861	47	15,264	+ 163,597
Suicide	19	172,277	14	173,347	- 1,070
Stomach Cancer	20	161,781	24	81,058	+ 80,723
Inflammatory/Heart	21	148,942	49	12,651	+ 136,291
Leukemia	22	146,358	35	33,383	+ 112,975
Other Injuries	23	138,174	15	149,570	- 11,396
Other Neoplasms	24	136,709	62	2,968	+ 133,740
Liver Cancer	25	134,973	39	30,369	+ 104,605
Alcohol	26	104,822	43	23,097	+ 81,725
Oesophagus Cancer	27	104,069	34	38,898	+ 65,171
Bladder Cancer	28	103,740	48	14,081	+ 89,659
Oral Cancer	29	100,895	16	134,187	- 33,292
Ovary Cancer	30	86,980	44	21,947	+ 65,033
Skin Cancers	31	67,935	60	5,054	+ 62,881
Diarrhoeal diseases	32	64,161	4	670,315	- 606,153
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	60,565	18	126,079	- 65,514
Road Traffic Accidents	34	52,933	12	212,596	- 159,663
Epilepsy	35	51,782	40	30,307	+ 21,474
Congenital Anomalies	36	38,385	23	82,769	- 44,384
Uterin Cancer	37	37,370	59	6,841	+ 30,529
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	36,285	26	68,108	- 31,823
Cervical Cancer	39	35,703	30	45,319	- 9,617
Drug Use	40	32,333	52	11,747	+ 20,586
Multiple Sclerosis	41	26,311	63	2,328	+ 23,983
Skin Disease	42	25,846	45	17,857	+ 7,989
Anemia	43	16,644	81	0	+ 16,644
Asthma	44	15,485	13	196,051	- 180,566
Low Birth Weight	45	12,902	9	238,739	- 225,837
Violence	46	12,878	27	51,767	- 38,889
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	9,092	50	11,931	- 2,839
Hepatitis C	48	8,490	65	1,364	+ 7,126
Drownings	49	7,681	28	48,774	- 41,094
Malnutrition	50	7,540	55	8,626	- 1,087
Schizophrenia	51	6,544	83	0	+ 6,544
Osteoarthritis	52	6,092	85	0	+ 6,092
Fires	53	6,007	42	23,265	- 17,258
HIV/AIDS	54	5,784	31	44,406	- 38,622
Prostatic Hypertrophy	55	4,886	86	0	+ 4,886
Tuberculosis	56	4,705	5	435,882	- 431,177
Birth Trauma	57	4,006	20	102,819	- 98,812
Poisonings	58	3,626	61	3,540	+ 86
Hepatitis B	59	3,044	56	8,184	- 5,140
Meningitis	60	2,806	36	33,337	- 30,530
Upper Respiratory	61	2,320	68	584	+ 1,736
Appendicitis	62	2,159	53	11,245	- 9,086
Oral conditions	63	1,040	84	0	+ 1,040
Maternal Conditions	64	639	41	25,917	- 25,278
Otitis Media	65	265	71	68	+ 197
War	66	172	67	890	- 718
Encephalitis	67	126	29	48,080	- 47,954
Syphilis	68	92	64	2,007	- 1,915
Pertussis	69	40	54	10,094	- 10,054
Measles	70	36	51	11,923	- 11,886
Iodine Deficiency	71	34	79	0	+ 34
Leishmaniasis	72	13	66	973	- 961
Schistosomiasis	73	12	76	0	+ 12
Chagas disease	74	11	77	0	+ 11
Tetanus	75	9	58	7,093	- 7,083
Vitamin A Deficiency	76	7	80	0	+ 7
Diphtheria	77	0	72	65	- 65
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	57	7,705	- 7,705
Hookworm Disease	80	0	75	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	70	126	- 126
Trichuriasis	82	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	46	17,546	- 17,546
Leprosy	84	0	73	0	- 0
Chlamydia	85	0	69	379	- 379
Depression	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to INDIA

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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.