CHINA VS GREECE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GREECE		CHINA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	2,859,454	2	1,771,525	+ 1,087,929
Stroke	2	1,905,567	1	2,043,210	- 137,643
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	1,121,117	12	183,342	+ 937,774
Lung Cancers	4	995,656	4	714,311	+ 281,345
Lung Disease	5	748,039	3	968,607	- 220,568
Kidney Disease	6	644,127	11	192,302	+ 451,825
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	533,277	6	304,455	+ 228,823
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	441,771	9	248,388	+ 193,383
Hypertension	9	395,574	7	301,183	+ 94,391
Parkinson's Disease	10	358,148	20	70,699	+ 287,449
Breast Cancer	11	341,157	19	92,757	+ 248,401
Prostate Cancer	12	273,863	28	51,056	+ 222,807
Pancreas Cancer	13	257,759	18	111,537	+ 146,222
Liver Cancer	14	211,913	13	180,952	+ 30,961
Bladder Cancer	15	209,903	29	37,873	+ 172,030
Stomach Cancer	16	207,834	5	398,439	- 190,605
Other Injuries	17	196,727	25	54,087	+ 142,639
Leukemia	18	183,273	22	58,145	+ 125,128
Lymphomas	19	171,699	23	57,838	+ 113,861
Diabetes Mellitus	20	171,303	14	161,672	+ 9,631
Falls	21	168,532	16	138,878	+ 29,654
Road Traffic Accidents	22	117,805	8	250,272	- 132,467
Liver Disease	23	109,545	15	145,603	- 36,058
Inflammatory/Heart	24	98,125	33	29,954	+ 68,172
Other Neoplasms	25	91,844	53	4,374	+ 87,470
Peptic Ulcer Disease	26	82,660	30	37,723	+ 44,937
Ovary Cancer	27	75,424	35	28,078	+ 47,346
Suicide	28	72,101	17	116,324	- 44,223
Endocrine Disorders	29	71,193	37	25,613	+ 45,580
Oral Cancer	30	59,583	24	54,695	+ 4,888
Skin Cancers	31	59,311	41	19,669	+ 39,642
Drownings	32	58,927	26	52,807	+ 6,120
Uterin Cancer	33	50,423	45	11,751	+ 38,672
Epilepsy	34	33,722	46	11,365	+ 22,357
Oesophagus Cancer	35	33,243	10	242,891	- 209,648
Cervical Cancer	36	32,936	27	51,650	- 18,713
Drug Use	37	26,156	38	24,214	+ 1,942
Congenital Anomalies	38	23,567	31	36,613	- 13,045
Fires	39	19,812	48	10,498	+ 9,314
Multiple Sclerosis	40	18,296	59	1,734	+ 16,562
Low Birth Weight	41	17,217	40	21,631	- 4,415
Violence	42	14,072	47	11,115	+ 2,957
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	13,540	21	65,350	- 51,810
Diarrhoeal diseases	44	12,846	50	8,719	+ 4,127
Rheumatoid Arthritis	45	9,034	49	10,108	- 1,074
Tuberculosis	46	9,000	32	34,802	- 25,802
Skin Disease	47	7,616	52	5,222	+ 2,393
Hepatitis B	48	7,569	56	2,757	+ 4,812
Alcohol	49	6,828	42	19,071	- 12,244
HIV/AIDS	50	6,392	34	28,746	- 22,354
Anemia	51	6,338	83	0	+ 6,338
Hepatitis C	52	5,208	66	86	+ 5,123
Meningitis	53	4,507	51	5,704	- 1,196
Schizophrenia	54	3,722	86	0	+ 3,722
Asthma	55	3,717	39	23,147	- 19,430
Poisonings	56	2,628	36	25,762	- 23,134
Birth Trauma	57	2,282	43	17,644	- 15,363
Appendicitis	58	1,282	60	1,468	- 185
Upper Respiratory	59	1,072	57	2,663	- 1,591
Leishmaniasis	60	493	78	0	+ 493
Maternal Conditions	61	296	54	3,596	- 3,300
Tetanus	62	238	63	491	- 254
Oral conditions	63	216	80	0	+ 216
War	64	148	61	900	- 752
Syphilis	65	141	58	1,824	- 1,683
Malnutrition	66	113	44	12,995	- 12,882
Encephalitis	67	87	55	2,796	- 2,710
Measles	68	39	62	558	- 518
Pertussis	69	5	64	484	- 479
Diphtheria	70	0	71	11	- 11
Dengue	71	0	70	12	- 12
Trichuriasis	72	0	73	0	- 0
Ascariasis	73	0	68	34	- 34
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	65	400	- 400
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Chlamydia	80	0	67	55	- 55
Leprosy	81	0	72	0	- 0
Otitis Media	82	0	69	15	- 15
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	82	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CHINA

Greece

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.