ITALY VS INDIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	INDIA		ITALY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	65,763	1	97,116	- 31,353
Lung Disease	2	38,061	5	32,382	+ 5,679
Stroke	3	30,157	2	62,633	- 32,477
Diarrhoeal diseases	4	29,001	36	1,622	+ 27,379
Tuberculosis	5	18,858	53	336	+ 18,522
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	16,978	9	16,339	+ 639
Diabetes Mellitus	7	11,746	8	19,836	- 8,090
Liver Disease	8	11,620	23	5,559	+ 6,061
Low Birth Weight	9	10,329	51	357	+ 9,971
Falls	10	9,767	25	4,222	+ 5,545
Kidney Disease	11	9,644	11	12,726	- 3,082
Road Traffic Accidents	12	9,198	30	3,221	+ 5,977
Asthma	13	8,482	47	494	+ 7,988
Suicide	14	7,500	26	4,042	+ 3,458
Other Injuries	15	6,471	12	12,112	- 5,641
Oral Cancer	16	5,805	27	3,343	+ 2,462
Alzheimers & Dementia	17	5,477	3	41,445	- 35,968
Rheumatic Heart Disease	18	5,455	32	2,216	+ 3,239
Hypertension	19	4,675	6	29,931	- 25,256
Birth Trauma	20	4,448	59	140	+ 4,308
Lung Cancers	21	3,819	4	34,152	- 30,333
Breast Cancer	22	3,583	10	13,868	- 10,285
Congenital Anomalies	23	3,581	37	1,443	+ 2,138
Stomach Cancer	24	3,507	14	10,252	- 6,746
Colon-Rectum Cancers	25	3,347	7	21,254	- 17,906
Peptic Ulcer Disease	26	2,947	43	690	+ 2,257
Violence	27	2,240	50	409	+ 1,831
Drownings	28	2,110	52	344	+ 1,766
Encephalitis	29	2,080	68	5	+ 2,076
Cervical Cancer	30	1,961	40	1,154	+ 807
HIV/AIDS	31	1,921	46	520	+ 1,401
Parkinson's Disease	32	1,878	19	8,428	- 6,550
Lymphomas	33	1,737	16	9,670	- 7,933
Oesophagus Cancer	34	1,683	34	2,045	- 362
Leukemia	35	1,444	21	6,728	- 5,284
Meningitis	36	1,442	60	128	+ 1,315
Pancreas Cancer	37	1,420	13	12,095	- 10,675
Prostate Cancer	38	1,339	20	8,409	- 7,070
Liver Cancer	39	1,314	17	9,620	- 8,306
Epilepsy	40	1,311	39	1,337	- 25
Maternal Conditions	41	1,121	67	6	+ 1,115
Fires	42	1,007	56	271	+ 735
Alcohol	43	999	55	277	+ 722
Ovary Cancer	44	950	28	3,282	- 2,332
Skin Disease	45	773	38	1,440	- 667
Dengue	46	759	81	0	+ 759
Endocrine Disorders	47	660	18	8,431	- 7,770
Bladder Cancer	48	609	22	6,711	- 6,101
Inflammatory/Heart	49	547	24	5,531	- 4,984
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	516	42	701	- 185
Measles	51	516	71	1	+ 514
Drug Use	52	508	45	654	- 146
Appendicitis	53	487	61	49	+ 438
Pertussis	54	437	73	1	+ 436
Malnutrition	55	373	41	775	- 402
Hepatitis B	56	354	54	334	+ 20
Malaria	57	333	79	0	+ 333
Tetanus	58	307	63	22	+ 285
Uterin Cancer	59	296	33	2,198	- 1,902
Skin Cancers	60	219	29	3,239	- 3,020
Poisonings	61	153	58	154	- 1
Other Neoplasms	62	128	15	9,984	- 9,856
Multiple Sclerosis	63	101	44	677	- 576
Syphilis	64	87	69	4	+ 83
Hepatitis C	65	59	31	2,451	- 2,392
Leishmaniasis	66	42	70	3	+ 39
War	67	39	66	6	+ 32
Upper Respiratory	68	25	64	20	+ 5
Chlamydia	69	16	84	0	+ 16
Ascariasis	70	5	80	0	+ 5
Otitis Media	71	3	65	16	- 13
Diphtheria	72	3	76	0	+ 3
Leprosy	73	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	82	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	83	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	72	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	75	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	35	1,672	- 1,672
Depression	82	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	49	424	- 424
Oral conditions	84	0	62	47	- 47
Osteoarthritis	85	0	48	481	- 481
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	57	241	- 241
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ITALY

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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.