UNITED KINGDOM VS INDIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	INDIA		UNITED KINGDOM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	73,847	2	71,728	+ 2,119
Lung Disease	2	42,740	6	32,896	+ 9,844
Stroke	3	33,864	4	37,626	- 3,762
Diarrhoeal diseases	4	32,566	38	1,599	+ 30,967
Tuberculosis	5	21,176	47	351	+ 20,825
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	19,065	3	40,540	- 21,475
Diabetes Mellitus	7	13,190	17	5,842	+ 7,348
Liver Disease	8	13,048	14	7,666	+ 5,383
Low Birth Weight	9	11,599	40	1,313	+ 10,285
Falls	10	10,968	15	7,618	+ 3,350
Kidney Disease	11	10,829	18	5,471	+ 5,358
Road Traffic Accidents	12	10,328	33	2,169	+ 8,159
Asthma	13	9,525	41	1,302	+ 8,222
Suicide	14	8,422	20	5,325	+ 3,097
Other Injuries	15	7,267	19	5,464	+ 1,803
Oral Cancer	16	6,519	30	3,109	+ 3,410
Alzheimers & Dementia	17	6,150	1	98,135	- 91,985
Rheumatic Heart Disease	18	6,125	45	876	+ 5,249
Hypertension	19	5,249	23	5,208	+ 41
Birth Trauma	20	4,995	54	190	+ 4,805
Lung Cancers	21	4,289	5	35,715	- 31,426
Breast Cancer	22	4,024	9	12,718	- 8,695
Congenital Anomalies	23	4,021	35	2,127	+ 1,895
Stomach Cancer	24	3,938	24	4,999	- 1,061
Colon-Rectum Cancers	25	3,759	7	18,446	- 14,687
Peptic Ulcer Disease	26	3,309	36	2,090	+ 1,219
Violence	27	2,515	46	868	+ 1,647
Drownings	28	2,370	49	301	+ 2,069
Encephalitis	29	2,336	68	6	+ 2,330
Cervical Cancer	30	2,202	43	1,099	+ 1,103
HIV/AIDS	31	2,157	55	188	+ 1,969
Parkinson's Disease	32	2,108	13	8,573	- 6,464
Lymphomas	33	1,951	10	9,350	- 7,399
Oesophagus Cancer	34	1,890	12	8,727	- 6,837
Leukemia	35	1,622	22	5,211	- 3,589
Meningitis	36	1,620	52	232	+ 1,387
Pancreas Cancer	37	1,594	11	8,995	- 7,401
Prostate Cancer	38	1,503	8	13,289	- 11,786
Liver Cancer	39	1,475	21	5,237	- 3,761
Epilepsy	40	1,472	42	1,193	+ 279
Maternal Conditions	41	1,259	64	47	+ 1,212
Fires	42	1,130	48	334	+ 796
Alcohol	43	1,122	39	1,555	- 433
Ovary Cancer	44	1,066	25	4,019	- 2,952
Skin Disease	45	868	34	2,134	- 1,266
Dengue	46	852	73	0	+ 852
Endocrine Disorders	47	742	28	3,297	- 2,555
Bladder Cancer	48	684	16	6,133	- 5,449
Inflammatory/Heart	49	615	29	3,126	- 2,512
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	580	44	1,014	- 434
Measles	51	579	75	0	+ 579
Drug Use	52	571	31	2,824	- 2,254
Appendicitis	53	546	59	105	+ 441
Pertussis	54	490	69	3	+ 488
Malnutrition	55	419	58	116	+ 303
Hepatitis B	56	398	65	40	+ 358
Malaria	57	374	76	0	+ 374
Tetanus	58	345	72	0	+ 344
Uterin Cancer	59	332	32	2,346	- 2,014
Skin Cancers	60	246	27	3,727	- 3,482
Poisonings	61	172	53	221	- 49
Other Neoplasms	62	144	26	3,986	- 3,842
Multiple Sclerosis	63	113	37	1,856	- 1,743
Syphilis	64	98	62	49	+ 49
Hepatitis C	65	66	51	267	- 201
Leishmaniasis	66	47	70	0	+ 47
War	67	43	67	10	+ 34
Upper Respiratory	68	28	63	48	- 20
Chlamydia	69	18	79	0	+ 18
Ascariasis	70	6	80	0	+ 6
Otitis Media	71	3	66	16	- 12
Diphtheria	72	3	74	0	+ 3
Leprosy	73	0	83	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	82	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	81	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	71	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	50	277	- 277
Depression	82	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	60	101	- 101
Oral conditions	84	0	61	54	- 54
Osteoarthritis	85	0	57	167	- 167
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	56	184	- 184
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to UNITED KINGDOM

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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.