USA VS INDIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	INDIA		UNITED STATES		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	368,878	1	504,904	- 136,026
Lung Disease	2	213,491	3	195,387	+ 18,104
Stroke	3	169,155	4	158,520	+ 10,635
Diarrhoeal diseases	4	162,670	37	9,955	+ 152,715
Tuberculosis	5	105,779	62	546	+ 105,232
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	95,233	11	60,317	+ 34,915
Diabetes Mellitus	7	65,886	10	61,418	+ 4,467
Liver Disease	8	65,178	16	43,402	+ 21,776
Low Birth Weight	9	57,937	39	6,924	+ 51,013
Falls	10	54,786	18	40,418	+ 14,368
Kidney Disease	11	54,093	6	85,861	- 31,767
Road Traffic Accidents	12	51,592	17	41,694	+ 9,898
Asthma	13	47,577	46	3,818	+ 43,759
Suicide	14	42,067	12	53,099	- 11,031
Other Injuries	15	36,297	25	25,997	+ 10,300
Oral Cancer	16	32,564	35	11,555	+ 21,009
Alzheimers & Dementia	17	30,721	2	287,198	- 256,477
Rheumatic Heart Disease	18	30,597	47	3,646	+ 26,951
Hypertension	19	26,221	8	65,960	- 39,739
Birth Trauma	20	24,952	54	1,233	+ 23,719
Lung Cancers	21	21,423	5	155,533	- 134,110
Breast Cancer	22	20,099	13	48,671	- 28,572
Congenital Anomalies	23	20,086	34	11,762	+ 8,325
Stomach Cancer	24	19,671	33	13,077	+ 6,594
Colon-Rectum Cancers	25	18,775	9	61,827	- 43,052
Peptic Ulcer Disease	26	16,528	48	3,461	+ 13,067
Violence	27	12,563	27	18,976	- 6,413
Drownings	28	11,836	45	4,070	+ 7,767
Encephalitis	29	11,668	68	25	+ 11,643
Cervical Cancer	30	10,998	38	6,984	+ 4,014
HIV/AIDS	31	10,776	42	5,660	+ 5,116
Parkinson's Disease	32	10,532	21	34,491	- 23,959
Lymphomas	33	9,746	19	40,281	- 30,535
Oesophagus Cancer	34	9,440	28	17,829	- 8,390
Leukemia	35	8,101	24	26,966	- 18,864
Meningitis	36	8,090	60	606	+ 7,484
Pancreas Cancer	37	7,963	15	44,293	- 36,330
Prostate Cancer	38	7,510	20	35,612	- 28,103
Liver Cancer	39	7,370	23	27,064	- 19,695
Epilepsy	40	7,355	50	3,162	+ 4,193
Maternal Conditions	41	6,290	56	779	+ 5,511
Fires	42	5,646	49	3,183	+ 2,463
Alcohol	43	5,605	30	14,659	- 9,054
Ovary Cancer	44	5,326	31	14,591	- 9,265
Skin Disease	45	4,334	43	5,409	- 1,075
Dengue	46	4,258	76	0	+ 4,258
Endocrine Disorders	47	3,704	14	46,985	- 43,281
Bladder Cancer	48	3,417	26	19,622	- 16,205
Inflammatory/Heart	49	3,070	22	32,529	- 29,459
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	2,895	52	2,461	+ 435
Measles	51	2,893	80	0	+ 2,893
Drug Use	52	2,851	7	74,435	- 71,584
Appendicitis	53	2,729	63	424	+ 2,305
Pertussis	54	2,450	69	16	+ 2,434
Malnutrition	55	2,093	40	6,762	- 4,669
Hepatitis B	56	1,986	59	608	+ 1,378
Malaria	57	1,870	77	0	+ 1,870
Tetanus	58	1,721	71	2	+ 1,719
Uterin Cancer	59	1,660	36	10,063	- 8,403
Skin Cancers	60	1,226	32	14,311	- 13,084
Poisonings	61	859	53	1,674	- 815
Other Neoplasms	62	720	29	17,743	- 17,023
Multiple Sclerosis	63	565	44	5,059	- 4,494
Syphilis	64	487	66	49	+ 438
Hepatitis C	65	331	41	5,684	- 5,353
Leishmaniasis	66	236	79	0	+ 236
War	67	216	55	1,198	- 982
Upper Respiratory	68	142	65	229	- 88
Chlamydia	69	92	84	0	+ 92
Ascariasis	70	31	82	0	+ 31
Otitis Media	71	16	67	34	- 18
Diphtheria	72	16	75	0	+ 15
Leprosy	73	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	83	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	81	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	76	0	72	1	- 1
Chagas disease	77	0	70	4	- 4
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	73	1	- 1
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	51	3,115	- 3,115
Depression	82	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	57	723	- 723
Oral conditions	84	0	64	286	- 286
Osteoarthritis	85	0	61	579	- 579
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	58	678	- 678
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to USA

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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.