CHINA VS ITALY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ITALY		CHINA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	2,255,731	2	1,771,525	+ 484,206
Stroke	2	1,454,798	1	2,043,210	- 588,412
Alzheimers & Dementia	3	962,641	6	304,455	+ 658,186
Lung Cancers	4	793,266	4	714,311	+ 78,955
Lung Disease	5	752,153	3	968,607	- 216,453
Hypertension	6	695,217	7	301,183	+ 394,034
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	493,661	9	248,388	+ 245,273
Diabetes Mellitus	8	460,735	14	161,672	+ 299,063
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	379,498	12	183,342	+ 196,156
Breast Cancer	10	322,120	19	92,757	+ 229,363
Kidney Disease	11	295,583	11	192,302	+ 103,281
Other Injuries	12	281,334	25	54,087	+ 227,246
Pancreas Cancer	13	280,922	18	111,537	+ 169,385
Stomach Cancer	14	238,136	5	398,439	- 160,302
Other Neoplasms	15	231,903	53	4,374	+ 227,529
Lymphomas	16	224,615	23	57,838	+ 166,777
Liver Cancer	17	223,449	13	180,952	+ 42,497
Endocrine Disorders	18	195,823	37	25,613	+ 170,211
Parkinson's Disease	19	195,751	20	70,699	+ 125,052
Prostate Cancer	20	195,323	28	51,056	+ 144,267
Leukemia	21	156,283	22	58,145	+ 98,138
Bladder Cancer	22	155,868	29	37,873	+ 117,995
Liver Disease	23	129,130	15	145,603	- 16,473
Inflammatory/Heart	24	128,468	33	29,954	+ 98,514
Falls	25	98,075	16	138,878	- 40,803
Suicide	26	93,881	17	116,324	- 22,443
Oral Cancer	27	77,655	24	54,695	+ 22,960
Ovary Cancer	28	76,220	35	28,078	+ 48,142
Skin Cancers	29	75,232	41	19,669	+ 55,562
Road Traffic Accidents	30	74,809	8	250,272	- 175,463
Hepatitis C	31	56,919	66	86	+ 56,833
Rheumatic Heart Disease	32	51,466	21	65,350	- 13,884
Uterin Cancer	33	51,050	45	11,751	+ 39,298
Oesophagus Cancer	34	47,505	10	242,891	- 195,386
Anemia	35	38,847	83	0	+ 38,847
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	37,673	50	8,719	+ 28,954
Congenital Anomalies	37	33,519	31	36,613	- 3,093
Skin Disease	38	33,443	52	5,222	+ 28,220
Epilepsy	39	31,044	46	11,365	+ 19,679
Cervical Cancer	40	26,796	27	51,650	- 24,854
Malnutrition	41	18,013	44	12,995	+ 5,018
Rheumatoid Arthritis	42	16,293	49	10,108	+ 6,185
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	16,025	30	37,723	- 21,699
Multiple Sclerosis	44	15,717	59	1,734	+ 13,982
Drug Use	45	15,192	38	24,214	- 9,022
HIV/AIDS	46	12,075	34	28,746	- 16,671
Asthma	47	11,464	39	23,147	- 11,684
Osteoarthritis	48	11,176	82	0	+ 11,176
Schizophrenia	49	9,852	86	0	+ 9,852
Violence	50	9,488	47	11,115	- 1,626
Low Birth Weight	51	8,303	40	21,631	- 13,329
Drownings	52	7,988	26	52,807	- 44,819
Tuberculosis	53	7,804	32	34,802	- 26,998
Hepatitis B	54	7,757	56	2,757	+ 4,999
Alcohol	55	6,434	42	19,071	- 12,637
Fires	56	6,296	48	10,498	- 4,202
Prostatic Hypertrophy	57	5,594	81	0	+ 5,594
Poisonings	58	3,577	36	25,762	- 22,185
Birth Trauma	59	3,257	43	17,644	- 14,387
Meningitis	60	2,967	51	5,704	- 2,736
Appendicitis	61	1,127	60	1,468	- 341
Oral conditions	62	1,098	80	0	+ 1,098
Tetanus	63	501	63	491	+ 10
Upper Respiratory	64	469	57	2,663	- 2,194
Otitis Media	65	370	69	15	+ 355
War	66	143	61	900	- 757
Maternal Conditions	67	139	54	3,596	- 3,458
Encephalitis	68	107	55	2,796	- 2,689
Syphilis	69	99	58	1,824	- 1,725
Leishmaniasis	70	73	78	0	+ 73
Measles	71	33	62	558	- 525
Chagas disease	72	23	76	0	+ 23
Pertussis	73	14	64	484	- 470
Leprosy	74	10	72	0	+ 10
Iodine Deficiency	75	8	79	0	+ 8
Diphtheria	76	0	71	11	- 11
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	65	400	- 400
Malaria	79	0	75	0	- 0
Ascariasis	80	0	68	34	- 34
Dengue	81	0	70	12	- 12
Trichuriasis	82	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	83	0	74	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	67	55	- 55
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CHINA

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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.