INDIA VS ITALY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ITALY		INDIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	2,244,716	1	1,520,034	+ 724,682
Stroke	2	1,447,694	3	697,038	+ 750,656
Alzheimers & Dementia	3	957,940	17	126,593	+ 831,347
Lung Cancers	4	789,392	21	88,276	+ 701,116
Lung Disease	5	748,480	2	879,732	- 131,252
Hypertension	6	691,822	19	108,050	+ 583,772
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	491,250	25	77,368	+ 413,882
Diabetes Mellitus	8	458,485	7	271,495	+ 186,990
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	377,645	6	392,425	- 14,780
Breast Cancer	10	320,547	22	82,821	+ 237,726
Kidney Disease	11	294,140	11	222,903	+ 71,237
Other Injuries	12	279,960	15	149,570	+ 130,390
Pancreas Cancer	13	279,550	37	32,812	+ 246,739
Stomach Cancer	14	236,973	24	81,058	+ 155,915
Other Neoplasms	15	230,771	62	2,968	+ 227,802
Lymphomas	16	223,519	33	40,159	+ 183,359
Liver Cancer	17	222,358	39	30,369	+ 191,990
Endocrine Disorders	18	194,867	47	15,264	+ 179,603
Parkinson's Disease	19	194,795	32	43,398	+ 151,397
Prostate Cancer	20	194,369	38	30,945	+ 163,424
Leukemia	21	155,520	35	33,383	+ 122,137
Bladder Cancer	22	155,107	48	14,081	+ 141,026
Liver Disease	23	128,499	8	268,580	- 140,081
Inflammatory/Heart	24	127,841	49	12,651	+ 115,190
Falls	25	97,596	10	225,755	- 128,159
Suicide	26	93,422	14	173,347	- 79,925
Oral Cancer	27	77,276	16	134,187	- 56,911
Ovary Cancer	28	75,848	44	21,947	+ 53,901
Skin Cancers	29	74,864	60	5,054	+ 69,811
Road Traffic Accidents	30	74,444	12	212,596	- 138,152
Hepatitis C	31	56,641	65	1,364	+ 55,277
Rheumatic Heart Disease	32	51,215	18	126,079	- 74,864
Uterin Cancer	33	50,801	59	6,841	+ 43,960
Oesophagus Cancer	34	47,273	34	38,898	+ 8,375
Anemia	35	38,657	81	0	+ 38,657
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	37,489	4	670,315	- 632,826
Congenital Anomalies	37	33,356	23	82,769	- 49,413
Skin Disease	38	33,279	45	17,857	+ 15,422
Epilepsy	39	30,893	40	30,307	+ 585
Cervical Cancer	40	26,665	30	45,319	- 18,655
Malnutrition	41	17,925	55	8,626	+ 9,298
Rheumatoid Arthritis	42	16,213	50	11,931	+ 4,282
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	15,946	26	68,108	- 52,161
Multiple Sclerosis	44	15,640	63	2,328	+ 13,312
Drug Use	45	15,118	52	11,747	+ 3,371
HIV/AIDS	46	12,016	31	44,406	- 32,390
Asthma	47	11,408	13	196,051	- 184,643
Osteoarthritis	48	11,121	85	0	+ 11,121
Schizophrenia	49	9,804	83	0	+ 9,804
Violence	50	9,442	27	51,767	- 42,325
Low Birth Weight	51	8,262	9	238,739	- 230,477
Drownings	52	7,949	28	48,774	- 40,826
Tuberculosis	53	7,766	5	435,882	- 428,116
Hepatitis B	54	7,719	56	8,184	- 465
Alcohol	55	6,403	43	23,097	- 16,694
Fires	56	6,265	42	23,265	- 17,000
Prostatic Hypertrophy	57	5,566	86	0	+ 5,566
Poisonings	58	3,559	61	3,540	+ 19
Birth Trauma	59	3,242	20	102,819	- 99,577
Meningitis	60	2,953	36	33,337	- 30,384
Appendicitis	61	1,121	53	11,245	- 10,124
Oral conditions	62	1,092	84	0	+ 1,092
Tetanus	63	499	58	7,093	- 6,594
Upper Respiratory	64	466	68	584	- 117
Otitis Media	65	368	71	68	+ 300
War	66	143	67	890	- 747
Maternal Conditions	67	138	41	25,917	- 25,779
Encephalitis	68	107	29	48,080	- 47,974
Syphilis	69	98	64	2,007	- 1,909
Leishmaniasis	70	72	66	973	- 901
Measles	71	33	51	11,923	- 11,890
Chagas disease	72	23	77	0	+ 23
Pertussis	73	14	54	10,094	- 10,080
Leprosy	74	10	73	0	+ 10
Iodine Deficiency	75	8	79	0	+ 8
Diphtheria	76	0	72	65	- 65
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	57	7,705	- 7,705
Ascariasis	80	0	70	126	- 126
Dengue	81	0	46	17,546	- 17,546
Trichuriasis	82	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	83	0	75	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	69	379	- 379
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to INDIA

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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.