CHINA VS MALDIVES: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MALDIVES		CHINA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	1,016,650	2	1,771,525	- 754,876
Stroke	2	521,305	1	2,043,210	- 1,521,905
Lung Disease	3	331,759	3	968,607	- 636,848
Kidney Disease	4	292,773	11	192,302	+ 100,470
Alzheimers & Dementia	5	171,972	6	304,455	- 132,483
Diabetes Mellitus	6	170,544	14	161,672	+ 8,872
Lung Cancers	7	132,370	4	714,311	- 581,941
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	120,269	12	183,342	- 63,073
Breast Cancer	9	101,872	19	92,757	+ 9,115
Liver Cancer	10	97,681	13	180,952	- 83,271
Liver Disease	11	88,806	15	145,603	- 56,797
Endocrine Disorders	12	78,748	37	25,613	+ 53,136
Cervical Cancer	13	78,322	27	51,650	+ 26,673
Colon-Rectum Cancers	14	76,370	9	248,388	- 172,018
Congenital Anomalies	15	70,140	31	36,613	+ 33,527
Falls	16	68,501	16	138,878	- 70,377
Hypertension	17	59,659	7	301,183	- 241,523
Other Injuries	18	57,074	25	54,087	+ 2,986
Oral Cancer	19	56,185	24	54,695	+ 1,490
Low Birth Weight	20	53,400	40	21,631	+ 31,768
Suicide	21	52,941	17	116,324	- 63,383
Diarrhoeal diseases	22	52,260	50	8,719	+ 43,541
Drownings	23	50,388	26	52,807	- 2,419
Leukemia	24	46,564	22	58,145	- 11,580
Parkinson's Disease	25	42,180	20	70,699	- 28,519
Prostate Cancer	26	41,845	28	51,056	- 9,211
Tuberculosis	27	41,142	32	34,802	+ 6,340
Violence	28	36,426	47	11,115	+ 25,312
Asthma	29	35,826	39	23,147	+ 12,678
Ovary Cancer	30	33,768	35	28,078	+ 5,690
Road Traffic Accidents	31	31,470	8	250,272	- 218,802
Skin Disease	32	30,797	52	5,222	+ 25,574
Dengue	33	27,461	70	12	+ 27,449
Lymphomas	34	26,922	23	57,838	- 30,916
Maternal Conditions	35	19,810	54	3,596	+ 16,214
Inflammatory/Heart	36	19,471	33	29,954	- 10,482
Bladder Cancer	37	19,107	29	37,873	- 18,766
Epilepsy	38	17,822	46	11,365	+ 6,457
Birth Trauma	39	17,538	43	17,644	- 107
Pancreas Cancer	40	16,012	18	111,537	- 95,525
Fires	41	14,297	48	10,498	+ 3,799
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	13,095	30	37,723	- 24,628
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	12,378	21	65,350	- 52,973
Encephalitis	44	9,869	55	2,796	+ 7,072
Malnutrition	45	9,829	44	12,995	- 3,166
Other Neoplasms	46	7,414	53	4,374	+ 3,040
Uterin Cancer	47	7,185	45	11,751	- 4,567
Drug Use	48	6,653	38	24,214	- 17,561
Stomach Cancer	49	4,439	5	398,439	- 394,000
Meningitis	50	3,929	51	5,704	- 1,774
Alcohol	51	2,429	42	19,071	- 16,643
Pertussis	52	1,347	64	484	+ 864
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	1,231	49	10,108	- 8,877
Tetanus	54	1,012	63	491	+ 521
Poisonings	55	914	36	25,762	- 24,848
Hepatitis B	56	830	56	2,757	- 1,927
Multiple Sclerosis	57	776	59	1,734	- 959
Syphilis	58	528	58	1,824	- 1,296
Oesophagus Cancer	59	521	10	242,891	- 242,370
Measles	60	470	62	558	- 88
Appendicitis	61	404	60	1,468	- 1,063
War	62	277	61	900	- 623
Skin Cancers	63	186	41	19,669	- 19,484
Hepatitis C	64	186	66	86	+ 100
Ascariasis	65	135	68	34	+ 101
Upper Respiratory	66	120	57	2,663	- 2,542
Chlamydia	67	40	67	55	- 15
Diphtheria	68	18	71	11	+ 7
Otitis Media	69	11	69	15	- 4
Leprosy	70	0	72	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	71	0	65	400	- 400
Leishmaniasis	72	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	73	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	73	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	78	0	34	28,746	- 28,746
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	82	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CHINA

Maldives

China

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.