CHINA VS MEXICO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MEXICO		CHINA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	1,258,970	2	1,771,525	- 512,555
Diabetes Mellitus	2	932,652	14	161,672	+ 770,980
Kidney Disease	3	483,303	11	192,302	+ 291,000
Stroke	4	430,965	1	2,043,210	- 1,612,245
Violence	5	351,467	47	11,115	+ 340,352
Liver Disease	6	323,177	15	145,603	+ 177,574
Lung Disease	7	315,432	3	968,607	- 653,175
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	268,780	12	183,342	+ 85,438
Hypertension	9	192,861	7	301,183	- 108,322
Road Traffic Accidents	10	176,576	8	250,272	- 73,696
Other Injuries	11	131,865	25	54,087	+ 77,777
Endocrine Disorders	12	122,502	37	25,613	+ 96,889
Congenital Anomalies	13	113,257	31	36,613	+ 76,644
Malnutrition	14	81,791	44	12,995	+ 68,796
Prostate Cancer	15	81,168	28	51,056	+ 30,112
Breast Cancer	16	79,930	19	92,757	- 12,827
Lung Cancers	17	79,599	4	714,311	- 634,712
Low Birth Weight	18	77,578	40	21,631	+ 55,946
Stomach Cancer	19	75,151	5	398,439	- 323,287
Colon-Rectum Cancers	20	74,419	9	248,388	- 173,969
Liver Cancer	21	73,837	13	180,952	- 107,115
Suicide	22	73,345	17	116,324	- 42,979
Other Neoplasms	23	67,201	53	4,374	+ 62,827
Lymphomas	24	53,735	23	57,838	- 4,103
Leukemia	25	52,314	22	58,145	- 5,831
Cervical Cancer	26	51,849	27	51,650	+ 200
Pancreas Cancer	27	48,849	18	111,537	- 62,688
HIV/AIDS	28	44,708	34	28,746	+ 15,962
Diarrhoeal diseases	29	37,646	50	8,719	+ 28,927
Alzheimers & Dementia	30	37,331	6	304,455	- 267,124
Skin Disease	31	32,802	52	5,222	+ 27,580
Alcohol	32	31,902	42	19,071	+ 12,831
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	29,613	30	37,723	- 8,110
Ovary Cancer	34	28,694	35	28,078	+ 616
Falls	35	28,464	16	138,878	- 110,414
Birth Trauma	36	27,639	43	17,644	+ 9,995
Anemia	37	23,635	83	0	+ 23,635
Tuberculosis	38	21,044	32	34,802	- 13,758
Epilepsy	39	20,707	46	11,365	+ 9,342
Skin Cancers	40	20,674	41	19,669	+ 1,004
Inflammatory/Heart	41	20,213	33	29,954	- 9,741
Drownings	42	19,481	26	52,807	- 33,325
Parkinson's Disease	43	16,976	20	70,699	- 53,723
Drug Use	44	15,922	38	24,214	- 8,291
Rheumatoid Arthritis	45	15,329	49	10,108	+ 5,221
Oral Cancer	46	14,675	24	54,695	- 40,020
Asthma	47	14,538	39	23,147	- 8,609
Bladder Cancer	48	13,781	29	37,873	- 24,092
Oesophagus Cancer	49	13,557	10	242,891	- 229,334
Uterin Cancer	50	9,767	45	11,751	- 1,985
Prostatic Hypertrophy	51	9,682	81	0	+ 9,682
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	9,305	21	65,350	- 56,045
Appendicitis	53	8,384	60	1,468	+ 6,917
Maternal Conditions	54	8,120	54	3,596	+ 4,523
Hepatitis C	55	6,774	66	86	+ 6,688
Fires	56	6,539	48	10,498	- 3,959
Poisonings	57	5,749	36	25,762	- 20,013
Meningitis	58	3,869	51	5,704	- 1,834
Osteoarthritis	59	3,300	82	0	+ 3,300
Multiple Sclerosis	60	3,200	59	1,734	+ 1,465
Hepatitis B	61	2,273	56	2,757	- 484
Encephalitis	62	1,518	55	2,796	- 1,278
Schizophrenia	63	1,377	86	0	+ 1,377
Upper Respiratory	64	1,371	57	2,663	- 1,292
Oral conditions	65	1,352	80	0	+ 1,352
War	66	1,211	61	900	+ 310
Dengue	67	327	70	12	+ 315
Otitis Media	68	315	69	15	+ 300
Chagas disease	69	265	76	0	+ 265
Pertussis	70	230	64	484	- 254
Tetanus	71	103	63	491	- 388
Ascariasis	72	53	68	34	+ 19
Syphilis	73	51	58	1,824	- 1,772
Iodine Deficiency	74	27	79	0	+ 27
Leprosy	75	14	72	0	+ 14
Leishmaniasis	76	11	78	0	+ 11
Chlamydia	77	3	67	55	- 52
Hookworm Disease	78	3	74	0	+ 3
Diphtheria	79	1	71	11	- 10
Measles	80	0	62	558	- 558
Trichuriasis	81	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	83	0	65	400	- 400
Malaria	84	0	75	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CHINA

Mexico

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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.