CHINA VS NICARAGUA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NICARAGUA		CHINA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	1,239,273	2	1,771,525	- 532,252
Kidney Disease	2	749,251	11	192,302	+ 556,949
Stroke	3	471,785	1	2,043,210	- 1,571,426
Diabetes Mellitus	4	438,482	14	161,672	+ 276,809
Lung Disease	5	332,866	3	968,607	- 635,741
Liver Disease	6	255,175	15	145,603	+ 109,572
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	244,224	12	183,342	+ 60,882
Road Traffic Accidents	8	235,113	8	250,272	- 15,159
Hypertension	9	233,954	7	301,183	- 67,229
Violence	10	131,174	47	11,115	+ 120,059
Congenital Anomalies	11	121,041	31	36,613	+ 84,428
Liver Cancer	12	107,868	13	180,952	- 73,084
Low Birth Weight	13	103,845	40	21,631	+ 82,214
Stomach Cancer	14	101,287	5	398,439	- 297,152
Prostate Cancer	15	81,861	28	51,056	+ 30,805
Cervical Cancer	16	79,343	27	51,650	+ 27,693
Other Injuries	17	75,826	25	54,087	+ 21,739
Colon-Rectum Cancers	18	66,881	9	248,388	- 181,507
Suicide	19	60,361	17	116,324	- 55,963
Breast Cancer	20	60,025	19	92,757	- 32,732
Alcohol	21	59,094	42	19,071	+ 40,023
Falls	22	58,555	16	138,878	- 80,322
Lung Cancers	23	58,079	4	714,311	- 656,231
Leukemia	24	48,127	22	58,145	- 10,018
Birth Trauma	25	41,978	43	17,644	+ 24,333
Other Neoplasms	26	40,771	53	4,374	+ 36,397
Pancreas Cancer	27	37,701	18	111,537	- 73,836
Endocrine Disorders	28	34,699	37	25,613	+ 9,086
Lymphomas	29	34,698	23	57,838	- 23,141
Malnutrition	30	34,588	44	12,995	+ 21,593
Skin Disease	31	34,309	52	5,222	+ 29,087
Drownings	32	33,272	26	52,807	- 19,535
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	31,605	6	304,455	- 272,850
Inflammatory/Heart	34	29,567	33	29,954	- 387
HIV/AIDS	35	29,525	34	28,746	+ 780
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	25,955	50	8,719	+ 17,236
Tuberculosis	37	24,327	32	34,802	- 10,475
Asthma	38	22,254	39	23,147	- 893
Maternal Conditions	39	18,673	54	3,596	+ 15,076
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	18,132	30	37,723	- 19,591
Epilepsy	41	15,724	46	11,365	+ 4,359
Parkinson's Disease	42	14,150	20	70,699	- 56,549
Oral Cancer	43	13,631	24	54,695	- 41,064
Ovary Cancer	44	12,989	35	28,078	- 15,089
Skin Cancers	45	12,490	41	19,669	- 7,180
Drug Use	46	10,673	38	24,214	- 13,541
Oesophagus Cancer	47	8,873	10	242,891	- 234,018
Uterin Cancer	48	8,256	45	11,751	- 3,495
Appendicitis	49	6,725	60	1,468	+ 5,258
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	6,495	49	10,108	- 3,613
Meningitis	51	6,140	51	5,704	+ 437
Bladder Cancer	52	5,935	29	37,873	- 31,939
Anemia	53	5,924	83	0	+ 5,924
Rheumatic Heart Disease	54	4,230	21	65,350	- 61,120
Poisonings	55	3,734	36	25,762	- 22,028
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	3,583	81	0	+ 3,583
Fires	57	3,469	48	10,498	- 7,030
Encephalitis	58	2,169	55	2,796	- 627
Osteoarthritis	59	2,073	82	0	+ 2,073
Syphilis	60	1,988	58	1,824	+ 164
Multiple Sclerosis	61	1,435	59	1,734	- 299
Hepatitis B	62	1,095	56	2,757	- 1,662
Oral conditions	63	974	80	0	+ 974
Dengue	64	933	70	12	+ 921
Chagas disease	65	840	76	0	+ 840
Schizophrenia	66	706	86	0	+ 706
Pertussis	67	636	64	484	+ 152
Hepatitis C	68	259	66	86	+ 173
Ascariasis	69	178	68	34	+ 144
War	70	146	61	900	- 755
Leprosy	71	125	72	0	+ 125
Upper Respiratory	72	107	57	2,663	- 2,556
Iodine Deficiency	73	89	79	0	+ 89
Chlamydia	74	70	67	55	+ 15
Otitis Media	75	35	69	15	+ 20
Leishmaniasis	76	18	78	0	+ 18
Diphtheria	77	8	71	11	- 3
Measles	78	0	62	558	- 558
Tetanus	79	0	63	491	- 491
Hookworm Disease	80	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	83	0	75	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	84	0	65	400	- 400
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CHINA

Nicaragua

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.