CHINA VS PANAMA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	PANAMA		CHINA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	831,196	2	1,771,525	- 940,329
Stroke	2	635,426	1	2,043,210	- 1,407,784
Kidney Disease	3	350,418	11	192,302	+ 158,116
Diabetes Mellitus	4	338,970	14	161,672	+ 177,298
Lung Disease	5	258,203	3	968,607	- 710,404
Violence	6	231,156	47	11,115	+ 220,042
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	220,748	12	183,342	+ 37,406
HIV/AIDS	8	206,882	34	28,746	+ 178,136
Road Traffic Accidents	9	187,263	8	250,272	- 63,008
Hypertension	10	161,530	7	301,183	- 139,653
Stomach Cancer	11	125,752	5	398,439	- 272,686
Prostate Cancer	12	123,489	28	51,056	+ 72,433
Congenital Anomalies	13	119,596	31	36,613	+ 82,983
Colon-Rectum Cancers	14	111,604	9	248,388	- 136,784
Liver Disease	15	103,103	15	145,603	- 42,500
Lung Cancers	16	95,934	4	714,311	- 618,377
Alzheimers & Dementia	17	93,853	6	304,455	- 210,602
Endocrine Disorders	18	88,402	37	25,613	+ 62,789
Breast Cancer	19	88,258	19	92,757	- 4,499
Inflammatory/Heart	20	85,497	33	29,954	+ 55,544
Other Neoplasms	21	81,129	53	4,374	+ 76,755
Low Birth Weight	22	75,320	40	21,631	+ 53,688
Tuberculosis	23	70,624	32	34,802	+ 35,822
Lymphomas	24	64,806	23	57,838	+ 6,968
Leukemia	25	59,848	22	58,145	+ 1,703
Cervical Cancer	26	58,454	27	51,650	+ 6,804
Liver Cancer	27	57,514	13	180,952	- 123,438
Diarrhoeal diseases	28	51,629	50	8,719	+ 42,910
Pancreas Cancer	29	42,776	18	111,537	- 68,761
Skin Disease	30	40,363	52	5,222	+ 35,141
Malnutrition	31	38,730	44	12,995	+ 25,736
Suicide	32	38,424	17	116,324	- 77,900
Parkinson's Disease	33	36,286	20	70,699	- 34,413
Drownings	34	32,725	26	52,807	- 20,082
Other Injuries	35	31,609	25	54,087	- 22,479
Birth Trauma	36	29,671	43	17,644	+ 12,027
Falls	37	29,099	16	138,878	- 109,779
Oral Cancer	38	24,795	24	54,695	- 29,900
Epilepsy	39	21,063	46	11,365	+ 9,698
Uterin Cancer	40	20,785	45	11,751	+ 9,034
Ovary Cancer	41	20,165	35	28,078	- 7,913
Anemia	42	19,972	83	0	+ 19,972
Asthma	43	17,784	39	23,147	- 5,363
Skin Cancers	44	17,668	41	19,669	- 2,002
Oesophagus Cancer	45	16,319	10	242,891	- 226,572
Bladder Cancer	46	10,409	29	37,873	- 27,464
Drug Use	47	10,391	38	24,214	- 13,823
Maternal Conditions	48	10,289	54	3,596	+ 6,693
Alcohol	49	9,575	42	19,071	- 9,496
Peptic Ulcer Disease	50	9,495	30	37,723	- 28,229
Prostatic Hypertrophy	51	8,891	81	0	+ 8,891
Meningitis	52	8,584	51	5,704	+ 2,881
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	7,858	21	65,350	- 57,492
Upper Respiratory	54	4,333	57	2,663	+ 1,671
Rheumatoid Arthritis	55	4,311	49	10,108	- 5,797
Appendicitis	56	3,585	60	1,468	+ 2,118
Fires	57	3,570	48	10,498	- 6,928
Schizophrenia	58	3,071	86	0	+ 3,071
Hepatitis B	59	2,305	56	2,757	- 452
Osteoarthritis	60	1,355	82	0	+ 1,355
Poisonings	61	1,251	36	25,762	- 24,511
Multiple Sclerosis	62	872	59	1,734	- 862
Encephalitis	63	829	55	2,796	- 1,968
Dengue	64	611	70	12	+ 599
Syphilis	65	451	58	1,824	- 1,372
Hepatitis C	66	205	66	86	+ 119
War	67	154	61	900	- 747
Otitis Media	68	128	69	15	+ 113
Tetanus	69	120	63	491	- 372
Leishmaniasis	70	117	78	0	+ 117
Iodine Deficiency	71	111	79	0	+ 111
Oral conditions	72	110	80	0	+ 110
Chagas disease	73	96	76	0	+ 96
Pertussis	74	64	64	484	- 420
Ascariasis	75	25	68	34	- 9
Trichuriasis	76	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	74	0	- 0
Diphtheria	78	0	71	11	- 11
Measles	79	0	62	558	- 558
Schistosomiasis	80	0	65	400	- 400
Malaria	81	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	83	0	72	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

Panama

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.