CHINA VS ROMANIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ROMANIA		CHINA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	5,603,129	2	1,771,525	+ 3,831,603
Stroke	2	3,878,502	1	2,043,210	+ 1,835,291
Hypertension	3	858,863	7	301,183	+ 557,681
Lung Cancers	4	789,115	4	714,311	+ 74,805
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	730,093	12	183,342	+ 546,751
Liver Disease	6	695,982	15	145,603	+ 550,379
Lung Disease	7	574,205	3	968,607	- 394,402
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	533,331	9	248,388	+ 284,942
Kidney Disease	9	403,766	11	192,302	+ 211,464
Inflammatory/Heart	10	345,888	33	29,954	+ 315,934
Breast Cancer	11	300,448	19	92,757	+ 207,691
Stomach Cancer	12	269,741	5	398,439	- 128,698
Liver Cancer	13	242,940	13	180,952	+ 61,988
Pancreas Cancer	14	228,998	18	111,537	+ 117,462
Alzheimers & Dementia	15	221,525	6	304,455	- 82,930
Prostate Cancer	16	191,080	28	51,056	+ 140,024
Oral Cancer	17	178,663	24	54,695	+ 123,967
Diabetes Mellitus	18	174,035	14	161,672	+ 12,362
Other Injuries	19	166,915	25	54,087	+ 112,827
Road Traffic Accidents	20	155,443	8	250,272	- 94,829
Suicide	21	147,187	17	116,324	+ 30,864
Cervical Cancer	22	145,918	27	51,650	+ 94,268
Bladder Cancer	23	133,816	29	37,873	+ 95,943
Falls	24	117,359	16	138,878	- 21,519
Lymphomas	25	108,042	23	57,838	+ 50,203
Leukemia	26	104,738	22	58,145	+ 46,593
Ovary Cancer	27	86,523	35	28,078	+ 58,445
Tuberculosis	28	79,234	32	34,802	+ 44,432
Skin Cancers	29	78,282	41	19,669	+ 58,613
Oesophagus Cancer	30	58,894	10	242,891	- 183,997
Parkinson's Disease	31	57,799	20	70,699	- 12,900
Drownings	32	46,514	26	52,807	- 6,293
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	41,447	30	37,723	+ 3,724
Uterin Cancer	34	40,751	45	11,751	+ 28,999
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	34,364	21	65,350	- 30,986
Fires	36	32,867	48	10,498	+ 22,369
Alcohol	37	31,926	42	19,071	+ 12,855
Congenital Anomalies	38	28,615	31	36,613	- 7,997
Poisonings	39	28,586	36	25,762	+ 2,824
Drug Use	40	26,993	38	24,214	+ 2,780
Low Birth Weight	41	24,714	40	21,631	+ 3,082
Epilepsy	42	24,514	46	11,365	+ 13,149
Other Neoplasms	43	22,519	53	4,374	+ 18,145
Violence	44	19,920	47	11,115	+ 8,805
Asthma	45	17,561	39	23,147	- 5,587
Diarrhoeal diseases	46	17,435	50	8,719	+ 8,716
HIV/AIDS	47	17,077	34	28,746	- 11,668
Endocrine Disorders	48	15,021	37	25,613	- 10,591
Prostatic Hypertrophy	49	11,188	81	0	+ 11,188
Malnutrition	50	11,051	44	12,995	- 1,943
Schizophrenia	51	8,020	86	0	+ 8,020
Hepatitis C	52	7,681	66	86	+ 7,595
Skin Disease	53	7,602	52	5,222	+ 2,380
Meningitis	54	5,967	51	5,704	+ 264
Multiple Sclerosis	55	5,169	59	1,734	+ 3,434
Anemia	56	4,586	83	0	+ 4,586
Birth Trauma	57	2,987	43	17,644	- 14,658
Maternal Conditions	58	2,758	54	3,596	- 839
Hepatitis B	59	2,374	56	2,757	- 383
Appendicitis	60	1,633	60	1,468	+ 165
Measles	61	577	62	558	+ 19
Encephalitis	62	461	55	2,796	- 2,336
Upper Respiratory	63	211	57	2,663	- 2,452
Oral conditions	64	185	80	0	+ 185
War	65	175	61	900	- 725
Syphilis	66	115	58	1,824	- 1,709
Tetanus	67	109	63	491	- 382
Otitis Media	68	82	69	15	+ 67
Pertussis	69	14	64	484	- 470
Leishmaniasis	70	5	78	0	+ 5
Diphtheria	71	0	71	11	- 11
Leprosy	72	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	65	400	- 400
Malaria	75	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Chlamydia	78	0	67	55	- 55
Hookworm Disease	79	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	73	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	70	12	- 12
Ascariasis	82	0	68	34	- 34
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	85	0	- 0
Rheumatoid Arthritis	85	0	49	10,108	- 10,108
Osteoarthritis	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CHINA

Romania

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.