CHINA VS SPAIN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SPAIN		CHINA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	1,547,929	2	1,771,525	- 223,596
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	1,268,033	6	304,455	+ 963,578
Stroke	3	868,651	1	2,043,210	- 1,174,559
Lung Cancers	4	662,806	4	714,311	- 51,505
Lung Disease	5	566,843	3	968,607	- 401,764
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	507,873	9	248,388	+ 259,485
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	410,816	12	183,342	+ 227,474
Kidney Disease	8	291,253	11	192,302	+ 98,951
Hypertension	9	272,979	7	301,183	- 28,203
Diabetes Mellitus	10	232,815	14	161,672	+ 71,143
Breast Cancer	11	211,670	19	92,757	+ 118,913
Pancreas Cancer	12	202,228	18	111,537	+ 90,691
Prostate Cancer	13	192,266	28	51,056	+ 141,210
Stomach Cancer	14	173,597	5	398,439	- 224,842
Other Injuries	15	165,804	25	54,087	+ 111,717
Lymphomas	16	159,768	23	57,838	+ 101,930
Bladder Cancer	17	156,406	29	37,873	+ 118,533
Liver Cancer	18	152,697	13	180,952	- 28,255
Inflammatory/Heart	19	149,269	33	29,954	+ 119,315
Parkinson's Disease	20	148,038	20	70,699	+ 77,339
Endocrine Disorders	21	145,653	37	25,613	+ 120,041
Other Neoplasms	22	142,201	53	4,374	+ 137,826
Liver Disease	23	126,723	15	145,603	- 18,880
Leukemia	24	112,982	22	58,145	+ 54,837
Suicide	25	108,104	17	116,324	- 8,220
Falls	26	97,231	16	138,878	- 41,647
Oral Cancer	27	77,359	24	54,695	+ 22,663
Ovary Cancer	28	60,671	35	28,078	+ 32,593
Oesophagus Cancer	29	60,237	10	242,891	- 182,654
Skin Disease	30	55,122	52	5,222	+ 49,900
Road Traffic Accidents	31	54,787	8	250,272	- 195,485
Skin Cancers	32	53,999	41	19,669	+ 34,330
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	48,280	21	65,350	- 17,070
Uterin Cancer	34	48,276	45	11,751	+ 36,525
Asthma	35	33,934	39	23,147	+ 10,786
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	31,855	50	8,719	+ 23,136
Anemia	37	27,388	83	0	+ 27,388
Congenital Anomalies	38	25,847	31	36,613	- 10,766
Cervical Cancer	39	25,607	27	51,650	- 26,042
Epilepsy	40	24,677	46	11,365	+ 13,312
Drug Use	41	23,250	38	24,214	- 964
Hepatitis C	42	19,533	66	86	+ 19,447
HIV/AIDS	43	16,122	34	28,746	- 12,623
Peptic Ulcer Disease	44	14,232	30	37,723	- 23,491
Drownings	45	13,353	26	52,807	- 39,454
Alcohol	46	9,985	42	19,071	- 9,086
Malnutrition	47	9,057	44	12,995	- 3,937
Rheumatoid Arthritis	48	8,799	49	10,108	- 1,309
Multiple Sclerosis	49	8,597	59	1,734	+ 6,862
Tuberculosis	50	8,097	32	34,802	- 26,705
Violence	51	7,834	47	11,115	- 3,281
Low Birth Weight	52	7,567	40	21,631	- 14,065
Osteoarthritis	53	6,357	82	0	+ 6,357
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	6,122	81	0	+ 6,122
Fires	55	5,530	48	10,498	- 4,969
Schizophrenia	56	5,406	86	0	+ 5,406
Poisonings	57	5,104	36	25,762	- 20,659
Hepatitis B	58	4,855	56	2,757	+ 2,097
Meningitis	59	3,854	51	5,704	- 1,850
Birth Trauma	60	3,381	43	17,644	- 14,264
Appendicitis	61	2,372	60	1,468	+ 905
Upper Respiratory	62	1,394	57	2,663	- 1,269
Oral conditions	63	1,311	80	0	+ 1,311
Maternal Conditions	64	406	54	3,596	- 3,191
Leishmaniasis	65	323	78	0	+ 323
Otitis Media	66	268	69	15	+ 253
Syphilis	67	267	58	1,824	- 1,556
War	68	165	61	900	- 735
Iodine Deficiency	69	113	79	0	+ 113
Encephalitis	70	111	55	2,796	- 2,686
Chagas disease	71	100	76	0	+ 100
Tetanus	72	52	63	491	- 439
Pertussis	73	51	64	484	- 433
Schistosomiasis	74	10	65	400	- 390
Leprosy	75	9	72	0	+ 9
Diphtheria	76	8	71	11	- 2
Dengue	77	0	70	12	- 12
Ascariasis	78	0	68	34	- 34
Hookworm Disease	79	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	73	0	- 0
Measles	81	0	62	558	- 558
Chlamydia	82	0	67	55	- 55
Malaria	83	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	84	0	77	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CHINA

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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.