CHINA VS SWAZILAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SWAZILAND		CHINA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	2,878,717	34	28,746	+ 2,849,971
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	1,145,466	12	183,342	+ 962,124
Diabetes Mellitus	3	1,109,820	14	161,672	+ 948,148
Stroke	4	995,943	1	2,043,210	- 1,047,267
Coronary Heart Disease	5	939,324	2	1,771,525	- 832,201
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	643,463	50	8,719	+ 634,744
Road Traffic Accidents	7	478,137	8	250,272	+ 227,865
Kidney Disease	8	474,278	11	192,302	+ 281,975
Suicide	9	419,988	17	116,324	+ 303,664
Hypertension	10	363,421	7	301,183	+ 62,238
Liver Disease	11	340,484	15	145,603	+ 194,881
Lung Disease	12	329,062	3	968,607	- 639,544
Tuberculosis	13	318,280	32	34,802	+ 283,478
Low Birth Weight	14	289,915	40	21,631	+ 268,284
Cervical Cancer	15	267,398	27	51,650	+ 215,749
Violence	16	264,136	47	11,115	+ 253,021
Other Injuries	17	236,547	25	54,087	+ 182,459
Birth Trauma	18	207,127	43	17,644	+ 189,482
Congenital Anomalies	19	199,608	31	36,613	+ 162,995
Asthma	20	186,032	39	23,147	+ 162,885
Maternal Conditions	21	144,084	54	3,596	+ 140,488
Malnutrition	22	131,642	44	12,995	+ 118,647
Meningitis	23	121,217	51	5,704	+ 115,513
Inflammatory/Heart	24	116,590	33	29,954	+ 86,637
Drownings	25	108,178	26	52,807	+ 55,371
Fires	26	104,069	48	10,498	+ 93,570
Alzheimers & Dementia	27	95,263	6	304,455	- 209,192
Endocrine Disorders	28	92,258	37	25,613	+ 66,646
Peptic Ulcer Disease	29	63,245	30	37,723	+ 25,522
Epilepsy	30	56,851	46	11,365	+ 45,486
Prostate Cancer	31	55,891	28	51,056	+ 4,835
Falls	32	51,290	16	138,878	- 87,588
Pertussis	33	48,245	64	484	+ 47,761
Poisonings	34	46,634	36	25,762	+ 20,871
Breast Cancer	35	45,886	19	92,757	- 46,871
Lymphomas	36	38,651	23	57,838	- 19,188
Liver Cancer	37	36,483	13	180,952	- 144,469
Drug Use	38	33,378	38	24,214	+ 9,164
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	32,581	21	65,350	- 32,769
Skin Disease	40	31,433	52	5,222	+ 26,211
Parkinson's Disease	41	29,679	20	70,699	- 41,020
Skin Cancers	42	24,737	41	19,669	+ 5,067
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	23,201	9	248,388	- 225,187
Oesophagus Cancer	44	22,991	10	242,891	- 219,900
Syphilis	45	21,674	58	1,824	+ 19,851
Lung Cancers	46	20,662	4	714,311	- 693,649
Leukemia	47	20,291	22	58,145	- 37,854
Alcohol	48	19,952	42	19,071	+ 881
Schistosomiasis	49	15,934	65	400	+ 15,534
Uterin Cancer	50	14,243	45	11,751	+ 2,491
Oral Cancer	51	12,722	24	54,695	- 41,973
Ovary Cancer	52	12,332	35	28,078	- 15,746
Stomach Cancer	53	8,492	5	398,439	- 389,947
Appendicitis	54	8,231	60	1,468	+ 6,763
Bladder Cancer	55	7,514	29	37,873	- 30,359
Pancreas Cancer	56	7,506	18	111,537	- 104,030
Hepatitis B	57	7,361	56	2,757	+ 4,603
Rheumatoid Arthritis	58	6,112	49	10,108	- 3,997
Encephalitis	59	6,002	55	2,796	+ 3,206
Upper Respiratory	60	5,165	57	2,663	+ 2,502
Other Neoplasms	61	4,899	53	4,374	+ 525
Tetanus	62	4,581	63	491	+ 4,090
Multiple Sclerosis	63	1,855	59	1,734	+ 121
Measles	64	785	62	558	+ 228
Hepatitis C	65	453	66	86	+ 367
Ascariasis	66	371	68	34	+ 337
Malaria	67	345	75	0	+ 345
Otitis Media	68	322	69	15	+ 307
Chlamydia	69	238	67	55	+ 182
Diphtheria	70	221	71	11	+ 211
War	71	210	61	900	- 690
Dengue	72	40	70	12	+ 28
Hookworm Disease	73	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	72	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	76	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	82	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	83	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.