CHINA VS UNITED KINGDOM: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	UNITED KINGDOM		CHINA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	2,029,871	6	304,455	+ 1,725,416
Coronary Heart Disease	2	1,483,657	2	1,771,525	- 287,868
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	838,555	12	183,342	+ 655,213
Stroke	4	778,284	1	2,043,210	- 1,264,927
Lung Cancers	5	738,745	4	714,311	+ 24,434
Lung Disease	6	680,435	3	968,607	- 288,172
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	381,548	9	248,388	+ 133,160
Prostate Cancer	8	274,884	28	51,056	+ 223,828
Breast Cancer	9	263,072	19	92,757	+ 170,315
Lymphomas	10	193,408	23	57,838	+ 135,570
Pancreas Cancer	11	186,066	18	111,537	+ 74,529
Oesophagus Cancer	12	180,509	10	242,891	- 62,381
Parkinson's Disease	13	177,321	20	70,699	+ 106,622
Liver Disease	14	158,559	15	145,603	+ 12,956
Falls	15	157,580	16	138,878	+ 18,702
Bladder Cancer	16	126,867	29	37,873	+ 88,993
Diabetes Mellitus	17	120,845	14	161,672	- 40,827
Kidney Disease	18	113,163	11	192,302	- 79,140
Other Injuries	19	113,020	25	54,087	+ 58,933
Suicide	20	110,146	17	116,324	- 6,178
Liver Cancer	21	108,316	13	180,952	- 72,636
Leukemia	22	107,787	22	58,145	+ 49,642
Hypertension	23	107,727	7	301,183	- 193,456
Stomach Cancer	24	103,401	5	398,439	- 295,038
Ovary Cancer	25	83,125	35	28,078	+ 55,047
Other Neoplasms	26	82,447	53	4,374	+ 78,073
Skin Cancers	27	77,095	41	19,669	+ 57,425
Endocrine Disorders	28	68,195	37	25,613	+ 42,582
Inflammatory/Heart	29	64,668	33	29,954	+ 34,714
Oral Cancer	30	64,304	24	54,695	+ 9,609
Drug Use	31	58,418	38	24,214	+ 34,205
Uterin Cancer	32	48,532	45	11,751	+ 36,781
Road Traffic Accidents	33	44,864	8	250,272	- 205,408
Skin Disease	34	44,136	52	5,222	+ 38,914
Congenital Anomalies	35	43,987	31	36,613	+ 7,375
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	43,228	30	37,723	+ 5,505
Multiple Sclerosis	37	38,385	59	1,734	+ 36,651
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	33,071	50	8,719	+ 24,352
Alcohol	39	32,158	42	19,071	+ 13,086
Low Birth Weight	40	27,168	40	21,631	+ 5,536
Asthma	41	26,937	39	23,147	+ 3,789
Epilepsy	42	24,685	46	11,365	+ 13,320
Cervical Cancer	43	22,732	27	51,650	- 28,918
Rheumatoid Arthritis	44	20,969	49	10,108	+ 10,861
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	18,120	21	65,350	- 47,230
Violence	46	17,948	47	11,115	+ 6,833
Tuberculosis	47	7,266	32	34,802	- 27,536
Fires	48	6,918	48	10,498	- 3,580
Drownings	49	6,222	26	52,807	- 46,585
Anemia	50	5,724	83	0	+ 5,724
Hepatitis C	51	5,527	66	86	+ 5,441
Meningitis	52	4,807	51	5,704	- 897
Poisonings	53	4,561	36	25,762	- 21,201
Birth Trauma	54	3,924	43	17,644	- 13,721
HIV/AIDS	55	3,889	34	28,746	- 24,857
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	3,802	81	0	+ 3,802
Osteoarthritis	57	3,455	82	0	+ 3,455
Malnutrition	58	2,392	44	12,995	- 10,603
Appendicitis	59	2,175	60	1,468	+ 707
Schizophrenia	60	2,099	86	0	+ 2,099
Oral conditions	61	1,111	80	0	+ 1,111
Syphilis	62	1,009	58	1,824	- 815
Upper Respiratory	63	1,000	57	2,663	- 1,663
Maternal Conditions	64	966	54	3,596	- 2,631
Hepatitis B	65	825	56	2,757	- 1,933
Otitis Media	66	324	69	15	+ 309
War	67	199	61	900	- 701
Encephalitis	68	118	55	2,796	- 2,678
Pertussis	69	59	64	484	- 424
Leishmaniasis	70	9	78	0	+ 9
Chagas disease	71	9	76	0	+ 9
Tetanus	72	7	63	491	- 484
Dengue	73	7	70	12	- 4
Diphtheria	74	1	71	11	- 10
Measles	75	0	62	558	- 558
Malaria	76	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	65	400	- 400
Chlamydia	79	0	67	55	- 55
Ascariasis	80	0	68	34	- 34
Hookworm Disease	81	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	83	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	79	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CHINA

United Kingdom

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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.