INDIA VS UNITED KINGDOM: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	UNITED KINGDOM		INDIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	2,019,959	17	126,593	+ 1,893,366
Coronary Heart Disease	2	1,476,412	1	1,520,034	- 43,622
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	834,460	6	392,425	+ 442,035
Stroke	4	774,483	3	697,038	+ 77,445
Lung Cancers	5	735,137	21	88,276	+ 646,861
Lung Disease	6	677,112	2	879,732	- 202,620
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	379,685	25	77,368	+ 302,317
Prostate Cancer	8	273,542	38	30,945	+ 242,597
Breast Cancer	9	261,788	22	82,821	+ 178,967
Lymphomas	10	192,464	33	40,159	+ 152,304
Pancreas Cancer	11	185,157	37	32,812	+ 152,345
Oesophagus Cancer	12	179,628	34	38,898	+ 140,730
Parkinson's Disease	13	176,455	32	43,398	+ 133,057
Liver Disease	14	157,785	8	268,580	- 110,795
Falls	15	156,810	10	225,755	- 68,945
Bladder Cancer	16	126,247	48	14,081	+ 112,167
Diabetes Mellitus	17	120,255	7	271,495	- 151,240
Kidney Disease	18	112,610	11	222,903	- 110,293
Other Injuries	19	112,468	15	149,570	- 37,102
Suicide	20	109,608	14	173,347	- 63,740
Liver Cancer	21	107,787	39	30,369	+ 77,418
Leukemia	22	107,261	35	33,383	+ 73,878
Hypertension	23	107,201	19	108,050	- 849
Stomach Cancer	24	102,896	24	81,058	+ 21,838
Ovary Cancer	25	82,719	44	21,947	+ 60,772
Other Neoplasms	26	82,045	62	2,968	+ 79,076
Skin Cancers	27	76,718	60	5,054	+ 71,664
Endocrine Disorders	28	67,862	47	15,264	+ 52,597
Inflammatory/Heart	29	64,352	49	12,651	+ 51,702
Oral Cancer	30	63,990	16	134,187	- 70,197
Drug Use	31	58,133	52	11,747	+ 46,386
Uterin Cancer	32	48,295	59	6,841	+ 41,454
Road Traffic Accidents	33	44,645	12	212,596	- 167,951
Skin Disease	34	43,920	45	17,857	+ 26,063
Congenital Anomalies	35	43,772	23	82,769	- 38,997
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	43,017	26	68,108	- 25,090
Multiple Sclerosis	37	38,198	63	2,328	+ 35,869
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	32,910	4	670,315	- 637,405
Alcohol	39	32,001	43	23,097	+ 8,904
Low Birth Weight	40	27,035	9	238,739	- 211,704
Asthma	41	26,805	13	196,051	- 169,246
Epilepsy	42	24,565	40	30,307	- 5,743
Cervical Cancer	43	22,621	30	45,319	- 22,698
Rheumatoid Arthritis	44	20,867	50	11,931	+ 8,936
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	18,032	18	126,079	- 108,047
Violence	46	17,860	27	51,767	- 33,906
Tuberculosis	47	7,231	5	435,882	- 428,651
Fires	48	6,884	42	23,265	- 16,381
Drownings	49	6,192	28	48,774	- 42,583
Anemia	50	5,696	81	0	+ 5,696
Hepatitis C	51	5,500	65	1,364	+ 4,136
Meningitis	52	4,783	36	33,337	- 28,554
Poisonings	53	4,539	61	3,540	+ 999
Birth Trauma	54	3,905	20	102,819	- 98,914
HIV/AIDS	55	3,870	31	44,406	- 40,536
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	3,784	86	0	+ 3,784
Osteoarthritis	57	3,438	85	0	+ 3,438
Malnutrition	58	2,380	55	8,626	- 6,246
Appendicitis	59	2,164	53	11,245	- 9,081
Schizophrenia	60	2,088	83	0	+ 2,088
Oral conditions	61	1,106	84	0	+ 1,106
Syphilis	62	1,004	64	2,007	- 1,003
Upper Respiratory	63	995	68	584	+ 411
Maternal Conditions	64	961	41	25,917	- 24,956
Hepatitis B	65	821	56	8,184	- 7,363
Otitis Media	66	323	71	68	+ 255
War	67	199	67	890	- 691
Encephalitis	68	118	29	48,080	- 47,963
Pertussis	69	59	54	10,094	- 10,035
Leishmaniasis	70	9	66	973	- 965
Chagas disease	71	9	77	0	+ 9
Tetanus	72	7	58	7,093	- 7,085
Dengue	73	7	46	17,546	- 17,538
Diphtheria	74	1	72	65	- 64
Measles	75	0	51	11,923	- 11,923
Malaria	76	0	57	7,705	- 7,705
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Chlamydia	79	0	69	379	- 379
Ascariasis	80	0	70	126	- 126
Hookworm Disease	81	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	83	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	79	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to INDIA

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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.