CHINA VS VANUATU: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	VANUATU		CHINA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	2,022,502	2	1,771,525	+ 250,976
Stroke	2	1,284,096	1	2,043,210	- 759,115
Diabetes Mellitus	3	564,886	14	161,672	+ 403,214
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	553,630	12	183,342	+ 370,287
Lung Disease	5	482,704	3	968,607	- 485,903
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	355,749	50	8,719	+ 347,030
Kidney Disease	7	313,642	11	192,302	+ 121,340
Suicide	8	240,758	17	116,324	+ 124,434
Liver Disease	9	229,020	15	145,603	+ 83,417
Congenital Anomalies	10	212,522	31	36,613	+ 175,910
Hypertension	11	209,401	7	301,183	- 91,782
Road Traffic Accidents	12	198,473	8	250,272	- 51,799
Asthma	13	198,384	39	23,147	+ 175,237
Low Birth Weight	14	192,872	40	21,631	+ 171,240
Rheumatic Heart Disease	15	155,744	21	65,350	+ 90,393
Drownings	16	154,902	26	52,807	+ 102,095
Other Injuries	17	132,998	25	54,087	+ 78,911
Liver Cancer	18	122,427	13	180,952	- 58,525
Birth Trauma	19	87,468	43	17,644	+ 69,823
Peptic Ulcer Disease	20	82,138	30	37,723	+ 44,414
Alzheimers & Dementia	21	78,384	6	304,455	- 226,071
Tuberculosis	22	72,444	32	34,802	+ 37,642
Lung Cancers	23	66,855	4	714,311	- 647,455
Maternal Conditions	24	62,852	54	3,596	+ 59,256
Falls	25	58,582	16	138,878	- 80,296
Breast Cancer	26	57,660	19	92,757	- 35,097
Cervical Cancer	27	57,175	27	51,650	+ 5,525
Parkinson's Disease	28	51,720	20	70,699	- 18,979
Inflammatory/Heart	29	49,458	33	29,954	+ 19,504
Pertussis	30	45,192	64	484	+ 44,709
Malnutrition	31	44,600	44	12,995	+ 31,605
Leukemia	32	39,849	22	58,145	- 18,296
Endocrine Disorders	33	39,069	37	25,613	+ 13,457
Prostate Cancer	34	38,704	28	51,056	- 12,352
Colon-Rectum Cancers	35	37,814	9	248,388	- 210,575
Meningitis	36	35,926	51	5,704	+ 30,222
Syphilis	37	34,100	58	1,824	+ 32,276
Violence	38	30,195	47	11,115	+ 19,080
Skin Disease	39	30,182	52	5,222	+ 24,959
Stomach Cancer	40	27,265	5	398,439	- 371,174
Epilepsy	41	23,551	46	11,365	+ 12,186
Fires	42	18,644	48	10,498	+ 8,146
Alcohol	43	17,758	42	19,071	- 1,313
Ovary Cancer	44	17,491	35	28,078	- 10,587
Lymphomas	45	14,271	23	57,838	- 43,567
Tetanus	46	12,735	63	491	+ 12,244
Poisonings	47	9,801	36	25,762	- 15,962
Uterin Cancer	48	8,732	45	11,751	- 3,019
Bladder Cancer	49	8,331	29	37,873	- 29,542
Appendicitis	50	5,998	60	1,468	+ 4,530
Hepatitis B	51	5,530	56	2,757	+ 2,773
Encephalitis	52	4,649	55	2,796	+ 1,852
Pancreas Cancer	53	3,941	18	111,537	- 107,596
Oral Cancer	54	3,700	24	54,695	- 50,995
Other Neoplasms	55	3,259	53	4,374	- 1,115
Drug Use	56	1,933	38	24,214	- 22,281
Multiple Sclerosis	57	1,220	59	1,734	- 514
Rheumatoid Arthritis	58	1,162	49	10,108	- 8,946
Dengue	59	842	70	12	+ 830
Diphtheria	60	819	71	11	+ 808
Hepatitis C	61	712	66	86	+ 627
Measles	62	454	62	558	- 103
Ascariasis	63	365	68	34	+ 331
War	64	142	61	900	- 758
Upper Respiratory	65	138	57	2,663	- 2,525
Chlamydia	66	107	67	55	+ 51
Otitis Media	67	18	69	15	+ 2
Leprosy	68	0	72	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	69	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	70	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	71	0	79	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	72	0	34	28,746	- 28,746
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	75	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	76	0	65	400	- 400
Chagas disease	77	0	76	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	78	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	79	0	82	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	85	0	- 0
Oesophagus Cancer	82	0	10	242,891	- 242,891
Anemia	83	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	85	0	86	0	- 0
Skin Cancers	86	0	41	19,669	- 19,669
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CHINA

Vanuatu

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.