CHINA VS VENEZUELA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	VENEZUELA		CHINA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	1,219,165	2	1,771,525	- 552,360
Violence	2	821,611	47	11,115	+ 810,496
Stroke	3	549,787	1	2,043,210	- 1,493,424
Diabetes Mellitus	4	506,437	14	161,672	+ 344,764
Road Traffic Accidents	5	504,201	8	250,272	+ 253,930
HIV/AIDS	6	339,401	34	28,746	+ 310,655
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	325,716	12	183,342	+ 142,374
Kidney Disease	8	268,784	11	192,302	+ 76,482
Hypertension	9	235,394	7	301,183	- 65,788
Lung Disease	10	233,341	3	968,607	- 735,266
Lung Cancers	11	176,710	4	714,311	- 537,601
Low Birth Weight	12	139,923	40	21,631	+ 118,292
Prostate Cancer	13	129,073	28	51,056	+ 78,017
Congenital Anomalies	14	128,945	31	36,613	+ 92,333
Breast Cancer	15	116,144	19	92,757	+ 23,387
Liver Disease	16	106,048	15	145,603	- 39,555
Stomach Cancer	17	98,557	5	398,439	- 299,882
Other Neoplasms	18	98,212	53	4,374	+ 93,838
Colon-Rectum Cancers	19	92,319	9	248,388	- 156,069
Cervical Cancer	20	90,005	27	51,650	+ 38,355
Other Injuries	21	76,723	25	54,087	+ 22,636
Diarrhoeal diseases	22	61,583	50	8,719	+ 52,864
Lymphomas	23	56,540	23	57,838	- 1,299
Birth Trauma	24	49,258	43	17,644	+ 31,613
Pancreas Cancer	25	49,033	18	111,537	- 62,504
Liver Cancer	26	46,641	13	180,952	- 134,311
Leukemia	27	45,651	22	58,145	- 12,493
Falls	28	39,207	16	138,878	- 99,671
Chagas disease	29	37,430	76	0	+ 37,430
Endocrine Disorders	30	34,433	37	25,613	+ 8,820
Tuberculosis	31	33,874	32	34,802	- 928
Malnutrition	32	28,503	44	12,995	+ 15,509
Inflammatory/Heart	33	27,141	33	29,954	- 2,813
Suicide	34	26,515	17	116,324	- 89,809
Alzheimers & Dementia	35	25,920	6	304,455	- 278,535
Ovary Cancer	36	25,494	35	28,078	- 2,584
Skin Cancers	37	25,063	41	19,669	+ 5,394
Oral Cancer	38	24,658	24	54,695	- 30,037
Maternal Conditions	39	19,130	54	3,596	+ 15,534
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	18,922	30	37,723	- 18,801
Epilepsy	41	18,602	46	11,365	+ 7,237
Malaria	42	18,214	75	0	+ 18,214
Drownings	43	17,597	26	52,807	- 35,210
Oesophagus Cancer	44	16,758	10	242,891	- 226,133
Bladder Cancer	45	16,519	29	37,873	- 21,355
Asthma	46	14,096	39	23,147	- 9,051
Uterin Cancer	47	14,017	45	11,751	+ 2,265
Parkinson's Disease	48	11,404	20	70,699	- 59,295
Meningitis	49	11,361	51	5,704	+ 5,657
Drug Use	50	10,207	38	24,214	- 14,006
War	51	8,380	61	900	+ 7,480
Rheumatoid Arthritis	52	8,153	49	10,108	- 1,955
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	6,830	81	0	+ 6,830
Fires	54	6,544	48	10,498	- 3,954
Anemia	55	5,693	83	0	+ 5,693
Appendicitis	56	4,421	60	1,468	+ 2,954
Rheumatic Heart Disease	57	3,629	21	65,350	- 61,722
Poisonings	58	3,059	36	25,762	- 22,703
Dengue	59	2,942	70	12	+ 2,930
Multiple Sclerosis	60	2,296	59	1,734	+ 561
Encephalitis	61	1,676	55	2,796	- 1,121
Alcohol	62	1,556	42	19,071	- 17,515
Hepatitis B	63	1,344	56	2,757	- 1,413
Pertussis	64	1,158	64	484	+ 675
Hepatitis C	65	962	66	86	+ 876
Skin Disease	66	797	52	5,222	- 4,425
Syphilis	67	690	58	1,824	- 1,133
Tetanus	68	343	63	491	- 148
Schizophrenia	69	266	86	0	+ 266
Ascariasis	70	220	68	34	+ 187
Leprosy	71	192	72	0	+ 192
Osteoarthritis	72	133	82	0	+ 133
Leishmaniasis	73	125	78	0	+ 125
Upper Respiratory	74	62	57	2,663	- 2,601
Otitis Media	75	59	69	15	+ 44
Schistosomiasis	76	39	65	400	- 361
Iodine Deficiency	77	20	79	0	+ 20
Diphtheria	78	0	71	11	- 11
Measles	79	0	62	558	- 558
Hookworm Disease	80	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	73	0	- 0
Chlamydia	82	0	67	55	- 55
Trypanosomiasis	83	0	77	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CHINA

Venezuela

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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.