CHINA VS INDIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	INDIA		CHINA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	1,527,493	2	1,771,525	- 244,032
Lung Disease	2	884,049	3	968,607	- 84,557
Stroke	3	700,459	1	2,043,210	- 1,342,752
Diarrhoeal diseases	4	673,604	50	8,719	+ 664,885
Tuberculosis	5	438,021	32	34,802	+ 403,219
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	394,350	12	183,342	+ 211,008
Diabetes Mellitus	7	272,828	14	161,672	+ 111,155
Liver Disease	8	269,898	15	145,603	+ 124,295
Low Birth Weight	9	239,911	40	21,631	+ 218,279
Falls	10	226,863	16	138,878	+ 87,985
Kidney Disease	11	223,997	11	192,302	+ 31,694
Road Traffic Accidents	12	213,639	8	250,272	- 36,633
Asthma	13	197,013	39	23,147	+ 173,865
Suicide	14	174,198	17	116,324	+ 57,874
Other Injuries	15	150,304	25	54,087	+ 96,217
Oral Cancer	16	134,845	24	54,695	+ 80,150
Alzheimers & Dementia	17	127,214	6	304,455	- 177,241
Rheumatic Heart Disease	18	126,698	21	65,350	+ 61,348
Hypertension	19	108,580	7	301,183	- 192,602
Birth Trauma	20	103,323	43	17,644	+ 85,679
Lung Cancers	21	88,709	4	714,311	- 625,602
Breast Cancer	22	83,227	19	92,757	- 9,530
Congenital Anomalies	23	83,175	31	36,613	+ 46,563
Stomach Cancer	24	81,456	5	398,439	- 316,983
Colon-Rectum Cancers	25	77,748	9	248,388	- 170,641
Peptic Ulcer Disease	26	68,442	30	37,723	+ 30,719
Violence	27	52,021	47	11,115	+ 40,906
Drownings	28	49,014	26	52,807	- 3,793
Encephalitis	29	48,316	55	2,796	+ 45,520
Cervical Cancer	30	45,542	27	51,650	- 6,108
HIV/AIDS	31	44,624	34	28,746	+ 15,878
Parkinson's Disease	32	43,611	20	70,699	- 27,088
Lymphomas	33	40,356	23	57,838	- 17,482
Oesophagus Cancer	34	39,089	10	242,891	- 203,802
Leukemia	35	33,547	22	58,145	- 24,598
Meningitis	36	33,500	51	5,704	+ 27,797
Pancreas Cancer	37	32,973	18	111,537	- 78,564
Prostate Cancer	38	31,097	28	51,056	- 19,960
Liver Cancer	39	30,518	13	180,952	- 150,434
Epilepsy	40	30,456	46	11,365	+ 19,091
Maternal Conditions	41	26,044	54	3,596	+ 22,448
Fires	42	23,379	48	10,498	+ 12,881
Alcohol	43	23,210	42	19,071	+ 4,139
Ovary Cancer	44	22,055	35	28,078	- 6,023
Skin Disease	45	17,945	52	5,222	+ 12,723
Dengue	46	17,632	70	12	+ 17,620
Endocrine Disorders	47	15,339	37	25,613	- 10,273
Bladder Cancer	48	14,150	29	37,873	- 23,724
Inflammatory/Heart	49	12,713	33	29,954	- 17,241
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	11,990	49	10,108	+ 1,881
Measles	51	11,981	62	558	+ 11,424
Drug Use	52	11,805	38	24,214	- 12,409
Appendicitis	53	11,301	60	1,468	+ 9,833
Pertussis	54	10,143	64	484	+ 9,660
Malnutrition	55	8,669	44	12,995	- 4,326
Hepatitis B	56	8,224	56	2,757	+ 5,467
Malaria	57	7,743	75	0	+ 7,743
Tetanus	58	7,127	63	491	+ 6,636
Uterin Cancer	59	6,874	45	11,751	- 4,877
Skin Cancers	60	5,079	41	19,669	- 14,591
Poisonings	61	3,557	36	25,762	- 22,205
Other Neoplasms	62	2,983	53	4,374	- 1,391
Multiple Sclerosis	63	2,340	59	1,734	+ 605
Syphilis	64	2,017	58	1,824	+ 193
Hepatitis C	65	1,371	66	86	+ 1,285
Leishmaniasis	66	978	78	0	+ 978
War	67	894	61	900	- 6
Upper Respiratory	68	587	57	2,663	- 2,076
Chlamydia	69	380	67	55	+ 325
Ascariasis	70	127	68	34	+ 93
Otitis Media	71	68	69	15	+ 53
Diphtheria	72	65	71	11	+ 54
Leprosy	73	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	74	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	76	0	65	400	- 400
Chagas disease	77	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	82	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	86	0	- 0
Oral conditions	84	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	82	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	81	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.worldlifeexpectancy.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.