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	1,586,503	2	1,771,525	- 185,022
Lung Disease	2	918,202	3	968,607	- 50,405
Stroke	3	727,519	1	2,043,210	- 1,315,692
Diarrhoeal diseases	4	699,627	50	8,719	+ 690,908
Tuberculosis	5	454,942	32	34,802	+ 420,140
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	409,585	12	183,342	+ 226,243
Diabetes Mellitus	7	283,367	14	161,672	+ 121,695
Liver Disease	8	280,325	15	145,603	+ 134,721
Low Birth Weight	9	249,179	40	21,631	+ 227,547
Falls	10	235,627	16	138,878	+ 96,750
Kidney Disease	11	232,650	11	192,302	+ 40,347
Road Traffic Accidents	12	221,892	8	250,272	- 28,379
Asthma	13	204,624	39	23,147	+ 181,476
Suicide	14	180,928	17	116,324	+ 64,604
Other Injuries	15	156,111	25	54,087	+ 102,023
Oral Cancer	16	140,055	24	54,695	+ 85,359
Alzheimers & Dementia	17	132,129	6	304,455	- 172,326
Rheumatic Heart Disease	18	131,592	21	65,350	+ 66,242
Hypertension	19	112,775	7	301,183	- 188,408
Birth Trauma	20	107,315	43	17,644	+ 89,670
Lung Cancers	21	92,136	4	714,311	- 622,175
Breast Cancer	22	86,442	19	92,757	- 6,314
Congenital Anomalies	23	86,388	31	36,613	+ 49,776
Stomach Cancer	24	84,603	5	398,439	- 313,836
Colon-Rectum Cancers	25	80,751	9	248,388	- 167,637
Peptic Ulcer Disease	26	71,086	30	37,723	+ 33,363
Violence	27	54,030	47	11,115	+ 42,915
Drownings	28	50,907	26	52,807	- 1,900
Encephalitis	29	50,183	55	2,796	+ 47,387
Cervical Cancer	30	47,301	27	51,650	- 4,349
HIV/AIDS	31	46,348	34	28,746	+ 17,602
Parkinson's Disease	32	45,296	20	70,699	- 25,403
Lymphomas	33	41,915	23	57,838	- 15,923
Oesophagus Cancer	34	40,599	10	242,891	- 202,292
Leukemia	35	34,843	22	58,145	- 23,302
Meningitis	36	34,794	51	5,704	+ 29,091
Pancreas Cancer	37	34,246	18	111,537	- 77,290
Prostate Cancer	38	32,298	28	51,056	- 18,758
Liver Cancer	39	31,697	13	180,952	- 149,255
Epilepsy	40	31,633	46	11,365	+ 20,268
Maternal Conditions	41	27,050	54	3,596	+ 23,454
Fires	42	24,282	48	10,498	+ 13,784
Alcohol	43	24,107	42	19,071	+ 5,035
Ovary Cancer	44	22,907	35	28,078	- 5,171
Skin Disease	45	18,638	52	5,222	+ 13,416
Dengue	46	18,313	70	12	+ 18,301
Endocrine Disorders	47	15,932	37	25,613	- 9,681
Bladder Cancer	48	14,696	29	37,873	- 23,177
Inflammatory/Heart	49	13,204	33	29,954	- 16,750
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	12,453	49	10,108	+ 2,344
Measles	51	12,444	62	558	+ 11,887
Drug Use	52	12,261	38	24,214	- 11,953
Appendicitis	53	11,737	60	1,468	+ 10,270
Pertussis	54	10,535	64	484	+ 10,052
Malnutrition	55	9,004	44	12,995	- 3,991
Hepatitis B	56	8,542	56	2,757	+ 5,785
Malaria	57	8,042	75	0	+ 8,042
Tetanus	58	7,403	63	491	+ 6,911
Uterin Cancer	59	7,140	45	11,751	- 4,612
Skin Cancers	60	5,275	41	19,669	- 14,394
Poisonings	61	3,695	36	25,762	- 22,067
Other Neoplasms	62	3,098	53	4,374	- 1,276
Multiple Sclerosis	63	2,430	59	1,734	+ 696
Syphilis	64	2,095	58	1,824	+ 271
Hepatitis C	65	1,424	66	86	+ 1,338
Leishmaniasis	66	1,016	78	0	+ 1,016
War	67	929	61	900	+ 29
Upper Respiratory	68	609	57	2,663	- 2,053
Chlamydia	69	395	67	55	+ 340
Ascariasis	70	132	68	34	+ 98
Otitis Media	71	71	69	15	+ 56
Diphtheria	72	67	71	11	+ 57
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.