CHINA VS RUSSIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	RUSSIA		CHINA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	5,527,039	2	1,771,525	+ 3,755,513
Stroke	2	3,213,803	1	2,043,210	+ 1,170,592
Lung Cancers	3	533,945	4	714,311	- 180,366
Inflammatory/Heart	4	530,987	33	29,954	+ 501,033
Alzheimers & Dementia	5	476,587	6	304,455	+ 172,133
Liver Disease	6	446,541	15	145,603	+ 300,938
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	418,746	9	248,388	+ 170,358
Suicide	8	359,739	17	116,324	+ 243,415
Lung Disease	9	359,495	3	968,607	- 609,112
Influenza and Pneumonia	10	318,282	12	183,342	+ 134,940
Stomach Cancer	11	288,632	5	398,439	- 109,806
Alcohol	12	274,867	42	19,071	+ 255,795
Breast Cancer	13	228,284	19	92,757	+ 135,527
Other Injuries	14	221,163	25	54,087	+ 167,075
HIV/AIDS	15	208,834	34	28,746	+ 180,089
Pancreas Cancer	16	199,213	18	111,537	+ 87,676
Hypertension	17	180,214	7	301,183	- 120,969
Diabetes Mellitus	18	180,184	14	161,672	+ 18,512
Road Traffic Accidents	19	171,957	8	250,272	- 78,315
Prostate Cancer	20	138,562	28	51,056	+ 87,506
Falls	21	114,965	16	138,878	- 23,913
Kidney Disease	22	113,750	11	192,302	- 78,552
Violence	23	112,465	47	11,115	+ 101,351
Liver Cancer	24	109,661	13	180,952	- 71,291
Oral Cancer	25	106,865	24	54,695	+ 52,170
Parkinson's Disease	26	92,040	20	70,699	+ 21,341
Drug Use	27	89,507	38	24,214	+ 65,294
Peptic Ulcer Disease	28	87,789	30	37,723	+ 50,066
Lymphomas	29	87,607	23	57,838	+ 29,769
Tuberculosis	30	82,719	32	34,802	+ 47,917
Leukemia	31	80,911	22	58,145	+ 22,767
Ovary Cancer	32	79,782	35	28,078	+ 51,704
Oesophagus Cancer	33	72,992	10	242,891	- 169,899
Cervical Cancer	34	72,909	27	51,650	+ 21,260
Uterin Cancer	35	67,451	45	11,751	+ 55,700
Drownings	36	65,107	26	52,807	+ 12,300
Fires	37	62,737	48	10,498	+ 52,238
Bladder Cancer	38	61,948	29	37,873	+ 24,075
Skin Cancers	39	55,119	41	19,669	+ 35,450
Poisonings	40	54,660	36	25,762	+ 28,898
Congenital Anomalies	41	41,267	31	36,613	+ 4,654
Rheumatic Heart Disease	42	27,209	21	65,350	- 38,141
Skin Disease	43	26,869	52	5,222	+ 21,646
Low Birth Weight	44	21,145	40	21,631	- 486
Endocrine Disorders	45	19,680	37	25,613	- 5,932
Asthma	46	17,327	39	23,147	- 5,821
Encephalitis	47	10,570	55	2,796	+ 7,774
Meningitis	48	10,190	51	5,704	+ 4,486
Multiple Sclerosis	49	8,122	59	1,734	+ 6,387
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	7,368	49	10,108	- 2,740
Other Neoplasms	51	7,158	53	4,374	+ 2,784
Epilepsy	52	7,055	46	11,365	- 4,310
Birth Trauma	53	7,013	43	17,644	- 10,631
Appendicitis	54	4,012	60	1,468	+ 2,545
Diarrhoeal diseases	55	3,960	50	8,719	- 4,759
Maternal Conditions	56	2,626	54	3,596	- 970
Malnutrition	57	2,380	44	12,995	- 10,614
Upper Respiratory	58	1,553	57	2,663	- 1,110
War	59	1,205	61	900	+ 305
Hepatitis B	60	427	56	2,757	- 2,330
Chlamydia	61	246	67	55	+ 191
Syphilis	62	182	58	1,824	- 1,642
Tetanus	63	34	63	491	- 458
Otitis Media	64	32	69	15	+ 17
Pertussis	65	20	64	484	- 464
Hepatitis C	66	17	66	86	- 68
Diphtheria	67	3	71	11	- 7
Measles	68	0	62	558	- 558
Iodine Deficiency	69	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	70	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	71	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	65	400	- 400
Leishmaniasis	73	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	72	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	77	0	68	34	- 34
Trichuriasis	78	0	73	0	- 0
Dengue	79	0	70	12	- 12
Depression	80	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	82	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	80	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.