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	5,658,419	2	1,771,525	+ 3,886,894
Stroke	2	3,290,197	1	2,043,210	+ 1,246,986
Lung Cancers	3	546,637	4	714,311	- 167,674
Inflammatory/Heart	4	543,608	33	29,954	+ 513,655
Alzheimers & Dementia	5	487,916	6	304,455	+ 183,461
Liver Disease	6	457,155	15	145,603	+ 311,552
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	428,700	9	248,388	+ 180,312
Suicide	8	368,290	17	116,324	+ 251,966
Lung Disease	9	368,040	3	968,607	- 600,567
Influenza and Pneumonia	10	325,848	12	183,342	+ 142,505
Stomach Cancer	11	295,493	5	398,439	- 102,945
Alcohol	12	281,401	42	19,071	+ 262,329
Breast Cancer	13	233,710	19	92,757	+ 140,953
Other Injuries	14	226,420	25	54,087	+ 172,332
HIV/AIDS	15	213,798	34	28,746	+ 185,053
Pancreas Cancer	16	203,948	18	111,537	+ 92,411
Hypertension	17	184,497	7	301,183	- 116,685
Diabetes Mellitus	18	184,467	14	161,672	+ 22,795
Road Traffic Accidents	19	176,044	8	250,272	- 74,228
Prostate Cancer	20	141,856	28	51,056	+ 90,799
Falls	21	117,698	16	138,878	- 21,180
Kidney Disease	22	116,454	11	192,302	- 75,848
Violence	23	115,139	47	11,115	+ 104,024
Liver Cancer	24	112,268	13	180,952	- 68,684
Oral Cancer	25	109,406	24	54,695	+ 54,710
Parkinson's Disease	26	94,228	20	70,699	+ 23,529
Drug Use	27	91,635	38	24,214	+ 67,421
Peptic Ulcer Disease	28	89,876	30	37,723	+ 52,153
Lymphomas	29	89,690	23	57,838	+ 31,852
Tuberculosis	30	84,686	32	34,802	+ 49,884
Leukemia	31	82,835	22	58,145	+ 24,690
Ovary Cancer	32	81,679	35	28,078	+ 53,601
Oesophagus Cancer	33	74,727	10	242,891	- 168,164
Cervical Cancer	34	74,642	27	51,650	+ 22,993
Uterin Cancer	35	69,055	45	11,751	+ 57,303
Drownings	36	66,655	26	52,807	+ 13,848
Fires	37	64,228	48	10,498	+ 53,730
Bladder Cancer	38	63,421	29	37,873	+ 25,547
Skin Cancers	39	56,430	41	19,669	+ 36,760
Poisonings	40	55,960	36	25,762	+ 30,197
Congenital Anomalies	41	42,248	31	36,613	+ 5,635
Rheumatic Heart Disease	42	27,856	21	65,350	- 37,494
Skin Disease	43	27,507	52	5,222	+ 22,285
Low Birth Weight	44	21,648	40	21,631	+ 17
Endocrine Disorders	45	20,148	37	25,613	- 5,464
Asthma	46	17,738	39	23,147	- 5,409
Encephalitis	47	10,821	55	2,796	+ 8,025
Meningitis	48	10,432	51	5,704	+ 4,729
Multiple Sclerosis	49	8,315	59	1,734	+ 6,580
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	7,544	49	10,108	- 2,565
Other Neoplasms	51	7,328	53	4,374	+ 2,954
Epilepsy	52	7,223	46	11,365	- 4,142
Birth Trauma	53	7,180	43	17,644	- 10,465
Appendicitis	54	4,108	60	1,468	+ 2,640
Diarrhoeal diseases	55	4,054	50	8,719	- 4,665
Maternal Conditions	56	2,689	54	3,596	- 908
Malnutrition	57	2,437	44	12,995	- 10,558
Upper Respiratory	58	1,590	57	2,663	- 1,073
War	59	1,234	61	900	+ 333
Hepatitis B	60	437	56	2,757	- 2,320
Chlamydia	61	252	67	55	+ 197
Syphilis	62	187	58	1,824	- 1,637
Tetanus	63	34	63	491	- 457
Otitis Media	64	33	69	15	+ 18
Pertussis	65	20	64	484	- 463
Hepatitis C	66	18	66	86	- 68
Diphtheria	67	4	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

Russia

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.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.