CHINA VS USA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	UNITED STATES		CHINA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	2,090,767	2	1,771,525	+ 319,242
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	1,189,266	6	304,455	+ 884,811
Lung Disease	3	809,082	3	968,607	- 159,525
Stroke	4	656,418	1	2,043,210	- 1,386,792
Lung Cancers	5	644,048	4	714,311	- 70,262
Kidney Disease	6	355,543	11	192,302	+ 163,241
Drug Use	7	308,228	38	24,214	+ 284,014
Hypertension	8	273,137	7	301,183	- 28,046
Colon-Rectum Cancers	9	256,021	9	248,388	+ 7,633
Diabetes Mellitus	10	254,328	14	161,672	+ 92,656
Influenza and Pneumonia	11	249,769	12	183,342	+ 66,427
Suicide	12	219,878	17	116,324	+ 103,554
Breast Cancer	13	201,542	19	92,757	+ 108,785
Endocrine Disorders	14	194,561	37	25,613	+ 168,949
Pancreas Cancer	15	183,412	18	111,537	+ 71,875
Liver Disease	16	179,726	15	145,603	+ 34,123
Road Traffic Accidents	17	172,653	8	250,272	- 77,619
Falls	18	167,368	16	138,878	+ 28,490
Lymphomas	19	166,800	23	57,838	+ 108,962
Prostate Cancer	20	147,468	28	51,056	+ 96,411
Parkinson's Disease	21	142,825	20	70,699	+ 72,126
Inflammatory/Heart	22	134,701	33	29,954	+ 104,747
Liver Cancer	23	112,072	13	180,952	- 68,880
Leukemia	24	111,662	22	58,145	+ 53,518
Other Injuries	25	107,653	25	54,087	+ 53,565
Bladder Cancer	26	81,254	29	37,873	+ 43,380
Violence	27	78,578	47	11,115	+ 67,464
Oesophagus Cancer	28	73,830	10	242,891	- 169,061
Other Neoplasms	29	73,473	53	4,374	+ 69,099
Alcohol	30	60,704	42	19,071	+ 41,632
Ovary Cancer	31	60,422	35	28,078	+ 32,344
Skin Cancers	32	59,260	41	19,669	+ 39,591
Stomach Cancer	33	54,150	5	398,439	- 344,289
Congenital Anomalies	34	48,704	31	36,613	+ 12,091
Oral Cancer	35	47,848	24	54,695	- 6,847
Uterin Cancer	36	41,670	45	11,751	+ 29,918
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	41,221	50	8,719	+ 32,502
Cervical Cancer	38	28,921	27	51,650	- 22,728
Low Birth Weight	39	28,672	40	21,631	+ 7,040
Malnutrition	40	28,001	44	12,995	+ 15,007
Hepatitis C	41	23,537	66	86	+ 23,451
HIV/AIDS	42	23,440	34	28,746	- 5,306
Skin Disease	43	22,398	52	5,222	+ 17,176
Multiple Sclerosis	44	20,949	59	1,734	+ 19,215
Drownings	45	16,853	26	52,807	- 35,954
Asthma	46	15,811	39	23,147	- 7,337
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	15,097	21	65,350	- 50,253
Peptic Ulcer Disease	48	14,333	30	37,723	- 23,390
Fires	49	13,181	48	10,498	+ 2,682
Epilepsy	50	13,095	46	11,365	+ 1,730
Anemia	51	12,899	83	0	+ 12,899
Rheumatoid Arthritis	52	10,189	49	10,108	+ 81
Poisonings	53	6,932	36	25,762	- 18,830
Birth Trauma	54	5,106	43	17,644	- 12,538
War	55	4,960	61	900	+ 4,060
Maternal Conditions	56	3,224	54	3,596	- 372
Schizophrenia	57	2,993	86	0	+ 2,993
Prostatic Hypertrophy	58	2,808	81	0	+ 2,808
Hepatitis B	59	2,517	56	2,757	- 241
Meningitis	60	2,508	51	5,704	- 3,195
Osteoarthritis	61	2,396	82	0	+ 2,396
Tuberculosis	62	2,262	32	34,802	- 32,540
Appendicitis	63	1,758	60	1,468	+ 290
Oral conditions	64	1,183	80	0	+ 1,183
Upper Respiratory	65	950	57	2,663	- 1,713
Syphilis	66	204	58	1,824	- 1,620
Otitis Media	67	141	69	15	+ 125
Encephalitis	68	105	55	2,796	- 2,691
Pertussis	69	65	64	484	- 419
Chagas disease	70	18	76	0	+ 18
Tetanus	71	9	63	491	- 483
Schistosomiasis	72	5	65	400	- 395
Iodine Deficiency	73	5	79	0	+ 5
Leprosy	74	1	72	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	75	1	71	11	- 10
Dengue	76	1	70	12	- 11
Malaria	77	1	75	0	+ 1
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	78	0	- 0
Measles	80	0	62	558	- 558
Hookworm Disease	81	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	68	34	- 34
Trichuriasis	83	0	73	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	67	55	- 55
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CHINA

United States

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.