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	2,106,888	2	1,771,525	+ 335,363
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	1,198,436	6	304,455	+ 893,981
Lung Disease	3	815,321	3	968,607	- 153,286
Stroke	4	661,480	1	2,043,210	- 1,381,731
Lung Cancers	5	649,014	4	714,311	- 65,297
Kidney Disease	6	358,284	11	192,302	+ 165,982
Drug Use	7	310,604	38	24,214	+ 286,391
Hypertension	8	275,243	7	301,183	- 25,939
Colon-Rectum Cancers	9	257,995	9	248,388	+ 9,607
Diabetes Mellitus	10	256,289	14	161,672	+ 94,617
Influenza and Pneumonia	11	251,695	12	183,342	+ 68,353
Suicide	12	221,573	17	116,324	+ 105,249
Breast Cancer	13	203,096	19	92,757	+ 110,339
Endocrine Disorders	14	196,061	37	25,613	+ 170,449
Pancreas Cancer	15	184,826	18	111,537	+ 73,290
Liver Disease	16	181,112	15	145,603	+ 35,509
Road Traffic Accidents	17	173,984	8	250,272	- 76,288
Falls	18	168,658	16	138,878	+ 29,781
Lymphomas	19	168,086	23	57,838	+ 110,248
Prostate Cancer	20	148,605	28	51,056	+ 97,549
Parkinson's Disease	21	143,926	20	70,699	+ 73,227
Inflammatory/Heart	22	135,739	33	29,954	+ 105,785
Liver Cancer	23	112,936	13	180,952	- 68,016
Leukemia	24	112,523	22	58,145	+ 54,379
Other Injuries	25	108,483	25	54,087	+ 54,396
Bladder Cancer	26	81,880	29	37,873	+ 44,007
Violence	27	79,184	47	11,115	+ 68,069
Oesophagus Cancer	28	74,399	10	242,891	- 168,492
Other Neoplasms	29	74,039	53	4,374	+ 69,665
Alcohol	30	61,172	42	19,071	+ 42,100
Ovary Cancer	31	60,888	35	28,078	+ 32,810
Skin Cancers	32	59,717	41	19,669	+ 40,048
Stomach Cancer	33	54,567	5	398,439	- 343,872
Congenital Anomalies	34	49,079	31	36,613	+ 12,467
Oral Cancer	35	48,217	24	54,695	- 6,478
Uterin Cancer	36	41,991	45	11,751	+ 30,240
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	41,539	50	8,719	+ 32,820
Cervical Cancer	38	29,144	27	51,650	- 22,505
Low Birth Weight	39	28,893	40	21,631	+ 7,261
Malnutrition	40	28,217	44	12,995	+ 15,223
Hepatitis C	41	23,718	66	86	+ 23,632
HIV/AIDS	42	23,620	34	28,746	- 5,125
Skin Disease	43	22,571	52	5,222	+ 17,349
Multiple Sclerosis	44	21,111	59	1,734	+ 19,376
Drownings	45	16,983	26	52,807	- 35,824
Asthma	46	15,932	39	23,147	- 7,215
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	15,214	21	65,350	- 50,136
Peptic Ulcer Disease	48	14,443	30	37,723	- 23,280
Fires	49	13,282	48	10,498	+ 2,784
Epilepsy	50	13,196	46	11,365	+ 1,831
Anemia	51	12,998	83	0	+ 12,998
Rheumatoid Arthritis	52	10,268	49	10,108	+ 160
Poisonings	53	6,986	36	25,762	- 18,776
Birth Trauma	54	5,146	43	17,644	- 12,499
War	55	4,998	61	900	+ 4,098
Maternal Conditions	56	3,249	54	3,596	- 347
Schizophrenia	57	3,016	86	0	+ 3,016
Prostatic Hypertrophy	58	2,829	81	0	+ 2,829
Hepatitis B	59	2,536	56	2,757	- 221
Meningitis	60	2,528	51	5,704	- 3,176
Osteoarthritis	61	2,415	82	0	+ 2,415
Tuberculosis	62	2,280	32	34,802	- 32,522
Appendicitis	63	1,771	60	1,468	+ 304
Oral conditions	64	1,192	80	0	+ 1,192
Upper Respiratory	65	957	57	2,663	- 1,706
Syphilis	66	206	58	1,824	- 1,618
Otitis Media	67	142	69	15	+ 127
Encephalitis	68	106	55	2,796	- 2,691
Pertussis	69	66	64	484	- 418
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.