INDIA VS USA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	UNITED STATES		INDIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	2,018,616	1	1,520,034	+ 498,582
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	1,148,225	17	126,593	+ 1,021,632
Lung Disease	3	781,161	2	879,732	- 98,571
Stroke	4	633,766	3	697,038	- 63,272
Lung Cancers	5	621,823	21	88,276	+ 533,547
Kidney Disease	6	343,273	11	222,903	+ 120,371
Drug Use	7	297,591	52	11,747	+ 285,844
Hypertension	8	263,711	19	108,050	+ 155,661
Colon-Rectum Cancers	9	247,186	25	77,368	+ 169,818
Diabetes Mellitus	10	245,551	7	271,495	- 25,944
Influenza and Pneumonia	11	241,150	6	392,425	- 151,275
Suicide	12	212,290	14	173,347	+ 38,943
Breast Cancer	13	194,586	22	82,821	+ 111,766
Endocrine Disorders	14	187,847	47	15,264	+ 172,583
Pancreas Cancer	15	177,083	37	32,812	+ 144,271
Liver Disease	16	173,524	8	268,580	- 95,056
Road Traffic Accidents	17	166,694	12	212,596	- 45,901
Falls	18	161,592	10	225,755	- 64,163
Lymphomas	19	161,044	33	40,159	+ 120,885
Prostate Cancer	20	142,379	38	30,945	+ 111,434
Parkinson's Disease	21	137,896	32	43,398	+ 94,498
Inflammatory/Heart	22	130,052	49	12,651	+ 117,401
Liver Cancer	23	108,204	39	30,369	+ 77,836
Leukemia	24	107,809	35	33,383	+ 74,426
Other Injuries	25	103,938	15	149,570	- 45,632
Bladder Cancer	26	78,450	48	14,081	+ 64,369
Violence	27	75,867	27	51,767	+ 24,100
Oesophagus Cancer	28	71,282	34	38,898	+ 32,384
Other Neoplasms	29	70,937	62	2,968	+ 67,969
Alcohol	30	58,609	43	23,097	+ 35,512
Ovary Cancer	31	58,337	44	21,947	+ 36,389
Skin Cancers	32	57,215	60	5,054	+ 52,161
Stomach Cancer	33	52,281	24	81,058	- 28,777
Congenital Anomalies	34	47,023	23	82,769	- 35,746
Oral Cancer	35	46,197	16	134,187	- 87,990
Uterin Cancer	36	40,232	59	6,841	+ 33,391
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	39,799	4	670,315	- 630,516
Cervical Cancer	38	27,923	30	45,319	- 17,396
Low Birth Weight	39	27,682	9	238,739	- 211,057
Malnutrition	40	27,035	55	8,626	+ 18,408
Hepatitis C	41	22,724	65	1,364	+ 21,360
HIV/AIDS	42	22,631	31	44,406	- 21,775
Skin Disease	43	21,625	45	17,857	+ 3,768
Multiple Sclerosis	44	20,226	63	2,328	+ 17,898
Drownings	45	16,272	28	48,774	- 32,503
Asthma	46	15,265	13	196,051	- 180,786
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	14,576	18	126,079	- 111,503
Peptic Ulcer Disease	48	13,838	26	68,108	- 54,269
Fires	49	12,726	42	23,265	- 10,539
Epilepsy	50	12,643	40	30,307	- 17,664
Anemia	51	12,454	81	0	+ 12,454
Rheumatoid Arthritis	52	9,838	50	11,931	- 2,093
Poisonings	53	6,693	61	3,540	+ 3,153
Birth Trauma	54	4,930	20	102,819	- 97,888
War	55	4,789	67	890	+ 3,899
Maternal Conditions	56	3,113	41	25,917	- 22,804
Schizophrenia	57	2,889	83	0	+ 2,889
Prostatic Hypertrophy	58	2,711	86	0	+ 2,711
Hepatitis B	59	2,430	56	8,184	- 5,754
Meningitis	60	2,422	36	33,337	- 30,915
Osteoarthritis	61	2,314	85	0	+ 2,314
Tuberculosis	62	2,184	5	435,882	- 433,697
Appendicitis	63	1,697	53	11,245	- 9,548
Oral conditions	64	1,142	84	0	+ 1,142
Upper Respiratory	65	917	68	584	+ 333
Syphilis	66	197	64	2,007	- 1,810
Otitis Media	67	136	71	68	+ 68
Encephalitis	68	101	29	48,080	- 47,979
Pertussis	69	63	54	10,094	- 10,031
Chagas disease	70	18	77	0	+ 18
Tetanus	71	8	58	7,093	- 7,084
Schistosomiasis	72	5	76	0	+ 5
Iodine Deficiency	73	4	79	0	+ 4
Leprosy	74	1	73	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	75	1	72	65	- 63
Dengue	76	1	46	17,546	- 17,545
Malaria	77	0	57	7,705	- 7,705
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	66	973	- 973
Measles	80	0	51	11,923	- 11,923
Hookworm Disease	81	0	75	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	70	126	- 126
Trichuriasis	83	0	74	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	69	379	- 379
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to INDIA

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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.