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	2,080,557	1	1,520,034	+ 560,523
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	1,183,458	17	126,593	+ 1,056,865
Lung Disease	3	805,131	2	879,732	- 74,601
Stroke	4	653,213	3	697,038	- 43,825
Lung Cancers	5	640,903	21	88,276	+ 552,627
Kidney Disease	6	353,807	11	222,903	+ 130,904
Drug Use	7	306,723	52	11,747	+ 294,975
Hypertension	8	271,803	19	108,050	+ 163,753
Colon-Rectum Cancers	9	254,771	25	77,368	+ 177,403
Diabetes Mellitus	10	253,086	7	271,495	- 18,409
Influenza and Pneumonia	11	248,550	6	392,425	- 143,875
Suicide	12	218,804	14	173,347	+ 45,457
Breast Cancer	13	200,557	22	82,821	+ 117,737
Endocrine Disorders	14	193,611	47	15,264	+ 178,347
Pancreas Cancer	15	182,516	37	32,812	+ 149,705
Liver Disease	16	178,849	8	268,580	- 89,731
Road Traffic Accidents	17	171,809	12	212,596	- 40,786
Falls	18	166,550	10	225,755	- 59,205
Lymphomas	19	165,985	33	40,159	+ 125,826
Prostate Cancer	20	146,747	38	30,945	+ 115,803
Parkinson's Disease	21	142,127	32	43,398	+ 98,729
Inflammatory/Heart	22	134,043	49	12,651	+ 121,392
Liver Cancer	23	111,524	39	30,369	+ 81,156
Leukemia	24	111,117	35	33,383	+ 77,734
Other Injuries	25	107,127	15	149,570	- 42,443
Bladder Cancer	26	80,857	48	14,081	+ 66,776
Violence	27	78,195	27	51,767	+ 26,428
Oesophagus Cancer	28	73,470	34	38,898	+ 34,572
Other Neoplasms	29	73,114	62	2,968	+ 70,146
Alcohol	30	60,407	43	23,097	+ 37,310
Ovary Cancer	31	60,127	44	21,947	+ 38,180
Skin Cancers	32	58,971	60	5,054	+ 53,917
Stomach Cancer	33	53,885	24	81,058	- 27,173
Congenital Anomalies	34	48,466	23	82,769	- 34,303
Oral Cancer	35	47,614	16	134,187	- 86,572
Uterin Cancer	36	41,466	59	6,841	+ 34,626
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	41,020	4	670,315	- 629,295
Cervical Cancer	38	28,780	30	45,319	- 16,539
Low Birth Weight	39	28,532	9	238,739	- 210,207
Malnutrition	40	27,864	55	8,626	+ 19,238
Hepatitis C	41	23,422	65	1,364	+ 22,057
HIV/AIDS	42	23,325	31	44,406	- 21,081
Skin Disease	43	22,289	45	17,857	+ 4,431
Multiple Sclerosis	44	20,847	63	2,328	+ 18,519
Drownings	45	16,771	28	48,774	- 32,003
Asthma	46	15,733	13	196,051	- 180,317
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	15,024	18	126,079	- 111,055
Peptic Ulcer Disease	48	14,263	26	68,108	- 53,845
Fires	49	13,116	42	23,265	- 10,149
Epilepsy	50	13,031	40	30,307	- 17,276
Anemia	51	12,836	81	0	+ 12,836
Rheumatoid Arthritis	52	10,140	50	11,931	- 1,791
Poisonings	53	6,899	61	3,540	+ 3,358
Birth Trauma	54	5,082	20	102,819	- 97,737
War	55	4,936	67	890	+ 4,046
Maternal Conditions	56	3,208	41	25,917	- 22,709
Schizophrenia	57	2,978	83	0	+ 2,978
Prostatic Hypertrophy	58	2,794	86	0	+ 2,794
Hepatitis B	59	2,505	56	8,184	- 5,680
Meningitis	60	2,496	36	33,337	- 30,841
Osteoarthritis	61	2,385	85	0	+ 2,385
Tuberculosis	62	2,251	5	435,882	- 433,630
Appendicitis	63	1,749	53	11,245	- 9,496
Oral conditions	64	1,177	84	0	+ 1,177
Upper Respiratory	65	945	68	584	+ 361
Syphilis	66	203	64	2,007	- 1,804
Otitis Media	67	140	71	68	+ 72
Encephalitis	68	104	29	48,080	- 47,976
Pertussis	69	65	54	10,094	- 10,029
Chagas disease	70	18	77	0	+ 18
Tetanus	71	9	58	7,093	- 7,084
Schistosomiasis	72	5	76	0	+ 5
Iodine Deficiency	73	5	79	0	+ 5
Leprosy	74	1	73	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	75	1	72	65	- 63
Dengue	76	1	46	17,546	- 17,545
Malaria	77	1	57	7,705	- 7,704
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.