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HEALTH PROFILE: China

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China CHINA POPULATION PYRAMID
 
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    COUNTRY PROFILE
    Afghanistan Albania Algeria Angola Antigua/Bar. Arab Emirates Argentina Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia/Herzeg. Botswana Brazil Brunei Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cape Verde Central Africa Chad Chile China Colombia Comoros Congo Costa Rica Cote d Ivoire Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Djibouti Dominican Rep. DR Congo Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equ. Guinea Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Fiji Finland France Gabon Gambia Georgia Germany Ghana Greece Grenada Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Lithuania Luxembourg Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Micronesia Moldova Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nepal Netherlands New Guinea New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria No Macedonia North Korea Norway Oman Pakistan Panama Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Qatar Romania Russia Rwanda Saint Lucia Saint Vincent Samoa Sao Tome Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Isl. Somalia South Africa South Korea South Sudan Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Syria Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Timor-Leste Togo Tonga Trinidad/Tob. Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Uganda Ukraine United Kingdom United States Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Venezuela Viet Nam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe
    China CHINA LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
          World Rank
      Male Female M F
    At Birth
    74.7
    80.5
    52
    46
    Age 5
    75.4
    81.1
    53
    46
    Age 10
    75.4
    81.2
    53
    46
    Age 15
    75.5
    81.2
    53
    46
    Age 20
    75.6
    81.3
    56
    47
    Age 25
    75.9
    81.4
    56
    47
    Age 30
    76.1
    81.4
    56
    47
    Age 35
    76.3
    81.6
    58
    47
    Age 40
    76.7
    81.7
    60
    47
    Age 45
    77.1
    81.9
    59
    47
    Age 50
    77.6
    82.2
    61
    50
    Age 55
    78.3
    82.6
    62
    51
    Age 60
    79.2
    83.1
    67
    52
    Age 65
    80.3
    83.8
    73
    57
    Age 70
    81.7
    84.8
    87
    59
    Age 75
    83.7
    86.2
    104
    63
    Age 80
    85.9
    88.1
    147
    70
    Age 85
    88.7
    90.6
    172
    71
    China CHINA TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank
    1. Stroke
    110.80
    58
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    97.57
    115
    3. Lung Disease
    54.18
    13
    4. Lung Cancers
    36.63
    5
    5. Stomach Cancer
    20.55
    3
    6. Alzheimers & Dementia
    17.36
    97
    7. Hypertension
    16.80
    98
    8. Road Traffic Accidents
    15.09
    96
    9. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    13.02
    42
    10. Oesophagus Cancer
    12.42
    6
    11. Influenza and Pneumonia
    11.28
    152
    12. Kidney Disease
    10.39
    141
    13. Liver Cancer
    9.30
    33
    14. Breast Cancer
    8.95
    169
    15. Diabetes Mellitus
    8.56
    148
    16. Falls
    8.04
    50
    17. Liver Disease
    7.57
    146
    18. Suicide
    6.67
    121
    19. Prostate Cancer
    6.41
    152
    20. Pancreas Cancer
    5.72
    59
    21. Cervical Cancer
    5.16
    124
    22. Parkinson's Disease
    3.95
    98
    23. Drownings
    3.66
    56
    24. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    3.53
    34
    25. Other Injuries
    3.50
    161
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank
    26. Leukemia
    3.48
    97
    27. Congenital Anomalies
    3.32
    150
    28. Lymphomas
    3.04
    145
    29. Oral Cancer
    2.81
    89
    30. Ovary Cancer
    2.76
    153
    31. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    2.05
    106
    32. Bladder Cancer
    2.04
    94
    33. Tuberculosis
    1.88
    111
    34. Low Birth Weight
    1.76
    150
    35. Inflammatory/Heart
    1.73
    168
    36. HIV/AIDS
    1.62
    111
    37. Poisonings
    1.55
    57
    38. Endocrine Disorders
    1.51
    162
    39. Birth Trauma
    1.40
    108
    40. Drug Use
    1.34
    79
    41. Asthma
    1.29
    123
    42. Uterin Cancer
    1.16
    157
    43. Alcohol
    1.05
    111
    44. Skin Cancers
    1.05
    137
    45. Malnutrition
    0.78
    107
    46. Epilepsy
    0.74
    163
    47. Violence
    0.73
    166
    48. Diarrhoeal diseases
    0.72
    150
    49. Fires
    0.62
    129
    50. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    0.55
    41
    China CHINA TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Deaths %
    1. Stroke
    2.043m
    21.27
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    1.772m
    18.44
    3. Lung Disease
    968,607
    10.08
    4. Lung Cancers
    714,311
    7.44
    5. Stomach Cancer
    398,439
    4.15
    6. Alzheimers & Dementia
    304,455
    3.17
    7. Hypertension
    301,183
    3.14
    8. Road Traffic Accidents
    250,272
    2.61
    9. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    248,388
    2.59
    10. Oesophagus Cancer
    242,891
    2.53
    11. Kidney Disease
    192,302
    2.00
    12. Influenza and Pneumonia
    183,342
    1.91
    13. Liver Cancer
    180,952
    1.88
    14. Diabetes Mellitus
    161,672
    1.68
    15. Liver Disease
    145,603
    1.52
    16. Falls
    138,878
    1.45
    17. Suicide
    116,324
    1.21
    18. Pancreas Cancer
    111,537
    1.16
    19. Breast Cancer
    92,757
    0.97
    20. Parkinson's Disease
    70,699
    0.74
    21. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    65,350
    0.68
    22. Leukemia
    58,145
    0.61
    23. Lymphomas
    57,838
    0.60
    24. Oral Cancer
    54,695
    0.57
    25. Other Injuries
    54,087
    0.56
      Deaths %
    26. Drownings
    52,807
    0.55
    27. Cervical Cancer
    51,650
    0.54
    28. Prostate Cancer
    51,056
    0.53
    29. Bladder Cancer
    37,873
    0.39
    30. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    37,723
    0.39
    31. Congenital Anomalies
    36,613
    0.38
    32. Tuberculosis
    34,802
    0.36
    33. Inflammatory/Heart
    29,954
    0.31
    34. HIV/AIDS
    28,746
    0.30
    35. Ovary Cancer
    28,078
    0.29
    36. Poisonings
    25,762
    0.27
    37. Endocrine Disorders
    25,613
    0.27
    38. Drug Use
    24,214
    0.25
    39. Asthma
    23,147
    0.24
    40. Low Birth Weight
    21,631
    0.23
    41. Skin Cancers
    19,669
    0.20
    42. Alcohol
    19,071
    0.20
    43. Birth Trauma
    17,644
    0.18
    44. Malnutrition
    12,995
    0.14
    45. Uterin Cancer
    11,751
    0.12
    46. Epilepsy
    11,365
    0.12
    47. Violence
    11,115
    0.12
    48. Fires
    10,498
    0.11
    49. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    10,108
    0.11
    50. Diarrhoeal diseases
    8,719
    0.09
    China CHINA CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    36.63
    5
    2. Stomach Cancer
    20.55
    3
    3. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    13.02
    42
    4. Oesophagus Cancer
    12.42
    6
    5. Liver Cancer
    9.30
    33
    6. Breast Cancer
    8.95
    169
    7. Prostate Cancer
    6.41
    152
    8. Pancreas Cancer
    5.72
    59
      Rate World Rank
    9. Cervical Cancer
    5.16
    124
    10. Leukemia
    3.48
    97
    11. Lymphomas
    3.04
    145
    12. Oral Cancer
    2.81
    89
    13. Ovary Cancer
    2.76
    153
    14. Bladder Cancer
    2.04
    94
    15. Uterin Cancer
    1.16
    157
    16. Skin Cancers
    1.05
    137
    China CHINA HEALTH RISK FACTORS
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
    ALCOHOL LITERS
    Total Rank
    6.0
    90
    SMOKING %
    M F Rank
    47.8
    2.1
    24
    128
    OBESITY %
    M F Rank
    5.9
    6.5
    136
    180
    HAPPINESS SCORE
    Total Rank
    5.59
    70
    China CHINA LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
            World Rank
      Male Female All M F All
    1960
    35.1
    37.6
    36.3
    162
    160
    162
    1970
    61.0
    62.5
    61.7
    67
    79
    74
    1980
    64.4
    66.7
    65.5
    67
    83
    79
    1990
    66.9
    69.7
    68.3
    62
    95
    87
    2000
    70.1
    73.5
    71.7
    56
    86
    70
    2010
    73.5
    76.7
    75.0
    42
    74
    54
    2019
    74.7
    80.5
    77.4
    52
    46
    48
    China CHINA DEMOGRAPHIC SUMMARY
      Value World Rank
    Population Total
    1.398b
    1
    Sex Ratio M / F
    1.06
    16
    Population 0-14
    17.3%
    151
    Population 15-64
    70.4%
    18
    Population 65 +
    12.3%
    57
    Birth Rate / 1000
    9.93
    161
    Death Rate / 1000
    7.90
    79
    Fertility Rate
    1.60
    160
    Infant Mortality
    11.15
    122
    Sex Ratio At Birth M / F
    1.11
    1
    Sex Ratio Under 15 M / F
    1.16
    1
      Value World Rank
    Sex Ratio 15-64 M / F
    1.06
    21
    Sex Ratio 65 + M / F
    0.90
    31
    Net Migration
    -0.43
    102
    Population Growth
    0.26%
    152
    Literacy Total
    96.8%
    74
    Literacy Male
    98.5%
    51
    Literacy Female
    95.2%
    63
    Unemployment
    3.6%
    143
    Life Expectancy / Birth
    77.4
    48
    Healthy Life Expectancy
    68.5
    42
    GDP per Capita USD
    $16,400
    75

    COVID-19 REPORT

      CASES    DEATHS 
    503,302
    5,272
    4/1/24
    China COVID-19 DEATH SIMULATOR

    A calendar based simulation of Covid-19 deaths compared to historical average of selected China causes.

     
     
    China COVID-19 CASE CHART
    CUMULATIVE WITH COUNTRY ADJUSTMENTS
    China COVID-19 DEATH CHART
    CUMULATIVE WITH COUNTRY ADJUSTMENTS
    Data rounded. Decimals affect ranking.
    Data Source: WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION 2020
    Data Accuracy Not Guaranteed
    WHO Excludes Cause of Death Data For the following countries: Andorra, Cook Islands, Dominica, Marshall Islands, Monaco, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Saint Kitts, San Marino, Tuvalu.