CHINA VS INDIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	INDIA		CHINA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rank	Deaths	Rank	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	1,416,858	3	1,040,692	+ 376,166
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	1,231,478	44	18,156	+ 1,213,322
Lung Disease	3	1,122,417	2	1,287,089	- 164,672
Stroke	4	940,052	1	2,125,802	- 1,185,750
Influenza & Pneumonia	5	760,422	12	172,539	+ 587,883
Tuberculosis	6	317,108	14	158,260	+ 158,848
Low Birth Weight	7	279,828	23	59,117	+ 220,711
Suicide	8	243,661	13	170,143	+ 73,518
Liver Disease	9	236,053	17	113,162	+ 122,891
Road Traffic Accidents	10	223,524	7	292,481	- 68,957
Other Injuries	11	221,881	9	209,836	+ 12,045
Birth Trauma	12	215,359	22	65,566	+ 149,793
HIV/AIDS	13	209,691	34	33,951	+ 175,740
Diabetes Mellitus	14	200,344	11	179,701	+ 20,643
Kidney Disease	15	199,732	20	83,491	+ 116,241
Falls	16	197,849	15	116,568	+ 81,281
Hypertension	17	190,373	10	205,689	- 15,316
Peptic Ulcer Disease	18	122,901	26	47,876	+ 75,025
Measles	19	116,555	64	590	+ 115,965
Oral Cancer	20	101,380	31	35,808	+ 65,572
Meningitis	21	99,662	49	11,792	+ 87,870
Pertussis	22	96,820	65	407	+ 96,413
Cervical Cancer	23	82,573	32	34,709	+ 47,864
Drownings	24	79,247	21	76,746	+ 2,501
Asthma	25	79,151	41	19,335	+ 59,816
Congenital Anomalies	26	74,948	25	50,652	+ 24,296
Maternal Conditions	27	71,187	55	6,897	+ 64,290
Epilepsy	28	69,840	43	19,239	+ 50,601
Fires	29	61,086	51	11,419	+ 49,667
Breast Cancer	30	60,766	27	46,491	+ 14,275
Lung Cancers	31	59,266	4	460,856	- 401,590
Violence	32	58,766	39	21,592	+ 37,174
Oesophagus Cancer	33	49,154	8	212,537	- 163,383
Hepatitis B	34	46,682	35	33,814	+ 12,868
Endocrine Disorders	35	45,646	40	20,916	+ 24,730
Syphilis	36	38,603	62	1,870	+ 36,733
Stomach Cancer	37	38,057	6	354,829	- 316,772
Tetanus	38	32,504	59	3,545	+ 28,959
Leukemia	39	29,800	24	55,565	- 25,765
Lymphomas	40	29,221	36	26,519	+ 2,702
Colon-Rectum Cancers	41	29,129	16	115,155	- 86,026
Rheumatic Heart Disease	42	28,631	19	85,829	- 57,198
Malnutrition	43	26,437	50	11,660	+ 14,777
Malaria	44	25,835	72	12	+ 25,823
Prostatic Hypertrophy	45	24,173	58	3,778	+ 20,395
Ovary Cancer	46	22,176	48	11,835	+ 10,341
Alzheimers/Dementia	47	20,907	30	40,477	- 19,570
Liver Cancer	48	20,458	5	380,491	- 360,033
Hepatitis C	49	19,056	46	14,384	+ 4,672
Drug Use	50	16,887	68	304	+ 16,583
Poisonings	51	16,612	28	43,938	- 27,326
Other Neoplasms	52	15,380	33	34,091	- 18,711
Inflammatory/Heart	53	13,386	18	85,900	- 72,514
Skin Disease	54	12,200	83	0	+ 12,200
Prostate Cancer	55	11,817	45	15,413	- 3,596
Encephalitis	56	11,800	61	1,958	+ 9,842
Rheumatoid Arthritis	57	11,437	54	7,084	+ 4,353
Anaemia	58	11,087	57	3,947	+ 7,140
Leishmaniasis	59	10,828	73	8	+ 10,820
Schizophrenia	60	10,710	56	4,084	+ 6,626
Appendicitis	61	10,453	60	2,909	+ 7,544
Upper Respiratory	62	10,315	47	12,929	- 2,614
Leprosy	63	9,743	77	0	+ 9,743
Bladder Cancer	64	9,301	38	21,807	- 12,506
Depression	65	9,172	82	0	+ 9,172
Alcohol	66	8,964	52	9,054	- 90
Pancreas Cancer	67	8,806	29	41,194	- 32,388
War	68	6,221	86	0	+ 6,221
Diphtheria	69	5,824	71	15	+ 5,809
Uterin Cancer	70	5,500	42	19,273	- 13,773
Dengue	71	4,794	67	376	+ 4,418
Parkinson Disease	72	2,186	37	22,553	- 20,367
Chlamydia	73	2,011	74	0	+ 2,011
Skin Cancers	74	1,665	53	7,868	- 6,203
Multiple Sclerosis	75	991	63	1,150	- 159
Ascariasis	76	642	69	222	+ 420
Iodine Deficiency	77	586	80	0	+ 586
Otitis Media	78	522	79	0	+ 522
Vitamin A Deficiency	79	514	81	0	+ 514
Oral conditions	80	427	85	0	+ 427
Trichuriasis	81	242	70	87	+ 155
Hookworm Disease	82	2	78	0	+ 2
Trypanosomiasis	83	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	84	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	85	0	66	377	- 377
Osteoarthritis	86	0	84	0	- 0
Population = CHINA	Total		Total

Note: Rankings are to world standards, WHO 2009

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THE INTELLECTUAL EXERCISE

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. The point of this intellectual exercise is to measure what would happen if the two countries shared the same leading causes of death. Use the chart on the left to find out. Sort by the country name and use the summary plus and minus column to measure the differences in total deaths.

Another interesting way to view this data is to ask yourself what might happen if the people of China and India lived in the same place?

We all know that lifestyle and access to good healthcare makes a huge difference in the quality and length of our lives. What is less certain, in our opinion, is a belief shared by many that there are no biological differences between races. We believe more research is required on this subject, but one aspect of it is abundantly clear from these charts...We don't all die from the same things. To make these comparisons possible we equalized the population and used total deaths for each country's top 10 causes to simulate an "Exchange." 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: http://worldlifeexpectancy.com/world-rankings-total-deaths

Note 1: If population differences are too great converting to the smaller country is required.

Note 2: You can see age adjusted death rates per 100,000 of population in many other places on the Site.

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 the latest WHO data for both countries was used (2009).