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CHINA VS INDIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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India INDIA CHINA Deaths
Cause Of Death Rnk Deaths Rnk Deaths Summary
Coronary Heart Disease 1 1,586,503 2 1,771,525 - 185,022
Lung Disease 2 918,202 3 968,607 - 50,405
Stroke 3 727,519 1 2,043,210 - 1,315,692
Diarrhoeal diseases 4 699,627 50 8,719 + 690,908
Tuberculosis 5 454,942 32 34,802 + 420,140
Influenza and Pneumonia 6 409,585 12 183,342 + 226,243
Diabetes Mellitus 7 283,367 14 161,672 + 121,695
Liver Disease 8 280,325 15 145,603 + 134,721
Low Birth Weight 9 249,179 40 21,631 + 227,547
Falls 10 235,627 16 138,878 + 96,750
Kidney Disease 11 232,650 11 192,302 + 40,347
Road Traffic Accidents 12 221,892 8 250,272 - 28,379
Asthma 13 204,624 39 23,147 + 181,476
Suicide 14 180,928 17 116,324 + 64,604
Other Injuries 15 156,111 25 54,087 + 102,023
Oral Cancer 16 140,055 24 54,695 + 85,359
Alzheimers & Dementia 17 132,129 6 304,455 - 172,326
Rheumatic Heart Disease 18 131,592 21 65,350 + 66,242
Hypertension 19 112,775 7 301,183 - 188,408
Birth Trauma 20 107,315 43 17,644 + 89,670
Lung Cancers 21 92,136 4 714,311 - 622,175
Breast Cancer 22 86,442 19 92,757 - 6,314
Congenital Anomalies 23 86,388 31 36,613 + 49,776
Stomach Cancer 24 84,603 5 398,439 - 313,836
Colon-Rectum Cancers 25 80,751 9 248,388 - 167,637
Peptic Ulcer Disease 26 71,086 30 37,723 + 33,363
Violence 27 54,030 47 11,115 + 42,915
Drownings 28 50,907 26 52,807 - 1,900
Encephalitis 29 50,183 55 2,796 + 47,387
Cervical Cancer 30 47,301 27 51,650 - 4,349
HIV/AIDS 31 46,348 34 28,746 + 17,602
Parkinson's Disease 32 45,296 20 70,699 - 25,403
Lymphomas 33 41,915 23 57,838 - 15,923
Oesophagus Cancer 34 40,599 10 242,891 - 202,292
Leukemia 35 34,843 22 58,145 - 23,302
Meningitis 36 34,794 51 5,704 + 29,091
Pancreas Cancer 37 34,246 18 111,537 - 77,290
Prostate Cancer 38 32,298 28 51,056 - 18,758
Liver Cancer 39 31,697 13 180,952 - 149,255
Epilepsy 40 31,633 46 11,365 + 20,268
Maternal Conditions 41 27,050 54 3,596 + 23,454
Fires 42 24,282 48 10,498 + 13,784
Alcohol 43 24,107 42 19,071 + 5,035
Ovary Cancer 44 22,907 35 28,078 - 5,171
Skin Disease 45 18,638 52 5,222 + 13,416
Dengue 46 18,313 70 12 + 18,301
Endocrine Disorders 47 15,932 37 25,613 - 9,681
Bladder Cancer 48 14,696 29 37,873 - 23,177
Inflammatory/Heart 49 13,204 33 29,954 - 16,750
Rheumatoid Arthritis 50 12,453 49 10,108 + 2,344
Measles 51 12,444 62 558 + 11,887
Drug Use 52 12,261 38 24,214 - 11,953
Appendicitis 53 11,737 60 1,468 + 10,270
Pertussis 54 10,535 64 484 + 10,052
Malnutrition 55 9,004 44 12,995 - 3,991
Hepatitis B 56 8,542 56 2,757 + 5,785
Malaria 57 8,042 75 0 + 8,042
Tetanus 58 7,403 63 491 + 6,911
Uterin Cancer 59 7,140 45 11,751 - 4,612
Skin Cancers 60 5,275 41 19,669 - 14,394
Poisonings 61 3,695 36 25,762 - 22,067
Other Neoplasms 62 3,098 53 4,374 - 1,276
Multiple Sclerosis 63 2,430 59 1,734 + 696
Syphilis 64 2,095 58 1,824 + 271
Hepatitis C 65 1,424 66 86 + 1,338
Leishmaniasis 66 1,016 78 0 + 1,016
War 67 929 61 900 + 29
Upper Respiratory 68 609 57 2,663 - 2,053
Chlamydia 69 395 67 55 + 340
Ascariasis 70 132 68 34 + 98
Otitis Media 71 71 69 15 + 56
Diphtheria 72 67 71 11 + 57
Leprosy 73 0 72 0 - 0
Trichuriasis 74 0 73 0 - 0
Hookworm Disease 75 0 74 0 - 0
Schistosomiasis 76 0 65 400 - 400
Chagas disease 77 0 76 0 - 0
Trypanosomiasis 78 0 77 0 - 0
Iodine Deficiency 79 0 79 0 - 0
Vitamin A Deficiency 80 0 84 0 - 0
Anemia 81 0 83 0 - 0
Depression 82 0 85 0 - 0
Schizophrenia 83 0 86 0 - 0
Oral conditions 84 0 80 0 - 0
Osteoarthritis 85 0 82 0 - 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy 86 0 81 0 - 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CHINA

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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.

Data rounded. Decimals affect ranking.
Data Source: WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION 2020