What is the difference in deaths from parkinson's disease between China and United States of America?

49,908 deaths, with China ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for China and United States of America?

22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.

Where does this data come from?

World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Deaths from Parkinson's disease. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

China vs United States of America: Deaths from Parkinson's disease

China

89,278 deaths

in 2021

United States of America

39,370 deaths

in 2021

China rank

1st

United States of America rank

3rd

Deaths from Parkinson's disease over time

China
United States of America

How they compare

China currently reports 89,278 deaths against 39,370 deaths in United States of America, a difference of 49,908 deaths.

That makes China's figure about 2.3 times United States of America's.

Across all 22 years both countries report, China has been ahead every year.

China ranks 1st and United States of America ranks 3rd of 194 countries.

China has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	China	United States of America	Difference	Ahead
2000s	57,374 deaths	18,973 deaths	38,402 deaths	China
2010s	74,157 deaths	28,666 deaths	45,491 deaths	China
2020s	87,807 deaths	40,350 deaths	47,456 deaths	China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher deaths from parkinson's disease, China or United States of America?: China, at 89,278 deaths against 39,370 deaths in United States of America as of 2021.
What is the difference in deaths from parkinson's disease between China and United States of America?: 49,908 deaths, with China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and United States of America?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do China and United States of America rank globally for deaths from parkinson's disease?: China ranks 1st and United States of America ranks 3rd of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Deaths from Parkinson's disease. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Deaths from Parkinson's disease
Unit: deaths
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 194 places, 4,268 data points, 2000–2021
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Estimated number of deaths from parkinson disease in both sexes.