JAPAN VS ALBANIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ALBANIA		JAPAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	348,826	1	163,905	+ 184,921
Stroke	2	348,550	2	121,823	+ 226,728
Alzheimers & Dementia	3	72,447	7	56,937	+ 15,510
Lung Cancers	4	40,695	4	79,688	- 38,993
Lung Disease	5	34,751	5	78,169	- 43,418
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	25,130	3	107,899	- 82,769
Stomach Cancer	7	19,556	8	50,433	- 30,877
Inflammatory/Heart	8	18,432	27	8,232	+ 10,199
Liver Cancer	9	17,199	11	29,384	- 12,185
Hypertension	10	16,861	28	6,673	+ 10,188
Kidney Disease	11	15,802	9	44,779	- 28,977
Liver Disease	12	14,912	17	14,195	+ 716
Parkinson's Disease	13	14,613	18	14,007	+ 606
Road Traffic Accidents	14	13,365	31	4,566	+ 8,799
Bladder Cancer	15	13,076	22	9,936	+ 3,140
Prostate Cancer	16	12,321	19	13,515	- 1,194
Breast Cancer	17	9,097	15	15,805	- 6,708
Pancreas Cancer	18	8,907	10	37,027	- 28,120
Diabetes Mellitus	19	8,267	29	5,433	+ 2,835
Colon-Rectum Cancers	20	7,812	6	57,340	- 49,529
Asthma	21	7,637	42	1,922	+ 5,715
Leukemia	22	5,209	24	9,607	- 4,397
Falls	23	4,956	23	9,736	- 4,780
Suicide	24	4,955	13	19,466	- 14,511
Low Birth Weight	25	4,218	55	202	+ 4,016
Other Injuries	26	4,182	12	22,068	- 17,886
Violence	27	4,067	53	266	+ 3,801
Congenital Anomalies	28	4,062	40	2,473	+ 1,589
Endocrine Disorders	29	3,599	21	11,486	- 7,887
Oral Cancer	30	3,550	26	8,333	- 4,783
Lymphomas	31	2,727	14	19,273	- 16,546
Skin Cancers	32	2,524	44	1,843	+ 681
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	2,255	35	2,922	- 666
Oesophagus Cancer	34	2,044	20	12,316	- 10,272
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	1,992	39	2,555	- 563
Cervical Cancer	36	1,895	32	3,799	- 1,903
Epilepsy	37	1,748	45	1,558	+ 190
Uterin Cancer	38	1,662	33	3,461	- 1,799
Ovary Cancer	39	1,565	30	5,061	- 3,496
Multiple Sclerosis	40	1,536	59	108	+ 1,428
Birth Trauma	41	1,282	61	104	+ 1,177
HIV/AIDS	42	1,015	63	48	+ 968
Drownings	43	1,007	25	8,409	- 7,402
Drug Use	44	997	50	732	+ 265
Fires	45	779	48	1,007	- 227
Encephalitis	46	777	69	5	+ 772
Other Neoplasms	47	770	16	15,120	- 14,350
Alcohol	48	730	51	576	+ 154
Meningitis	49	546	52	308	+ 238
Upper Respiratory	50	483	57	159	+ 324
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	439	38	2,618	- 2,179
Diarrhoeal diseases	52	368	37	2,731	- 2,363
Poisonings	53	355	54	255	+ 100
Tuberculosis	54	334	34	3,459	- 3,124
Skin Disease	55	237	36	2,806	- 2,569
Appendicitis	56	210	58	126	+ 84
Tetanus	57	108	67	9	+ 99
Malnutrition	58	103	43	1,910	- 1,807
Maternal Conditions	59	78	64	39	+ 40
Pertussis	60	55	71	1	+ 53
Leishmaniasis	61	33	77	0	+ 33
Syphilis	62	32	65	16	+ 17
Hepatitis B	63	20	46	1,423	- 1,403
War	64	14	66	15	- 1
Measles	65	7	75	0	+ 7
Hepatitis C	66	5	41	2,220	- 2,214
Chlamydia	67	5	80	0	+ 5
Otitis Media	68	2	68	8	- 6
Diphtheria	69	1	74	0	+ 1
Malaria	70	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	71	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	72	0	- 0
Chagas disease	73	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	81	0	- 0
Ascariasis	75	0	82	0	- 0
Dengue	76	0	83	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	84	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	70	2	- 2
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	56	172	- 172
Osteoarthritis	81	0	62	86	- 86
Oral conditions	82	0	60	106	- 106
Schizophrenia	83	0	47	1,052	- 1,052
Depression	84	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	49	875	- 875
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to JAPAN

Albania

Japan

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.globallifeexpectancy.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.