JAPAN VS ANTIGUA/BAR.: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ANTIGUA/BAR.		JAPAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	102,873	1	163,905	- 61,032
Stroke	2	87,536	2	121,823	- 34,287
Diabetes Mellitus	3	66,218	29	5,433	+ 60,785
Hypertension	4	31,400	28	6,673	+ 24,727
Prostate Cancer	5	31,047	19	13,515	+ 17,532
Breast Cancer	6	30,982	15	15,805	+ 15,178
Kidney Disease	7	30,176	9	44,779	- 14,603
Endocrine Disorders	8	28,843	21	11,486	+ 17,357
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	28,069	3	107,899	- 79,830
Other Injuries	10	24,201	12	22,068	+ 2,133
Lung Disease	11	20,314	5	78,169	- 57,855
Colon-Rectum Cancers	12	18,647	6	57,340	- 38,693
Skin Disease	13	10,669	36	2,806	+ 7,863
Cervical Cancer	14	10,554	32	3,799	+ 6,755
Stomach Cancer	15	8,553	8	50,433	- 41,880
Lung Cancers	16	7,980	4	79,688	- 71,708
Alzheimers & Dementia	17	7,950	7	56,937	- 48,987
HIV/AIDS	18	7,319	63	48	+ 7,271
Lymphomas	19	7,244	14	19,273	- 12,028
Uterin Cancer	20	6,916	33	3,461	+ 3,454
Inflammatory/Heart	21	6,753	27	8,232	- 1,479
Anemia	22	6,204	49	875	+ 5,328
Pancreas Cancer	23	6,086	10	37,027	- 30,941
Leukemia	24	5,782	24	9,607	- 3,825
Liver Cancer	25	5,434	11	29,384	- 23,950
Congenital Anomalies	26	5,110	40	2,473	+ 2,637
Epilepsy	27	4,237	45	1,558	+ 2,679
Liver Disease	28	4,205	17	14,195	- 9,990
Alcohol	29	4,129	51	576	+ 3,554
Ovary Cancer	30	3,994	30	5,061	- 1,068
Prostatic Hypertrophy	31	3,877	56	172	+ 3,706
Other Neoplasms	32	3,584	16	15,120	- 11,535
Oral Cancer	33	3,059	26	8,333	- 5,275
Violence	34	2,819	53	266	+ 2,553
Drownings	35	2,813	25	8,409	- 5,596
Asthma	36	2,305	42	1,922	+ 382
Low Birth Weight	37	2,023	55	202	+ 1,821
Malnutrition	38	1,595	43	1,910	- 314
Appendicitis	39	1,544	58	126	+ 1,418
Drug Use	40	1,490	50	732	+ 758
Bladder Cancer	41	1,334	22	9,936	- 8,603
Parkinson's Disease	42	1,214	18	14,007	- 12,794
Skin Cancers	43	1,211	44	1,843	- 631
Birth Trauma	44	1,156	61	104	+ 1,052
Schizophrenia	45	1,109	47	1,052	+ 57
Diarrhoeal diseases	46	996	37	2,731	- 1,735
Peptic Ulcer Disease	47	983	35	2,922	- 1,939
Poisonings	48	859	54	255	+ 605
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	714	39	2,555	- 1,841
Tuberculosis	50	651	34	3,459	- 2,808
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	534	38	2,618	- 2,084
Maternal Conditions	52	520	64	39	+ 481
Meningitis	53	492	52	308	+ 184
Suicide	54	457	13	19,466	- 19,009
Otitis Media	55	351	68	8	+ 343
Multiple Sclerosis	56	323	59	108	+ 215
Fires	57	206	48	1,007	- 800
Oesophagus Cancer	58	136	20	12,316	- 12,180
War	59	24	66	15	+ 10
Syphilis	60	2	65	16	- 13
Chlamydia	61	0	80	0	- 0
Diphtheria	62	0	74	0	- 0
Tetanus	63	0	67	9	- 9
Pertussis	64	0	71	1	- 1
Measles	65	0	75	0	- 0
Ascariasis	66	0	82	0	- 0
Dengue	67	0	83	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	68	0	84	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	69	0	81	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	70	0	70	2	- 2
Upper Respiratory	71	0	57	159	- 159
Leprosy	72	0	73	0	- 0
Encephalitis	73	0	69	5	- 5
Hepatitis B	74	0	46	1,423	- 1,423
Hepatitis C	75	0	41	2,220	- 2,220
Leishmaniasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	80	0	72	0	- 0
Road Traffic Accidents	81	0	31	4,566	- 4,566
Falls	82	0	23	9,736	- 9,736
Oral conditions	83	0	60	106	- 106
Osteoarthritis	84	0	62	86	- 86
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to JAPAN

Antigua/Bar.

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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.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.