JAPAN VS ARGENTINA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ARGENTINA		JAPAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	127,843	1	163,905	- 36,062
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	107,450	3	107,899	- 449
Lung Disease	3	60,911	5	78,169	- 17,259
Stroke	4	59,977	2	121,823	- 61,846
Kidney Disease	5	35,623	9	44,779	- 9,156
Lung Cancers	6	26,252	4	79,688	- 53,436
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	23,413	6	57,340	- 33,928
Breast Cancer	8	18,515	15	15,805	+ 2,711
Diabetes Mellitus	9	17,926	29	5,433	+ 12,494
Road Traffic Accidents	10	16,510	31	4,566	+ 11,944
Hypertension	11	15,202	28	6,673	+ 8,529
Other Injuries	12	14,790	12	22,068	- 7,278
Inflammatory/Heart	13	14,406	27	8,232	+ 6,173
Pancreas Cancer	14	12,077	10	37,027	- 24,950
Prostate Cancer	15	11,817	19	13,515	- 1,698
Liver Disease	16	10,563	17	14,195	- 3,633
Endocrine Disorders	17	10,453	21	11,486	- 1,033
Suicide	18	9,823	13	19,466	- 9,643
Alzheimers & Dementia	19	9,797	7	56,937	- 47,140
Stomach Cancer	20	9,237	8	50,433	- 41,196
Other Neoplasms	21	8,452	16	15,120	- 6,667
Skin Disease	22	8,312	36	2,806	+ 5,506
Violence	23	7,110	53	266	+ 6,844
Lymphomas	24	7,099	14	19,273	- 12,174
Cervical Cancer	25	6,501	32	3,799	+ 2,702
Congenital Anomalies	26	6,342	40	2,473	+ 3,870
Leukemia	27	5,739	24	9,607	- 3,868
Low Birth Weight	28	5,722	55	202	+ 5,520
Oesophagus Cancer	29	5,386	20	12,316	- 6,930
Liver Cancer	30	5,361	11	29,384	- 24,023
Bladder Cancer	31	4,392	22	9,936	- 5,544
HIV/AIDS	32	3,883	63	48	+ 3,835
Ovary Cancer	33	3,427	30	5,061	- 1,635
Skin Cancers	34	2,813	44	1,843	+ 970
Oral Cancer	35	2,812	26	8,333	- 5,521
Parkinson's Disease	36	2,529	18	14,007	- 11,479
Uterin Cancer	37	2,474	33	3,461	- 987
Malnutrition	38	2,436	43	1,910	+ 527
Drug Use	39	2,164	50	732	+ 1,432
Anemia	40	1,812	49	875	+ 936
Tuberculosis	41	1,718	34	3,459	- 1,741
Diarrhoeal diseases	42	1,516	37	2,731	- 1,215
Falls	43	1,327	23	9,736	- 8,409
Peptic Ulcer Disease	44	1,279	35	2,922	- 1,643
Chagas disease	45	1,182	78	0	+ 1,182
Alcohol	46	1,158	51	576	+ 582
Asthma	47	1,056	42	1,922	- 866
Drownings	48	997	25	8,409	- 7,412
Birth Trauma	49	979	61	104	+ 875
Epilepsy	50	871	45	1,558	- 687
Meningitis	51	830	52	308	+ 522
Fires	52	733	48	1,007	- 273
Maternal Conditions	53	731	64	39	+ 692
Rheumatoid Arthritis	54	637	38	2,618	- 1,980
Poisonings	55	506	54	255	+ 252
Rheumatic Heart Disease	56	365	39	2,555	- 2,190
Hepatitis C	57	295	41	2,220	- 1,924
Multiple Sclerosis	58	266	59	108	+ 158
Osteoarthritis	59	192	62	86	+ 106
Appendicitis	60	185	58	126	+ 59
Schizophrenia	61	155	47	1,052	- 897
Hepatitis B	62	147	46	1,423	- 1,276
Prostatic Hypertrophy	63	126	56	172	- 46
Encephalitis	64	45	69	5	+ 40
Syphilis	65	39	65	16	+ 23
Oral conditions	66	36	60	106	- 70
Upper Respiratory	67	32	57	159	- 128
Pertussis	68	27	71	1	+ 26
Leprosy	69	14	73	0	+ 13
War	70	13	66	15	- 2
Tetanus	71	8	67	9	- 1
Leishmaniasis	72	6	77	0	+ 6
Otitis Media	73	5	68	8	- 3
Iodine Deficiency	74	3	70	2	+ 2
Hookworm Disease	75	1	81	0	+ 1
Trypanosomiasis	76	1	76	0	+ 1
Ascariasis	77	0	82	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	78	0	74	0	- 0
Measles	79	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	80	0	83	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	84	0	- 0
Chlamydia	82	0	80	0	- 0
Malaria	83	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	84	0	72	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to JAPAN

Argentina

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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.