JAPAN VS ARMENIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ARMENIA		JAPAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	368,404	1	163,905	+ 204,499
Stroke	2	87,794	2	121,823	- 34,029
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	50,256	3	107,899	- 57,643
Lung Cancers	4	42,610	4	79,688	- 37,079
Lung Disease	5	34,454	5	78,169	- 43,715
Hypertension	6	31,991	28	6,673	+ 25,317
Diabetes Mellitus	7	29,536	29	5,433	+ 24,104
Liver Disease	8	25,930	17	14,195	+ 11,735
Road Traffic Accidents	9	24,422	31	4,566	+ 19,856
Colon-Rectum Cancers	10	19,423	6	57,340	- 37,918
Kidney Disease	11	19,312	9	44,779	- 25,467
Stomach Cancer	12	18,549	8	50,433	- 31,884
Breast Cancer	13	18,372	15	15,805	+ 2,568
Liver Cancer	14	14,986	11	29,384	- 14,398
Pancreas Cancer	15	14,820	10	37,027	- 22,207
Congenital Anomalies	16	11,677	40	2,473	+ 9,204
Other Injuries	17	10,866	12	22,068	- 11,202
Peptic Ulcer Disease	18	9,723	35	2,922	+ 6,801
Prostate Cancer	19	9,146	19	13,515	- 4,369
Bladder Cancer	20	7,375	22	9,936	- 2,561
Inflammatory/Heart	21	7,188	27	8,232	- 1,044
Leukemia	22	5,627	24	9,607	- 3,980
Low Birth Weight	23	5,374	55	202	+ 5,172
Uterin Cancer	24	5,025	33	3,461	+ 1,564
Violence	25	4,632	53	266	+ 4,366
Lymphomas	26	4,400	14	19,273	- 14,873
Cervical Cancer	27	4,089	32	3,799	+ 290
Suicide	28	4,060	13	19,466	- 15,406
Ovary Cancer	29	3,747	30	5,061	- 1,314
Rheumatic Heart Disease	30	2,786	39	2,555	+ 231
Hepatitis C	31	2,664	41	2,220	+ 445
HIV/AIDS	32	2,645	63	48	+ 2,597
Oral Cancer	33	2,484	26	8,333	- 5,849
Skin Cancers	34	2,338	44	1,843	+ 496
Endocrine Disorders	35	2,152	21	11,486	- 9,335
Oesophagus Cancer	36	2,114	20	12,316	- 10,202
Other Neoplasms	37	1,810	16	15,120	- 13,310
Tuberculosis	38	1,805	34	3,459	- 1,653
Alzheimers & Dementia	39	1,650	7	56,937	- 55,287
Falls	40	1,553	23	9,736	- 8,183
Drug Use	41	1,481	50	732	+ 749
Birth Trauma	42	1,417	61	104	+ 1,312
Skin Disease	43	1,127	36	2,806	- 1,679
Prostatic Hypertrophy	44	1,109	56	172	+ 937
Drownings	45	871	25	8,409	- 7,538
Poisonings	46	837	54	255	+ 583
Fires	47	545	48	1,007	- 462
Parkinson's Disease	48	483	18	14,007	- 13,524
Asthma	49	401	42	1,922	- 1,521
Diarrhoeal diseases	50	393	37	2,731	- 2,338
Hepatitis B	51	375	46	1,423	- 1,047
Epilepsy	52	372	45	1,558	- 1,186
Multiple Sclerosis	53	366	59	108	+ 258
Rheumatoid Arthritis	54	364	38	2,618	- 2,253
Maternal Conditions	55	351	64	39	+ 313
Meningitis	56	271	52	308	- 37
Encephalitis	57	210	69	5	+ 205
Anemia	58	198	49	875	- 677
Appendicitis	59	194	58	126	+ 69
Osteoarthritis	60	144	62	86	+ 58
Schizophrenia	61	132	47	1,052	- 920
Alcohol	62	126	51	576	- 449
Upper Respiratory	63	105	57	159	- 54
Oral conditions	64	81	60	106	- 24
Otitis Media	65	58	68	8	+ 51
Malnutrition	66	56	43	1,910	- 1,854
Leishmaniasis	67	39	77	0	+ 39
Vitamin A Deficiency	68	34	86	0	+ 34
War	69	14	66	15	- 1
Iodine Deficiency	70	13	70	2	+ 12
Pertussis	71	6	71	1	+ 5
Ascariasis	72	1	82	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	73	0	74	0	+ 0
Measles	74	0	75	0	+ 0
Syphilis	75	0	65	16	- 16
Chlamydia	76	0	80	0	- 0
Dengue	77	0	83	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	84	0	- 0
Leprosy	80	0	73	0	- 0
Tetanus	81	0	67	9	- 9
Schistosomiasis	82	0	72	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	83	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	84	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	85	0	79	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to JAPAN

Armenia

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.