JAPAN VS BELARUS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BELARUS		JAPAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	689,644	1	163,905	+ 525,739
Stroke	2	212,564	2	121,823	+ 90,741
Alzheimers & Dementia	3	45,777	7	56,937	- 11,160
Lung Cancers	4	38,248	4	79,688	- 41,440
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	37,425	6	57,340	- 19,915
Alcohol	6	35,800	51	576	+ 35,224
Lung Disease	7	28,630	5	78,169	- 49,539
Liver Disease	8	26,942	17	14,195	+ 12,747
Suicide	9	25,985	13	19,466	+ 6,519
Stomach Cancer	10	21,912	8	50,433	- 28,521
Inflammatory/Heart	11	17,642	27	8,232	+ 9,409
Breast Cancer	12	15,955	15	15,805	+ 150
Pancreas Cancer	13	15,179	10	37,027	- 21,848
Other Injuries	14	14,247	12	22,068	- 7,821
Influenza and Pneumonia	15	14,088	3	107,899	- 93,811
Falls	16	12,341	23	9,736	+ 2,605
Prostate Cancer	17	12,133	19	13,515	- 1,382
Oral Cancer	18	11,681	26	8,333	+ 3,348
Road Traffic Accidents	19	9,362	31	4,566	+ 4,796
Lymphomas	20	8,708	14	19,273	- 10,564
Parkinson's Disease	21	8,058	18	14,007	- 5,950
Fires	22	8,043	48	1,007	+ 7,036
Leukemia	23	7,183	24	9,607	- 2,424
Drownings	24	7,045	25	8,409	- 1,364
Oesophagus Cancer	25	6,392	20	12,316	- 5,924
Kidney Disease	26	6,223	9	44,779	- 38,556
Ovary Cancer	27	5,558	30	5,061	+ 497
Uterin Cancer	28	5,064	33	3,461	+ 1,603
Drug Use	29	5,041	50	732	+ 4,309
Diabetes Mellitus	30	4,832	29	5,433	- 601
Hypertension	31	4,763	28	6,673	- 1,910
Liver Cancer	32	4,708	11	29,384	- 24,677
Poisonings	33	4,037	54	255	+ 3,782
Cervical Cancer	34	3,933	32	3,799	+ 134
Bladder Cancer	35	3,830	22	9,936	- 6,106
Skin Cancers	36	3,523	44	1,843	+ 1,680
Tuberculosis	37	3,483	34	3,459	+ 24
Violence	38	3,309	53	266	+ 3,043
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	3,103	39	2,555	+ 548
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	3,051	35	2,922	+ 129
Congenital Anomalies	41	2,620	40	2,473	+ 147
HIV/AIDS	42	2,165	63	48	+ 2,118
Endocrine Disorders	43	1,827	21	11,486	- 9,659
Asthma	44	1,578	42	1,922	- 344
Epilepsy	45	1,503	45	1,558	- 56
Encephalitis	46	1,208	69	5	+ 1,203
Low Birth Weight	47	834	55	202	+ 632
Other Neoplasms	48	677	16	15,120	- 14,443
Multiple Sclerosis	49	545	59	108	+ 437
Meningitis	50	472	52	308	+ 164
Skin Disease	51	399	36	2,806	- 2,407
Birth Trauma	52	324	61	104	+ 220
Malnutrition	53	283	43	1,910	- 1,627
Appendicitis	54	259	58	126	+ 133
Rheumatoid Arthritis	55	196	38	2,618	- 2,422
Hepatitis B	56	178	46	1,423	- 1,245
Diarrhoeal diseases	57	165	37	2,731	- 2,566
Upper Respiratory	58	64	57	159	- 95
War	59	43	66	15	+ 29
Maternal Conditions	60	26	64	39	- 13
Chlamydia	61	14	80	0	+ 14
Hepatitis C	62	8	41	2,220	- 2,211
Syphilis	63	7	65	16	- 9
Tetanus	64	1	67	9	- 8
Pertussis	65	0	71	1	- 1
Otitis Media	66	0	68	8	- 7
Diphtheria	67	0	74	0	+ 0
Measles	68	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	69	0	81	0	- 0
Ascariasis	70	0	82	0	- 0
Dengue	71	0	83	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	72	0	84	0	- 0
Leprosy	73	0	73	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	72	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	70	2	- 2
Schizophrenia	80	0	47	1,052	- 1,052
Depression	81	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	49	875	- 875
Osteoarthritis	84	0	62	86	- 86
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	56	172	- 172
Oral conditions	86	0	60	106	- 106
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to JAPAN

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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.