JAPAN VS BHUTAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BHUTAN		JAPAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	97,837	1	163,905	- 66,068
Lung Disease	2	73,044	5	78,169	- 5,125
Stroke	3	50,177	2	121,823	- 71,646
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	24,665	3	107,899	- 83,233
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	23,589	37	2,731	+ 20,858
Liver Disease	6	23,058	17	14,195	+ 8,863
Diabetes Mellitus	7	22,834	29	5,433	+ 17,401
Kidney Disease	8	20,701	9	44,779	- 24,078
Tuberculosis	9	19,188	34	3,459	+ 15,729
Road Traffic Accidents	10	17,197	31	4,566	+ 12,632
Stomach Cancer	11	16,453	8	50,433	- 33,980
Falls	12	15,450	23	9,736	+ 5,714
Alzheimers & Dementia	13	14,559	7	56,937	- 42,378
Low Birth Weight	14	11,035	55	202	+ 10,833
Asthma	15	10,829	42	1,922	+ 8,907
Hypertension	16	10,659	28	6,673	+ 3,985
Rheumatic Heart Disease	17	9,413	39	2,555	+ 6,858
HIV/AIDS	18	8,078	63	48	+ 8,031
Birth Trauma	19	7,140	61	104	+ 7,035
Congenital Anomalies	20	7,001	40	2,473	+ 4,529
Lung Cancers	21	6,134	4	79,688	- 73,554
Oesophagus Cancer	22	6,094	20	12,316	- 6,222
Oral Cancer	23	5,995	26	8,333	- 2,338
Other Injuries	24	5,936	12	22,068	- 16,132
Peptic Ulcer Disease	25	5,379	35	2,922	+ 2,458
Suicide	26	4,894	13	19,466	- 14,572
Liver Cancer	27	4,864	11	29,384	- 24,520
Parkinson's Disease	28	4,375	18	14,007	- 9,633
Cervical Cancer	29	4,245	32	3,799	+ 446
Encephalitis	30	3,903	69	5	+ 3,899
Colon-Rectum Cancers	31	3,366	6	57,340	- 53,974
Drownings	32	2,828	25	8,409	- 5,580
Pancreas Cancer	33	2,779	10	37,027	- 34,248
Leukemia	34	2,585	24	9,607	- 7,022
Violence	35	2,552	53	266	+ 2,286
Meningitis	36	2,398	52	308	+ 2,091
Ovary Cancer	37	1,985	30	5,061	- 3,076
Epilepsy	38	1,922	45	1,558	+ 364
Endocrine Disorders	39	1,527	21	11,486	- 9,959
Syphilis	40	1,480	65	16	+ 1,464
Skin Cancers	41	1,286	44	1,843	- 557
Maternal Conditions	42	1,274	64	39	+ 1,236
Breast Cancer	43	1,103	15	15,805	- 14,702
Fires	44	1,096	48	1,007	+ 89
Inflammatory/Heart	45	1,067	27	8,232	- 7,165
Skin Disease	46	1,013	36	2,806	- 1,793
Drug Use	47	955	50	732	+ 223
Bladder Cancer	48	904	22	9,936	- 9,032
Alcohol	49	832	51	576	+ 256
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	740	38	2,618	- 1,877
Appendicitis	51	700	58	126	+ 575
Lymphomas	52	674	14	19,273	- 18,599
Hepatitis B	53	564	46	1,423	- 859
Malnutrition	54	482	43	1,910	- 1,427
Prostate Cancer	55	471	19	13,515	- 13,044
Dengue	56	462	83	0	+ 462
Other Neoplasms	57	300	16	15,120	- 14,820
Measles	58	286	75	0	+ 286
Poisonings	59	265	54	255	+ 10
Tetanus	60	192	67	9	+ 183
Upper Respiratory	61	142	57	159	- 17
Multiple Sclerosis	62	139	59	108	+ 32
Pertussis	63	132	71	1	+ 131
Hepatitis C	64	128	41	2,220	- 2,091
Leishmaniasis	65	128	77	0	+ 128
Ascariasis	66	25	82	0	+ 25
Chlamydia	67	13	80	0	+ 13
War	68	12	66	15	- 2
Otitis Media	69	7	68	8	- 1
Diphtheria	70	3	74	0	+ 3
Uterin Cancer	71	0	33	3,461	- 3,461
Anemia	72	0	49	875	- 875
Vitamin A Deficiency	73	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	74	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	75	0	47	1,052	- 1,052
Oral conditions	76	0	60	106	- 106
Prostatic Hypertrophy	77	0	56	172	- 172
Osteoarthritis	78	0	62	86	- 86
Trichuriasis	79	0	84	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	81	0	- 0
Malaria	81	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	82	0	72	0	- 0
Chagas disease	83	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	84	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	85	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	86	0	70	2	- 2
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.