JAPAN VS CENTRAL AFRICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CENTRAL AFRICA		JAPAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	114,052	3	107,899	+ 6,153
Tuberculosis	2	102,550	34	3,459	+ 99,092
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	102,117	37	2,731	+ 99,386
HIV/AIDS	4	81,815	63	48	+ 81,767
Stroke	5	71,593	2	121,823	- 50,230
Malaria	6	71,498	79	0	+ 71,498
Coronary Heart Disease	7	63,224	1	163,905	- 100,681
Low Birth Weight	8	48,570	55	202	+ 48,368
Birth Trauma	9	47,782	61	104	+ 47,677
Road Traffic Accidents	10	39,022	31	4,566	+ 34,456
Measles	11	35,430	75	0	+ 35,430
Hypertension	12	27,301	28	6,673	+ 20,628
Maternal Conditions	13	25,603	64	39	+ 25,565
Liver Disease	14	25,144	17	14,195	+ 10,949
Diabetes Mellitus	15	24,883	29	5,433	+ 19,450
Meningitis	16	22,122	52	308	+ 21,814
Violence	17	21,988	53	266	+ 21,723
Lung Disease	18	20,845	5	78,169	- 57,325
Congenital Anomalies	19	16,908	40	2,473	+ 14,436
Asthma	20	16,587	42	1,922	+ 14,664
Kidney Disease	21	15,483	9	44,779	- 29,296
Malnutrition	22	15,058	43	1,910	+ 13,149
Other Injuries	23	13,529	12	22,068	- 8,539
Suicide	24	12,753	13	19,466	- 6,713
Endocrine Disorders	25	9,222	21	11,486	- 2,264
Breast Cancer	26	7,504	15	15,805	- 8,300
Peptic Ulcer Disease	27	6,915	35	2,922	+ 3,993
War	28	6,835	66	15	+ 6,821
Tetanus	29	6,111	67	9	+ 6,102
Inflammatory/Heart	30	5,883	27	8,232	- 2,349
Pertussis	31	5,782	71	1	+ 5,780
Cervical Cancer	32	5,016	32	3,799	+ 1,217
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	4,445	7	56,937	- 52,492
Drownings	34	4,409	25	8,409	- 3,999
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	4,227	39	2,555	+ 1,672
Falls	36	3,952	23	9,736	- 5,783
Schistosomiasis	37	3,689	72	0	+ 3,689
Prostate Cancer	38	3,409	19	13,515	- 10,107
Fires	39	3,092	48	1,007	+ 2,085
Poisonings	40	2,921	54	255	+ 2,667
Syphilis	41	2,618	65	16	+ 2,602
Lymphomas	42	2,594	14	19,273	- 16,678
Epilepsy	43	2,590	45	1,558	+ 1,031
Liver Cancer	44	2,543	11	29,384	- 26,841
Colon-Rectum Cancers	45	2,539	6	57,340	- 54,801
Oral Cancer	46	1,985	26	8,333	- 6,348
Leukemia	47	1,921	24	9,607	- 7,685
Parkinson's Disease	48	1,466	18	14,007	- 12,542
Stomach Cancer	49	1,428	8	50,433	- 49,005
Ovary Cancer	50	1,395	30	5,061	- 3,666
Appendicitis	51	1,348	58	126	+ 1,222
Alcohol	52	1,346	51	576	+ 770
Oesophagus Cancer	53	1,050	20	12,316	- 11,266
Skin Disease	54	1,050	36	2,806	- 1,756
Lung Cancers	55	1,020	4	79,688	- 78,668
Leishmaniasis	56	992	77	0	+ 992
Drug Use	57	956	50	732	+ 224
Skin Cancers	58	934	44	1,843	- 909
Trypanosomiasis	59	864	76	0	+ 864
Pancreas Cancer	60	798	10	37,027	- 36,229
Hepatitis B	61	719	46	1,423	- 703
Encephalitis	62	610	69	5	+ 606
Upper Respiratory	63	532	57	159	+ 373
Bladder Cancer	64	508	22	9,936	- 9,429
Uterin Cancer	65	426	33	3,461	- 3,035
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	327	38	2,618	- 2,290
Diphtheria	67	232	74	0	+ 232
Otitis Media	68	135	68	8	+ 127
Hepatitis C	69	122	41	2,220	- 2,097
Other Neoplasms	70	105	16	15,120	- 15,015
Ascariasis	71	104	82	0	+ 104
Multiple Sclerosis	72	83	59	108	- 25
Chlamydia	73	41	80	0	+ 41
Dengue	74	1	83	0	+ 1
Trichuriasis	75	0	84	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	81	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	70	2	- 2
Leprosy	78	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	78	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	56	172	- 172
Osteoarthritis	81	0	62	86	- 86
Oral conditions	82	0	60	106	- 106
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	49	875	- 875
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	47	1,052	- 1,052
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to JAPAN

Central Africa

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.