JAPAN VS CHILE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CHILE		JAPAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	70,529	1	163,905	- 93,376
Stroke	2	64,234	2	121,823	- 57,588
Kidney Disease	3	26,831	9	44,779	- 17,948
Lung Disease	4	26,816	5	78,169	- 51,354
Alzheimers & Dementia	5	26,402	7	56,937	- 30,535
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	25,874	3	107,899	- 82,025
Hypertension	7	25,193	28	6,673	+ 18,519
Stomach Cancer	8	23,964	8	50,433	- 26,468
Lung Cancers	9	22,789	4	79,688	- 56,899
Diabetes Mellitus	10	20,968	29	5,433	+ 15,536
Colon-Rectum Cancers	11	19,950	6	57,340	- 37,391
Road Traffic Accidents	12	18,657	31	4,566	+ 14,091
Liver Disease	13	17,475	17	14,195	+ 3,279
Prostate Cancer	14	16,074	19	13,515	+ 2,559
Suicide	15	11,224	13	19,466	- 8,243
Breast Cancer	16	11,146	15	15,805	- 4,659
Pancreas Cancer	17	10,343	10	37,027	- 26,684
Lymphomas	18	9,200	14	19,273	- 10,073
Liver Cancer	19	9,037	11	29,384	- 20,347
Other Neoplasms	20	8,963	16	15,120	- 6,157
Other Injuries	21	8,649	12	22,068	- 13,419
Endocrine Disorders	22	8,491	21	11,486	- 2,995
Falls	23	5,969	23	9,736	- 3,767
Leukemia	24	5,804	24	9,607	- 3,803
Congenital Anomalies	25	5,662	40	2,473	+ 3,189
Parkinson's Disease	26	5,215	18	14,007	- 8,792
Cervical Cancer	27	5,146	32	3,799	+ 1,347
Skin Disease	28	5,039	36	2,806	+ 2,233
Violence	29	4,909	53	266	+ 4,643
Oesophagus Cancer	30	4,766	20	12,316	- 7,550
Inflammatory/Heart	31	4,681	27	8,232	- 3,551
Bladder Cancer	32	4,232	22	9,936	- 5,704
HIV/AIDS	33	3,560	63	48	+ 3,512
Skin Cancers	34	3,470	44	1,843	+ 1,627
Ovary Cancer	35	3,395	30	5,061	- 1,666
Low Birth Weight	36	2,887	55	202	+ 2,685
Malnutrition	37	2,773	43	1,910	+ 863
Tuberculosis	38	2,708	34	3,459	- 751
Diarrhoeal diseases	39	2,207	37	2,731	- 525
Oral Cancer	40	2,026	26	8,333	- 6,308
Fires	41	1,950	48	1,007	+ 943
Asthma	42	1,945	42	1,922	+ 22
Epilepsy	43	1,943	45	1,558	+ 385
Drownings	44	1,868	25	8,409	- 6,541
Uterin Cancer	45	1,814	33	3,461	- 1,647
Peptic Ulcer Disease	46	1,474	35	2,922	- 1,448
Alcohol	47	1,366	51	576	+ 791
Rheumatoid Arthritis	48	1,231	38	2,618	- 1,386
Anemia	49	1,186	49	875	+ 311
Drug Use	50	981	50	732	+ 249
Osteoarthritis	51	866	62	86	+ 780
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	689	39	2,555	- 1,866
Meningitis	53	627	52	308	+ 319
Birth Trauma	54	577	61	104	+ 472
Chagas disease	55	519	78	0	+ 519
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	484	56	172	+ 312
Poisonings	57	450	54	255	+ 196
Schizophrenia	58	250	47	1,052	- 802
Appendicitis	59	243	58	126	+ 117
Hepatitis B	60	197	46	1,423	- 1,225
Hepatitis C	61	176	41	2,220	- 2,044
Multiple Sclerosis	62	175	59	108	+ 67
Maternal Conditions	63	156	64	39	+ 117
War	64	90	66	15	+ 75
Oral conditions	65	35	60	106	- 71
Syphilis	66	33	65	16	+ 17
Upper Respiratory	67	29	57	159	- 130
Pertussis	68	17	71	1	+ 16
Tetanus	69	12	67	9	+ 2
Encephalitis	70	11	69	5	+ 7
Otitis Media	71	11	68	8	+ 3
Ascariasis	72	0	82	0	+ 0
Dengue	73	0	83	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	74	0	74	0	- 0
Measles	75	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	70	2	- 2
Trichuriasis	78	0	84	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	81	0	- 0
Chlamydia	80	0	80	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	81	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	82	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	83	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	84	0	72	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
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.