JAPAN VS COLOMBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	COLOMBIA		JAPAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	106,997	1	163,905	- 56,908
Violence	2	47,872	53	266	+ 47,606
Stroke	3	41,175	2	121,823	- 80,648
Lung Disease	4	39,573	5	78,169	- 38,596
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	26,767	3	107,899	- 81,132
Road Traffic Accidents	6	19,291	31	4,566	+ 14,725
Kidney Disease	7	16,978	9	44,779	- 27,800
Hypertension	8	15,900	28	6,673	+ 9,226
Stomach Cancer	9	15,185	8	50,433	- 35,248
Lung Cancers	10	13,044	4	79,688	- 66,644
Diabetes Mellitus	11	12,493	29	5,433	+ 7,060
Colon-Rectum Cancers	12	10,860	6	57,340	- 46,480
Breast Cancer	13	9,116	15	15,805	- 6,688
Prostate Cancer	14	8,906	19	13,515	- 4,610
Other Neoplasms	15	7,962	16	15,120	- 7,158
Congenital Anomalies	16	7,361	40	2,473	+ 4,888
HIV/AIDS	17	6,666	63	48	+ 6,618
Lymphomas	18	6,467	14	19,273	- 12,806
Liver Disease	19	6,028	17	14,195	- 8,167
Cervical Cancer	20	5,630	32	3,799	+ 1,831
Leukemia	21	5,486	24	9,607	- 4,120
Alzheimers & Dementia	22	5,359	7	56,937	- 51,578
Low Birth Weight	23	5,206	55	202	+ 5,004
Liver Cancer	24	5,130	11	29,384	- 24,254
Pancreas Cancer	25	5,024	10	37,027	- 32,003
Suicide	26	4,882	13	19,466	- 14,584
Malnutrition	27	4,666	43	1,910	+ 2,756
Other Injuries	28	3,956	12	22,068	- 18,112
Falls	29	3,771	23	9,736	- 5,965
Endocrine Disorders	30	3,397	21	11,486	- 8,089
Inflammatory/Heart	31	3,303	27	8,232	- 4,930
Tuberculosis	32	3,160	34	3,459	- 299
Ovary Cancer	33	2,788	30	5,061	- 2,273
Skin Disease	34	2,738	36	2,806	- 68
Skin Cancers	35	2,555	44	1,843	+ 712
Oesophagus Cancer	36	2,075	20	12,316	- 10,241
Oral Cancer	37	2,005	26	8,333	- 6,328
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	1,857	37	2,731	- 874
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	1,735	35	2,922	- 1,186
Drownings	40	1,712	25	8,409	- 6,697
Birth Trauma	41	1,611	61	104	+ 1,506
Bladder Cancer	42	1,513	22	9,936	- 8,424
Epilepsy	43	1,484	45	1,558	- 74
Drug Use	44	1,221	50	732	+ 489
Uterin Cancer	45	1,051	33	3,461	- 2,410
Maternal Conditions	46	979	64	39	+ 940
Parkinson's Disease	47	951	18	14,007	- 13,056
Prostatic Hypertrophy	48	827	56	172	+ 655
War	49	646	66	15	+ 631
Meningitis	50	606	52	308	+ 298
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	602	38	2,618	- 2,016
Appendicitis	52	529	58	126	+ 403
Chagas disease	53	505	78	0	+ 505
Asthma	54	475	42	1,922	- 1,447
Dengue	55	331	83	0	+ 331
Fires	56	314	48	1,007	- 693
Anemia	57	250	49	875	- 625
Osteoarthritis	58	166	62	86	+ 80
Hepatitis C	59	161	41	2,220	- 2,058
Multiple Sclerosis	60	155	59	108	+ 47
Poisonings	61	151	54	255	- 103
Hepatitis B	62	125	46	1,423	- 1,297
Rheumatic Heart Disease	63	94	39	2,555	- 2,461
Encephalitis	64	94	69	5	+ 89
Syphilis	65	75	65	16	+ 59
Upper Respiratory	66	66	57	159	- 93
Malaria	67	64	79	0	+ 64
Alcohol	68	57	51	576	- 519
Pertussis	69	45	71	1	+ 44
Schizophrenia	70	44	47	1,052	- 1,008
Tetanus	71	35	67	9	+ 26
Leprosy	72	20	73	0	+ 20
Otitis Media	73	18	68	8	+ 11
Leishmaniasis	74	18	77	0	+ 18
Oral conditions	75	18	60	106	- 88
Ascariasis	76	12	82	0	+ 12
Schistosomiasis	77	1	72	0	+ 1
Measles	78	1	75	0	+ 1
Hookworm Disease	79	1	81	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	80	1	74	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	81	0	80	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	82	0	70	2	- 2
Trichuriasis	83	0	84	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	84	0	76	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to JAPAN

Colombia

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.