JAPAN VS DJIBOUTI: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DJIBOUTI		JAPAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	85,104	1	163,905	- 78,801
Stroke	2	84,158	2	121,823	- 37,665
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	83,045	3	107,899	- 24,853
Diarrhoeal diseases	4	45,132	37	2,731	+ 42,401
HIV/AIDS	5	43,131	63	48	+ 43,083
Liver Disease	6	36,485	17	14,195	+ 22,290
Diabetes Mellitus	7	35,199	29	5,433	+ 29,767
Low Birth Weight	8	31,127	55	202	+ 30,925
Tuberculosis	9	30,054	34	3,459	+ 26,595
Other Injuries	10	28,812	12	22,068	+ 6,744
Road Traffic Accidents	11	28,329	31	4,566	+ 23,763
Hypertension	12	26,115	28	6,673	+ 19,442
Kidney Disease	13	23,069	9	44,779	- 21,710
Malnutrition	14	20,990	43	1,910	+ 19,080
Birth Trauma	15	20,569	61	104	+ 20,464
Lung Disease	16	14,887	5	78,169	- 63,282
Meningitis	17	14,452	52	308	+ 14,144
Congenital Anomalies	18	13,990	40	2,473	+ 11,517
Suicide	19	11,619	13	19,466	- 7,847
Breast Cancer	20	11,251	15	15,805	- 4,554
Alzheimers & Dementia	21	11,171	7	56,937	- 45,766
Asthma	22	8,407	42	1,922	+ 6,484
Malaria	23	8,172	79	0	+ 8,172
Violence	24	7,934	53	266	+ 7,668
Pertussis	25	6,135	71	1	+ 6,134
Falls	26	5,630	23	9,736	- 4,105
Leukemia	27	5,615	24	9,607	- 3,992
Inflammatory/Heart	28	5,591	27	8,232	- 2,642
Cervical Cancer	29	4,981	32	3,799	+ 1,182
Lymphomas	30	4,972	14	19,273	- 14,301
Maternal Conditions	31	4,965	64	39	+ 4,927
Colon-Rectum Cancers	32	4,657	6	57,340	- 52,683
Fires	33	4,049	48	1,007	+ 3,042
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	3,963	35	2,922	+ 1,042
Drownings	35	3,523	25	8,409	- 4,886
Oesophagus Cancer	36	3,333	20	12,316	- 8,983
Epilepsy	37	3,204	45	1,558	+ 1,646
Endocrine Disorders	38	3,096	21	11,486	- 8,390
Poisonings	39	3,059	54	255	+ 2,804
Ovary Cancer	40	2,878	30	5,061	- 2,183
Parkinson's Disease	41	2,807	18	14,007	- 11,200
Lung Cancers	42	2,473	4	79,688	- 77,215
Liver Cancer	43	2,342	11	29,384	- 27,042
Prostate Cancer	44	2,119	19	13,515	- 11,396
Oral Cancer	45	2,059	26	8,333	- 6,274
Tetanus	46	2,039	67	9	+ 2,030
Bladder Cancer	47	1,909	22	9,936	- 8,028
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	1,829	39	2,555	- 726
Alcohol	49	1,811	51	576	+ 1,235
Stomach Cancer	50	1,751	8	50,433	- 48,682
Leishmaniasis	51	1,727	77	0	+ 1,727
Syphilis	52	1,589	65	16	+ 1,573
Skin Cancers	53	1,506	44	1,843	- 336
Drug Use	54	1,502	50	732	+ 770
Skin Disease	55	1,492	36	2,806	- 1,314
Hepatitis B	56	1,045	46	1,423	- 377
Appendicitis	57	699	58	126	+ 574
Pancreas Cancer	58	691	10	37,027	- 36,336
Encephalitis	59	628	69	5	+ 623
Uterin Cancer	60	519	33	3,461	- 2,942
Upper Respiratory	61	478	57	159	+ 319
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	406	38	2,618	- 2,212
War	63	335	66	15	+ 321
Schistosomiasis	64	312	72	0	+ 311
Other Neoplasms	65	294	16	15,120	- 14,825
Measles	66	253	75	0	+ 253
Multiple Sclerosis	67	189	59	108	+ 81
Hepatitis C	68	180	41	2,220	- 2,039
Diphtheria	69	101	74	0	+ 101
Chlamydia	70	55	80	0	+ 55
Ascariasis	71	51	82	0	+ 51
Otitis Media	72	42	68	8	+ 34
Dengue	73	4	83	0	+ 4
Hookworm Disease	74	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	84	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	70	2	- 2
Chagas disease	77	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	73	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
Schizophrenia	84	0	47	1,052	- 1,052
Anemia	85	0	49	875	- 875
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to JAPAN

Djibouti

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.