JAPAN VS EGYPT: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	EGYPT		JAPAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	192,556	1	163,905	+ 28,651
Liver Disease	2	66,583	17	14,195	+ 52,388
Stroke	3	48,550	2	121,823	- 73,273
Liver Cancer	4	27,146	11	29,384	- 2,238
Hypertension	5	23,361	28	6,673	+ 16,688
Kidney Disease	6	23,353	9	44,779	- 21,426
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	22,918	3	107,899	- 84,980
Diabetes Mellitus	8	21,187	29	5,433	+ 15,754
Lung Disease	9	14,832	5	78,169	- 63,337
Congenital Anomalies	10	13,470	40	2,473	+ 10,997
Low Birth Weight	11	12,615	55	202	+ 12,413
Road Traffic Accidents	12	11,230	31	4,566	+ 6,665
Breast Cancer	13	10,166	15	15,805	- 5,638
Lymphomas	14	8,349	14	19,273	- 10,924
Asthma	15	7,867	42	1,922	+ 5,945
Alzheimers & Dementia	16	7,724	7	56,937	- 49,213
Birth Trauma	17	6,765	61	104	+ 6,661
Lung Cancers	18	6,287	4	79,688	- 73,401
Bladder Cancer	19	5,684	22	9,936	- 4,252
Violence	20	4,612	53	266	+ 4,347
Other Injuries	21	4,229	12	22,068	- 17,839
Leukemia	22	4,167	24	9,607	- 5,440
Diarrhoeal diseases	23	4,089	37	2,731	+ 1,358
Colon-Rectum Cancers	24	3,414	6	57,340	- 53,926
Suicide	25	3,347	13	19,466	- 16,119
Pancreas Cancer	26	3,218	10	37,027	- 33,809
Inflammatory/Heart	27	2,757	27	8,232	- 5,476
Parkinson's Disease	28	2,648	18	14,007	- 11,359
Endocrine Disorders	29	2,627	21	11,486	- 8,859
Falls	30	2,236	23	9,736	- 7,500
Ovary Cancer	31	2,152	30	5,061	- 2,909
Stomach Cancer	32	2,043	8	50,433	- 48,390
Fires	33	1,737	48	1,007	+ 730
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	1,483	35	2,922	- 1,439
Prostate Cancer	35	1,420	19	13,515	- 12,095
Rheumatic Heart Disease	36	1,382	39	2,555	- 1,173
Drownings	37	1,243	25	8,409	- 7,166
Encephalitis	38	1,158	69	5	+ 1,153
Skin Cancers	39	1,122	44	1,843	- 721
Hepatitis B	40	1,095	46	1,423	- 328
Oesophagus Cancer	41	1,053	20	12,316	- 11,263
Pertussis	42	1,004	71	1	+ 1,002
Meningitis	43	916	52	308	+ 608
Maternal Conditions	44	880	64	39	+ 842
Oral Cancer	45	878	26	8,333	- 7,455
Malnutrition	46	840	43	1,910	- 1,070
War	47	790	66	15	+ 776
Cervical Cancer	48	692	32	3,799	- 3,107
Tetanus	49	599	67	9	+ 589
Epilepsy	50	499	45	1,558	- 1,059
Tuberculosis	51	478	34	3,459	- 2,980
Uterin Cancer	52	467	33	3,461	- 2,994
HIV/AIDS	53	440	63	48	+ 392
Schistosomiasis	54	244	72	0	+ 244
Skin Disease	55	243	36	2,806	- 2,563
Multiple Sclerosis	56	236	59	108	+ 128
Poisonings	57	216	54	255	- 39
Syphilis	58	176	65	16	+ 161
Appendicitis	59	158	58	126	+ 32
Alcohol	60	156	51	576	- 419
Other Neoplasms	61	129	16	15,120	- 14,991
Drug Use	62	129	50	732	- 603
Hepatitis C	63	107	41	2,220	- 2,113
Measles	64	48	75	0	+ 48
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	29	38	2,618	- 2,589
Leishmaniasis	66	15	77	0	+ 15
Ascariasis	67	6	82	0	+ 6
Upper Respiratory	68	6	57	159	- 153
Dengue	69	6	83	0	+ 6
Diphtheria	70	3	74	0	+ 3
Chlamydia	71	1	80	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	72	0	68	8	- 7
Leprosy	73	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	74	0	70	2	- 2
Chagas disease	75	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	47	1,052	- 1,052
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	49	875	- 875
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	56	172	- 172
Osteoarthritis	85	0	62	86	- 86
Oral conditions	86	0	60	106	- 106
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.