JAPAN VS ERITREA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ERITREA		JAPAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	63,634	3	107,899	- 44,265
Stroke	2	49,794	2	121,823	- 72,029
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	44,513	37	2,731	+ 41,782
Coronary Heart Disease	4	41,826	1	163,905	- 122,079
Road Traffic Accidents	5	25,755	31	4,566	+ 21,189
Liver Disease	6	23,591	17	14,195	+ 9,395
Diabetes Mellitus	7	18,341	29	5,433	+ 12,909
Hypertension	8	17,977	28	6,673	+ 11,304
Lung Disease	9	12,853	5	78,169	- 65,316
Malnutrition	10	12,811	43	1,910	+ 10,901
Birth Trauma	11	11,969	61	104	+ 11,865
Kidney Disease	12	11,219	9	44,779	- 33,560
Maternal Conditions	13	10,556	64	39	+ 10,518
Tuberculosis	14	10,554	34	3,459	+ 7,095
Other Injuries	15	10,487	12	22,068	- 11,581
Low Birth Weight	16	10,314	55	202	+ 10,111
Malaria	17	8,487	79	0	+ 8,487
Congenital Anomalies	18	8,390	40	2,473	+ 5,918
Meningitis	19	7,854	52	308	+ 7,546
Violence	20	7,462	53	266	+ 7,196
Suicide	21	7,413	13	19,466	- 12,053
Asthma	22	6,333	42	1,922	+ 4,410
Breast Cancer	23	6,048	15	15,805	- 9,756
Alzheimers & Dementia	24	6,016	7	56,937	- 50,921
HIV/AIDS	25	5,972	63	48	+ 5,925
Falls	26	3,264	23	9,736	- 6,471
Peptic Ulcer Disease	27	2,855	35	2,922	- 66
Lymphomas	28	2,851	14	19,273	- 16,422
Leukemia	29	2,798	24	9,607	- 6,809
Cervical Cancer	30	2,572	32	3,799	- 1,226
Fires	31	2,561	48	1,007	+ 1,554
Inflammatory/Heart	32	2,386	27	8,232	- 5,846
Drownings	33	2,285	25	8,409	- 6,123
Poisonings	34	2,218	54	255	+ 1,963
Colon-Rectum Cancers	35	2,196	6	57,340	- 55,144
Pertussis	36	1,740	71	1	+ 1,738
Parkinson's Disease	37	1,646	18	14,007	- 12,361
Epilepsy	38	1,582	45	1,558	+ 24
Oesophagus Cancer	39	1,573	20	12,316	- 10,743
Ovary Cancer	40	1,543	30	5,061	- 3,518
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	1,490	39	2,555	- 1,065
Schistosomiasis	42	1,413	72	0	+ 1,413
Endocrine Disorders	43	1,384	21	11,486	- 10,102
Oral Cancer	44	1,379	26	8,333	- 6,954
Liver Cancer	45	1,344	11	29,384	- 28,040
Lung Cancers	46	1,198	4	79,688	- 78,490
Prostate Cancer	47	1,051	19	13,515	- 12,464
Stomach Cancer	48	938	8	50,433	- 49,495
Alcohol	49	883	51	576	+ 308
Skin Disease	50	867	36	2,806	- 1,939
Bladder Cancer	51	815	22	9,936	- 9,121
Tetanus	52	728	67	9	+ 719
Drug Use	53	703	50	732	- 29
Syphilis	54	676	65	16	+ 660
Appendicitis	55	609	58	126	+ 483
Skin Cancers	56	579	44	1,843	- 1,264
Hepatitis B	57	535	46	1,423	- 888
Pancreas Cancer	58	380	10	37,027	- 36,647
Leishmaniasis	59	369	77	0	+ 369
Upper Respiratory	60	347	57	159	+ 188
Uterin Cancer	61	340	33	3,461	- 3,121
Encephalitis	62	302	69	5	+ 297
Measles	63	246	75	0	+ 246
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	231	38	2,618	- 2,387
Hepatitis C	65	124	41	2,220	- 2,095
Other Neoplasms	66	118	16	15,120	- 15,001
Multiple Sclerosis	67	73	59	108	- 34
Ascariasis	68	35	82	0	+ 35
Otitis Media	69	34	68	8	+ 26
Chlamydia	70	20	80	0	+ 20
War	71	8	66	15	- 6
Diphtheria	72	6	74	0	+ 6
Dengue	73	1	83	0	+ 1
Hookworm Disease	74	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	84	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	70	2	- 2
Depression	80	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	49	875	- 875
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	47	1,052	- 1,052
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

Eritrea

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.