JAPAN VS GUATEMALA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GUATEMALA		JAPAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	66,305	1	163,905	- 97,600
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	62,395	3	107,899	- 45,504
Diabetes Mellitus	3	46,782	29	5,433	+ 41,350
Kidney Disease	4	42,361	9	44,779	- 2,418
Liver Disease	5	38,364	17	14,195	+ 24,169
Stroke	6	32,722	2	121,823	- 89,101
Violence	7	29,767	53	266	+ 29,501
Road Traffic Accidents	8	27,173	31	4,566	+ 22,608
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	17,664	37	2,731	+ 14,933
Other Injuries	10	16,641	12	22,068	- 5,427
Malnutrition	11	13,367	43	1,910	+ 11,457
Alzheimers & Dementia	12	13,206	7	56,937	- 43,731
Lung Disease	13	12,833	5	78,169	- 65,337
Alcohol	14	12,141	51	576	+ 11,565
Liver Cancer	15	11,914	11	29,384	- 17,471
Low Birth Weight	16	11,193	55	202	+ 10,991
Stomach Cancer	17	10,599	8	50,433	- 39,834
Congenital Anomalies	18	10,235	40	2,473	+ 7,762
Birth Trauma	19	9,894	61	104	+ 9,789
Falls	20	9,256	23	9,736	- 480
HIV/AIDS	21	7,914	63	48	+ 7,866
Suicide	22	7,015	13	19,466	- 12,451
Peptic Ulcer Disease	23	6,947	35	2,922	+ 4,026
Prostate Cancer	24	5,707	19	13,515	- 7,809
Cervical Cancer	25	5,450	32	3,799	+ 1,651
Hypertension	26	4,584	28	6,673	- 2,089
Leukemia	27	4,054	24	9,607	- 5,553
Breast Cancer	28	3,343	15	15,805	- 12,462
Endocrine Disorders	29	3,277	21	11,486	- 8,209
Maternal Conditions	30	3,161	64	39	+ 3,122
Colon-Rectum Cancers	31	3,132	6	57,340	- 54,208
Drownings	32	3,127	25	8,409	- 5,282
Epilepsy	33	3,124	45	1,558	+ 1,565
Parkinson's Disease	34	2,650	18	14,007	- 11,358
Lung Cancers	35	2,641	4	79,688	- 77,047
Asthma	36	2,258	42	1,922	+ 336
Tuberculosis	37	2,034	34	3,459	- 1,424
Pancreas Cancer	38	1,903	10	37,027	- 35,124
Poisonings	39	1,857	54	255	+ 1,603
Drug Use	40	1,833	50	732	+ 1,101
Meningitis	41	1,830	52	308	+ 1,522
Skin Disease	42	1,566	36	2,806	- 1,240
Lymphomas	43	1,546	14	19,273	- 17,727
Inflammatory/Heart	44	1,521	27	8,232	- 6,712
Fires	45	1,400	48	1,007	+ 393
Skin Cancers	46	1,316	44	1,843	- 526
Appendicitis	47	1,105	58	126	+ 979
Oesophagus Cancer	48	971	20	12,316	- 11,345
Oral Cancer	49	959	26	8,333	- 7,374
Ovary Cancer	50	897	30	5,061	- 4,165
Encephalitis	51	699	69	5	+ 695
Rheumatoid Arthritis	52	552	38	2,618	- 2,065
Pertussis	53	471	71	1	+ 469
Rheumatic Heart Disease	54	418	39	2,555	- 2,137
Bladder Cancer	55	388	22	9,936	- 9,548
Other Neoplasms	56	283	16	15,120	- 14,836
Upper Respiratory	57	230	57	159	+ 71
Dengue	58	220	83	0	+ 220
Uterin Cancer	59	184	33	3,461	- 3,277
Multiple Sclerosis	60	139	59	108	+ 32
Chagas disease	61	128	78	0	+ 128
Tetanus	62	66	67	9	+ 57
Ascariasis	63	48	82	0	+ 48
Syphilis	64	19	65	16	+ 3
Hepatitis B	65	17	46	1,423	- 1,406
Hepatitis C	66	15	41	2,220	- 2,205
Chlamydia	67	15	80	0	+ 15
War	68	14	66	15	- 1
Leishmaniasis	69	3	77	0	+ 3
Otitis Media	70	1	68	8	- 7
Diphtheria	71	0	74	0	+ 0
Measles	72	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	70	2	- 2
Leprosy	77	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	47	1,052	- 1,052
Depression	81	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	49	875	- 875
Osteoarthritis	84	0	62	86	- 86
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	56	172	- 172
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.