JAPAN VS GUYANA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

Click Country Link To Compare

	GUYANA		JAPAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	207,102	1	163,905	+ 43,197
Stroke	2	158,618	2	121,823	+ 36,795
Diabetes Mellitus	3	89,776	29	5,433	+ 84,344
Hypertension	4	49,646	28	6,673	+ 42,973
Suicide	5	48,924	13	19,466	+ 29,458
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	46,778	3	107,899	- 61,120
HIV/AIDS	7	39,747	63	48	+ 39,699
Kidney Disease	8	36,206	9	44,779	- 8,573
Liver Disease	9	30,536	17	14,195	+ 16,341
Violence	10	30,028	53	266	+ 29,762
Road Traffic Accidents	11	27,125	31	4,566	+ 22,559
Endocrine Disorders	12	27,060	21	11,486	+ 15,574
Lung Disease	13	26,992	5	78,169	- 51,178
Other Injuries	14	25,939	12	22,068	+ 3,871
Drownings	15	22,467	25	8,409	+ 14,059
Tuberculosis	16	21,249	34	3,459	+ 17,790
Prostate Cancer	17	19,126	19	13,515	+ 5,610
Anemia	18	15,346	49	875	+ 14,470
Breast Cancer	19	14,872	15	15,805	- 933
Inflammatory/Heart	20	14,235	27	8,232	+ 6,003
Cervical Cancer	21	14,177	32	3,799	+ 10,379
Low Birth Weight	22	13,849	55	202	+ 13,646
Congenital Anomalies	23	10,658	40	2,473	+ 8,185
Birth Trauma	24	9,991	61	104	+ 9,887
Colon-Rectum Cancers	25	9,087	6	57,340	- 48,253
Peptic Ulcer Disease	26	8,427	35	2,922	+ 5,505
Diarrhoeal diseases	27	7,370	37	2,731	+ 4,639
Other Neoplasms	28	6,230	16	15,120	- 8,889
Lung Cancers	29	5,855	4	79,688	- 73,833
Malnutrition	30	5,790	43	1,910	+ 3,880
Stomach Cancer	31	5,270	8	50,433	- 45,163
Lymphomas	32	4,993	14	19,273	- 14,279
Malaria	33	4,654	79	0	+ 4,654
Liver Cancer	34	4,482	11	29,384	- 24,902
Maternal Conditions	35	4,370	64	39	+ 4,331
Asthma	36	3,953	42	1,922	+ 2,031
Epilepsy	37	3,658	45	1,558	+ 2,100
Alzheimers & Dementia	38	3,543	7	56,937	- 53,394
Leukemia	39	3,292	24	9,607	- 6,315
Oral Cancer	40	3,110	26	8,333	- 5,223
Fires	41	3,015	48	1,007	+ 2,008
Pancreas Cancer	42	2,947	10	37,027	- 34,080
Ovary Cancer	43	2,750	30	5,061	- 2,312
Meningitis	44	2,699	52	308	+ 2,391
Drug Use	45	2,426	50	732	+ 1,695
Uterin Cancer	46	2,014	33	3,461	- 1,447
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	1,998	39	2,555	- 557
Falls	48	1,725	23	9,736	- 8,011
Parkinson's Disease	49	1,398	18	14,007	- 12,609
Bladder Cancer	50	1,229	22	9,936	- 8,708
Oesophagus Cancer	51	1,212	20	12,316	- 11,104
Prostatic Hypertrophy	52	1,203	56	172	+ 1,031
Encephalitis	53	1,091	69	5	+ 1,086
Appendicitis	54	929	58	126	+ 803
Skin Cancers	55	749	44	1,843	- 1,094
Skin Disease	56	496	36	2,806	- 2,310
Alcohol	57	481	51	576	- 95
Osteoarthritis	58	468	62	86	+ 382
Hepatitis B	59	311	46	1,423	- 1,112
Dengue	60	285	83	0	+ 285
Multiple Sclerosis	61	192	59	108	+ 85
Schizophrenia	62	157	47	1,052	- 895
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	155	38	2,618	- 2,463
War	64	95	66	15	+ 80
Poisonings	65	90	54	255	- 165
Upper Respiratory	66	79	57	159	- 80
Oral conditions	67	66	60	106	- 40
Leprosy	68	56	73	0	+ 56
Hepatitis C	69	41	41	2,220	- 2,178
Vitamin A Deficiency	70	40	86	0	+ 40
Syphilis	71	36	65	16	+ 20
Tetanus	72	32	67	9	+ 23
Pertussis	73	10	71	1	+ 8
Ascariasis	74	3	82	0	+ 3
Diphtheria	75	1	74	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	76	1	68	8	- 7
Measles	77	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	84	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	81	0	- 0
Chlamydia	80	0	80	0	- 0
Chagas disease	81	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	83	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	84	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	85	0	70	2	- 2
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to JAPAN

Guyana

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.