JAPAN VS INDIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	INDIA		JAPAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	132,899	1	163,905	- 31,006
Lung Disease	2	76,916	5	78,169	- 1,253
Stroke	3	60,943	2	121,823	- 60,880
Diarrhoeal diseases	4	58,606	37	2,731	+ 55,875
Tuberculosis	5	38,110	34	3,459	+ 34,651
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	34,310	3	107,899	- 73,588
Diabetes Mellitus	7	23,737	29	5,433	+ 18,305
Liver Disease	8	23,482	17	14,195	+ 9,287
Low Birth Weight	9	20,873	55	202	+ 20,671
Falls	10	19,738	23	9,736	+ 10,002
Kidney Disease	11	19,489	9	44,779	- 25,290
Road Traffic Accidents	12	18,588	31	4,566	+ 14,022
Asthma	13	17,141	42	1,922	+ 15,219
Suicide	14	15,156	13	19,466	- 4,310
Other Injuries	15	13,077	12	22,068	- 8,991
Oral Cancer	16	11,732	26	8,333	+ 3,399
Alzheimers & Dementia	17	11,068	7	56,937	- 45,869
Rheumatic Heart Disease	18	11,023	39	2,555	+ 8,468
Hypertension	19	9,447	28	6,673	+ 2,774
Birth Trauma	20	8,990	61	104	+ 8,885
Lung Cancers	21	7,718	4	79,688	- 71,970
Breast Cancer	22	7,241	15	15,805	- 8,564
Congenital Anomalies	23	7,237	40	2,473	+ 4,764
Stomach Cancer	24	7,087	8	50,433	- 43,346
Colon-Rectum Cancers	25	6,764	6	57,340	- 50,576
Peptic Ulcer Disease	26	5,955	35	2,922	+ 3,033
Violence	27	4,526	53	266	+ 4,260
Drownings	28	4,264	25	8,409	- 4,144
Encephalitis	29	4,204	69	5	+ 4,199
Cervical Cancer	30	3,962	32	3,799	+ 163
HIV/AIDS	31	3,882	63	48	+ 3,835
Parkinson's Disease	32	3,794	18	14,007	- 10,213
Lymphomas	33	3,511	14	19,273	- 15,762
Oesophagus Cancer	34	3,401	20	12,316	- 8,915
Leukemia	35	2,919	24	9,607	- 6,688
Meningitis	36	2,915	52	308	+ 2,607
Pancreas Cancer	37	2,869	10	37,027	- 34,158
Prostate Cancer	38	2,706	19	13,515	- 10,810
Liver Cancer	39	2,655	11	29,384	- 26,729
Epilepsy	40	2,650	45	1,558	+ 1,091
Maternal Conditions	41	2,266	64	39	+ 2,227
Fires	42	2,034	48	1,007	+ 1,027
Alcohol	43	2,019	51	576	+ 1,444
Ovary Cancer	44	1,919	30	5,061	- 3,142
Skin Disease	45	1,561	36	2,806	- 1,245
Dengue	46	1,534	83	0	+ 1,534
Endocrine Disorders	47	1,335	21	11,486	- 10,151
Bladder Cancer	48	1,231	22	9,936	- 8,705
Inflammatory/Heart	49	1,106	27	8,232	- 7,126
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	1,043	38	2,618	- 1,575
Measles	51	1,042	75	0	+ 1,042
Drug Use	52	1,027	50	732	+ 295
Appendicitis	53	983	58	126	+ 858
Pertussis	54	883	71	1	+ 881
Malnutrition	55	754	43	1,910	- 1,155
Hepatitis B	56	716	46	1,423	- 707
Malaria	57	674	79	0	+ 674
Tetanus	58	620	67	9	+ 611
Uterin Cancer	59	598	33	3,461	- 2,863
Skin Cancers	60	442	44	1,843	- 1,401
Poisonings	61	310	54	255	+ 55
Other Neoplasms	62	260	16	15,120	- 14,860
Multiple Sclerosis	63	204	59	108	+ 96
Syphilis	64	176	65	16	+ 160
Hepatitis C	65	119	41	2,220	- 2,100
Leishmaniasis	66	85	77	0	+ 85
War	67	78	66	15	+ 63
Upper Respiratory	68	51	57	159	- 108
Chlamydia	69	33	80	0	+ 33
Ascariasis	70	11	82	0	+ 11
Otitis Media	71	6	68	8	- 2
Diphtheria	72	6	74	0	+ 6
Leprosy	73	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	84	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	81	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	76	0	72	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	70	2	- 2
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	49	875	- 875
Depression	82	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	47	1,052	- 1,052
Oral conditions	84	0	60	106	- 106
Osteoarthritis	85	0	62	86	- 86
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	56	172	- 172
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.