JAPAN VS JAMAICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	JAMAICA		JAPAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	105,354	2	121,823	- 16,468
Diabetes Mellitus	2	90,624	29	5,433	+ 85,191
Coronary Heart Disease	3	75,305	1	163,905	- 88,600
Violence	4	64,761	53	266	+ 64,496
Prostate Cancer	5	38,544	19	13,515	+ 25,029
Kidney Disease	6	34,599	9	44,779	- 10,180
HIV/AIDS	7	33,041	63	48	+ 32,993
Hypertension	8	28,391	28	6,673	+ 21,718
Alzheimers & Dementia	9	25,624	7	56,937	- 31,313
Lung Cancers	10	20,613	4	79,688	- 59,075
Lung Disease	11	19,717	5	78,169	- 58,452
Road Traffic Accidents	12	19,374	31	4,566	+ 14,808
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	19,040	6	57,340	- 38,300
Breast Cancer	14	18,030	15	15,805	+ 2,225
Influenza and Pneumonia	15	17,143	3	107,899	- 90,755
Cervical Cancer	16	15,615	32	3,799	+ 11,816
Lymphomas	17	10,947	14	19,273	- 8,326
Low Birth Weight	18	10,498	55	202	+ 10,296
Stomach Cancer	19	10,059	8	50,433	- 40,374
Endocrine Disorders	20	7,693	21	11,486	- 3,793
Liver Disease	21	6,754	17	14,195	- 7,442
Skin Disease	22	6,341	36	2,806	+ 3,535
Congenital Anomalies	23	6,054	40	2,473	+ 3,581
Inflammatory/Heart	24	5,816	27	8,232	- 2,416
Parkinson's Disease	25	5,780	18	14,007	- 8,227
Leukemia	26	5,622	24	9,607	- 3,985
Pancreas Cancer	27	5,174	10	37,027	- 31,853
Uterin Cancer	28	4,629	33	3,461	+ 1,168
Liver Cancer	29	4,412	11	29,384	- 24,973
Ovary Cancer	30	4,231	30	5,061	- 830
Other Injuries	31	3,962	12	22,068	- 18,106
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	3,595	35	2,922	+ 673
Falls	33	3,578	23	9,736	- 6,157
Oesophagus Cancer	34	3,219	20	12,316	- 9,097
Suicide	35	3,060	13	19,466	- 16,406
Asthma	36	2,847	42	1,922	+ 924
Birth Trauma	37	2,837	61	104	+ 2,732
Bladder Cancer	38	2,598	22	9,936	- 7,338
Oral Cancer	39	2,563	26	8,333	- 5,770
Malnutrition	40	2,082	43	1,910	+ 172
Epilepsy	41	1,999	45	1,558	+ 440
Diarrhoeal diseases	42	1,510	37	2,731	- 1,221
Maternal Conditions	43	1,509	64	39	+ 1,470
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	1,162	39	2,555	- 1,393
Other Neoplasms	45	810	16	15,120	- 14,309
Fires	46	680	48	1,007	- 327
Meningitis	47	678	52	308	+ 370
Drug Use	48	570	50	732	- 162
Encephalitis	49	569	69	5	+ 564
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	494	38	2,618	- 2,124
Drownings	51	447	25	8,409	- 7,962
Skin Cancers	52	438	44	1,843	- 1,405
Appendicitis	53	395	58	126	+ 269
Tuberculosis	54	338	34	3,459	- 3,121
Alcohol	55	326	51	576	- 250
Multiple Sclerosis	56	147	59	108	+ 40
Poisonings	57	102	54	255	- 153
Dengue	58	48	83	0	+ 48
Hepatitis B	59	40	46	1,423	- 1,383
Syphilis	60	33	65	16	+ 17
War	61	22	66	15	+ 8
Chlamydia	62	16	80	0	+ 16
Tetanus	63	11	67	9	+ 1
Hepatitis C	64	6	41	2,220	- 2,214
Upper Respiratory	65	6	57	159	- 153
Ascariasis	66	3	82	0	+ 3
Pertussis	67	0	71	1	- 1
Diphtheria	68	0	74	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	69	0	68	8	- 7
Leprosy	70	0	73	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	71	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	72	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	73	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	72	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	70	2	- 2
Measles	77	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	84	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	60	106	- 106
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	56	172	- 172
Osteoarthritis	82	0	62	86	- 86
Anemia	83	0	49	875	- 875
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	85	0	47	1,052	- 1,052
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
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.