AFGHANISTAN VS JAPAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	JAPAN		AFGHANISTAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	53,377	1	40,195	+ 13,182
Stroke	2	39,672	3	19,060	+ 20,612
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	35,138	4	14,649	+ 20,488
Lung Cancers	4	25,951	32	1,076	+ 24,875
Lung Disease	5	25,456	15	4,650	+ 20,806
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	18,673	39	741	+ 17,932
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	18,542	23	1,765	+ 16,777
Stomach Cancer	8	16,424	26	1,501	+ 14,923
Kidney Disease	9	14,583	10	6,590	+ 7,992
Pancreas Cancer	10	12,058	56	229	+ 11,829
Liver Cancer	11	9,569	40	657	+ 8,912
Other Injuries	12	7,187	18	3,241	+ 3,945
Suicide	13	6,339	24	1,573	+ 4,767
Lymphomas	14	6,276	36	946	+ 5,330
Breast Cancer	15	5,147	22	1,822	+ 3,325
Other Neoplasms	16	4,924	63	29	+ 4,895
Liver Disease	17	4,623	16	4,600	+ 23
Parkinson's Disease	18	4,562	41	628	+ 3,934
Prostate Cancer	19	4,401	55	258	+ 4,143
Oesophagus Cancer	20	4,011	29	1,314	+ 2,696
Endocrine Disorders	21	3,741	28	1,364	+ 2,377
Bladder Cancer	22	3,236	54	272	+ 2,964
Falls	23	3,171	37	905	+ 2,265
Leukemia	24	3,129	42	610	+ 2,518
Drownings	25	2,738	34	996	+ 1,742
Oral Cancer	26	2,714	27	1,467	+ 1,247
Inflammatory/Heart	27	2,681	45	527	+ 2,154
Hypertension	28	2,173	8	7,995	- 5,822
Diabetes Mellitus	29	1,769	12	5,750	- 3,980
Ovary Cancer	30	1,648	48	369	+ 1,279
Road Traffic Accidents	31	1,487	11	6,033	- 4,546
Cervical Cancer	32	1,237	44	541	+ 696
Uterin Cancer	33	1,127	53	289	+ 839
Tuberculosis	34	1,126	7	9,839	- 8,713
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	951	25	1,505	- 553
Skin Disease	36	914	61	94	+ 820
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	889	13	5,555	- 4,666
Rheumatoid Arthritis	38	852	65	25	+ 827
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	832	33	1,041	- 209
Congenital Anomalies	40	805	14	5,001	- 4,195
Hepatitis C	41	723	64	28	+ 695
Asthma	42	626	17	3,403	- 2,777
Malnutrition	43	622	43	589	+ 33
Skin Cancers	44	600	59	145	+ 455
Epilepsy	45	508	35	993	- 485
Hepatitis B	46	463	38	863	- 400
Schizophrenia	47	343	81	0	+ 343
Fires	48	328	50	348	- 20
Anemia	49	285	83	0	+ 285
Drug Use	50	238	51	328	- 90
Alcohol	51	187	58	150	+ 38
Meningitis	52	100	20	2,626	- 2,525
Violence	53	87	19	3,217	- 3,130
Poisonings	54	83	47	384	- 301
Low Birth Weight	55	66	5	12,631	- 12,565
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	56	85	0	+ 56
Upper Respiratory	57	52	68	9	+ 43
Appendicitis	58	41	52	298	- 257
Multiple Sclerosis	59	35	62	84	- 49
Oral conditions	60	34	86	0	+ 34
Birth Trauma	61	34	6	10,723	- 10,689
Osteoarthritis	62	28	84	0	+ 28
HIV/AIDS	63	16	46	464	- 448
Maternal Conditions	64	13	9	7,807	- 7,794
Syphilis	65	5	60	94	- 89
War	66	5	2	25,620	- 25,615
Tetanus	67	3	30	1,254	- 1,251
Otitis Media	68	2	71	1	+ 2
Encephalitis	69	2	31	1,190	- 1,189
Iodine Deficiency	70	1	76	0	+ 1
Pertussis	71	0	21	2,107	- 2,107
Schistosomiasis	72	0	79	0	+ 0
Leprosy	73	0	75	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	74	0	67	16	- 16
Measles	75	0	49	350	- 350
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	70	1	- 1
Chagas disease	78	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	57	185	- 185
Chlamydia	80	0	69	1	- 1
Hookworm Disease	81	0	73	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	66	17	- 17
Dengue	83	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	74	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to AFGHANISTAN

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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.