ARGENTINA VS JAPAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	JAPAN		ARGENTINA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	62,520	1	48,765	+ 13,756
Stroke	2	46,468	4	22,878	+ 23,591
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	41,157	2	40,986	+ 171
Lung Cancers	4	30,396	6	10,014	+ 20,383
Lung Disease	5	29,817	3	23,234	+ 6,583
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	21,872	7	8,931	+ 12,941
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	21,718	19	3,737	+ 17,981
Stomach Cancer	8	19,237	20	3,523	+ 15,714
Kidney Disease	9	17,081	5	13,588	+ 3,493
Pancreas Cancer	10	14,124	14	4,607	+ 9,517
Liver Cancer	11	11,208	30	2,045	+ 9,164
Other Injuries	12	8,418	12	5,642	+ 2,776
Suicide	13	7,425	18	3,747	+ 3,678
Lymphomas	14	7,351	24	2,708	+ 4,644
Breast Cancer	15	6,029	8	7,063	- 1,034
Other Neoplasms	16	5,767	21	3,224	+ 2,543
Liver Disease	17	5,415	16	4,029	+ 1,386
Parkinson's Disease	18	5,343	36	965	+ 4,379
Prostate Cancer	19	5,155	15	4,507	+ 648
Oesophagus Cancer	20	4,698	29	2,054	+ 2,643
Endocrine Disorders	21	4,381	17	3,987	+ 394
Bladder Cancer	22	3,790	31	1,675	+ 2,115
Falls	23	3,714	43	506	+ 3,207
Leukemia	24	3,664	27	2,189	+ 1,476
Drownings	25	3,208	48	380	+ 2,827
Oral Cancer	26	3,179	35	1,073	+ 2,106
Inflammatory/Heart	27	3,140	13	5,495	- 2,355
Hypertension	28	2,545	11	5,799	- 3,253
Diabetes Mellitus	29	2,072	9	6,838	- 4,766
Ovary Cancer	30	1,931	33	1,307	+ 624
Road Traffic Accidents	31	1,742	10	6,298	- 4,556
Cervical Cancer	32	1,449	25	2,480	- 1,031
Uterin Cancer	33	1,320	37	944	+ 376
Tuberculosis	34	1,319	41	655	+ 664
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	1,114	44	488	+ 627
Skin Disease	36	1,070	22	3,171	- 2,100
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	1,042	42	578	+ 464
Rheumatoid Arthritis	38	999	54	243	+ 755
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	975	56	139	+ 836
Congenital Anomalies	40	943	26	2,419	- 1,476
Hepatitis C	41	847	57	113	+ 734
Asthma	42	733	47	403	+ 330
Malnutrition	43	728	38	929	- 201
Skin Cancers	44	703	34	1,073	- 370
Epilepsy	45	594	50	332	+ 262
Hepatitis B	46	543	62	56	+ 487
Schizophrenia	47	401	61	59	+ 342
Fires	48	384	52	280	+ 104
Anemia	49	334	40	691	- 357
Drug Use	50	279	39	826	- 546
Alcohol	51	220	46	442	- 222
Meningitis	52	117	51	316	- 199
Violence	53	101	23	2,712	- 2,610
Poisonings	54	97	55	193	- 96
Low Birth Weight	55	77	28	2,183	- 2,106
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	66	63	48	+ 18
Upper Respiratory	57	61	67	12	+ 49
Appendicitis	58	48	60	71	- 23
Multiple Sclerosis	59	41	58	101	- 60
Oral conditions	60	40	66	14	+ 27
Birth Trauma	61	40	49	373	- 334
Osteoarthritis	62	33	59	73	- 40
HIV/AIDS	63	18	32	1,481	- 1,463
Maternal Conditions	64	15	53	279	- 264
Syphilis	65	6	65	15	- 9
War	66	6	70	5	+ 1
Tetanus	67	3	71	3	+ 0
Otitis Media	68	3	73	2	+ 1
Encephalitis	69	2	64	17	- 15
Iodine Deficiency	70	1	74	1	- 1
Pertussis	71	1	68	10	- 10
Schistosomiasis	72	0	84	0	+ 0
Leprosy	73	0	69	5	- 5
Diphtheria	74	0	78	0	+ 0
Measles	75	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	72	2	- 2
Chagas disease	78	0	45	451	- 451
Malaria	79	0	83	0	- 0
Chlamydia	80	0	82	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	75	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	77	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	80	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ARGENTINA

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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.