BHUTAN VS JAPAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	JAPAN		BHUTAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	1,177	1	702	+ 474
Stroke	2	875	3	360	+ 514
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	775	4	177	+ 598
Lung Cancers	4	572	21	44	+ 528
Lung Disease	5	561	2	524	+ 37
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	412	31	24	+ 388
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	409	13	105	+ 304
Stomach Cancer	8	362	11	118	+ 244
Kidney Disease	9	321	8	149	+ 173
Pancreas Cancer	10	266	33	20	+ 246
Liver Cancer	11	211	27	35	+ 176
Other Injuries	12	158	24	43	+ 116
Suicide	13	140	26	35	+ 105
Lymphomas	14	138	52	5	+ 134
Breast Cancer	15	113	43	8	+ 106
Other Neoplasms	16	109	57	2	+ 106
Liver Disease	17	102	6	166	- 64
Parkinson's Disease	18	101	28	31	+ 69
Prostate Cancer	19	97	55	3	+ 94
Oesophagus Cancer	20	88	22	44	+ 45
Endocrine Disorders	21	82	39	11	+ 72
Bladder Cancer	22	71	48	6	+ 65
Falls	23	70	12	111	- 41
Leukemia	24	69	34	19	+ 50
Drownings	25	60	32	20	+ 40
Oral Cancer	26	60	23	43	+ 17
Inflammatory/Heart	27	59	45	8	+ 51
Hypertension	28	48	16	77	- 29
Diabetes Mellitus	29	39	7	164	- 125
Ovary Cancer	30	36	37	14	+ 22
Road Traffic Accidents	31	33	10	123	- 91
Cervical Cancer	32	27	29	30	- 3
Uterin Cancer	33	25	71	0	+ 25
Tuberculosis	34	25	9	138	- 113
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	21	25	39	- 18
Skin Disease	36	20	46	7	+ 13
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	20	5	169	- 150
Rheumatoid Arthritis	38	19	50	5	+ 13
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	18	17	68	- 49
Congenital Anomalies	40	18	20	50	- 33
Hepatitis C	41	16	64	1	+ 15
Asthma	42	14	15	78	- 64
Malnutrition	43	14	54	3	+ 10
Skin Cancers	44	13	41	9	+ 4
Epilepsy	45	11	38	14	- 3
Hepatitis B	46	10	53	4	+ 6
Schizophrenia	47	8	75	0	+ 8
Fires	48	7	44	8	- 1
Anemia	49	6	72	0	+ 6
Drug Use	50	5	47	7	- 2
Alcohol	51	4	49	6	- 2
Meningitis	52	2	36	17	- 15
Violence	53	2	35	18	- 16
Poisonings	54	2	59	2	- 0
Low Birth Weight	55	1	14	79	- 78
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	1	77	0	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	57	1	61	1	+ 0
Appendicitis	58	1	51	5	- 4
Multiple Sclerosis	59	1	62	1	- 0
Oral conditions	60	1	76	0	+ 1
Birth Trauma	61	1	19	51	- 51
Osteoarthritis	62	1	78	0	+ 1
HIV/AIDS	63	0	18	58	- 58
Maternal Conditions	64	0	42	9	- 9
Syphilis	65	0	40	11	- 11
War	66	0	68	0	+ 0
Tetanus	67	0	60	1	- 1
Otitis Media	68	0	69	0	+ 0
Encephalitis	69	0	30	28	- 28
Iodine Deficiency	70	0	86	0	+ 0
Pertussis	71	0	63	1	- 1
Schistosomiasis	72	0	82	0	+ 0
Leprosy	73	0	85	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	74	0	70	0	- 0
Measles	75	0	58	2	- 2
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	84	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	65	1	- 1
Chagas disease	78	0	83	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	81	0	- 0
Chlamydia	80	0	67	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	80	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	66	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	56	3	- 3
Trichuriasis	84	0	79	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	74	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	73	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BHUTAN

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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.