BRAZIL VS JAPAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	JAPAN		BRAZIL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	292,751	1	165,788	+ 126,964
Stroke	2	217,588	2	123,207	+ 94,381
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	192,718	3	94,705	+ 98,013
Lung Cancers	4	142,331	9	31,659	+ 110,673
Lung Disease	5	139,619	6	59,373	+ 80,246
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	102,416	12	23,161	+ 79,254
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	101,696	10	30,717	+ 70,979
Stomach Cancer	8	90,078	17	17,992	+ 72,086
Kidney Disease	9	79,980	7	37,690	+ 42,289
Pancreas Cancer	10	66,134	24	11,999	+ 54,135
Liver Cancer	11	52,484	25	11,514	+ 40,969
Other Injuries	12	39,416	21	13,807	+ 25,609
Suicide	13	34,768	20	14,540	+ 20,228
Lymphomas	14	34,423	27	10,376	+ 24,048
Breast Cancer	15	28,229	14	20,759	+ 7,470
Other Neoplasms	16	27,005	42	4,665	+ 22,340
Liver Disease	17	25,354	13	21,422	+ 3,932
Parkinson's Disease	18	25,019	41	4,770	+ 20,248
Prostate Cancer	19	24,140	15	19,001	+ 5,139
Oesophagus Cancer	20	21,997	26	10,466	+ 11,532
Endocrine Disorders	21	20,515	19	16,927	+ 3,588
Bladder Cancer	22	17,747	36	5,306	+ 12,442
Falls	23	17,389	16	18,847	- 1,457
Leukemia	24	17,159	30	8,531	+ 8,628
Drownings	25	15,019	39	4,937	+ 10,082
Oral Cancer	26	14,884	28	9,951	+ 4,933
Inflammatory/Heart	27	14,704	18	17,508	- 2,804
Hypertension	28	11,919	11	28,822	- 16,903
Diabetes Mellitus	29	9,703	5	59,608	- 49,904
Ovary Cancer	30	9,040	43	4,355	+ 4,685
Road Traffic Accidents	31	8,155	8	33,871	- 25,716
Cervical Cancer	32	6,785	29	9,511	- 2,725
Uterin Cancer	33	6,182	47	2,780	+ 3,402
Tuberculosis	34	6,177	40	4,895	+ 1,282
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	5,219	44	4,258	+ 960
Skin Disease	36	5,012	31	7,179	- 2,167
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	4,878	35	5,659	- 781
Rheumatoid Arthritis	38	4,676	61	596	+ 4,079
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	4,563	51	2,193	+ 2,371
Congenital Anomalies	40	4,416	23	12,317	- 7,900
Hepatitis C	41	3,964	52	1,955	+ 2,010
Asthma	42	3,433	48	2,595	+ 839
Malnutrition	43	3,411	34	6,695	- 3,284
Skin Cancers	44	3,291	38	5,032	- 1,740
Epilepsy	45	2,784	46	3,263	- 479
Hepatitis B	46	2,541	59	775	+ 1,766
Schizophrenia	47	1,879	60	661	+ 1,218
Fires	48	1,799	58	1,028	+ 771
Anemia	49	1,563	50	2,417	- 854
Drug Use	50	1,307	49	2,467	- 1,160
Alcohol	51	1,028	32	7,121	- 6,093
Meningitis	52	550	54	1,359	- 809
Violence	53	475	4	68,779	- 68,304
Poisonings	54	455	66	317	+ 138
Low Birth Weight	55	361	33	6,881	- 6,520
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	307	55	1,097	- 790
Upper Respiratory	57	284	67	260	+ 24
Appendicitis	58	224	57	1,067	- 843
Multiple Sclerosis	59	193	64	356	- 163
Oral conditions	60	189	73	62	+ 127
Birth Trauma	61	187	45	3,777	- 3,590
Osteoarthritis	62	154	65	330	- 177
HIV/AIDS	63	85	22	12,558	- 12,473
Maternal Conditions	64	69	53	1,507	- 1,438
Syphilis	65	28	68	223	- 195
War	66	26	56	1,090	- 1,064
Tetanus	67	16	71	88	- 71
Otitis Media	68	14	70	94	- 80
Encephalitis	69	8	72	65	- 56
Iodine Deficiency	70	3	77	10	- 7
Pertussis	71	3	75	30	- 28
Schistosomiasis	72	1	62	593	- 592
Leprosy	73	1	69	173	- 172
Diphtheria	74	0	79	7	- 7
Measles	75	0	81	4	- 4
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	83	1	- 1
Leishmaniasis	77	0	63	432	- 432
Chagas disease	78	0	37	5,045	- 5,045
Malaria	79	0	74	44	- 44
Chlamydia	80	0	80	5	- 5
Hookworm Disease	81	0	85	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	78	7	- 7
Dengue	83	0	76	14	- 14
Trichuriasis	84	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	82	1	- 1
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BRAZIL

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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.