CENTRAL AFRICA VS JAPAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	JAPAN		CENTRAL AFRICA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	7,518	7	2,900	+ 4,618
Stroke	2	5,588	5	3,284	+ 2,304
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	4,949	1	5,231	- 282
Lung Cancers	4	3,655	55	47	+ 3,608
Lung Disease	5	3,585	18	956	+ 2,629
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	2,630	45	116	+ 2,514
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	2,612	33	204	+ 2,408
Stomach Cancer	8	2,313	49	65	+ 2,248
Kidney Disease	9	2,054	21	710	+ 1,344
Pancreas Cancer	10	1,698	60	37	+ 1,662
Liver Cancer	11	1,348	44	117	+ 1,231
Other Injuries	12	1,012	23	621	+ 392
Suicide	13	893	24	585	+ 308
Lymphomas	14	884	42	119	+ 765
Breast Cancer	15	725	26	344	+ 381
Other Neoplasms	16	693	70	5	+ 689
Liver Disease	17	651	14	1,153	- 502
Parkinson's Disease	18	642	48	67	+ 575
Prostate Cancer	19	620	38	156	+ 464
Oesophagus Cancer	20	565	53	48	+ 517
Endocrine Disorders	21	527	25	423	+ 104
Bladder Cancer	22	456	64	23	+ 432
Falls	23	447	36	181	+ 265
Leukemia	24	441	47	88	+ 353
Drownings	25	386	34	202	+ 183
Oral Cancer	26	382	46	91	+ 291
Inflammatory/Heart	27	378	30	270	+ 108
Hypertension	28	306	12	1,252	- 946
Diabetes Mellitus	29	249	15	1,141	- 892
Ovary Cancer	30	232	50	64	+ 168
Road Traffic Accidents	31	209	10	1,790	- 1,580
Cervical Cancer	32	174	32	230	- 56
Uterin Cancer	33	159	65	20	+ 139
Tuberculosis	34	159	2	4,704	- 4,545
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	134	27	317	- 183
Skin Disease	36	129	54	48	+ 81
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	125	3	4,684	- 4,559
Rheumatoid Arthritis	38	120	66	15	+ 105
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	117	35	194	- 77
Congenital Anomalies	40	113	19	776	- 662
Hepatitis C	41	102	69	6	+ 96
Asthma	42	88	20	761	- 673
Malnutrition	43	88	22	691	- 603
Skin Cancers	44	85	58	43	+ 42
Epilepsy	45	71	43	119	- 47
Hepatitis B	46	65	61	33	+ 32
Schizophrenia	47	48	86	0	+ 48
Fires	48	46	39	142	- 96
Anemia	49	40	84	0	+ 40
Drug Use	50	34	57	44	- 10
Alcohol	51	26	52	62	- 35
Meningitis	52	14	16	1,015	- 1,001
Violence	53	12	17	1,009	- 996
Poisonings	54	12	40	134	- 122
Low Birth Weight	55	9	8	2,228	- 2,219
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	8	80	0	+ 8
Upper Respiratory	57	7	63	24	- 17
Appendicitis	58	6	51	62	- 56
Multiple Sclerosis	59	5	72	4	+ 1
Oral conditions	60	5	82	0	+ 5
Birth Trauma	61	5	9	2,192	- 2,187
Osteoarthritis	62	4	81	0	+ 4
HIV/AIDS	63	2	4	3,753	- 3,750
Maternal Conditions	64	2	13	1,174	- 1,173
Syphilis	65	1	41	120	- 119
War	66	1	28	314	- 313
Tetanus	67	0	29	280	- 280
Otitis Media	68	0	68	6	- 6
Encephalitis	69	0	62	28	- 28
Iodine Deficiency	70	0	77	0	+ 0
Pertussis	71	0	31	265	- 265
Schistosomiasis	72	0	37	169	- 169
Leprosy	73	0	78	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	74	0	67	11	- 11
Measles	75	0	11	1,625	- 1,625
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	59	40	- 40
Leishmaniasis	77	0	56	46	- 46
Chagas disease	78	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	6	3,279	- 3,279
Chlamydia	80	0	73	2	- 2
Hookworm Disease	81	0	76	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	71	5	- 5
Dengue	83	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	75	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CENTRAL AFRICA

Japan

Central Africa

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.