COLOMBIA VS JAPAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	JAPAN		COLOMBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	65,971	1	43,066	+ 22,905
Stroke	2	49,033	3	16,573	+ 32,461
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	43,429	5	10,773	+ 32,655
Lung Cancers	4	32,074	10	5,250	+ 26,824
Lung Disease	5	31,463	4	15,928	+ 15,535
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	23,079	12	4,371	+ 18,708
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	22,917	22	2,157	+ 20,760
Stomach Cancer	8	20,299	9	6,112	+ 14,187
Kidney Disease	9	18,023	7	6,834	+ 11,190
Pancreas Cancer	10	14,903	25	2,022	+ 12,881
Liver Cancer	11	11,827	24	2,065	+ 9,762
Other Injuries	12	8,882	28	1,592	+ 7,290
Suicide	13	7,835	26	1,965	+ 5,870
Lymphomas	14	7,757	18	2,603	+ 5,154
Breast Cancer	15	6,361	13	3,669	+ 2,692
Other Neoplasms	16	6,086	15	3,205	+ 2,881
Liver Disease	17	5,714	19	2,426	+ 3,287
Parkinson's Disease	18	5,638	47	383	+ 5,255
Prostate Cancer	19	5,440	14	3,584	+ 1,855
Oesophagus Cancer	20	4,957	36	835	+ 4,122
Endocrine Disorders	21	4,623	30	1,367	+ 3,256
Bladder Cancer	22	3,999	42	609	+ 3,390
Falls	23	3,919	29	1,518	+ 2,401
Leukemia	24	3,867	21	2,208	+ 1,658
Drownings	25	3,385	40	689	+ 2,695
Oral Cancer	26	3,354	37	807	+ 2,547
Inflammatory/Heart	27	3,314	31	1,329	+ 1,984
Hypertension	28	2,686	8	6,400	- 3,714
Diabetes Mellitus	29	2,187	11	5,028	- 2,842
Ovary Cancer	30	2,037	33	1,122	+ 915
Road Traffic Accidents	31	1,838	6	7,765	- 5,927
Cervical Cancer	32	1,529	20	2,266	- 737
Uterin Cancer	33	1,393	45	423	+ 970
Tuberculosis	34	1,392	32	1,272	+ 120
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	1,176	39	698	+ 478
Skin Disease	36	1,129	34	1,102	+ 28
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	1,099	38	747	+ 352
Rheumatoid Arthritis	38	1,054	51	242	+ 811
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	1,028	63	38	+ 990
Congenital Anomalies	40	995	16	2,963	- 1,967
Hepatitis C	41	893	59	65	+ 828
Asthma	42	774	54	191	+ 582
Malnutrition	43	769	27	1,878	- 1,109
Skin Cancers	44	742	35	1,028	- 287
Epilepsy	45	627	43	597	+ 30
Hepatitis B	46	573	62	50	+ 522
Schizophrenia	47	423	70	18	+ 406
Fires	48	405	56	127	+ 279
Anemia	49	352	57	101	+ 252
Drug Use	50	295	44	492	- 197
Alcohol	51	232	68	23	+ 209
Meningitis	52	124	50	244	- 120
Violence	53	107	2	19,268	- 19,161
Poisonings	54	102	61	61	+ 42
Low Birth Weight	55	81	23	2,095	- 2,014
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	69	48	333	- 264
Upper Respiratory	57	64	66	27	+ 37
Appendicitis	58	51	52	213	- 162
Multiple Sclerosis	59	43	60	62	- 19
Oral conditions	60	43	75	7	+ 35
Birth Trauma	61	42	41	648	- 606
Osteoarthritis	62	35	58	67	- 32
HIV/AIDS	63	19	17	2,683	- 2,664
Maternal Conditions	64	16	46	394	- 378
Syphilis	65	6	65	30	- 24
War	66	6	49	260	- 254
Tetanus	67	4	71	14	- 10
Otitis Media	68	3	73	7	- 4
Encephalitis	69	2	64	38	- 36
Iodine Deficiency	70	1	82	0	+ 1
Pertussis	71	1	69	18	- 18
Schistosomiasis	72	0	77	1	- 0
Leprosy	73	0	72	8	- 8
Diphtheria	74	0	80	0	- 0
Measles	75	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	84	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	74	7	- 7
Chagas disease	78	0	53	203	- 203
Malaria	79	0	67	26	- 26
Chlamydia	80	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	79	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	76	5	- 5
Dengue	83	0	55	133	- 133
Trichuriasis	84	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to COLOMBIA

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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.