CROATIA VS JAPAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	JAPAN		CROATIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	5,521	1	12,307	- 6,786
Stroke	2	4,104	2	6,275	- 2,172
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	3,635	10	1,021	+ 2,613
Lung Cancers	4	2,684	3	2,842	- 158
Lung Disease	5	2,633	5	2,111	+ 522
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	1,932	4	2,189	- 258
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	1,918	9	1,066	+ 852
Stomach Cancer	8	1,699	15	786	+ 912
Kidney Disease	9	1,508	7	1,392	+ 116
Pancreas Cancer	10	1,247	16	754	+ 493
Liver Cancer	11	990	19	501	+ 489
Other Injuries	12	743	23	428	+ 316
Suicide	13	656	17	676	- 20
Lymphomas	14	649	18	556	+ 93
Breast Cancer	15	532	11	1,019	- 486
Other Neoplasms	16	509	29	283	+ 226
Liver Disease	17	478	13	924	- 446
Parkinson's Disease	18	472	24	423	+ 49
Prostate Cancer	19	455	14	852	- 397
Oesophagus Cancer	20	415	33	189	+ 226
Endocrine Disorders	21	387	42	72	+ 314
Bladder Cancer	22	335	20	499	- 164
Falls	23	328	12	974	- 647
Leukemia	24	324	22	435	- 112
Drownings	25	283	38	86	+ 197
Oral Cancer	26	281	25	338	- 57
Inflammatory/Heart	27	277	21	457	- 179
Hypertension	28	225	8	1,102	- 877
Diabetes Mellitus	29	183	6	1,963	- 1,780
Ovary Cancer	30	170	28	308	- 138
Road Traffic Accidents	31	154	27	328	- 174
Cervical Cancer	32	128	34	156	- 28
Uterin Cancer	33	117	32	199	- 83
Tuberculosis	34	117	44	61	+ 55
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	98	31	207	- 108
Skin Disease	36	95	58	8	+ 87
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	92	39	82	+ 10
Rheumatoid Arthritis	38	88	46	47	+ 41
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	86	35	137	- 51
Congenital Anomalies	40	83	37	94	- 11
Hepatitis C	41	75	47	45	+ 30
Asthma	42	65	41	74	- 9
Malnutrition	43	64	70	0	+ 64
Skin Cancers	44	62	26	332	- 270
Epilepsy	45	52	36	94	- 42
Hepatitis B	46	48	51	17	+ 31
Schizophrenia	47	35	40	79	- 44
Fires	48	34	50	34	- 0
Anemia	49	29	53	16	+ 14
Drug Use	50	25	43	70	- 46
Alcohol	51	19	30	219	- 199
Meningitis	52	10	52	16	- 6
Violence	53	9	48	45	- 36
Poisonings	54	9	54	16	- 7
Low Birth Weight	55	7	56	10	- 3
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	6	49	43	- 37
Upper Respiratory	57	5	63	2	+ 4
Appendicitis	58	4	57	9	- 4
Multiple Sclerosis	59	4	45	55	- 51
Oral conditions	60	4	64	2	+ 2
Birth Trauma	61	4	55	11	- 8
Osteoarthritis	62	3	84	0	+ 3
HIV/AIDS	63	2	59	8	- 6
Maternal Conditions	64	1	61	2	- 1
Syphilis	65	1	71	0	+ 1
War	66	0	67	0	+ 0
Tetanus	67	0	68	0	- 0
Otitis Media	68	0	60	3	- 3
Encephalitis	69	0	65	1	- 1
Iodine Deficiency	70	0	62	2	- 2
Pertussis	71	0	69	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	75	0	+ 0
Leprosy	73	0	79	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	74	0	72	0	+ 0
Measles	75	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	66	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	77	0	- 0
Chlamydia	80	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	82	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	83	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	80	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CROATIA

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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.