DJIBOUTI VS JAPAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	JAPAN		DJIBOUTI		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	1,324	1	687	+ 636
Stroke	2	984	2	680	+ 304
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	871	3	671	+ 201
Lung Cancers	4	644	42	20	+ 624
Lung Disease	5	631	16	120	+ 511
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	463	32	38	+ 425
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	460	21	90	+ 370
Stomach Cancer	8	407	50	14	+ 393
Kidney Disease	9	362	13	186	+ 175
Pancreas Cancer	10	299	58	6	+ 293
Liver Cancer	11	237	43	19	+ 218
Other Injuries	12	178	10	233	- 54
Suicide	13	157	19	94	+ 63
Lymphomas	14	156	30	40	+ 115
Breast Cancer	15	128	20	91	+ 37
Other Neoplasms	16	122	65	2	+ 120
Liver Disease	17	115	6	295	- 180
Parkinson's Disease	18	113	41	23	+ 90
Prostate Cancer	19	109	44	17	+ 92
Oesophagus Cancer	20	99	36	27	+ 73
Endocrine Disorders	21	93	38	25	+ 68
Bladder Cancer	22	80	47	15	+ 65
Falls	23	79	26	45	+ 33
Leukemia	24	78	27	45	+ 32
Drownings	25	68	35	28	+ 39
Oral Cancer	26	67	45	17	+ 51
Inflammatory/Heart	27	66	28	45	+ 21
Hypertension	28	54	12	211	- 157
Diabetes Mellitus	29	44	7	284	- 240
Ovary Cancer	30	41	40	23	+ 18
Road Traffic Accidents	31	37	11	229	- 192
Cervical Cancer	32	31	29	40	- 10
Uterin Cancer	33	28	60	4	+ 24
Tuberculosis	34	28	9	243	- 215
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	24	34	32	- 8
Skin Disease	36	23	55	12	+ 11
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	22	4	364	- 342
Rheumatoid Arthritis	38	21	62	3	+ 18
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	21	48	15	+ 6
Congenital Anomalies	40	20	18	113	- 93
Hepatitis C	41	18	68	1	+ 16
Asthma	42	16	22	68	- 52
Malnutrition	43	15	14	170	- 154
Skin Cancers	44	15	53	12	+ 3
Epilepsy	45	13	37	26	- 13
Hepatitis B	46	11	56	8	+ 3
Schizophrenia	47	8	84	0	+ 8
Fires	48	8	33	33	- 25
Anemia	49	7	85	0	+ 7
Drug Use	50	6	54	12	- 6
Alcohol	51	5	49	15	- 10
Meningitis	52	2	17	117	- 114
Violence	53	2	24	64	- 62
Poisonings	54	2	39	25	- 23
Low Birth Weight	55	2	8	251	- 250
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	1	80	0	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	57	1	61	4	- 3
Appendicitis	58	1	57	6	- 5
Multiple Sclerosis	59	1	67	2	- 1
Oral conditions	60	1	82	0	+ 1
Birth Trauma	61	1	15	166	- 165
Osteoarthritis	62	1	81	0	+ 1
HIV/AIDS	63	0	5	348	- 348
Maternal Conditions	64	0	31	40	- 40
Syphilis	65	0	52	13	- 13
War	66	0	63	3	- 3
Tetanus	67	0	46	16	- 16
Otitis Media	68	0	72	0	- 0
Encephalitis	69	0	59	5	- 5
Iodine Deficiency	70	0	76	0	+ 0
Pertussis	71	0	25	50	- 50
Schistosomiasis	72	0	64	3	- 3
Leprosy	73	0	79	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	74	0	69	1	- 1
Measles	75	0	66	2	- 2
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	51	14	- 14
Chagas disease	78	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	23	66	- 66
Chlamydia	80	0	70	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	71	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	75	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to DJIBOUTI

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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.