EGYPT VS JAPAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	JAPAN		EGYPT		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	148,001	1	173,871	- 25,870
Stroke	2	110,002	3	43,839	+ 66,163
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	97,429	7	20,695	+ 76,734
Lung Cancers	4	71,956	18	5,677	+ 66,279
Lung Disease	5	70,584	9	13,393	+ 57,192
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	51,776	24	3,083	+ 48,694
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	51,412	16	6,975	+ 44,437
Stomach Cancer	8	45,539	32	1,844	+ 43,695
Kidney Disease	9	40,434	6	21,087	+ 19,347
Pancreas Cancer	10	33,434	26	2,906	+ 30,528
Liver Cancer	11	26,533	4	24,512	+ 2,021
Other Injuries	12	19,927	21	3,819	+ 16,108
Suicide	13	17,577	25	3,022	+ 14,555
Lymphomas	14	17,403	14	7,539	+ 9,864
Breast Cancer	15	14,271	13	9,180	+ 5,091
Other Neoplasms	16	13,652	61	116	+ 13,536
Liver Disease	17	12,818	2	60,122	- 47,305
Parkinson's Disease	18	12,648	28	2,391	+ 10,257
Prostate Cancer	19	12,204	35	1,282	+ 10,922
Oesophagus Cancer	20	11,121	41	951	+ 10,170
Endocrine Disorders	21	10,372	29	2,372	+ 8,000
Bladder Cancer	22	8,972	19	5,133	+ 3,840
Falls	23	8,791	30	2,019	+ 6,772
Leukemia	24	8,675	22	3,763	+ 4,912
Drownings	25	7,593	37	1,122	+ 6,471
Oral Cancer	26	7,525	45	793	+ 6,732
Inflammatory/Heart	27	7,434	27	2,489	+ 4,945
Hypertension	28	6,026	5	21,094	- 15,069
Diabetes Mellitus	29	4,905	8	19,131	- 14,225
Ovary Cancer	30	4,570	31	1,944	+ 2,627
Road Traffic Accidents	31	4,123	12	10,141	- 6,018
Cervical Cancer	32	3,430	48	625	+ 2,805
Uterin Cancer	33	3,125	52	422	+ 2,703
Tuberculosis	34	3,123	51	432	+ 2,691
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	2,638	34	1,339	+ 1,299
Skin Disease	36	2,534	55	219	+ 2,314
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	2,466	23	3,692	- 1,226
Rheumatoid Arthritis	38	2,364	65	26	+ 2,338
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	2,307	36	1,248	+ 1,059
Congenital Anomalies	40	2,233	10	12,163	- 9,930
Hepatitis C	41	2,004	63	97	+ 1,908
Asthma	42	1,736	15	7,104	- 5,368
Malnutrition	43	1,724	46	759	+ 966
Skin Cancers	44	1,664	39	1,013	+ 651
Epilepsy	45	1,407	50	451	+ 956
Hepatitis B	46	1,285	40	988	+ 296
Schizophrenia	47	950	80	0	+ 950
Fires	48	909	33	1,568	- 659
Anemia	49	790	82	0	+ 790
Drug Use	50	661	62	116	+ 545
Alcohol	51	520	60	141	+ 379
Meningitis	52	278	43	827	- 549
Violence	53	240	20	4,165	- 3,925
Poisonings	54	230	57	195	+ 35
Low Birth Weight	55	183	11	11,391	- 11,209
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	155	84	0	+ 155
Upper Respiratory	57	144	68	5	+ 139
Appendicitis	58	113	59	142	- 29
Multiple Sclerosis	59	97	56	213	- 115
Oral conditions	60	96	86	0	+ 96
Birth Trauma	61	94	17	6,109	- 6,015
Osteoarthritis	62	78	85	0	+ 78
HIV/AIDS	63	43	53	397	- 354
Maternal Conditions	64	35	44	795	- 760
Syphilis	65	14	58	159	- 145
War	66	13	47	714	- 700
Tetanus	67	8	49	540	- 532
Otitis Media	68	7	72	0	+ 7
Encephalitis	69	4	38	1,046	- 1,042
Iodine Deficiency	70	1	74	0	+ 1
Pertussis	71	1	42	906	- 905
Schistosomiasis	72	0	54	220	- 220
Leprosy	73	0	73	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	74	0	70	3	- 3
Measles	75	0	64	43	- 43
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	66	13	- 13
Chagas disease	78	0	75	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	77	0	- 0
Chlamydia	80	0	71	1	- 1
Hookworm Disease	81	0	78	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	67	6	- 6
Dengue	83	0	69	5	- 5
Trichuriasis	84	0	79	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to EGYPT

Japan

Egypt

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.