EQU. GUINEA VS JAPAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	JAPAN		EQU. GUINEA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	2,389	7	419	+ 1,970
Stroke	2	1,776	6	437	+ 1,339
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	1,573	2	913	+ 660
Lung Cancers	4	1,162	41	27	+ 1,135
Lung Disease	5	1,139	20	120	+ 1,019
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	836	40	29	+ 807
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	830	29	55	+ 774
Stomach Cancer	8	735	49	16	+ 720
Kidney Disease	9	653	14	198	+ 454
Pancreas Cancer	10	540	55	11	+ 528
Liver Cancer	11	428	34	43	+ 385
Other Injuries	12	322	23	105	+ 217
Suicide	13	284	22	107	+ 177
Lymphomas	14	281	45	19	+ 262
Breast Cancer	15	230	24	84	+ 146
Other Neoplasms	16	220	63	3	+ 217
Liver Disease	17	207	13	199	+ 8
Parkinson's Disease	18	204	46	18	+ 187
Prostate Cancer	19	197	35	43	+ 154
Oesophagus Cancer	20	180	54	12	+ 168
Endocrine Disorders	21	167	25	73	+ 94
Bladder Cancer	22	145	56	9	+ 136
Falls	23	142	32	46	+ 96
Leukemia	24	140	61	4	+ 136
Drownings	25	123	36	39	+ 83
Oral Cancer	26	121	37	35	+ 87
Inflammatory/Heart	27	120	27	63	+ 57
Hypertension	28	97	16	165	- 68
Diabetes Mellitus	29	79	11	299	- 220
Ovary Cancer	30	74	52	13	+ 61
Road Traffic Accidents	31	67	8	368	- 302
Cervical Cancer	32	55	28	56	- 1
Uterin Cancer	33	50	58	8	+ 43
Tuberculosis	34	50	10	321	- 270
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	43	43	22	+ 21
Skin Disease	36	41	51	13	+ 28
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	40	9	349	- 309
Rheumatoid Arthritis	38	38	62	4	+ 34
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	37	50	14	+ 23
Congenital Anomalies	40	36	12	249	- 213
Hepatitis C	41	32	69	0	+ 32
Asthma	42	28	26	65	- 37
Malnutrition	43	28	31	48	- 20
Skin Cancers	44	27	48	16	+ 11
Epilepsy	45	23	38	32	- 10
Hepatitis B	46	21	65	3	+ 18
Schizophrenia	47	15	86	0	+ 15
Fires	48	15	39	30	- 15
Anemia	49	13	85	0	+ 13
Drug Use	50	11	30	50	- 40
Alcohol	51	8	53	12	- 4
Meningitis	52	4	19	127	- 123
Violence	53	4	33	45	- 41
Poisonings	54	4	44	21	- 17
Low Birth Weight	55	3	4	457	- 454
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	3	82	0	+ 3
Upper Respiratory	57	2	66	2	+ 1
Appendicitis	58	2	59	6	- 4
Multiple Sclerosis	59	2	67	1	+ 0
Oral conditions	60	2	80	0	+ 2
Birth Trauma	61	2	5	441	- 439
Osteoarthritis	62	1	81	0	+ 1
HIV/AIDS	63	1	1	1,838	- 1,838
Maternal Conditions	64	1	17	139	- 138
Syphilis	65	0	18	134	- 134
War	66	0	71	0	+ 0
Tetanus	67	0	42	23	- 23
Otitis Media	68	0	72	0	- 0
Encephalitis	69	0	57	8	- 8
Iodine Deficiency	70	0	79	0	+ 0
Pertussis	71	0	21	109	- 109
Schistosomiasis	72	0	60	4	- 4
Leprosy	73	0	76	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	74	0	64	3	- 3
Measles	75	0	15	181	- 181
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	47	16	- 16
Leishmaniasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	3	668	- 668
Chlamydia	80	0	68	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	70	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	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to EQU. GUINEA

Japan

Equ. Guinea

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.