ERITREA VS JAPAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	JAPAN		ERITREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	8,440	4	2,154	+ 6,286
Stroke	2	6,273	2	2,564	+ 3,709
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	5,556	1	3,277	+ 2,279
Lung Cancers	4	4,103	46	62	+ 4,042
Lung Disease	5	4,025	9	662	+ 3,363
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	2,953	35	113	+ 2,840
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	2,932	24	310	+ 2,622
Stomach Cancer	8	2,597	48	48	+ 2,549
Kidney Disease	9	2,306	12	578	+ 1,728
Pancreas Cancer	10	1,907	58	20	+ 1,887
Liver Cancer	11	1,513	45	69	+ 1,444
Other Injuries	12	1,136	15	540	+ 596
Suicide	13	1,002	21	382	+ 621
Lymphomas	14	992	28	147	+ 846
Breast Cancer	15	814	23	311	+ 502
Other Neoplasms	16	779	66	6	+ 772
Liver Disease	17	731	6	1,215	- 484
Parkinson's Disease	18	721	37	85	+ 636
Prostate Cancer	19	696	47	54	+ 642
Oesophagus Cancer	20	634	39	81	+ 553
Endocrine Disorders	21	591	43	71	+ 520
Bladder Cancer	22	512	51	42	+ 470
Falls	23	501	26	168	+ 333
Leukemia	24	495	29	144	+ 351
Drownings	25	433	33	118	+ 315
Oral Cancer	26	429	44	71	+ 358
Inflammatory/Heart	27	424	32	123	+ 301
Hypertension	28	344	8	926	- 582
Diabetes Mellitus	29	280	7	944	- 665
Ovary Cancer	30	261	40	79	+ 181
Road Traffic Accidents	31	235	5	1,326	- 1,091
Cervical Cancer	32	196	30	132	+ 63
Uterin Cancer	33	178	61	18	+ 161
Tuberculosis	34	178	14	543	- 365
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	150	27	147	+ 3
Skin Disease	36	144	50	45	+ 100
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	141	3	2,292	- 2,151
Rheumatoid Arthritis	38	135	64	12	+ 123
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	132	41	77	+ 55
Congenital Anomalies	40	127	18	432	- 305
Hepatitis C	41	114	65	6	+ 108
Asthma	42	99	22	326	- 227
Malnutrition	43	98	10	660	- 561
Skin Cancers	44	95	56	30	+ 65
Epilepsy	45	80	38	81	- 1
Hepatitis B	46	73	57	28	+ 46
Schizophrenia	47	54	83	0	+ 54
Fires	48	52	31	132	- 80
Anemia	49	45	81	0	+ 45
Drug Use	50	38	53	36	+ 2
Alcohol	51	30	49	45	- 16
Meningitis	52	16	19	404	- 389
Violence	53	14	20	384	- 371
Poisonings	54	13	34	114	- 101
Low Birth Weight	55	10	16	531	- 521
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	9	84	0	+ 9
Upper Respiratory	57	8	60	18	- 10
Appendicitis	58	6	55	31	- 25
Multiple Sclerosis	59	6	67	4	+ 2
Oral conditions	60	5	86	0	+ 5
Birth Trauma	61	5	11	616	- 611
Osteoarthritis	62	4	85	0	+ 4
HIV/AIDS	63	2	25	308	- 305
Maternal Conditions	64	2	13	544	- 542
Syphilis	65	1	54	35	- 34
War	66	1	71	0	+ 0
Tetanus	67	0	52	37	- 37
Otitis Media	68	0	69	2	- 1
Encephalitis	69	0	62	16	- 15
Iodine Deficiency	70	0	79	0	+ 0
Pertussis	71	0	36	90	- 90
Schistosomiasis	72	0	42	73	- 73
Leprosy	73	0	78	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	74	0	72	0	- 0
Measles	75	0	63	13	- 13
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	59	19	- 19
Chagas disease	78	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	17	437	- 437
Chlamydia	80	0	70	1	- 1
Hookworm Disease	81	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	68	2	- 2
Dengue	83	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	75	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ERITREA

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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.