ESTONIA VS JAPAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	JAPAN		ESTONIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	1,588	1	3,009	- 1,421
Stroke	2	1,180	3	1,116	+ 64
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	1,046	6	349	+ 697
Lung Cancers	4	772	4	657	+ 115
Lung Disease	5	757	13	229	+ 529
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	556	5	527	+ 29
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	552	12	229	+ 322
Stomach Cancer	8	489	9	290	+ 199
Kidney Disease	9	434	17	176	+ 257
Pancreas Cancer	10	359	10	268	+ 90
Liver Cancer	11	285	26	107	+ 178
Other Injuries	12	214	20	141	+ 73
Suicide	13	189	16	197	- 9
Lymphomas	14	187	15	213	- 26
Breast Cancer	15	153	11	260	- 107
Other Neoplasms	16	147	23	123	+ 23
Liver Disease	17	138	7	328	- 191
Parkinson's Disease	18	136	29	82	+ 54
Prostate Cancer	19	131	8	298	- 168
Oesophagus Cancer	20	119	27	99	+ 21
Endocrine Disorders	21	111	33	66	+ 45
Bladder Cancer	22	96	21	126	- 29
Falls	23	94	24	119	- 24
Leukemia	24	93	22	126	- 33
Drownings	25	81	40	30	+ 52
Oral Cancer	26	81	25	110	- 30
Inflammatory/Heart	27	80	14	217	- 137
Hypertension	28	65	2	2,700	- 2,636
Diabetes Mellitus	29	53	19	146	- 93
Ovary Cancer	30	49	28	87	- 38
Road Traffic Accidents	31	44	35	59	- 15
Cervical Cancer	32	37	32	68	- 31
Uterin Cancer	33	34	34	60	- 27
Tuberculosis	34	34	47	16	+ 17
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	28	36	55	- 27
Skin Disease	36	27	41	29	- 1
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	26	53	8	+ 18
Rheumatoid Arthritis	38	25	46	17	+ 8
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	25	45	22	+ 3
Congenital Anomalies	40	24	43	25	- 1
Hepatitis C	41	22	58	4	+ 17
Asthma	42	19	44	24	- 5
Malnutrition	43	19	79	0	+ 19
Skin Cancers	44	18	30	79	- 61
Epilepsy	45	15	37	45	- 29
Hepatitis B	46	14	65	0	+ 14
Schizophrenia	47	10	56	6	+ 4
Fires	48	10	38	41	- 31
Anemia	49	8	51	9	- 1
Drug Use	50	7	31	75	- 68
Alcohol	51	6	18	148	- 143
Meningitis	52	3	54	7	- 4
Violence	53	3	42	28	- 26
Poisonings	54	2	52	8	- 6
Low Birth Weight	55	2	55	7	- 5
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	2	49	12	- 10
Upper Respiratory	57	2	66	0	+ 2
Appendicitis	58	1	59	2	- 1
Multiple Sclerosis	59	1	48	16	- 15
Oral conditions	60	1	60	2	- 1
Birth Trauma	61	1	57	5	- 4
Osteoarthritis	62	1	50	10	- 9
HIV/AIDS	63	0	39	40	- 40
Maternal Conditions	64	0	61	1	- 1
Syphilis	65	0	62	1	- 1
War	66	0	64	0	+ 0
Tetanus	67	0	81	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	68	0	67	0	+ 0
Encephalitis	69	0	63	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	70	0	80	0	+ 0
Pertussis	71	0	83	0	+ 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	72	0	+ 0
Leprosy	73	0	68	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	74	0	82	0	+ 0
Measles	75	0	84	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	70	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	69	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	71	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	73	0	- 0
Chlamydia	80	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	76	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	77	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ESTONIA

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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.