ETHIOPIA VS JAPAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	JAPAN		ETHIOPIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	157,717	4	36,530	+ 121,187
Stroke	2	117,223	3	39,362	+ 77,862
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	103,825	1	59,931	+ 43,894
Lung Cancers	4	76,679	38	2,202	+ 74,477
Lung Disease	5	75,218	15	11,870	+ 63,348
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	55,175	31	3,755	+ 51,421
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	54,787	21	8,258	+ 46,530
Stomach Cancer	8	48,529	47	1,519	+ 47,010
Kidney Disease	9	43,088	13	12,103	+ 30,985
Pancreas Cancer	10	35,629	61	488	+ 35,141
Liver Cancer	11	28,275	42	1,730	+ 26,545
Other Injuries	12	21,235	16	11,735	+ 9,500
Suicide	13	18,731	25	6,030	+ 12,701
Lymphomas	14	18,545	33	3,590	+ 14,956
Breast Cancer	15	15,208	20	8,485	+ 6,723
Other Neoplasms	16	14,549	66	148	+ 14,401
Liver Disease	17	13,659	8	27,270	- 13,611
Parkinson's Disease	18	13,479	46	1,578	+ 11,901
Prostate Cancer	19	13,005	50	1,244	+ 11,761
Oesophagus Cancer	20	11,851	40	1,839	+ 10,012
Endocrine Disorders	21	11,052	45	1,623	+ 9,430
Bladder Cancer	22	9,561	51	1,080	+ 8,481
Falls	23	9,368	28	4,510	+ 4,858
Leukemia	24	9,244	30	4,222	+ 5,022
Drownings	25	8,091	35	3,133	+ 4,959
Oral Cancer	26	8,019	48	1,477	+ 6,542
Inflammatory/Heart	27	7,922	39	2,168	+ 5,753
Hypertension	28	6,421	12	13,470	- 7,049
Diabetes Mellitus	29	5,228	10	16,258	- 11,030
Ovary Cancer	30	4,870	36	2,424	+ 2,446
Road Traffic Accidents	31	4,393	5	31,564	- 27,171
Cervical Cancer	32	3,655	27	5,019	- 1,363
Uterin Cancer	33	3,330	62	421	+ 2,909
Tuberculosis	34	3,328	9	21,455	- 18,127
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	2,811	41	1,758	+ 1,053
Skin Disease	36	2,700	53	904	+ 1,796
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	2,628	2	44,361	- 41,733
Rheumatoid Arthritis	38	2,519	65	221	+ 2,298
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	2,459	49	1,339	+ 1,119
Congenital Anomalies	40	2,379	11	15,638	- 13,258
Hepatitis C	41	2,136	69	115	+ 2,021
Asthma	42	1,850	29	4,484	- 2,634
Malnutrition	43	1,838	19	8,643	- 6,805
Skin Cancers	44	1,773	52	1,006	+ 767
Epilepsy	45	1,500	44	1,625	- 125
Hepatitis B	46	1,369	56	742	+ 627
Schizophrenia	47	1,012	86	0	+ 1,012
Fires	48	969	34	3,255	- 2,286
Anemia	49	842	83	0	+ 842
Drug Use	50	704	60	513	+ 191
Alcohol	51	554	55	750	- 196
Meningitis	52	296	14	12,019	- 11,723
Violence	53	256	22	8,076	- 7,820
Poisonings	54	245	32	3,668	- 3,423
Low Birth Weight	55	195	7	28,020	- 27,826
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	165	81	0	+ 165
Upper Respiratory	57	153	57	709	- 556
Appendicitis	58	121	58	677	- 557
Multiple Sclerosis	59	104	70	61	+ 43
Oral conditions	60	102	82	0	+ 102
Birth Trauma	61	101	6	31,107	- 31,006
Osteoarthritis	62	83	80	0	+ 83
HIV/AIDS	63	46	17	11,471	- 11,425
Maternal Conditions	64	37	18	8,887	- 8,850
Syphilis	65	15	43	1,699	- 1,684
War	66	14	64	281	- 267
Tetanus	67	9	37	2,203	- 2,194
Otitis Media	68	7	71	39	- 32
Encephalitis	69	4	63	386	- 381
Iodine Deficiency	70	2	76	0	+ 2
Pertussis	71	1	23	6,896	- 6,895
Schistosomiasis	72	0	54	839	- 839
Leprosy	73	0	79	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	74	0	67	146	- 146
Measles	75	0	24	6,324	- 6,324
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	59	579	- 579
Chagas disease	78	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	26	5,626	- 5,626
Chlamydia	80	0	72	21	- 21
Hookworm Disease	81	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	68	130	- 130
Dengue	83	0	73	20	- 20
Trichuriasis	84	0	75	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ETHIOPIA

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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.