GEORGIA VS JAPAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	JAPAN		GEORGIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	6,520	1	16,014	- 9,494
Stroke	2	4,846	2	11,969	- 7,123
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	4,292	9	886	+ 3,406
Lung Cancers	4	3,170	8	1,152	+ 2,018
Lung Disease	5	3,110	7	1,158	+ 1,951
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	2,281	14	444	+ 1,837
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	2,265	5	1,826	+ 439
Stomach Cancer	8	2,006	12	533	+ 1,473
Kidney Disease	9	1,781	10	826	+ 955
Pancreas Cancer	10	1,473	23	227	+ 1,246
Liver Cancer	11	1,169	17	385	+ 784
Other Injuries	12	878	20	346	+ 531
Suicide	13	774	18	367	+ 407
Lymphomas	14	767	25	208	+ 558
Breast Cancer	15	629	11	613	+ 16
Other Neoplasms	16	601	52	15	+ 587
Liver Disease	17	565	4	1,871	- 1,306
Parkinson's Disease	18	557	19	354	+ 203
Prostate Cancer	19	538	22	290	+ 247
Oesophagus Cancer	20	490	43	75	+ 415
Endocrine Disorders	21	457	38	109	+ 348
Bladder Cancer	22	395	26	205	+ 190
Falls	23	387	16	420	- 33
Leukemia	24	382	30	171	+ 211
Drownings	25	335	39	95	+ 239
Oral Cancer	26	331	31	167	+ 165
Inflammatory/Heart	27	327	21	346	- 19
Hypertension	28	265	3	4,387	- 4,122
Diabetes Mellitus	29	216	6	1,621	- 1,405
Ovary Cancer	30	201	29	174	+ 27
Road Traffic Accidents	31	182	13	496	- 314
Cervical Cancer	32	151	27	187	- 36
Uterin Cancer	33	138	36	115	+ 23
Tuberculosis	34	138	32	153	- 15
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	116	24	226	- 110
Skin Disease	36	112	51	17	+ 95
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	109	50	19	+ 90
Rheumatoid Arthritis	38	104	57	8	+ 97
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	102	15	426	- 325
Congenital Anomalies	40	98	28	174	- 76
Hepatitis C	41	88	64	0	+ 88
Asthma	42	76	35	136	- 59
Malnutrition	43	76	59	5	+ 71
Skin Cancers	44	73	33	149	- 76
Epilepsy	45	62	44	51	+ 11
Hepatitis B	46	57	58	7	+ 50
Schizophrenia	47	42	83	0	+ 42
Fires	48	40	34	140	- 100
Anemia	49	35	85	0	+ 35
Drug Use	50	29	41	90	- 60
Alcohol	51	23	45	49	- 26
Meningitis	52	12	47	25	- 12
Violence	53	11	40	90	- 80
Poisonings	54	10	49	23	- 13
Low Birth Weight	55	8	37	114	- 106
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	7	81	0	+ 7
Upper Respiratory	57	6	60	1	+ 6
Appendicitis	58	5	55	10	- 5
Multiple Sclerosis	59	4	54	12	- 8
Oral conditions	60	4	82	0	+ 4
Birth Trauma	61	4	46	39	- 35
Osteoarthritis	62	3	80	0	+ 3
HIV/AIDS	63	2	42	89	- 87
Maternal Conditions	64	2	53	13	- 11
Syphilis	65	1	63	0	+ 0
War	66	1	61	0	+ 0
Tetanus	67	0	62	0	- 0
Otitis Media	68	0	66	0	+ 0
Encephalitis	69	0	48	24	- 24
Iodine Deficiency	70	0	79	0	+ 0
Pertussis	71	0	67	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	73	0	+ 0
Leprosy	73	0	78	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	74	0	70	0	- 0
Measles	75	0	68	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	56	8	- 8
Chagas disease	78	0	72	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	71	0	- 0
Chlamydia	80	0	65	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	77	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	69	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	75	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GEORGIA

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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.