GRENADA VS JAPAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	JAPAN		GRENADA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	152	1	156	- 3
Stroke	2	113	2	104	+ 9
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	100	4	54	+ 46
Lung Cancers	4	74	14	15	+ 59
Lung Disease	5	73	13	16	+ 57
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	53	11	20	+ 33
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	53	19	10	+ 43
Stomach Cancer	8	47	23	8	+ 39
Kidney Disease	9	42	6	40	+ 2
Pancreas Cancer	10	34	16	11	+ 23
Liver Cancer	11	27	25	7	+ 20
Other Injuries	12	21	10	21	- 1
Suicide	13	18	52	1	+ 17
Lymphomas	14	18	21	10	+ 8
Breast Cancer	15	15	9	25	- 10
Other Neoplasms	16	14	29	7	+ 8
Liver Disease	17	13	18	11	+ 3
Parkinson's Disease	18	13	44	3	+ 10
Prostate Cancer	19	13	5	49	- 36
Oesophagus Cancer	20	11	30	6	+ 6
Endocrine Disorders	21	11	7	28	- 17
Bladder Cancer	22	9	41	4	+ 6
Falls	23	9	34	5	+ 4
Leukemia	24	9	38	4	+ 5
Drownings	25	8	39	4	+ 4
Oral Cancer	26	8	28	7	+ 1
Inflammatory/Heart	27	8	36	4	+ 3
Hypertension	28	6	8	27	- 21
Diabetes Mellitus	29	5	3	90	- 85
Ovary Cancer	30	5	35	4	+ 0
Road Traffic Accidents	31	4	22	9	- 5
Cervical Cancer	32	4	20	10	- 7
Uterin Cancer	33	3	15	12	- 9
Tuberculosis	34	3	51	1	+ 2
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	3	33	5	- 2
Skin Disease	36	3	12	18	- 15
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	3	48	2	+ 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis	38	2	56	0	+ 2
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	2	47	2	+ 1
Congenital Anomalies	40	2	26	7	- 4
Hepatitis C	41	2	69	0	+ 2
Asthma	42	2	43	3	- 1
Malnutrition	43	2	40	4	- 2
Skin Cancers	44	2	54	1	+ 1
Epilepsy	45	1	45	2	- 1
Hepatitis B	46	1	58	0	+ 1
Schizophrenia	47	1	84	0	+ 1
Fires	48	1	46	2	- 1
Anemia	49	1	32	6	- 5
Drug Use	50	1	49	1	- 1
Alcohol	51	1	31	6	- 5
Meningitis	52	0	68	0	+ 0
Violence	53	0	24	7	- 7
Poisonings	54	0	60	0	+ 0
Low Birth Weight	55	0	27	7	- 7
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	0	37	4	- 4
Upper Respiratory	57	0	57	0	- 0
Appendicitis	58	0	53	1	- 1
Multiple Sclerosis	59	0	82	0	+ 0
Oral conditions	60	0	86	0	+ 0
Birth Trauma	61	0	17	11	- 11
Osteoarthritis	62	0	50	1	- 1
HIV/AIDS	63	0	42	3	- 3
Maternal Conditions	64	0	55	1	- 1
Syphilis	65	0	59	0	- 0
War	66	0	61	0	+ 0
Tetanus	67	0	77	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	68	0	81	0	+ 0
Encephalitis	69	0	70	0	+ 0
Iodine Deficiency	70	0	79	0	+ 0
Pertussis	71	0	62	0	+ 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	73	0	+ 0
Leprosy	73	0	80	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	74	0	76	0	+ 0
Measles	75	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	72	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	74	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	71	0	- 0
Chlamydia	80	0	67	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	66	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	64	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	63	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	65	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GRENADA

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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.