GUATEMALA VS JAPAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	JAPAN		GUATEMALA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	24,286	1	9,825	+ 14,462
Stroke	2	18,051	6	4,849	+ 13,202
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	15,988	2	9,245	+ 6,742
Lung Cancers	4	11,808	35	391	+ 11,416
Lung Disease	5	11,583	13	1,901	+ 9,681
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	8,496	31	464	+ 8,032
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	8,437	12	1,957	+ 6,480
Stomach Cancer	8	7,473	17	1,570	+ 5,902
Kidney Disease	9	6,635	4	6,277	+ 358
Pancreas Cancer	10	5,486	38	282	+ 5,204
Liver Cancer	11	4,354	15	1,765	+ 2,589
Other Injuries	12	3,270	10	2,466	+ 804
Suicide	13	2,884	22	1,039	+ 1,845
Lymphomas	14	2,856	43	229	+ 2,627
Breast Cancer	15	2,342	28	495	+ 1,846
Other Neoplasms	16	2,240	56	42	+ 2,198
Liver Disease	17	2,103	5	5,684	- 3,581
Parkinson's Disease	18	2,076	34	393	+ 1,683
Prostate Cancer	19	2,003	24	846	+ 1,157
Oesophagus Cancer	20	1,825	48	144	+ 1,681
Endocrine Disorders	21	1,702	29	486	+ 1,216
Bladder Cancer	22	1,472	55	57	+ 1,415
Falls	23	1,443	20	1,371	+ 71
Leukemia	24	1,423	27	601	+ 823
Drownings	25	1,246	32	463	+ 783
Oral Cancer	26	1,235	49	142	+ 1,093
Inflammatory/Heart	27	1,220	44	225	+ 994
Hypertension	28	989	26	679	+ 310
Diabetes Mellitus	29	805	3	6,932	- 6,127
Ovary Cancer	30	750	50	133	+ 617
Road Traffic Accidents	31	677	8	4,026	- 3,350
Cervical Cancer	32	563	25	808	- 245
Uterin Cancer	33	513	59	27	+ 486
Tuberculosis	34	512	37	301	+ 211
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	433	23	1,029	- 597
Skin Disease	36	416	42	232	+ 184
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	405	9	2,617	- 2,213
Rheumatoid Arthritis	38	388	52	82	+ 306
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	379	54	62	+ 317
Congenital Anomalies	40	366	18	1,517	- 1,150
Hepatitis C	41	329	66	2	+ 327
Asthma	42	285	36	335	- 50
Malnutrition	43	283	11	1,981	- 1,698
Skin Cancers	44	273	46	195	+ 78
Epilepsy	45	231	33	463	- 232
Hepatitis B	46	211	65	2	+ 208
Schizophrenia	47	156	80	0	+ 156
Fires	48	149	45	207	- 58
Anemia	49	130	83	0	+ 130
Drug Use	50	108	40	272	- 163
Alcohol	51	85	14	1,799	- 1,714
Meningitis	52	46	41	271	- 225
Violence	53	39	7	4,411	- 4,371
Poisonings	54	38	39	275	- 237
Low Birth Weight	55	30	16	1,658	- 1,629
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	25	85	0	+ 25
Upper Respiratory	57	24	57	34	- 11
Appendicitis	58	19	47	164	- 145
Multiple Sclerosis	59	16	60	21	- 5
Oral conditions	60	16	86	0	+ 16
Birth Trauma	61	15	19	1,466	- 1,451
Osteoarthritis	62	13	84	0	+ 13
HIV/AIDS	63	7	21	1,173	- 1,166
Maternal Conditions	64	6	30	468	- 463
Syphilis	65	2	64	3	- 0
War	66	2	68	2	+ 0
Tetanus	67	1	62	10	- 8
Otitis Media	68	1	70	0	+ 1
Encephalitis	69	1	51	104	- 103
Iodine Deficiency	70	0	76	0	+ 0
Pertussis	71	0	53	70	- 70
Schistosomiasis	72	0	75	0	+ 0
Leprosy	73	0	77	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	74	0	71	0	- 0
Measles	75	0	72	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	73	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	69	1	- 1
Chagas disease	78	0	61	19	- 19
Malaria	79	0	74	0	- 0
Chlamydia	80	0	67	2	- 2
Hookworm Disease	81	0	78	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	63	7	- 7
Dengue	83	0	58	33	- 33
Trichuriasis	84	0	79	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GUATEMALA

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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.