GUYANA VS JAPAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	JAPAN		GUYANA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	1,056	1	1,335	- 278
Stroke	2	785	2	1,022	- 237
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	695	6	302	+ 394
Lung Cancers	4	514	29	38	+ 476
Lung Disease	5	504	13	174	+ 330
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	370	25	59	+ 311
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	367	38	23	+ 344
Stomach Cancer	8	325	31	34	+ 291
Kidney Disease	9	289	8	233	+ 55
Pancreas Cancer	10	239	42	19	+ 220
Liver Cancer	11	189	34	29	+ 161
Other Injuries	12	142	14	167	- 25
Suicide	13	125	5	315	- 190
Lymphomas	14	124	32	32	+ 92
Breast Cancer	15	102	19	96	+ 6
Other Neoplasms	16	97	28	40	+ 57
Liver Disease	17	91	9	197	- 105
Parkinson's Disease	18	90	49	9	+ 81
Prostate Cancer	19	87	17	123	- 36
Oesophagus Cancer	20	79	51	8	+ 72
Endocrine Disorders	21	74	12	174	- 100
Bladder Cancer	22	64	50	8	+ 56
Falls	23	63	48	11	+ 52
Leukemia	24	62	39	21	+ 41
Drownings	25	54	15	145	- 91
Oral Cancer	26	54	40	20	+ 34
Inflammatory/Heart	27	53	20	92	- 39
Hypertension	28	43	4	320	- 277
Diabetes Mellitus	29	35	3	579	- 544
Ovary Cancer	30	33	43	18	+ 15
Road Traffic Accidents	31	29	11	175	- 145
Cervical Cancer	32	24	21	91	- 67
Uterin Cancer	33	22	46	13	+ 9
Tuberculosis	34	22	16	137	- 115
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	19	26	54	- 35
Skin Disease	36	18	56	3	+ 15
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	18	27	48	- 30
Rheumatoid Arthritis	38	17	63	1	+ 16
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	16	47	13	+ 4
Congenital Anomalies	40	16	23	69	- 53
Hepatitis C	41	14	69	0	+ 14
Asthma	42	12	36	25	- 13
Malnutrition	43	12	30	37	- 25
Skin Cancers	44	12	55	5	+ 7
Epilepsy	45	10	37	24	- 14
Hepatitis B	46	9	59	2	+ 7
Schizophrenia	47	7	62	1	+ 6
Fires	48	6	41	19	- 13
Anemia	49	6	18	99	- 93
Drug Use	50	5	45	16	- 11
Alcohol	51	4	57	3	+ 1
Meningitis	52	2	44	17	- 15
Violence	53	2	10	194	- 192
Poisonings	54	2	65	1	+ 1
Low Birth Weight	55	1	22	89	- 88
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	1	52	8	- 7
Upper Respiratory	57	1	66	1	+ 1
Appendicitis	58	1	54	6	- 5
Multiple Sclerosis	59	1	61	1	- 1
Oral conditions	60	1	67	0	+ 0
Birth Trauma	61	1	24	64	- 64
Osteoarthritis	62	1	58	3	- 2
HIV/AIDS	63	0	7	256	- 256
Maternal Conditions	64	0	35	28	- 28
Syphilis	65	0	71	0	- 0
War	66	0	64	1	- 1
Tetanus	67	0	72	0	- 0
Otitis Media	68	0	76	0	+ 0
Encephalitis	69	0	53	7	- 7
Iodine Deficiency	70	0	85	0	+ 0
Pertussis	71	0	73	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	84	0	+ 0
Leprosy	73	0	68	0	- 0
Diphtheria	74	0	75	0	- 0
Measles	75	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	82	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	83	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	81	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	33	30	- 30
Chlamydia	80	0	80	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	79	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	60	2	- 2
Trichuriasis	84	0	78	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	70	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GUYANA

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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.