INDIA VS JAPAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	JAPAN		INDIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	1,874,672	1	1,520,034	+ 354,637
Stroke	2	1,393,354	3	697,038	+ 696,316
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	1,234,095	6	392,425	+ 841,670
Lung Cancers	4	911,438	21	88,276	+ 823,162
Lung Disease	5	894,067	2	879,732	+ 14,335
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	655,833	25	77,368	+ 578,465
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	651,221	17	126,593	+ 524,628
Stomach Cancer	8	576,829	24	81,058	+ 495,771
Kidney Disease	9	512,161	11	222,903	+ 289,259
Pancreas Cancer	10	423,499	37	32,812	+ 390,687
Liver Cancer	11	336,085	39	30,369	+ 305,716
Other Injuries	12	252,405	15	149,570	+ 102,834
Suicide	13	222,645	14	173,347	+ 49,297
Lymphomas	14	220,435	33	40,159	+ 180,275
Breast Cancer	15	180,768	22	82,821	+ 97,947
Other Neoplasms	16	172,930	62	2,968	+ 169,962
Liver Disease	17	162,359	8	268,580	- 106,221
Parkinson's Disease	18	160,211	32	43,398	+ 116,813
Prostate Cancer	19	154,582	38	30,945	+ 123,637
Oesophagus Cancer	20	140,864	34	38,898	+ 101,966
Endocrine Disorders	21	131,372	47	15,264	+ 116,108
Bladder Cancer	22	113,648	48	14,081	+ 99,567
Falls	23	111,355	10	225,755	- 114,401
Leukemia	24	109,879	35	33,383	+ 76,496
Drownings	25	96,177	28	48,774	+ 47,403
Oral Cancer	26	95,313	16	134,187	- 38,874
Inflammatory/Heart	27	94,159	49	12,651	+ 81,509
Hypertension	28	76,324	19	108,050	- 31,726
Diabetes Mellitus	29	62,136	7	271,495	- 209,359
Ovary Cancer	30	57,888	44	21,947	+ 35,941
Road Traffic Accidents	31	52,222	12	212,596	- 160,374
Cervical Cancer	32	43,450	30	45,319	- 1,869
Uterin Cancer	33	39,586	59	6,841	+ 32,745
Tuberculosis	34	39,557	5	435,882	- 396,324
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	33,417	26	68,108	- 34,690
Skin Disease	36	32,094	45	17,857	+ 14,236
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	31,237	4	670,315	- 639,078
Rheumatoid Arthritis	38	29,941	50	11,931	+ 18,010
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	29,223	18	126,079	- 96,856
Congenital Anomalies	40	28,281	23	82,769	- 54,488
Hepatitis C	41	25,387	65	1,364	+ 24,023
Asthma	42	21,986	13	196,051	- 174,064
Malnutrition	43	21,843	55	8,626	+ 13,216
Skin Cancers	44	21,075	60	5,054	+ 16,021
Epilepsy	45	17,825	40	30,307	- 12,482
Hepatitis B	46	16,273	56	8,184	+ 8,089
Schizophrenia	47	12,030	83	0	+ 12,030
Fires	48	11,517	42	23,265	- 11,748
Anemia	49	10,012	81	0	+ 10,012
Drug Use	50	8,372	52	11,747	- 3,376
Alcohol	51	6,584	43	23,097	- 16,512
Meningitis	52	3,522	36	33,337	- 29,815
Violence	53	3,041	27	51,767	- 48,726
Poisonings	54	2,911	61	3,540	- 629
Low Birth Weight	55	2,312	9	238,739	- 236,427
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	1,964	86	0	+ 1,964
Upper Respiratory	57	1,820	68	584	+ 1,236
Appendicitis	58	1,437	53	11,245	- 9,808
Multiple Sclerosis	59	1,234	63	2,328	- 1,094
Oral conditions	60	1,210	84	0	+ 1,210
Birth Trauma	61	1,195	20	102,819	- 101,624
Osteoarthritis	62	983	85	0	+ 983
HIV/AIDS	63	546	31	44,406	- 43,860
Maternal Conditions	64	441	41	25,917	- 25,476
Syphilis	65	181	64	2,007	- 1,826
War	66	166	67	890	- 724
Tetanus	67	105	58	7,093	- 6,988
Otitis Media	68	87	71	68	+ 19
Encephalitis	69	53	29	48,080	- 48,027
Iodine Deficiency	70	18	79	0	+ 18
Pertussis	71	16	54	10,094	- 10,078
Schistosomiasis	72	5	76	0	+ 5
Leprosy	73	4	73	0	+ 4
Diphtheria	74	1	72	65	- 64
Measles	75	0	51	11,923	- 11,923
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	66	973	- 973
Chagas disease	78	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	57	7,705	- 7,705
Chlamydia	80	0	69	379	- 379
Hookworm Disease	81	0	75	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	70	126	- 126
Dengue	83	0	46	17,546	- 17,546
Trichuriasis	84	0	74	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to INDIA

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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.