JAMAICA VS JAPAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	JAPAN		JAMAICA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	3,757	3	1,726	+ 2,031
Stroke	2	2,792	1	2,415	+ 377
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	2,473	15	393	+ 2,080
Lung Cancers	4	1,826	10	472	+ 1,354
Lung Disease	5	1,792	11	452	+ 1,340
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	1,314	13	436	+ 878
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	1,305	9	587	+ 718
Stomach Cancer	8	1,156	19	231	+ 925
Kidney Disease	9	1,026	6	793	+ 233
Pancreas Cancer	10	849	27	119	+ 730
Liver Cancer	11	673	29	101	+ 572
Other Injuries	12	506	31	91	+ 415
Suicide	13	446	35	70	+ 376
Lymphomas	14	442	17	251	+ 191
Breast Cancer	15	362	14	413	- 51
Other Neoplasms	16	347	45	19	+ 328
Liver Disease	17	325	21	155	+ 171
Parkinson's Disease	18	321	25	132	+ 189
Prostate Cancer	19	310	5	883	- 574
Oesophagus Cancer	20	282	34	74	+ 209
Endocrine Disorders	21	263	20	176	+ 87
Bladder Cancer	22	228	38	60	+ 168
Falls	23	223	33	82	+ 141
Leukemia	24	220	26	129	+ 91
Drownings	25	193	51	10	+ 182
Oral Cancer	26	191	39	59	+ 132
Inflammatory/Heart	27	189	24	133	+ 55
Hypertension	28	153	8	651	- 498
Diabetes Mellitus	29	125	2	2,077	- 1,953
Ovary Cancer	30	116	30	97	+ 19
Road Traffic Accidents	31	105	12	444	- 339
Cervical Cancer	32	87	16	358	- 271
Uterin Cancer	33	79	28	106	- 27
Tuberculosis	34	79	54	8	+ 72
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	67	32	82	- 15
Skin Disease	36	64	22	145	- 81
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	63	42	35	+ 28
Rheumatoid Arthritis	38	60	50	11	+ 49
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	59	44	27	+ 32
Congenital Anomalies	40	57	23	139	- 82
Hepatitis C	41	51	64	0	+ 51
Asthma	42	44	36	65	- 21
Malnutrition	43	44	40	48	- 4
Skin Cancers	44	42	52	10	+ 32
Epilepsy	45	36	41	46	- 10
Hepatitis B	46	33	59	1	+ 32
Schizophrenia	47	24	85	0	+ 24
Fires	48	23	46	16	+ 7
Anemia	49	20	83	0	+ 20
Drug Use	50	17	48	13	+ 4
Alcohol	51	13	55	7	+ 6
Meningitis	52	7	47	16	- 8
Violence	53	6	4	1,484	- 1,478
Poisonings	54	6	57	2	+ 4
Low Birth Weight	55	5	18	241	- 236
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	4	81	0	+ 4
Upper Respiratory	57	4	65	0	+ 4
Appendicitis	58	3	53	9	- 6
Multiple Sclerosis	59	2	56	3	- 1
Oral conditions	60	2	80	0	+ 2
Birth Trauma	61	2	37	65	- 63
Osteoarthritis	62	2	82	0	+ 2
HIV/AIDS	63	1	7	757	- 756
Maternal Conditions	64	1	43	35	- 34
Syphilis	65	0	60	1	- 0
War	66	0	61	1	- 0
Tetanus	67	0	63	0	- 0
Otitis Media	68	0	69	0	+ 0
Encephalitis	69	0	49	13	- 13
Iodine Deficiency	70	0	76	0	+ 0
Pertussis	71	0	67	0	+ 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	74	0	+ 0
Leprosy	73	0	70	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	74	0	68	0	- 0
Measles	75	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	71	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	73	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	72	0	- 0
Chlamydia	80	0	62	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	79	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	66	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	58	1	- 1
Trichuriasis	84	0	78	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to JAMAICA

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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.