JORDAN VS JAPAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	JAPAN		JORDAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	14,866	1	4,856	+ 10,009
Stroke	2	11,049	2	2,908	+ 8,141
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	9,786	8	937	+ 8,849
Lung Cancers	4	7,227	7	1,059	+ 6,169
Lung Disease	5	7,090	15	444	+ 6,646
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	5,201	13	616	+ 4,584
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	5,164	11	706	+ 4,458
Stomach Cancer	8	4,574	17	365	+ 4,209
Kidney Disease	9	4,061	6	1,494	+ 2,567
Pancreas Cancer	10	3,358	22	245	+ 3,113
Liver Cancer	11	2,665	25	186	+ 2,479
Other Injuries	12	2,002	19	294	+ 1,708
Suicide	13	1,766	28	165	+ 1,600
Lymphomas	14	1,748	18	323	+ 1,425
Breast Cancer	15	1,433	12	686	+ 748
Other Neoplasms	16	1,371	57	9	+ 1,362
Liver Disease	17	1,287	14	494	+ 794
Parkinson's Disease	18	1,270	27	169	+ 1,101
Prostate Cancer	19	1,226	33	131	+ 1,095
Oesophagus Cancer	20	1,117	42	63	+ 1,054
Endocrine Disorders	21	1,042	26	180	+ 862
Bladder Cancer	22	901	23	213	+ 689
Falls	23	883	24	191	+ 692
Leukemia	24	871	16	370	+ 502
Drownings	25	763	36	107	+ 656
Oral Cancer	26	756	31	143	+ 613
Inflammatory/Heart	27	747	38	74	+ 672
Hypertension	28	605	5	1,532	- 926
Diabetes Mellitus	29	493	4	1,684	- 1,191
Ovary Cancer	30	459	32	139	+ 320
Road Traffic Accidents	31	414	3	1,717	- 1,303
Cervical Cancer	32	345	41	64	+ 281
Uterin Cancer	33	314	39	74	+ 240
Tuberculosis	34	314	53	12	+ 302
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	265	40	67	+ 198
Skin Disease	36	254	48	42	+ 212
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	248	30	152	+ 96
Rheumatoid Arthritis	38	237	61	4	+ 233
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	232	50	22	+ 209
Congenital Anomalies	40	224	9	934	- 710
Hepatitis C	41	201	64	1	+ 200
Asthma	42	174	35	114	+ 60
Malnutrition	43	173	51	15	+ 158
Skin Cancers	44	167	49	38	+ 129
Epilepsy	45	141	46	49	+ 92
Hepatitis B	46	129	60	4	+ 125
Schizophrenia	47	95	81	0	+ 95
Fires	48	91	29	153	- 61
Anemia	49	79	82	0	+ 79
Drug Use	50	66	34	115	- 48
Alcohol	51	52	55	11	+ 42
Meningitis	52	28	37	78	- 50
Violence	53	24	21	269	- 245
Poisonings	54	23	47	47	- 24
Low Birth Weight	55	18	10	857	- 839
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	16	85	0	+ 16
Upper Respiratory	57	14	69	0	+ 14
Appendicitis	58	11	58	8	+ 4
Multiple Sclerosis	59	10	54	12	- 2
Oral conditions	60	10	86	0	+ 10
Birth Trauma	61	9	20	271	- 261
Osteoarthritis	62	8	84	0	+ 8
HIV/AIDS	63	4	63	2	+ 2
Maternal Conditions	64	3	44	53	- 49
Syphilis	65	1	45	52	- 50
War	66	1	59	6	- 5
Tetanus	67	1	56	11	- 10
Otitis Media	68	1	71	0	+ 1
Encephalitis	69	0	52	14	- 13
Iodine Deficiency	70	0	75	0	+ 0
Pertussis	71	0	43	55	- 54
Schistosomiasis	72	0	62	3	- 3
Leprosy	73	0	76	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	74	0	67	0	- 0
Measles	75	0	65	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	66	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	77	0	- 0
Chlamydia	80	0	70	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	73	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	68	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	74	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to JORDAN

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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.