LIBERIA VS JAPAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	JAPAN		LIBERIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	7,234	7	1,885	+ 5,349
Stroke	2	5,376	11	1,578	+ 3,798
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	4,762	2	2,693	+ 2,069
Lung Cancers	4	3,517	44	66	+ 3,451
Lung Disease	5	3,450	26	294	+ 3,156
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	2,531	40	90	+ 2,441
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	2,513	29	235	+ 2,278
Stomach Cancer	8	2,226	37	122	+ 2,104
Kidney Disease	9	1,976	16	609	+ 1,368
Pancreas Cancer	10	1,634	53	38	+ 1,596
Liver Cancer	11	1,297	20	439	+ 858
Other Injuries	12	974	22	380	+ 594
Suicide	13	859	30	220	+ 640
Lymphomas	14	851	39	93	+ 757
Breast Cancer	15	698	27	246	+ 452
Other Neoplasms	16	667	62	6	+ 662
Liver Disease	17	626	13	858	- 232
Parkinson's Disease	18	618	43	72	+ 546
Prostate Cancer	19	596	25	297	+ 299
Oesophagus Cancer	20	544	60	16	+ 528
Endocrine Disorders	21	507	28	245	+ 261
Bladder Cancer	22	439	59	19	+ 420
Falls	23	430	33	155	+ 274
Leukemia	24	424	58	23	+ 401
Drownings	25	371	35	127	+ 244
Oral Cancer	26	368	48	50	+ 318
Inflammatory/Heart	27	363	38	115	+ 248
Hypertension	28	295	23	371	- 76
Diabetes Mellitus	29	240	15	650	- 410
Ovary Cancer	30	223	47	50	+ 173
Road Traffic Accidents	31	202	5	1,920	- 1,719
Cervical Cancer	32	168	19	474	- 306
Uterin Cancer	33	153	55	28	+ 124
Tuberculosis	34	153	1	2,766	- 2,614
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	129	36	126	+ 3
Skin Disease	36	124	51	41	+ 83
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	121	10	1,592	- 1,471
Rheumatoid Arthritis	38	116	64	4	+ 112
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	113	49	50	+ 63
Congenital Anomalies	40	109	14	833	- 724
Hepatitis C	41	98	65	4	+ 94
Asthma	42	85	31	200	- 115
Malnutrition	43	84	24	353	- 269
Skin Cancers	44	81	46	51	+ 30
Epilepsy	45	69	42	81	- 12
Hepatitis B	46	63	52	39	+ 24
Schizophrenia	47	46	80	0	+ 46
Fires	48	44	34	153	- 109
Anemia	49	39	83	0	+ 39
Drug Use	50	32	50	42	- 10
Alcohol	51	25	57	25	- 0
Meningitis	52	14	17	552	- 538
Violence	53	12	18	477	- 465
Poisonings	54	11	41	82	- 71
Low Birth Weight	55	9	8	1,652	- 1,643
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	8	84	0	+ 8
Upper Respiratory	57	7	67	3	+ 4
Appendicitis	58	6	61	12	- 7
Multiple Sclerosis	59	5	63	4	+ 1
Oral conditions	60	5	86	0	+ 5
Birth Trauma	61	5	9	1,601	- 1,597
Osteoarthritis	62	4	85	0	+ 4
HIV/AIDS	63	2	6	1,919	- 1,917
Maternal Conditions	64	2	12	870	- 868
Syphilis	65	1	21	394	- 394
War	66	1	70	1	+ 0
Tetanus	67	0	54	31	- 31
Otitis Media	68	0	71	0	+ 0
Encephalitis	69	0	56	27	- 27
Iodine Deficiency	70	0	79	0	+ 0
Pertussis	71	0	32	197	- 197
Schistosomiasis	72	0	45	51	- 51
Leprosy	73	0	75	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	74	0	68	1	- 1
Measles	75	0	3	2,554	- 2,554
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	4	2,428	- 2,428
Chlamydia	80	0	69	1	- 1
Hookworm Disease	81	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	66	4	- 4
Dengue	83	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	73	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to LIBERIA

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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.