NO MACEDONIA VS JAPAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	JAPAN		NO MACEDONIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	2,841	2	4,420	- 1,579
Stroke	2	2,112	1	5,521	- 3,409
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	1,870	19	157	+ 1,714
Lung Cancers	4	1,381	5	1,055	+ 326
Lung Disease	5	1,355	6	807	+ 548
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	994	8	560	+ 434
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	987	30	71	+ 916
Stomach Cancer	8	874	10	455	+ 419
Kidney Disease	9	776	9	516	+ 261
Pancreas Cancer	10	642	12	267	+ 375
Liver Cancer	11	509	13	260	+ 249
Other Injuries	12	383	17	183	+ 200
Suicide	13	337	16	196	+ 142
Lymphomas	14	334	25	96	+ 238
Breast Cancer	15	274	11	386	- 112
Other Neoplasms	16	262	40	19	+ 243
Liver Disease	17	246	15	218	+ 28
Parkinson's Disease	18	243	20	141	+ 102
Prostate Cancer	19	234	14	259	- 25
Oesophagus Cancer	20	213	34	45	+ 168
Endocrine Disorders	21	199	44	12	+ 187
Bladder Cancer	22	172	18	163	+ 10
Falls	23	169	27	78	+ 91
Leukemia	24	167	22	114	+ 52
Drownings	25	146	41	18	+ 128
Oral Cancer	26	144	29	72	+ 73
Inflammatory/Heart	27	143	3	4,249	- 4,107
Hypertension	28	116	7	627	- 512
Diabetes Mellitus	29	94	4	1,104	- 1,009
Ovary Cancer	30	88	26	93	- 6
Road Traffic Accidents	31	79	24	107	- 28
Cervical Cancer	32	66	31	68	- 2
Uterin Cancer	33	60	23	108	- 48
Tuberculosis	34	60	35	32	+ 28
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	51	32	56	- 5
Skin Disease	36	49	57	1	+ 48
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	47	56	1	+ 46
Rheumatoid Arthritis	38	45	60	0	+ 45
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	44	43	13	+ 31
Congenital Anomalies	40	43	37	29	+ 14
Hepatitis C	41	38	67	0	+ 38
Asthma	42	33	33	53	- 20
Malnutrition	43	33	58	1	+ 33
Skin Cancers	44	32	21	126	- 94
Epilepsy	45	27	38	23	+ 4
Hepatitis B	46	25	49	7	+ 18
Schizophrenia	47	18	85	0	+ 18
Fires	48	17	46	11	+ 7
Anemia	49	15	52	3	+ 12
Drug Use	50	13	47	9	+ 4
Alcohol	51	10	42	14	- 4
Meningitis	52	5	51	4	+ 2
Violence	53	5	36	31	- 26
Poisonings	54	4	45	11	- 7
Low Birth Weight	55	4	28	73	- 70
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	3	53	3	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	57	3	65	0	+ 3
Appendicitis	58	2	55	1	+ 1
Multiple Sclerosis	59	2	39	21	- 19
Oral conditions	60	2	83	0	+ 2
Birth Trauma	61	2	48	7	- 5
Osteoarthritis	62	1	82	0	+ 1
HIV/AIDS	63	1	61	0	+ 0
Maternal Conditions	64	1	54	2	- 1
Syphilis	65	0	62	0	- 0
War	66	0	63	0	+ 0
Tetanus	67	0	75	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	68	0	80	0	+ 0
Encephalitis	69	0	59	1	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	70	0	69	0	+ 0
Pertussis	71	0	50	4	- 4
Schistosomiasis	72	0	79	0	+ 0
Leprosy	73	0	81	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	74	0	66	0	- 0
Measles	75	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	64	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	78	0	- 0
Chlamydia	80	0	68	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	72	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	71	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	70	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	73	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NO MACEDONIA

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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.