MEXICO VS JAPAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	JAPAN		MEXICO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	173,933	1	116,238	+ 57,696
Stroke	2	129,276	4	39,790	+ 89,486
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	114,500	8	24,816	+ 89,684
Lung Cancers	4	84,564	17	7,349	+ 77,215
Lung Disease	5	82,952	7	29,123	+ 53,829
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	60,849	20	6,871	+ 53,978
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	60,421	30	3,447	+ 56,974
Stomach Cancer	8	53,519	19	6,939	+ 46,580
Kidney Disease	9	47,519	3	44,622	+ 2,897
Pancreas Cancer	10	39,292	27	4,510	+ 34,782
Liver Cancer	11	31,182	21	6,817	+ 24,365
Other Injuries	12	23,418	11	12,175	+ 11,244
Suicide	13	20,657	22	6,772	+ 13,885
Lymphomas	14	20,452	24	4,961	+ 15,491
Breast Cancer	15	16,772	16	7,380	+ 9,392
Other Neoplasms	16	16,045	23	6,204	+ 9,840
Liver Disease	17	15,064	6	29,838	- 14,774
Parkinson's Disease	18	14,864	43	1,567	+ 13,297
Prostate Cancer	19	14,342	15	7,494	+ 6,848
Oesophagus Cancer	20	13,069	49	1,252	+ 11,818
Endocrine Disorders	21	12,189	12	11,310	+ 878
Bladder Cancer	22	10,544	48	1,272	+ 9,272
Falls	23	10,332	35	2,628	+ 7,704
Leukemia	24	10,195	25	4,830	+ 5,365
Drownings	25	8,923	42	1,799	+ 7,125
Oral Cancer	26	8,843	46	1,355	+ 7,488
Inflammatory/Heart	27	8,736	41	1,866	+ 6,870
Hypertension	28	7,081	9	17,806	- 10,725
Diabetes Mellitus	29	5,765	2	86,110	- 80,345
Ovary Cancer	30	5,371	34	2,649	+ 2,722
Road Traffic Accidents	31	4,845	10	16,303	- 11,458
Cervical Cancer	32	4,031	26	4,787	- 756
Uterin Cancer	33	3,673	50	902	+ 2,771
Tuberculosis	34	3,670	38	1,943	+ 1,727
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	3,100	33	2,734	+ 366
Skin Disease	36	2,978	31	3,029	- 51
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	2,898	29	3,476	- 578
Rheumatoid Arthritis	38	2,778	45	1,415	+ 1,363
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	2,711	52	859	+ 1,852
Congenital Anomalies	40	2,624	13	10,457	- 7,833
Hepatitis C	41	2,355	55	625	+ 1,730
Asthma	42	2,040	47	1,342	+ 698
Malnutrition	43	2,027	14	7,552	- 5,525
Skin Cancers	44	1,955	40	1,909	+ 47
Epilepsy	45	1,654	39	1,912	- 258
Hepatitis B	46	1,510	61	210	+ 1,300
Schizophrenia	47	1,116	63	127	+ 989
Fires	48	1,069	56	604	+ 465
Anemia	49	929	37	2,182	- 1,253
Drug Use	50	777	44	1,470	- 693
Alcohol	51	611	32	2,945	- 2,335
Meningitis	52	327	58	357	- 31
Violence	53	282	5	32,450	- 32,168
Poisonings	54	270	57	531	- 261
Low Birth Weight	55	215	18	7,163	- 6,948
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	182	51	894	- 712
Upper Respiratory	57	169	64	127	+ 42
Appendicitis	58	133	53	774	- 641
Multiple Sclerosis	59	114	60	295	- 181
Oral conditions	60	112	65	125	- 13
Birth Trauma	61	111	36	2,552	- 2,441
Osteoarthritis	62	91	59	305	- 213
HIV/AIDS	63	51	28	4,128	- 4,077
Maternal Conditions	64	41	54	750	- 709
Syphilis	65	17	73	5	+ 12
War	66	15	66	112	- 96
Tetanus	67	10	71	10	+ 0
Otitis Media	68	8	68	29	- 21
Encephalitis	69	5	62	140	- 135
Iodine Deficiency	70	2	74	2	- 1
Pertussis	71	1	70	21	- 20
Schistosomiasis	72	0	83	0	+ 0
Leprosy	73	0	75	1	- 1
Diphtheria	74	0	79	0	+ 0
Measles	75	0	80	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	82	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	76	1	- 1
Chagas disease	78	0	69	24	- 24
Malaria	79	0	84	0	- 0
Chlamydia	80	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	78	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	72	5	- 5
Dengue	83	0	67	30	- 30
Trichuriasis	84	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MEXICO

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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.