MOLDOVA VS JAPAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	JAPAN		MOLDOVA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	4,789	1	14,292	- 9,504
Stroke	2	3,559	2	5,878	- 2,319
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	3,152	6	1,042	+ 2,111
Lung Cancers	4	2,328	5	1,131	+ 1,198
Lung Disease	5	2,284	9	752	+ 1,532
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	1,675	7	1,030	+ 645
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	1,664	32	163	+ 1,500
Stomach Cancer	8	1,473	12	518	+ 956
Kidney Disease	9	1,308	18	307	+ 1,001
Pancreas Cancer	10	1,082	15	427	+ 655
Liver Cancer	11	859	13	514	+ 344
Other Injuries	12	645	8	772	- 127
Suicide	13	569	10	593	- 24
Lymphomas	14	563	22	230	+ 333
Breast Cancer	15	462	11	592	- 130
Other Neoplasms	16	442	42	65	+ 377
Liver Disease	17	415	3	2,869	- 2,454
Parkinson's Disease	18	409	55	6	+ 403
Prostate Cancer	19	395	19	295	+ 100
Oesophagus Cancer	20	360	38	105	+ 255
Endocrine Disorders	21	336	46	40	+ 295
Bladder Cancer	22	290	29	181	+ 109
Falls	23	284	33	149	+ 135
Leukemia	24	281	34	140	+ 141
Drownings	25	246	30	179	+ 66
Oral Cancer	26	243	17	375	- 132
Inflammatory/Heart	27	241	14	476	- 236
Hypertension	28	195	4	2,287	- 2,092
Diabetes Mellitus	29	159	16	407	- 248
Ovary Cancer	30	148	35	123	+ 25
Road Traffic Accidents	31	133	20	293	- 160
Cervical Cancer	32	111	25	212	- 101
Uterin Cancer	33	101	37	108	- 6
Tuberculosis	34	101	26	197	- 96
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	85	24	219	- 133
Skin Disease	36	82	45	45	+ 37
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	80	59	4	+ 76
Rheumatoid Arthritis	38	76	57	5	+ 71
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	75	41	68	+ 6
Congenital Anomalies	40	72	27	190	- 118
Hepatitis C	41	65	63	1	+ 63
Asthma	42	56	48	26	+ 30
Malnutrition	43	56	64	1	+ 55
Skin Cancers	44	54	36	121	- 67
Epilepsy	45	46	44	46	- 0
Hepatitis B	46	42	58	4	+ 37
Schizophrenia	47	31	65	1	+ 30
Fires	48	29	40	70	- 41
Anemia	49	26	66	1	+ 25
Drug Use	50	21	43	59	- 37
Alcohol	51	17	21	233	- 216
Meningitis	52	9	49	17	- 8
Violence	53	8	31	167	- 159
Poisonings	54	7	23	220	- 213
Low Birth Weight	55	6	39	90	- 84
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	5	50	12	- 7
Upper Respiratory	57	5	62	2	+ 2
Appendicitis	58	4	51	10	- 6
Multiple Sclerosis	59	3	52	9	- 6
Oral conditions	60	3	53	8	- 4
Birth Trauma	61	3	47	37	- 34
Osteoarthritis	62	3	56	6	- 3
HIV/AIDS	63	1	28	189	- 188
Maternal Conditions	64	1	54	7	- 6
Syphilis	65	0	68	0	+ 0
War	66	0	67	1	- 0
Tetanus	67	0	72	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	68	0	61	2	- 2
Encephalitis	69	0	60	3	- 2
Iodine Deficiency	70	0	78	0	+ 0
Pertussis	71	0	70	0	+ 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	80	0	+ 0
Leprosy	73	0	79	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	74	0	71	0	+ 0
Measles	75	0	69	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	83	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	82	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	81	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	84	0	- 0
Chlamydia	80	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	75	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	77	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MOLDOVA

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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.