NAMIBIA VS JAPAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	JAPAN		NAMIBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	3,730	5	1,221	+ 2,509
Stroke	2	2,772	4	1,333	+ 1,439
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	2,455	2	1,464	+ 991
Lung Cancers	4	1,813	35	59	+ 1,755
Lung Disease	5	1,779	10	461	+ 1,318
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	1,305	36	54	+ 1,250
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	1,296	21	176	+ 1,120
Stomach Cancer	8	1,148	45	33	+ 1,115
Kidney Disease	9	1,019	15	322	+ 697
Pancreas Cancer	10	843	53	18	+ 825
Liver Cancer	11	669	41	45	+ 624
Other Injuries	12	502	19	207	+ 295
Suicide	13	443	17	243	+ 200
Lymphomas	14	439	40	46	+ 393
Breast Cancer	15	360	24	121	+ 239
Other Neoplasms	16	344	60	8	+ 336
Liver Disease	17	323	14	336	- 13
Parkinson's Disease	18	319	42	43	+ 275
Prostate Cancer	19	308	31	94	+ 213
Oesophagus Cancer	20	280	52	21	+ 259
Endocrine Disorders	21	261	33	73	+ 189
Bladder Cancer	22	226	54	16	+ 210
Falls	23	222	34	62	+ 159
Leukemia	24	219	49	24	+ 195
Drownings	25	191	26	110	+ 82
Oral Cancer	26	190	30	100	+ 90
Inflammatory/Heart	27	187	22	162	+ 26
Hypertension	28	152	12	428	- 276
Diabetes Mellitus	29	124	7	724	- 601
Ovary Cancer	30	115	50	23	+ 92
Road Traffic Accidents	31	104	6	868	- 764
Cervical Cancer	32	86	23	133	- 46
Uterin Cancer	33	79	56	11	+ 67
Tuberculosis	34	79	3	1,416	- 1,338
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	66	32	76	- 9
Skin Disease	36	64	47	31	+ 33
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	62	8	645	- 583
Rheumatoid Arthritis	38	60	57	9	+ 50
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	58	44	33	+ 25
Congenital Anomalies	40	56	16	283	- 227
Hepatitis C	41	51	66	1	+ 50
Asthma	42	44	20	200	- 157
Malnutrition	43	43	18	224	- 180
Skin Cancers	44	42	29	108	- 66
Epilepsy	45	35	38	49	- 14
Hepatitis B	46	32	63	4	+ 28
Schizophrenia	47	24	86	0	+ 24
Fires	48	23	28	109	- 86
Anemia	49	20	83	0	+ 20
Drug Use	50	17	46	32	- 15
Alcohol	51	13	48	28	- 15
Meningitis	52	7	27	109	- 102
Violence	53	6	11	450	- 444
Poisonings	54	6	39	46	- 41
Low Birth Weight	55	5	9	516	- 511
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	4	82	0	+ 4
Upper Respiratory	57	4	61	6	- 3
Appendicitis	58	3	58	9	- 6
Multiple Sclerosis	59	2	64	2	+ 0
Oral conditions	60	2	80	0	+ 2
Birth Trauma	61	2	13	345	- 342
Osteoarthritis	62	2	81	0	+ 2
HIV/AIDS	63	1	1	2,928	- 2,927
Maternal Conditions	64	1	25	110	- 109
Syphilis	65	0	43	35	- 34
War	66	0	67	0	- 0
Tetanus	67	0	62	6	- 6
Otitis Media	68	0	70	0	- 0
Encephalitis	69	0	59	8	- 8
Iodine Deficiency	70	0	73	0	+ 0
Pertussis	71	0	37	54	- 54
Schistosomiasis	72	0	55	14	- 14
Leprosy	73	0	72	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	74	0	71	0	- 0
Measles	75	0	65	2	- 2
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	51	22	- 22
Chlamydia	80	0	68	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	76	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	69	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	75	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NAMIBIA

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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.