PHILIPPINES VS JAPAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	JAPAN		PHILIPPINES		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	157,353	1	129,955	+ 27,398
Stroke	2	116,953	3	74,167	+ 42,786
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	103,585	2	93,807	+ 9,779
Lung Cancers	4	76,503	13	10,296	+ 66,207
Lung Disease	5	75,045	6	32,559	+ 42,485
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	55,048	16	8,063	+ 46,985
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	54,661	39	2,010	+ 52,651
Stomach Cancer	8	48,417	41	1,868	+ 46,548
Kidney Disease	9	42,989	4	39,380	+ 3,609
Pancreas Cancer	10	35,547	37	2,121	+ 33,426
Liver Cancer	11	28,210	19	7,663	+ 20,546
Other Injuries	12	21,186	31	3,536	+ 17,650
Suicide	13	18,688	35	2,325	+ 16,363
Lymphomas	14	18,502	36	2,279	+ 16,224
Breast Cancer	15	15,173	15	9,802	+ 5,371
Other Neoplasms	16	14,515	23	5,146	+ 9,369
Liver Disease	17	13,628	20	7,076	+ 6,551
Parkinson's Disease	18	13,447	55	594	+ 12,853
Prostate Cancer	19	12,975	26	4,149	+ 8,826
Oesophagus Cancer	20	11,824	53	672	+ 11,152
Endocrine Disorders	21	11,027	12	10,464	+ 563
Bladder Cancer	22	9,539	58	569	+ 8,970
Falls	23	9,347	28	3,861	+ 5,486
Leukemia	24	9,223	29	3,596	+ 5,627
Drownings	25	8,073	27	3,881	+ 4,192
Oral Cancer	26	8,000	34	2,916	+ 5,084
Inflammatory/Heart	27	7,903	30	3,545	+ 4,358
Hypertension	28	6,406	5	34,500	- 28,093
Diabetes Mellitus	29	5,215	7	32,260	- 27,045
Ovary Cancer	30	4,859	40	1,994	+ 2,865
Road Traffic Accidents	31	4,383	10	13,017	- 8,633
Cervical Cancer	32	3,647	33	3,076	+ 572
Uterin Cancer	33	3,323	50	761	+ 2,562
Tuberculosis	34	3,320	8	27,061	- 23,740
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	2,805	21	6,865	- 4,060
Skin Disease	36	2,694	25	4,229	- 1,536
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	2,622	22	6,189	- 3,567
Rheumatoid Arthritis	38	2,513	62	323	+ 2,190
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	2,453	42	1,807	+ 646
Congenital Anomalies	40	2,374	17	8,051	- 5,677
Hepatitis C	41	2,131	81	0	+ 2,131
Asthma	42	1,845	11	11,404	- 9,558
Malnutrition	43	1,833	24	4,311	- 2,478
Skin Cancers	44	1,769	61	368	+ 1,401
Epilepsy	45	1,496	45	1,120	+ 376
Hepatitis B	46	1,366	56	590	+ 776
Schizophrenia	47	1,010	68	127	+ 882
Fires	48	967	54	600	+ 367
Anemia	49	840	32	3,435	- 2,595
Drug Use	50	703	52	695	+ 8
Alcohol	51	553	60	401	+ 152
Meningitis	52	296	47	1,041	- 746
Violence	53	255	9	14,835	- 14,579
Poisonings	54	244	65	226	+ 18
Low Birth Weight	55	194	14	10,141	- 9,947
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	165	51	752	- 587
Upper Respiratory	57	153	70	39	+ 114
Appendicitis	58	121	63	276	- 155
Multiple Sclerosis	59	104	72	31	+ 73
Oral conditions	60	102	73	28	+ 73
Birth Trauma	61	100	18	7,960	- 7,860
Osteoarthritis	62	83	57	570	- 487
HIV/AIDS	63	46	66	204	- 159
Maternal Conditions	64	37	38	2,042	- 2,005
Syphilis	65	15	44	1,157	- 1,142
War	66	14	49	817	- 803
Tetanus	67	9	59	521	- 512
Otitis Media	68	7	74	23	- 16
Encephalitis	69	4	67	185	- 180
Iodine Deficiency	70	2	77	4	- 2
Pertussis	71	1	43	1,760	- 1,759
Schistosomiasis	72	0	64	233	- 233
Leprosy	73	0	71	37	- 36
Diphtheria	74	0	75	14	- 14
Measles	75	0	48	894	- 894
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	83	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	82	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	79	2	- 2
Malaria	79	0	69	94	- 94
Chlamydia	80	0	78	4	- 4
Hookworm Disease	81	0	84	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	76	13	- 13
Dengue	83	0	46	1,060	- 1,060
Trichuriasis	84	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	80	2	- 2
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to PHILIPPINES

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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.