QATAR VS JAPAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	JAPAN		QATAR		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	3,395	1	1,082	+ 2,313
Stroke	2	2,524	3	255	+ 2,268
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	2,235	10	108	+ 2,127
Lung Cancers	4	1,651	13	73	+ 1,578
Lung Disease	5	1,619	15	68	+ 1,551
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	1,188	11	83	+ 1,105
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	1,179	12	75	+ 1,105
Stomach Cancer	8	1,045	23	42	+ 1,003
Kidney Disease	9	928	6	179	+ 748
Pancreas Cancer	10	767	30	25	+ 742
Liver Cancer	11	609	21	44	+ 564
Other Injuries	12	457	9	115	+ 342
Suicide	13	403	7	165	+ 238
Lymphomas	14	399	18	48	+ 351
Breast Cancer	15	327	17	53	+ 275
Other Neoplasms	16	313	51	3	+ 311
Liver Disease	17	294	5	202	+ 92
Parkinson's Disease	18	290	26	28	+ 262
Prostate Cancer	19	280	31	18	+ 262
Oesophagus Cancer	20	255	37	13	+ 242
Endocrine Disorders	21	238	24	39	+ 199
Bladder Cancer	22	206	27	27	+ 179
Falls	23	202	8	129	+ 73
Leukemia	24	199	16	57	+ 142
Drownings	25	174	19	45	+ 129
Oral Cancer	26	173	29	25	+ 148
Inflammatory/Heart	27	171	25	32	+ 138
Hypertension	28	138	28	26	+ 112
Diabetes Mellitus	29	113	2	459	- 346
Ovary Cancer	30	105	32	17	+ 88
Road Traffic Accidents	31	95	4	206	- 111
Cervical Cancer	32	79	36	13	+ 66
Uterin Cancer	33	72	49	6	+ 65
Tuberculosis	34	72	44	8	+ 64
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	61	46	7	+ 53
Skin Disease	36	58	33	16	+ 42
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	57	41	10	+ 47
Rheumatoid Arthritis	38	54	59	0	+ 54
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	53	45	8	+ 45
Congenital Anomalies	40	51	14	70	- 19
Hepatitis C	41	46	63	0	+ 46
Asthma	42	40	40	10	+ 30
Malnutrition	43	40	58	1	+ 39
Skin Cancers	44	38	43	8	+ 30
Epilepsy	45	32	35	13	+ 19
Hepatitis B	46	29	56	2	+ 28
Schizophrenia	47	22	83	0	+ 22
Fires	48	21	22	42	- 22
Anemia	49	18	85	0	+ 18
Drug Use	50	15	39	12	+ 3
Alcohol	51	12	48	7	+ 5
Meningitis	52	6	47	7	- 1
Violence	53	6	34	14	- 9
Poisonings	54	5	42	9	- 4
Low Birth Weight	55	4	20	45	- 41
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	4	80	0	+ 4
Upper Respiratory	57	3	65	0	+ 3
Appendicitis	58	3	57	1	+ 1
Multiple Sclerosis	59	2	55	2	+ 0
Oral conditions	60	2	82	0	+ 2
Birth Trauma	61	2	38	13	- 10
Osteoarthritis	62	2	81	0	+ 2
HIV/AIDS	63	1	71	0	+ 1
Maternal Conditions	64	1	52	3	- 2
Syphilis	65	0	53	2	- 2
War	66	0	61	0	+ 0
Tetanus	67	0	60	0	- 0
Otitis Media	68	0	69	0	+ 0
Encephalitis	69	0	50	5	- 5
Iodine Deficiency	70	0	74	0	+ 0
Pertussis	71	0	54	2	- 2
Schistosomiasis	72	0	78	0	+ 0
Leprosy	73	0	70	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	74	0	66	0	- 0
Measles	75	0	67	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	76	0	- 0
Chlamydia	80	0	68	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	73	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	64	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	62	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	72	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to QATAR

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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.