SLOVAKIA VS JAPAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	JAPAN		SLOVAKIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	7,402	1	10,654	- 3,252
Stroke	2	5,501	3	3,756	+ 1,746
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	4,873	6	2,024	+ 2,849
Lung Cancers	4	3,599	4	2,562	+ 1,037
Lung Disease	5	3,530	9	1,121	+ 2,409
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	2,589	5	2,528	+ 61
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	2,571	2	4,482	- 1,911
Stomach Cancer	8	2,277	15	827	+ 1,451
Kidney Disease	9	2,022	14	830	+ 1,192
Pancreas Cancer	10	1,672	13	876	+ 797
Liver Cancer	11	1,327	22	469	+ 858
Other Injuries	12	997	20	554	+ 443
Suicide	13	879	19	660	+ 219
Lymphomas	14	870	17	736	+ 135
Breast Cancer	15	714	10	1,071	- 357
Other Neoplasms	16	683	40	93	+ 590
Liver Disease	17	641	7	1,425	- 784
Parkinson's Disease	18	633	29	310	+ 323
Prostate Cancer	19	610	12	968	- 358
Oesophagus Cancer	20	556	28	314	+ 243
Endocrine Disorders	21	519	37	163	+ 355
Bladder Cancer	22	449	21	489	- 40
Falls	23	440	8	1,277	- 838
Leukemia	24	434	23	448	- 15
Drownings	25	380	38	144	+ 236
Oral Cancer	26	376	18	716	- 340
Inflammatory/Heart	27	372	25	339	+ 33
Hypertension	28	301	11	1,034	- 733
Diabetes Mellitus	29	245	16	750	- 504
Ovary Cancer	30	229	26	334	- 106
Road Traffic Accidents	31	206	27	331	- 125
Cervical Cancer	32	172	32	273	- 101
Uterin Cancer	33	156	30	280	- 124
Tuberculosis	34	156	50	26	+ 130
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	132	31	274	- 142
Skin Disease	36	127	34	170	- 43
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	123	47	34	+ 89
Rheumatoid Arthritis	38	118	53	15	+ 103
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	115	41	70	+ 46
Congenital Anomalies	40	112	36	167	- 55
Hepatitis C	41	100	54	12	+ 88
Asthma	42	87	44	47	+ 40
Malnutrition	43	86	49	29	+ 58
Skin Cancers	44	83	24	357	- 274
Epilepsy	45	70	35	168	- 98
Hepatitis B	46	64	56	8	+ 56
Schizophrenia	47	47	60	4	+ 43
Fires	48	45	46	39	+ 7
Anemia	49	40	59	5	+ 34
Drug Use	50	33	45	45	- 12
Alcohol	51	26	33	219	- 193
Meningitis	52	14	51	25	- 11
Violence	53	12	42	59	- 47
Poisonings	54	11	48	30	- 18
Low Birth Weight	55	9	39	97	- 88
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	8	57	7	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	57	7	58	6	+ 1
Appendicitis	58	6	55	9	- 3
Multiple Sclerosis	59	5	43	55	- 50
Oral conditions	60	5	66	1	+ 4
Birth Trauma	61	5	52	15	- 10
Osteoarthritis	62	4	69	0	+ 4
HIV/AIDS	63	2	65	2	+ 0
Maternal Conditions	64	2	63	3	- 1
Syphilis	65	1	62	3	- 3
War	66	1	68	1	+ 0
Tetanus	67	0	71	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	68	0	64	2	- 2
Encephalitis	69	0	67	1	- 1
Iodine Deficiency	70	0	84	0	+ 0
Pertussis	71	0	61	4	- 4
Schistosomiasis	72	0	74	0	+ 0
Leprosy	73	0	83	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	74	0	70	0	- 0
Measles	75	0	72	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	77	0	- 0
Chlamydia	80	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	79	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	80	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SLOVAKIA

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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.