SLOVENIA VS JAPAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	JAPAN		SLOVENIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	2,791	1	3,617	- 826
Stroke	2	2,074	2	1,977	+ 97
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	1,837	13	412	+ 1,426
Lung Cancers	4	1,357	3	1,261	+ 96
Lung Disease	5	1,331	7	675	+ 656
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	976	5	743	+ 234
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	970	16	375	+ 594
Stomach Cancer	8	859	17	341	+ 518
Kidney Disease	9	762	28	143	+ 619
Pancreas Cancer	10	630	15	409	+ 221
Liver Cancer	11	500	19	285	+ 216
Other Injuries	12	376	23	203	+ 173
Suicide	13	331	14	411	- 80
Lymphomas	14	328	11	465	- 137
Breast Cancer	15	269	9	484	- 215
Other Neoplasms	16	257	34	69	+ 188
Liver Disease	17	242	12	429	- 188
Parkinson's Disease	18	239	24	196	+ 42
Prostate Cancer	19	230	10	476	- 246
Oesophagus Cancer	20	210	32	93	+ 117
Endocrine Disorders	21	196	33	93	+ 103
Bladder Cancer	22	169	22	211	- 42
Falls	23	166	6	708	- 542
Leukemia	24	164	21	225	- 62
Drownings	25	143	44	17	+ 126
Oral Cancer	26	142	27	145	- 3
Inflammatory/Heart	27	140	20	239	- 99
Hypertension	28	114	4	881	- 767
Diabetes Mellitus	29	93	18	340	- 248
Ovary Cancer	30	86	29	122	- 36
Road Traffic Accidents	31	78	31	105	- 27
Cervical Cancer	32	65	36	60	+ 4
Uterin Cancer	33	59	30	106	- 47
Tuberculosis	34	59	46	15	+ 44
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	50	37	55	- 5
Skin Disease	36	48	49	5	+ 43
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	47	52	4	+ 42
Rheumatoid Arthritis	38	45	40	30	+ 15
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	44	26	151	- 108
Congenital Anomalies	40	42	38	49	- 7
Hepatitis C	41	38	67	0	+ 38
Asthma	42	33	45	16	+ 16
Malnutrition	43	33	64	0	+ 33
Skin Cancers	44	31	25	191	- 159
Epilepsy	45	27	35	62	- 36
Hepatitis B	46	24	58	1	+ 23
Schizophrenia	47	18	47	9	+ 9
Fires	48	17	48	8	+ 9
Anemia	49	15	60	1	+ 14
Drug Use	50	12	41	24	- 12
Alcohol	51	10	8	511	- 501
Meningitis	52	5	50	5	+ 0
Violence	53	5	42	19	- 14
Poisonings	54	4	51	4	+ 0
Low Birth Weight	55	3	43	17	- 13
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	3	86	0	+ 3
Upper Respiratory	57	3	63	0	+ 3
Appendicitis	58	2	54	2	+ 0
Multiple Sclerosis	59	2	39	35	- 33
Oral conditions	60	2	53	3	- 1
Birth Trauma	61	2	57	1	+ 0
Osteoarthritis	62	1	85	0	+ 1
HIV/AIDS	63	1	70	0	+ 1
Maternal Conditions	64	1	56	1	- 1
Syphilis	65	0	55	2	- 2
War	66	0	61	0	+ 0
Tetanus	67	0	59	1	- 1
Otitis Media	68	0	68	0	+ 0
Encephalitis	69	0	65	0	+ 0
Iodine Deficiency	70	0	78	0	+ 0
Pertussis	71	0	66	0	+ 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	82	0	+ 0
Leprosy	73	0	69	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	74	0	77	0	+ 0
Measles	75	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	80	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	62	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	81	0	- 0
Chlamydia	80	0	71	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	73	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	72	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SLOVENIA

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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.