SOMALIA VS JAPAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	JAPAN		SOMALIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	17,318	7	7,233	+ 10,085
Stroke	2	12,872	6	8,595	+ 4,276
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	11,400	1	21,712	- 10,311
Lung Cancers	4	8,420	54	233	+ 8,187
Lung Disease	5	8,259	19	2,442	+ 5,817
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	6,058	38	546	+ 5,512
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	6,016	32	647	+ 5,369
Stomach Cancer	8	5,329	49	310	+ 5,019
Kidney Disease	9	4,731	21	2,051	+ 2,680
Pancreas Cancer	10	3,912	62	108	+ 3,805
Liver Cancer	11	3,105	53	256	+ 2,849
Other Injuries	12	2,332	14	3,602	- 1,270
Suicide	13	2,057	27	1,219	+ 838
Lymphomas	14	2,036	34	605	+ 1,432
Breast Cancer	15	1,670	26	1,232	+ 438
Other Neoplasms	16	1,597	70	12	+ 1,585
Liver Disease	17	1,500	13	3,917	- 2,417
Parkinson's Disease	18	1,480	56	184	+ 1,296
Prostate Cancer	19	1,428	52	285	+ 1,143
Oesophagus Cancer	20	1,301	40	516	+ 785
Endocrine Disorders	21	1,214	44	406	+ 807
Bladder Cancer	22	1,050	61	149	+ 901
Falls	23	1,029	37	548	+ 481
Leukemia	24	1,015	35	562	+ 454
Drownings	25	888	25	1,272	- 383
Oral Cancer	26	880	46	328	+ 553
Inflammatory/Heart	27	870	39	521	+ 349
Hypertension	28	705	18	2,643	- 1,938
Diabetes Mellitus	29	574	16	2,888	- 2,314
Ovary Cancer	30	535	50	295	+ 240
Road Traffic Accidents	31	482	11	4,231	- 3,749
Cervical Cancer	32	401	28	883	- 481
Uterin Cancer	33	366	64	78	+ 288
Tuberculosis	34	365	4	10,261	- 9,896
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	309	36	559	- 250
Skin Disease	36	296	58	151	+ 145
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	289	2	15,363	- 15,074
Rheumatoid Arthritis	38	277	66	35	+ 241
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	270	41	446	- 176
Congenital Anomalies	40	261	15	3,410	- 3,149
Hepatitis C	41	235	67	34	+ 200
Asthma	42	203	23	1,878	- 1,675
Malnutrition	43	202	10	4,825	- 4,623
Skin Cancers	44	195	57	164	+ 31
Epilepsy	45	165	43	419	- 254
Hepatitis B	46	150	48	315	- 164
Schizophrenia	47	111	81	0	+ 111
Fires	48	106	30	810	- 704
Anemia	49	92	83	0	+ 92
Drug Use	50	77	65	54	+ 23
Alcohol	51	61	59	151	- 90
Meningitis	52	33	9	5,381	- 5,349
Violence	53	28	29	828	- 800
Poisonings	54	27	31	758	- 731
Low Birth Weight	55	21	8	6,250	- 6,229
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	18	84	0	+ 18
Upper Respiratory	57	17	47	326	- 309
Appendicitis	58	13	55	188	- 174
Multiple Sclerosis	59	11	71	8	+ 4
Oral conditions	60	11	86	0	+ 11
Birth Trauma	61	11	5	9,573	- 9,562
Osteoarthritis	62	9	85	0	+ 9
HIV/AIDS	63	5	33	610	- 605
Maternal Conditions	64	4	12	4,127	- 4,122
Syphilis	65	2	45	378	- 376
War	66	2	24	1,318	- 1,317
Tetanus	67	1	17	2,648	- 2,647
Otitis Media	68	1	68	32	- 31
Encephalitis	69	0	63	91	- 90
Iodine Deficiency	70	0	76	0	+ 0
Pertussis	71	0	20	2,054	- 2,054
Schistosomiasis	72	0	42	435	- 435
Leprosy	73	0	77	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	74	0	60	150	- 150
Measles	75	0	3	11,576	- 11,576
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	51	290	- 290
Chagas disease	78	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	22	1,942	- 1,942
Chlamydia	80	0	72	5	- 5
Hookworm Disease	81	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	69	30	- 30
Dengue	83	0	73	1	- 1
Trichuriasis	84	0	75	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOMALIA

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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.