SOUTH AFRICA VS JAPAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	JAPAN		SOUTH AFRICA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	80,411	3	32,739	+ 47,673
Stroke	2	59,766	4	30,693	+ 29,073
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	52,935	2	39,341	+ 13,594
Lung Cancers	4	39,095	15	7,705	+ 31,390
Lung Disease	5	38,350	13	11,895	+ 26,455
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	28,131	28	3,587	+ 24,544
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	27,933	22	4,676	+ 23,257
Stomach Cancer	8	24,742	39	1,535	+ 23,208
Kidney Disease	9	21,968	9	15,302	+ 6,667
Pancreas Cancer	10	18,165	35	2,007	+ 16,158
Liver Cancer	11	14,416	33	2,383	+ 12,033
Other Injuries	12	10,827	17	6,014	+ 4,813
Suicide	13	9,550	10	13,774	- 4,224
Lymphomas	14	9,455	31	2,818	+ 6,638
Breast Cancer	15	7,754	23	4,533	+ 3,220
Other Neoplasms	16	7,418	58	267	+ 7,151
Liver Disease	17	6,964	14	9,013	- 2,049
Parkinson's Disease	18	6,872	46	1,077	+ 5,795
Prostate Cancer	19	6,631	24	4,374	+ 2,257
Oesophagus Cancer	20	6,042	29	3,486	+ 2,557
Endocrine Disorders	21	5,635	19	5,890	- 255
Bladder Cancer	22	4,875	52	829	+ 4,046
Falls	23	4,776	42	1,399	+ 3,377
Leukemia	24	4,713	40	1,464	+ 3,250
Drownings	25	4,125	32	2,403	+ 1,722
Oral Cancer	26	4,088	41	1,406	+ 2,683
Inflammatory/Heart	27	4,039	21	5,408	- 1,369
Hypertension	28	3,274	12	12,789	- 9,515
Diabetes Mellitus	29	2,665	5	30,188	- 27,522
Ovary Cancer	30	2,483	51	951	+ 1,532
Road Traffic Accidents	31	2,240	11	13,014	- 10,774
Cervical Cancer	32	1,864	20	5,555	- 3,692
Uterin Cancer	33	1,698	54	512	+ 1,186
Tuberculosis	34	1,697	6	21,965	- 20,269
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	1,433	36	1,894	- 461
Skin Disease	36	1,377	45	1,101	+ 275
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	1,340	8	15,843	- 14,503
Rheumatoid Arthritis	38	1,284	55	376	+ 909
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	1,253	47	1,015	+ 239
Congenital Anomalies	40	1,213	25	4,351	- 3,137
Hepatitis C	41	1,089	70	8	+ 1,081
Asthma	42	943	18	5,966	- 5,023
Malnutrition	43	937	34	2,381	- 1,444
Skin Cancers	44	904	48	993	- 89
Epilepsy	45	765	37	1,870	- 1,105
Hepatitis B	46	698	61	139	+ 559
Schizophrenia	47	516	80	0	+ 516
Fires	48	494	27	3,618	- 3,124
Anemia	49	429	82	0	+ 429
Drug Use	50	359	53	770	- 411
Alcohol	51	282	49	987	- 704
Meningitis	52	151	26	3,660	- 3,509
Violence	53	130	7	21,000	- 20,869
Poisonings	54	125	50	975	- 851
Low Birth Weight	55	99	16	6,250	- 6,151
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	84	86	0	+ 84
Upper Respiratory	57	78	60	223	- 145
Appendicitis	58	62	56	274	- 212
Multiple Sclerosis	59	53	62	113	- 60
Oral conditions	60	52	84	0	+ 52
Birth Trauma	61	51	30	3,004	- 2,952
Osteoarthritis	62	42	85	0	+ 42
HIV/AIDS	63	23	1	71,996	- 71,972
Maternal Conditions	64	19	38	1,700	- 1,681
Syphilis	65	8	44	1,130	- 1,122
War	66	7	64	66	- 58
Tetanus	67	5	65	38	- 33
Otitis Media	68	4	67	19	- 15
Encephalitis	69	2	59	234	- 232
Iodine Deficiency	70	1	79	0	+ 1
Pertussis	71	1	43	1,142	- 1,142
Schistosomiasis	72	0	66	35	- 35
Leprosy	73	0	75	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	74	0	69	16	- 16
Measles	75	0	57	270	- 270
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	63	83	- 83
Chlamydia	80	0	68	18	- 18
Hookworm Disease	81	0	72	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	71	3	- 3
Dengue	83	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	74	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH AFRICA

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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.