SRI LANKA VS JAPAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	JAPAN		SRI LANKA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	29,245	1	26,304	+ 2,941
Stroke	2	21,737	6	6,805	+ 14,931
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	19,252	8	5,117	+ 14,135
Lung Cancers	4	14,219	12	1,775	+ 12,444
Lung Disease	5	13,948	3	9,456	+ 4,491
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	10,231	24	911	+ 9,320
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	10,159	4	6,939	+ 3,221
Stomach Cancer	8	8,999	16	1,321	+ 7,678
Kidney Disease	9	7,990	5	6,858	+ 1,132
Pancreas Cancer	10	6,607	43	214	+ 6,393
Liver Cancer	11	5,243	19	1,090	+ 4,153
Other Injuries	12	3,938	14	1,529	+ 2,408
Suicide	13	3,473	10	2,977	+ 496
Lymphomas	14	3,439	21	1,027	+ 2,412
Breast Cancer	15	2,820	15	1,383	+ 1,437
Other Neoplasms	16	2,698	50	86	+ 2,612
Liver Disease	17	2,533	17	1,303	+ 1,230
Parkinson's Disease	18	2,499	45	168	+ 2,332
Prostate Cancer	19	2,411	30	507	+ 1,905
Oesophagus Cancer	20	2,197	13	1,544	+ 653
Endocrine Disorders	21	2,049	32	462	+ 1,587
Bladder Cancer	22	1,773	34	432	+ 1,341
Falls	23	1,737	23	964	+ 773
Leukemia	24	1,714	18	1,155	+ 559
Drownings	25	1,500	27	731	+ 770
Oral Cancer	26	1,487	11	2,893	- 1,406
Inflammatory/Heart	27	1,469	35	425	+ 1,044
Hypertension	28	1,191	20	1,055	+ 135
Diabetes Mellitus	29	969	2	12,460	- 11,491
Ovary Cancer	30	903	37	281	+ 622
Road Traffic Accidents	31	815	9	4,200	- 3,385
Cervical Cancer	32	678	26	762	- 84
Uterin Cancer	33	618	42	218	+ 400
Tuberculosis	34	617	25	769	- 152
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	521	56	38	+ 483
Skin Disease	36	501	36	293	+ 208
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	487	28	605	- 117
Rheumatoid Arthritis	38	467	60	11	+ 456
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	456	53	49	+ 406
Congenital Anomalies	40	441	22	989	- 548
Hepatitis C	41	396	75	0	+ 396
Asthma	42	343	7	6,471	- 6,128
Malnutrition	43	341	54	43	+ 297
Skin Cancers	44	329	52	58	+ 271
Epilepsy	45	278	39	269	+ 9
Hepatitis B	46	254	62	6	+ 248
Schizophrenia	47	188	65	5	+ 183
Fires	48	180	41	239	- 59
Anemia	49	156	33	445	- 289
Drug Use	50	131	40	257	- 127
Alcohol	51	103	51	82	+ 20
Meningitis	52	55	46	146	- 91
Violence	53	47	31	499	- 452
Poisonings	54	45	49	93	- 48
Low Birth Weight	55	36	29	536	- 500
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	31	70	2	+ 29
Upper Respiratory	57	28	66	5	+ 24
Appendicitis	58	22	64	5	+ 17
Multiple Sclerosis	59	19	69	2	+ 17
Oral conditions	60	19	68	3	+ 16
Birth Trauma	61	19	44	193	- 174
Osteoarthritis	62	15	67	3	+ 12
HIV/AIDS	63	9	55	39	- 31
Maternal Conditions	64	7	48	96	- 89
Syphilis	65	3	58	15	- 12
War	66	3	38	280	- 277
Tetanus	67	2	57	27	- 26
Otitis Media	68	1	76	0	+ 1
Encephalitis	69	1	61	10	- 10
Iodine Deficiency	70	0	78	0	+ 0
Pertussis	71	0	59	15	- 14
Schistosomiasis	72	0	81	0	+ 0
Leprosy	73	0	63	6	- 5
Diphtheria	74	0	74	0	- 0
Measles	75	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	82	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	83	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	80	0	- 0
Chlamydia	80	0	84	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	71	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	72	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	47	131	- 131
Trichuriasis	84	0	79	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SRI LANKA

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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.