SYRIA VS JAPAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	JAPAN		SYRIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	31,750	1	28,203	+ 3,547
Stroke	2	23,598	2	8,088	+ 15,510
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	20,901	4	2,958	+ 17,943
Lung Cancers	4	15,436	9	2,048	+ 13,389
Lung Disease	5	15,142	13	1,601	+ 13,541
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	11,107	16	1,224	+ 9,884
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	11,029	14	1,551	+ 9,479
Stomach Cancer	8	9,769	22	725	+ 9,045
Kidney Disease	9	8,674	6	2,329	+ 6,345
Pancreas Cancer	10	7,172	27	411	+ 6,762
Liver Cancer	11	5,692	31	366	+ 5,326
Other Injuries	12	4,275	24	521	+ 3,754
Suicide	13	3,771	33	333	+ 3,438
Lymphomas	14	3,733	18	827	+ 2,906
Breast Cancer	15	3,062	10	1,953	+ 1,109
Other Neoplasms	16	2,929	57	21	+ 2,908
Liver Disease	17	2,750	11	1,720	+ 1,030
Parkinson's Disease	18	2,713	30	367	+ 2,346
Prostate Cancer	19	2,618	28	404	+ 2,214
Oesophagus Cancer	20	2,386	47	97	+ 2,288
Endocrine Disorders	21	2,225	26	418	+ 1,807
Bladder Cancer	22	1,925	20	757	+ 1,167
Falls	23	1,886	29	383	+ 1,503
Leukemia	24	1,861	19	796	+ 1,065
Drownings	25	1,629	40	215	+ 1,414
Oral Cancer	26	1,614	36	289	+ 1,325
Inflammatory/Heart	27	1,595	32	337	+ 1,257
Hypertension	28	1,293	23	707	+ 585
Diabetes Mellitus	29	1,052	15	1,534	- 481
Ovary Cancer	30	980	34	328	+ 653
Road Traffic Accidents	31	884	5	2,550	- 1,666
Cervical Cancer	32	736	42	188	+ 548
Uterin Cancer	33	670	44	146	+ 525
Tuberculosis	34	670	56	23	+ 647
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	566	49	79	+ 487
Skin Disease	36	544	61	8	+ 536
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	529	7	2,156	- 1,627
Rheumatoid Arthritis	38	507	62	7	+ 500
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	495	41	197	+ 297
Congenital Anomalies	40	479	8	2,077	- 1,598
Hepatitis C	41	430	68	1	+ 429
Asthma	42	372	17	1,052	- 680
Malnutrition	43	370	51	73	+ 297
Skin Cancers	44	357	38	276	+ 80
Epilepsy	45	302	48	92	+ 209
Hepatitis B	46	276	63	5	+ 271
Schizophrenia	47	204	81	0	+ 204
Fires	48	195	43	179	+ 16
Anemia	49	170	83	0	+ 170
Drug Use	50	142	39	249	- 108
Alcohol	51	112	53	51	+ 61
Meningitis	52	60	35	295	- 235
Violence	53	51	25	444	- 393
Poisonings	54	49	46	98	- 49
Low Birth Weight	55	39	12	1,652	- 1,613
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	33	85	0	+ 33
Upper Respiratory	57	31	66	3	+ 28
Appendicitis	58	24	54	36	- 12
Multiple Sclerosis	59	21	59	14	+ 7
Oral conditions	60	20	86	0	+ 20
Birth Trauma	61	20	21	744	- 724
Osteoarthritis	62	17	84	0	+ 17
HIV/AIDS	63	9	58	15	- 5
Maternal Conditions	64	7	45	105	- 97
Syphilis	65	3	55	31	- 28
War	66	3	3	7,760	- 7,758
Tetanus	67	2	52	57	- 56
Otitis Media	68	1	71	0	+ 1
Encephalitis	69	1	50	77	- 76
Iodine Deficiency	70	0	76	0	+ 0
Pertussis	71	0	37	289	- 289
Schistosomiasis	72	0	60	11	- 11
Leprosy	73	0	75	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	74	0	64	5	- 5
Measles	75	0	70	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	65	5	- 5
Chagas disease	78	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	79	0	- 0
Chlamydia	80	0	69	1	- 1
Hookworm Disease	81	0	73	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	67	1	- 1
Dengue	83	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	74	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SYRIA

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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.