TRINIDAD/TOB. VS JAPAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	JAPAN		TRINIDAD/TOB.		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	1,874	1	1,476	+ 399
Stroke	2	1,393	3	822	+ 571
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	1,234	10	205	+ 1,029
Lung Cancers	4	911	8	217	+ 694
Lung Disease	5	894	16	129	+ 765
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	656	13	196	+ 460
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	651	9	215	+ 436
Stomach Cancer	8	577	26	69	+ 508
Kidney Disease	9	512	5	439	+ 73
Pancreas Cancer	10	423	19	114	+ 310
Liver Cancer	11	336	28	66	+ 270
Other Injuries	12	252	30	61	+ 191
Suicide	13	223	17	121	+ 102
Lymphomas	14	220	20	111	+ 109
Breast Cancer	15	181	7	258	- 78
Other Neoplasms	16	173	51	10	+ 163
Liver Disease	17	162	14	136	+ 26
Parkinson's Disease	18	160	32	51	+ 109
Prostate Cancer	19	155	6	330	- 175
Oesophagus Cancer	20	141	41	24	+ 116
Endocrine Disorders	21	131	18	119	+ 12
Bladder Cancer	22	114	34	41	+ 73
Falls	23	111	33	43	+ 68
Leukemia	24	110	29	62	+ 48
Drownings	25	96	39	31	+ 65
Oral Cancer	26	95	38	31	+ 64
Inflammatory/Heart	27	94	25	72	+ 22
Hypertension	28	76	11	201	- 125
Diabetes Mellitus	29	62	2	1,275	- 1,213
Ovary Cancer	30	58	24	80	- 22
Road Traffic Accidents	31	52	15	130	- 78
Cervical Cancer	32	43	21	97	- 53
Uterin Cancer	33	40	27	68	- 28
Tuberculosis	34	40	43	22	+ 18
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	33	31	52	- 19
Skin Disease	36	32	36	39	- 7
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	31	45	18	+ 13
Rheumatoid Arthritis	38	30	53	8	+ 22
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	29	49	11	+ 18
Congenital Anomalies	40	28	22	93	- 65
Hepatitis C	41	25	62	0	+ 25
Asthma	42	22	35	40	- 18
Malnutrition	43	22	47	17	+ 5
Skin Cancers	44	21	57	4	+ 17
Epilepsy	45	18	37	32	- 14
Hepatitis B	46	16	60	0	+ 16
Schizophrenia	47	12	86	0	+ 12
Fires	48	12	48	16	- 5
Anemia	49	10	85	0	+ 10
Drug Use	50	8	44	19	- 10
Alcohol	51	7	42	23	- 17
Meningitis	52	4	52	9	- 6
Violence	53	3	4	549	- 546
Poisonings	54	3	59	1	+ 1
Low Birth Weight	55	2	23	83	- 81
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	2	82	0	+ 2
Upper Respiratory	57	2	64	0	+ 2
Appendicitis	58	1	56	4	- 3
Multiple Sclerosis	59	1	58	2	- 1
Oral conditions	60	1	80	0	+ 1
Birth Trauma	61	1	40	25	- 24
Osteoarthritis	62	1	81	0	+ 1
HIV/AIDS	63	1	12	196	- 195
Maternal Conditions	64	0	50	10	- 10
Syphilis	65	0	61	0	+ 0
War	66	0	46	17	- 17
Tetanus	67	0	65	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	68	0	69	0	+ 0
Encephalitis	69	0	54	6	- 6
Iodine Deficiency	70	0	79	0	+ 0
Pertussis	71	0	67	0	+ 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	71	0	+ 0
Leprosy	73	0	70	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	74	0	68	0	- 0
Measles	75	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	74	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	72	0	- 0
Chlamydia	80	0	63	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	77	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	66	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	55	5	- 5
Trichuriasis	84	0	78	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to TRINIDAD/TOB.

Japan

Trinidad/Tob.

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.