UKRAINE VS JAPAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	JAPAN		UKRAINE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	47,444	1	278,709	- 231,265
Stroke	2	35,263	2	79,883	- 44,620
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	31,232	12	6,817	+ 24,415
Lung Cancers	4	23,066	4	15,024	+ 8,043
Lung Disease	5	22,627	8	9,621	+ 13,005
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	16,598	6	13,505	+ 3,093
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	16,481	5	14,196	+ 2,285
Stomach Cancer	8	14,598	10	8,106	+ 6,492
Kidney Disease	9	12,962	33	2,174	+ 10,787
Pancreas Cancer	10	10,718	14	5,811	+ 4,907
Liver Cancer	11	8,506	32	2,210	+ 6,296
Other Injuries	12	6,388	19	4,234	+ 2,154
Suicide	13	5,635	9	9,517	- 3,882
Lymphomas	14	5,579	24	2,636	+ 2,943
Breast Cancer	15	4,575	11	8,106	- 3,531
Other Neoplasms	16	4,376	54	137	+ 4,240
Liver Disease	17	4,109	3	15,197	- 11,088
Parkinson's Disease	18	4,055	21	3,101	+ 953
Prostate Cancer	19	3,912	16	4,800	- 887
Oesophagus Cancer	20	3,565	35	1,986	+ 1,579
Endocrine Disorders	21	3,325	45	415	+ 2,910
Bladder Cancer	22	2,876	27	2,436	+ 440
Falls	23	2,818	22	2,875	- 57
Leukemia	24	2,781	26	2,531	+ 250
Drownings	25	2,434	30	2,312	+ 122
Oral Cancer	26	2,412	17	4,520	- 2,108
Inflammatory/Heart	27	2,383	7	12,191	- 9,808
Hypertension	28	1,932	41	970	+ 961
Diabetes Mellitus	29	1,573	31	2,258	- 686
Ovary Cancer	30	1,465	25	2,621	- 1,156
Road Traffic Accidents	31	1,322	18	4,487	- 3,166
Cervical Cancer	32	1,100	28	2,434	- 1,335
Uterin Cancer	33	1,002	29	2,373	- 1,371
Tuberculosis	34	1,001	20	3,194	- 2,193
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	846	36	1,657	- 812
Skin Disease	36	812	48	313	+ 499
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	791	53	189	+ 602
Rheumatoid Arthritis	38	758	55	103	+ 655
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	740	43	817	- 77
Congenital Anomalies	40	716	38	1,388	- 673
Hepatitis C	41	642	62	8	+ 635
Asthma	42	556	52	229	+ 327
Malnutrition	43	553	58	54	+ 498
Skin Cancers	44	533	34	2,010	- 1,477
Epilepsy	45	451	44	419	+ 32
Hepatitis B	46	412	59	42	+ 370
Schizophrenia	47	304	86	0	+ 304
Fires	48	291	37	1,652	- 1,361
Anemia	49	253	84	0	+ 253
Drug Use	50	212	39	1,141	- 929
Alcohol	51	167	15	5,670	- 5,504
Meningitis	52	89	50	257	- 168
Violence	53	77	23	2,765	- 2,688
Poisonings	54	74	40	1,117	- 1,043
Low Birth Weight	55	59	42	851	- 793
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	50	81	0	+ 50
Upper Respiratory	57	46	61	31	+ 15
Appendicitis	58	36	56	78	- 42
Multiple Sclerosis	59	31	47	344	- 312
Oral conditions	60	31	80	0	+ 31
Birth Trauma	61	30	51	242	- 212
Osteoarthritis	62	25	82	0	+ 25
HIV/AIDS	63	14	13	5,874	- 5,860
Maternal Conditions	64	11	57	55	- 44
Syphilis	65	5	64	4	+ 1
War	66	4	49	273	- 269
Tetanus	67	3	65	3	- 1
Otitis Media	68	2	68	0	+ 2
Encephalitis	69	1	46	395	- 393
Iodine Deficiency	70	0	74	0	+ 0
Pertussis	71	0	66	2	- 2
Schistosomiasis	72	0	78	0	+ 0
Leprosy	73	0	69	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	74	0	67	1	- 1
Measles	75	0	60	41	- 41
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	75	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	76	0	- 0
Chlamydia	80	0	63	5	- 5
Hookworm Disease	81	0	70	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	71	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	73	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to UKRAINE

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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.