VENEZUELA VS JAPAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	JAPAN		VENEZUELA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	41,575	1	26,905	+ 14,669
Stroke	2	30,900	3	12,133	+ 18,767
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	27,369	7	7,188	+ 20,180
Lung Cancers	4	20,213	11	3,900	+ 16,313
Lung Disease	5	19,828	10	5,150	+ 14,678
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	14,544	19	2,037	+ 12,507
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	14,442	35	572	+ 13,870
Stomach Cancer	8	12,792	17	2,175	+ 10,617
Kidney Disease	9	11,358	8	5,932	+ 5,426
Pancreas Cancer	10	9,392	25	1,082	+ 8,310
Liver Cancer	11	7,453	26	1,029	+ 6,424
Other Injuries	12	5,598	21	1,693	+ 3,904
Suicide	13	4,938	34	585	+ 4,352
Lymphomas	14	4,889	23	1,248	+ 3,641
Breast Cancer	15	4,009	15	2,563	+ 1,446
Other Neoplasms	16	3,835	18	2,167	+ 1,668
Liver Disease	17	3,601	16	2,340	+ 1,260
Parkinson's Disease	18	3,553	48	252	+ 3,301
Prostate Cancer	19	3,428	13	2,848	+ 580
Oesophagus Cancer	20	3,124	44	370	+ 2,754
Endocrine Disorders	21	2,913	30	760	+ 2,154
Bladder Cancer	22	2,520	45	365	+ 2,156
Falls	23	2,470	28	865	+ 1,604
Leukemia	24	2,437	27	1,007	+ 1,429
Drownings	25	2,133	43	388	+ 1,745
Oral Cancer	26	2,114	38	544	+ 1,570
Inflammatory/Heart	27	2,088	33	599	+ 1,489
Hypertension	28	1,693	9	5,195	- 3,502
Diabetes Mellitus	29	1,378	4	11,176	- 9,798
Ovary Cancer	30	1,284	36	563	+ 721
Road Traffic Accidents	31	1,158	5	11,127	- 9,969
Cervical Cancer	32	964	20	1,986	- 1,023
Uterin Cancer	33	878	47	309	+ 569
Tuberculosis	34	877	31	748	+ 130
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	741	40	418	+ 324
Skin Disease	36	712	66	18	+ 694
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	693	22	1,359	- 666
Rheumatoid Arthritis	38	664	52	180	+ 484
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	648	57	80	+ 568
Congenital Anomalies	40	627	14	2,846	- 2,218
Hepatitis C	41	563	65	21	+ 542
Asthma	42	488	46	311	+ 177
Malnutrition	43	484	32	629	- 145
Skin Cancers	44	467	37	553	- 86
Epilepsy	45	395	41	411	- 15
Hepatitis B	46	361	63	30	+ 331
Schizophrenia	47	267	69	6	+ 261
Fires	48	255	54	144	+ 111
Anemia	49	222	55	126	+ 96
Drug Use	50	186	50	225	- 40
Alcohol	51	146	62	34	+ 112
Meningitis	52	78	49	251	- 173
Violence	53	67	2	18,132	- 18,065
Poisonings	54	65	58	68	- 3
Low Birth Weight	55	51	12	3,088	- 3,037
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	44	53	151	- 107
Upper Respiratory	57	40	74	1	+ 39
Appendicitis	58	32	56	98	- 66
Multiple Sclerosis	59	27	60	51	- 23
Oral conditions	60	27	86	0	+ 27
Birth Trauma	61	26	24	1,087	- 1,061
Osteoarthritis	62	22	72	3	+ 19
HIV/AIDS	63	12	6	7,490	- 7,478
Maternal Conditions	64	10	39	422	- 412
Syphilis	65	4	67	15	- 11
War	66	4	51	185	- 181
Tetanus	67	2	68	8	- 5
Otitis Media	68	2	75	1	+ 1
Encephalitis	69	1	61	37	- 36
Iodine Deficiency	70	0	77	0	- 0
Pertussis	71	0	64	26	- 25
Schistosomiasis	72	0	76	1	- 1
Leprosy	73	0	71	4	- 4
Diphtheria	74	0	78	0	+ 0
Measles	75	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	83	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	73	3	- 3
Chagas disease	78	0	29	826	- 826
Malaria	79	0	42	402	- 402
Chlamydia	80	0	82	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	80	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	70	5	- 5
Dengue	83	0	59	65	- 65
Trichuriasis	84	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to VENEZUELA

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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.