ZIMBABWE VS JAPAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	JAPAN		ZIMBABWE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	22,816	3	8,493	+ 14,324
Stroke	2	16,958	5	5,126	+ 11,832
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	15,020	2	10,779	+ 4,241
Lung Cancers	4	11,093	43	286	+ 10,807
Lung Disease	5	10,882	23	1,163	+ 9,718
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	7,982	40	505	+ 7,477
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	7,926	31	768	+ 7,158
Stomach Cancer	8	7,021	33	559	+ 6,462
Kidney Disease	9	6,233	12	2,214	+ 4,020
Pancreas Cancer	10	5,154	47	217	+ 4,938
Liver Cancer	11	4,090	38	510	+ 3,581
Other Injuries	12	3,072	20	1,656	+ 1,416
Suicide	13	2,710	13	2,069	+ 641
Lymphomas	14	2,683	26	960	+ 1,723
Breast Cancer	15	2,200	28	839	+ 1,361
Other Neoplasms	16	2,105	62	37	+ 2,068
Liver Disease	17	1,976	17	1,941	+ 35
Parkinson's Disease	18	1,950	46	226	+ 1,724
Prostate Cancer	19	1,881	32	628	+ 1,253
Oesophagus Cancer	20	1,714	29	801	+ 913
Endocrine Disorders	21	1,599	34	553	+ 1,045
Bladder Cancer	22	1,383	54	125	+ 1,258
Falls	23	1,355	41	465	+ 890
Leukemia	24	1,337	45	244	+ 1,094
Drownings	25	1,171	27	956	+ 215
Oral Cancer	26	1,160	49	208	+ 952
Inflammatory/Heart	27	1,146	25	1,047	+ 99
Hypertension	28	929	24	1,146	- 217
Diabetes Mellitus	29	756	9	3,344	- 2,588
Ovary Cancer	30	705	51	173	+ 531
Road Traffic Accidents	31	636	4	6,037	- 5,402
Cervical Cancer	32	529	14	2,023	- 1,494
Uterin Cancer	33	482	50	182	+ 300
Tuberculosis	34	481	16	1,999	- 1,518
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	407	35	548	- 141
Skin Disease	36	391	52	173	+ 218
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	380	6	4,595	- 4,214
Rheumatoid Arthritis	38	364	64	26	+ 338
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	356	36	542	- 186
Congenital Anomalies	40	344	11	2,217	- 1,873
Hepatitis C	41	309	66	14	+ 295
Asthma	42	268	21	1,531	- 1,263
Malnutrition	43	266	10	2,396	- 2,130
Skin Cancers	44	256	44	264	- 8
Epilepsy	45	217	39	508	- 291
Hepatitis B	46	198	60	57	+ 141
Schizophrenia	47	146	86	0	+ 146
Fires	48	140	30	793	- 652
Anemia	49	122	84	0	+ 122
Drug Use	50	102	48	213	- 111
Alcohol	51	80	61	48	+ 32
Meningitis	52	43	22	1,325	- 1,282
Violence	53	37	18	1,916	- 1,879
Poisonings	54	35	37	515	- 480
Low Birth Weight	55	28	7	4,038	- 4,009
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	24	80	0	+ 24
Upper Respiratory	57	22	59	65	- 43
Appendicitis	58	17	58	66	- 49
Multiple Sclerosis	59	15	67	14	+ 1
Oral conditions	60	15	82	0	+ 15
Birth Trauma	61	15	8	3,405	- 3,391
Osteoarthritis	62	12	81	0	+ 12
HIV/AIDS	63	7	1	19,988	- 19,982
Maternal Conditions	64	5	19	1,749	- 1,744
Syphilis	65	2	55	124	- 122
War	66	2	65	26	- 24
Tetanus	67	1	57	102	- 100
Otitis Media	68	1	68	3	- 2
Encephalitis	69	1	56	117	- 117
Iodine Deficiency	70	0	79	0	+ 0
Pertussis	71	0	42	419	- 419
Schistosomiasis	72	0	53	172	- 172
Leprosy	73	0	78	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	74	0	72	2	- 2
Measles	75	0	63	30	- 30
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	71	2	- 2
Leishmaniasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	15	2,003	- 2,003
Chlamydia	80	0	69	3	- 3
Hookworm Disease	81	0	75	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	70	2	- 2
Dengue	83	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	74	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ZIMBABWE

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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.