JAPAN VS LIBYA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LIBYA		JAPAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	110,632	1	163,905	- 53,273
Stroke	2	43,565	2	121,823	- 78,257
Road Traffic Accidents	3	24,161	31	4,566	+ 19,595
Kidney Disease	4	19,847	9	44,779	- 24,932
War	5	17,651	66	15	+ 17,637
Hypertension	6	15,309	28	6,673	+ 8,636
Tuberculosis	7	13,594	34	3,459	+ 10,135
Diabetes Mellitus	8	13,445	29	5,433	+ 8,012
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	12,444	3	107,899	- 95,455
Alzheimers & Dementia	10	12,434	7	56,937	- 44,503
Liver Disease	11	10,548	17	14,195	- 3,647
Lung Disease	12	10,160	5	78,169	- 68,010
Lung Cancers	13	9,911	4	79,688	- 69,778
Congenital Anomalies	14	8,250	40	2,473	+ 5,777
Other Injuries	15	7,237	12	22,068	- 14,831
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	7,139	6	57,340	- 50,201
Drug Use	17	6,208	50	732	+ 5,476
Low Birth Weight	18	6,007	55	202	+ 5,805
Suicide	19	5,080	13	19,466	- 14,386
Asthma	20	4,970	42	1,922	+ 3,048
HIV/AIDS	21	3,749	63	48	+ 3,701
Leukemia	22	3,626	24	9,607	- 5,981
Pancreas Cancer	23	3,494	10	37,027	- 33,533
Falls	24	3,406	23	9,736	- 6,330
Breast Cancer	25	3,179	15	15,805	- 12,625
Lymphomas	26	3,163	14	19,273	- 16,110
Parkinson's Disease	27	2,667	18	14,007	- 11,341
Liver Cancer	28	2,556	11	29,384	- 26,829
Endocrine Disorders	29	2,553	21	11,486	- 8,933
Violence	30	2,432	53	266	+ 2,166
Bladder Cancer	31	2,273	22	9,936	- 7,664
Cervical Cancer	32	2,254	32	3,799	- 1,545
Stomach Cancer	33	2,242	8	50,433	- 48,191
Birth Trauma	34	2,215	61	104	+ 2,111
Maternal Conditions	35	2,072	64	39	+ 2,033
Fires	36	1,930	48	1,007	+ 923
Inflammatory/Heart	37	1,797	27	8,232	- 6,435
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	1,655	35	2,922	- 1,267
Prostate Cancer	39	1,598	19	13,515	- 11,917
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	1,531	37	2,731	- 1,200
Oral Cancer	41	1,351	26	8,333	- 6,983
Ovary Cancer	42	1,256	30	5,061	- 3,805
Drownings	43	1,238	25	8,409	- 7,171
Epilepsy	44	1,113	45	1,558	- 445
Poisonings	45	934	54	255	+ 679
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	826	39	2,555	- 1,729
Meningitis	47	694	52	308	+ 386
Hepatitis B	48	572	46	1,423	- 851
Oesophagus Cancer	49	551	20	12,316	- 11,765
Alcohol	50	360	51	576	- 216
Skin Cancers	51	337	44	1,843	- 1,506
Multiple Sclerosis	52	333	59	108	+ 225
Encephalitis	53	325	69	5	+ 320
Skin Disease	54	286	36	2,806	- 2,520
Pertussis	55	282	71	1	+ 281
Appendicitis	56	247	58	126	+ 121
Malnutrition	57	177	43	1,910	- 1,733
Other Neoplasms	58	167	16	15,120	- 14,953
Schistosomiasis	59	145	72	0	+ 145
Uterin Cancer	60	139	33	3,461	- 3,322
Syphilis	61	95	65	16	+ 79
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	71	38	2,618	- 2,546
Leishmaniasis	63	32	77	0	+ 32
Tetanus	64	17	67	9	+ 8
Hepatitis C	65	10	41	2,220	- 2,209
Ascariasis	66	4	82	0	+ 4
Upper Respiratory	67	3	57	159	- 156
Diphtheria	68	3	74	0	+ 3
Chlamydia	69	2	80	0	+ 2
Otitis Media	70	0	68	8	- 8
Leprosy	71	0	73	0	- 0
Measles	72	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	84	0	- 0
Dengue	74	0	83	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	81	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	70	2	- 2
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	56	172	- 172
Osteoarthritis	81	0	62	86	- 86
Oral conditions	82	0	60	106	- 106
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	49	875	- 875
Depression	85	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	47	1,052	- 1,052
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to JAPAN

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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.