JAPAN VS LITHUANIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LITHUANIA		JAPAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	718,598	1	163,905	+ 554,693
Stroke	2	264,534	2	121,823	+ 142,711
Lung Cancers	3	62,286	4	79,688	- 17,402
Hypertension	4	60,429	28	6,673	+ 53,756
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	50,332	6	57,340	- 7,008
Suicide	6	33,820	13	19,466	+ 14,354
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	30,665	3	107,899	- 77,233
Alzheimers & Dementia	8	30,421	7	56,937	- 26,516
Liver Disease	9	30,166	17	14,195	+ 15,971
Stomach Cancer	10	29,963	8	50,433	- 20,470
Breast Cancer	11	29,484	15	15,805	+ 13,679
Prostate Cancer	12	28,028	19	13,515	+ 14,513
Pancreas Cancer	13	27,093	10	37,027	- 9,934
Diabetes Mellitus	14	24,616	29	5,433	+ 19,184
Falls	15	24,284	23	9,736	+ 14,548
Lung Disease	16	24,046	5	78,169	- 54,124
Inflammatory/Heart	17	22,687	27	8,232	+ 14,455
Other Injuries	18	19,478	12	22,068	- 2,590
Kidney Disease	19	17,431	9	44,779	- 27,348
Oral Cancer	20	15,844	26	8,333	+ 7,510
Lymphomas	21	15,070	14	19,273	- 4,203
Peptic Ulcer Disease	22	14,660	35	2,922	+ 11,738
Bladder Cancer	23	13,708	22	9,936	+ 3,772
Leukemia	24	13,302	24	9,607	+ 3,696
Liver Cancer	25	11,198	11	29,384	- 18,187
Ovary Cancer	26	10,931	30	5,061	+ 5,869
Road Traffic Accidents	27	10,526	31	4,566	+ 5,960
Cervical Cancer	28	10,514	32	3,799	+ 6,715
Parkinson's Disease	29	10,422	18	14,007	- 3,585
Oesophagus Cancer	30	10,256	20	12,316	- 2,060
Other Neoplasms	31	9,935	16	15,120	- 5,184
Skin Cancers	32	9,215	44	1,843	+ 7,372
Alcohol	33	8,983	51	576	+ 8,407
Uterin Cancer	34	7,470	33	3,461	+ 4,008
Drownings	35	7,028	25	8,409	- 1,381
Violence	36	6,166	53	266	+ 5,901
Drug Use	37	5,731	50	732	+ 4,999
Tuberculosis	38	5,566	34	3,459	+ 2,108
Endocrine Disorders	39	3,377	21	11,486	- 8,109
Epilepsy	40	2,909	45	1,558	+ 1,351
Congenital Anomalies	41	2,890	40	2,473	+ 418
Diarrhoeal diseases	42	2,783	37	2,731	+ 52
Fires	43	2,400	48	1,007	+ 1,393
Skin Disease	44	2,245	36	2,806	- 561
Poisonings	45	2,163	54	255	+ 1,909
Asthma	46	2,127	42	1,922	+ 204
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	1,923	38	2,618	- 694
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	1,368	39	2,555	- 1,187
Multiple Sclerosis	49	1,348	59	108	+ 1,241
Hepatitis C	50	1,096	41	2,220	- 1,123
HIV/AIDS	51	1,045	63	48	+ 997
Meningitis	52	907	52	308	+ 599
Birth Trauma	53	482	61	104	+ 378
Appendicitis	54	457	58	126	+ 331
Low Birth Weight	55	415	55	202	+ 212
Schizophrenia	56	397	47	1,052	- 655
Prostatic Hypertrophy	57	376	56	172	+ 204
Malnutrition	58	332	43	1,910	- 1,578
Osteoarthritis	59	293	62	86	+ 207
Anemia	60	249	49	875	- 626
Hepatitis B	61	222	46	1,423	- 1,201
Tetanus	62	113	67	9	+ 104
Maternal Conditions	63	99	64	39	+ 61
Oral conditions	64	92	60	106	- 14
Encephalitis	65	75	69	5	+ 70
Otitis Media	66	47	68	8	+ 40
War	67	13	66	15	- 1
Upper Respiratory	68	3	57	159	- 156
Pertussis	69	1	71	1	- 1
Syphilis	70	0	65	16	- 16
Chlamydia	71	0	80	0	- 0
Leprosy	72	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	84	0	- 0
Ascariasis	74	0	82	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	81	0	- 0
Dengue	76	0	83	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	72	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	80	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	81	0	79	0	- 0
Diphtheria	82	0	74	0	- 0
Measles	83	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	70	2	- 2
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
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.