JAPAN VS MALDIVES: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MALDIVES		JAPAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	88,453	1	163,905	- 75,452
Stroke	2	45,356	2	121,823	- 76,467
Lung Disease	3	28,864	5	78,169	- 49,305
Kidney Disease	4	25,473	9	44,779	- 19,306
Alzheimers & Dementia	5	14,962	7	56,937	- 41,975
Diabetes Mellitus	6	14,838	29	5,433	+ 9,405
Lung Cancers	7	11,517	4	79,688	- 68,171
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	10,464	3	107,899	- 97,435
Breast Cancer	9	8,863	15	15,805	- 6,941
Liver Cancer	10	8,499	11	29,384	- 20,886
Liver Disease	11	7,727	17	14,195	- 6,469
Endocrine Disorders	12	6,851	21	11,486	- 4,635
Cervical Cancer	13	6,814	32	3,799	+ 3,015
Colon-Rectum Cancers	14	6,645	6	57,340	- 50,696
Congenital Anomalies	15	6,102	40	2,473	+ 3,630
Falls	16	5,960	23	9,736	- 3,776
Hypertension	17	5,191	28	6,673	- 1,482
Other Injuries	18	4,966	12	22,068	- 17,102
Oral Cancer	19	4,888	26	8,333	- 3,445
Low Birth Weight	20	4,646	55	202	+ 4,444
Suicide	21	4,606	13	19,466	- 14,860
Diarrhoeal diseases	22	4,547	37	2,731	+ 1,816
Drownings	23	4,384	25	8,409	- 4,025
Leukemia	24	4,051	24	9,607	- 5,556
Parkinson's Disease	25	3,670	18	14,007	- 10,338
Prostate Cancer	26	3,641	19	13,515	- 9,875
Tuberculosis	27	3,580	34	3,459	+ 121
Violence	28	3,169	53	266	+ 2,903
Asthma	29	3,117	42	1,922	+ 1,195
Ovary Cancer	30	2,938	30	5,061	- 2,123
Road Traffic Accidents	31	2,738	31	4,566	- 1,828
Skin Disease	32	2,679	36	2,806	- 127
Dengue	33	2,389	83	0	+ 2,389
Lymphomas	34	2,342	14	19,273	- 16,931
Maternal Conditions	35	1,724	64	39	+ 1,685
Inflammatory/Heart	36	1,694	27	8,232	- 6,538
Bladder Cancer	37	1,662	22	9,936	- 8,274
Epilepsy	38	1,551	45	1,558	- 8
Birth Trauma	39	1,526	61	104	+ 1,421
Pancreas Cancer	40	1,393	10	37,027	- 35,634
Fires	41	1,244	48	1,007	+ 237
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	1,139	35	2,922	- 1,782
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	1,077	39	2,555	- 1,478
Encephalitis	44	859	69	5	+ 854
Malnutrition	45	855	43	1,910	- 1,055
Other Neoplasms	46	645	16	15,120	- 14,474
Uterin Cancer	47	625	33	3,461	- 2,836
Drug Use	48	579	50	732	- 153
Stomach Cancer	49	386	8	50,433	- 50,047
Meningitis	50	342	52	308	+ 34
Alcohol	51	211	51	576	- 364
Pertussis	52	117	71	1	+ 116
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	107	38	2,618	- 2,511
Tetanus	54	88	67	9	+ 79
Poisonings	55	80	54	255	- 175
Hepatitis B	56	72	46	1,423	- 1,351
Multiple Sclerosis	57	67	59	108	- 40
Syphilis	58	46	65	16	+ 30
Oesophagus Cancer	59	45	20	12,316	- 12,271
Measles	60	41	75	0	+ 41
Appendicitis	61	35	58	126	- 90
War	62	24	66	15	+ 10
Skin Cancers	63	16	44	1,843	- 1,826
Hepatitis C	64	16	41	2,220	- 2,203
Ascariasis	65	12	82	0	+ 12
Upper Respiratory	66	10	57	159	- 149
Chlamydia	67	3	80	0	+ 3
Diphtheria	68	2	74	0	+ 2
Otitis Media	69	1	68	8	- 7
Leprosy	70	0	73	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	71	0	72	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	72	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	73	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	84	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	78	0	63	48	- 48
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
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	49	875	- 875
Schizophrenia	86	0	47	1,052	- 1,052
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to JAPAN

Maldives

Japan

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.