JAPAN VS MALTA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MALTA		JAPAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	229,715	1	163,905	+ 65,810
Stroke	2	76,448	2	121,823	- 45,375
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	55,772	3	107,899	- 52,126
Alzheimers & Dementia	4	54,349	7	56,937	- 2,588
Lung Cancers	5	51,648	4	79,688	- 28,041
Diabetes Mellitus	6	42,641	29	5,433	+ 37,208
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	38,584	6	57,340	- 18,756
Lung Disease	8	33,204	5	78,169	- 44,965
Pancreas Cancer	9	23,711	10	37,027	- 13,316
Breast Cancer	10	22,231	15	15,805	+ 6,426
Kidney Disease	11	20,738	9	44,779	- 24,041
Lymphomas	12	13,894	14	19,273	- 5,379
Prostate Cancer	13	13,875	19	13,515	+ 360
Falls	14	13,550	23	9,736	+ 3,814
Stomach Cancer	15	13,048	8	50,433	- 37,385
Parkinson's Disease	16	13,003	18	14,007	- 1,005
Ovary Cancer	17	8,930	30	5,061	+ 3,868
Liver Cancer	18	8,848	11	29,384	- 20,537
Bladder Cancer	19	8,694	22	9,936	- 1,242
Hypertension	20	8,693	28	6,673	+ 2,020
Leukemia	21	7,251	24	9,607	- 2,356
Suicide	22	6,995	13	19,466	- 12,471
Oral Cancer	23	6,554	26	8,333	- 1,779
Liver Disease	24	6,046	17	14,195	- 8,149
Skin Disease	25	6,005	36	2,806	+ 3,199
Other Neoplasms	26	5,781	16	15,120	- 9,339
Inflammatory/Heart	27	5,748	27	8,232	- 2,484
Uterin Cancer	28	5,426	33	3,461	+ 1,965
Oesophagus Cancer	29	5,306	20	12,316	- 7,010
Endocrine Disorders	30	5,003	21	11,486	- 6,483
Road Traffic Accidents	31	4,744	31	4,566	+ 178
Congenital Anomalies	32	4,531	40	2,473	+ 2,058
Other Injuries	33	4,286	12	22,068	- 17,782
Skin Cancers	34	3,668	44	1,843	+ 1,825
Low Birth Weight	35	2,958	55	202	+ 2,756
Asthma	36	2,180	42	1,922	+ 258
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	1,889	35	2,922	- 1,033
Drug Use	38	1,797	50	732	+ 1,065
Cervical Cancer	39	1,167	32	3,799	- 2,632
Violence	40	1,158	53	266	+ 892
HIV/AIDS	41	962	63	48	+ 914
Prostatic Hypertrophy	42	894	56	172	+ 722
Epilepsy	43	891	45	1,558	- 667
Birth Trauma	44	770	61	104	+ 665
Multiple Sclerosis	45	765	59	108	+ 657
Anemia	46	745	49	875	- 130
Alcohol	47	707	51	576	+ 132
Drownings	48	593	25	8,409	- 7,816
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	573	39	2,555	- 1,982
Osteoarthritis	50	560	62	86	+ 474
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	503	38	2,618	- 2,115
Tuberculosis	52	412	34	3,459	- 3,047
Hepatitis C	53	339	41	2,220	- 1,880
War	54	300	66	15	+ 286
Diarrhoeal diseases	55	273	37	2,731	- 2,458
Meningitis	56	207	52	308	- 101
Schizophrenia	57	177	47	1,052	- 875
Poisonings	58	135	54	255	- 120
Upper Respiratory	59	97	57	159	- 63
Malnutrition	60	92	43	1,910	- 1,818
Hepatitis B	61	92	46	1,423	- 1,331
Fires	62	81	48	1,007	- 926
Appendicitis	63	79	58	126	- 47
Maternal Conditions	64	78	64	39	+ 40
Encephalitis	65	29	69	5	+ 24
Leishmaniasis	66	2	77	0	+ 2
Trypanosomiasis	67	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	68	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	69	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	70	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	71	0	70	2	- 2
Pertussis	72	0	71	1	- 1
Measles	73	0	75	0	- 0
Tetanus	74	0	67	9	- 9
Diphtheria	75	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	84	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	81	0	- 0
Dengue	78	0	83	0	- 0
Ascariasis	79	0	82	0	- 0
Chlamydia	80	0	80	0	- 0
Syphilis	81	0	65	16	- 16
Otitis Media	82	0	68	8	- 8
Leprosy	83	0	73	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	60	106	- 106
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.