JAPAN VS MEXICO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MEXICO		JAPAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	109,536	1	163,905	- 54,369
Diabetes Mellitus	2	81,145	29	5,433	+ 75,712
Kidney Disease	3	42,049	9	44,779	- 2,730
Stroke	4	37,496	2	121,823	- 84,327
Violence	5	30,579	53	266	+ 30,313
Liver Disease	6	28,118	17	14,195	+ 13,923
Lung Disease	7	27,444	5	78,169	- 50,726
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	23,385	3	107,899	- 84,514
Hypertension	9	16,780	28	6,673	+ 10,107
Road Traffic Accidents	10	15,363	31	4,566	+ 10,797
Other Injuries	11	11,473	12	22,068	- 10,595
Endocrine Disorders	12	10,658	21	11,486	- 828
Congenital Anomalies	13	9,854	40	2,473	+ 7,381
Malnutrition	14	7,116	43	1,910	+ 5,206
Prostate Cancer	15	7,062	19	13,515	- 6,453
Breast Cancer	16	6,954	15	15,805	- 8,850
Lung Cancers	17	6,925	4	79,688	- 72,763
Low Birth Weight	18	6,750	55	202	+ 6,547
Stomach Cancer	19	6,538	8	50,433	- 43,894
Colon-Rectum Cancers	20	6,475	6	57,340	- 50,866
Liver Cancer	21	6,424	11	29,384	- 22,960
Suicide	22	6,381	13	19,466	- 13,085
Other Neoplasms	23	5,847	16	15,120	- 9,273
Lymphomas	24	4,675	14	19,273	- 14,598
Leukemia	25	4,552	24	9,607	- 5,055
Cervical Cancer	26	4,511	32	3,799	+ 712
Pancreas Cancer	27	4,250	10	37,027	- 32,777
HIV/AIDS	28	3,890	63	48	+ 3,842
Diarrhoeal diseases	29	3,275	37	2,731	+ 544
Alzheimers & Dementia	30	3,248	7	56,937	- 53,689
Skin Disease	31	2,854	36	2,806	+ 48
Alcohol	32	2,776	51	576	+ 2,200
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	2,576	35	2,922	- 345
Ovary Cancer	34	2,496	30	5,061	- 2,565
Falls	35	2,476	23	9,736	- 7,259
Birth Trauma	36	2,405	61	104	+ 2,300
Anemia	37	2,056	49	875	+ 1,181
Tuberculosis	38	1,831	34	3,459	- 1,628
Epilepsy	39	1,802	45	1,558	+ 243
Skin Cancers	40	1,799	44	1,843	- 44
Inflammatory/Heart	41	1,759	27	8,232	- 6,474
Drownings	42	1,695	25	8,409	- 6,714
Parkinson's Disease	43	1,477	18	14,007	- 12,530
Drug Use	44	1,385	50	732	+ 653
Rheumatoid Arthritis	45	1,334	38	2,618	- 1,284
Oral Cancer	46	1,277	26	8,333	- 7,057
Asthma	47	1,265	42	1,922	- 657
Bladder Cancer	48	1,199	22	9,936	- 8,737
Oesophagus Cancer	49	1,180	20	12,316	- 11,136
Uterin Cancer	50	850	33	3,461	- 2,611
Prostatic Hypertrophy	51	842	56	172	+ 671
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	810	39	2,555	- 1,745
Appendicitis	53	729	58	126	+ 604
Maternal Conditions	54	706	64	39	+ 668
Hepatitis C	55	589	41	2,220	- 1,630
Fires	56	569	48	1,007	- 438
Poisonings	57	500	54	255	+ 246
Meningitis	58	337	52	308	+ 29
Osteoarthritis	59	287	62	86	+ 201
Multiple Sclerosis	60	278	59	108	+ 171
Hepatitis B	61	198	46	1,423	- 1,225
Encephalitis	62	132	69	5	+ 127
Schizophrenia	63	120	47	1,052	- 932
Upper Respiratory	64	119	57	159	- 40
Oral conditions	65	118	60	106	+ 12
War	66	105	66	15	+ 91
Dengue	67	28	83	0	+ 28
Otitis Media	68	27	68	8	+ 20
Chagas disease	69	23	78	0	+ 23
Pertussis	70	20	71	1	+ 19
Tetanus	71	9	67	9	- 0
Ascariasis	72	5	82	0	+ 5
Syphilis	73	4	65	16	- 11
Iodine Deficiency	74	2	70	2	+ 1
Leprosy	75	1	73	0	+ 1
Leishmaniasis	76	1	77	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	77	0	80	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	81	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	79	0	74	0	- 0
Measles	80	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	84	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	83	0	72	0	- 0
Malaria	84	0	79	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	86	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.