JAPAN VS MOROCCO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MOROCCO		JAPAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	254,856	1	163,905	+ 90,951
Stroke	2	104,989	2	121,823	- 16,833
Hypertension	3	35,379	28	6,673	+ 28,706
Kidney Disease	4	33,666	9	44,779	- 11,113
Diabetes Mellitus	5	24,310	29	5,433	+ 18,877
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	23,847	3	107,899	- 84,051
Lung Cancers	7	21,698	4	79,688	- 57,990
Lung Disease	8	20,748	5	78,169	- 57,422
Road Traffic Accidents	9	20,381	31	4,566	+ 15,815
Alzheimers & Dementia	10	16,368	7	56,937	- 40,569
Liver Disease	11	16,035	17	14,195	+ 1,840
Breast Cancer	12	11,875	15	15,805	- 3,930
Asthma	13	11,012	42	1,922	+ 9,089
Low Birth Weight	14	10,890	55	202	+ 10,688
Tuberculosis	15	9,458	34	3,459	+ 6,000
Suicide	16	8,625	13	19,466	- 10,841
Colon-Rectum Cancers	17	8,423	6	57,340	- 48,918
Cervical Cancer	18	8,264	32	3,799	+ 4,465
Falls	19	8,093	23	9,736	- 1,643
Lymphomas	20	7,493	14	19,273	- 11,780
Other Injuries	21	7,485	12	22,068	- 14,583
Congenital Anomalies	22	7,000	40	2,473	+ 4,528
Birth Trauma	23	6,811	61	104	+ 6,707
Prostate Cancer	24	6,307	19	13,515	- 7,208
Stomach Cancer	25	5,573	8	50,433	- 44,860
Parkinson's Disease	26	4,979	18	14,007	- 9,028
Diarrhoeal diseases	27	3,927	37	2,731	+ 1,196
Endocrine Disorders	28	3,722	21	11,486	- 7,765
Peptic Ulcer Disease	29	3,545	35	2,922	+ 623
Bladder Cancer	30	3,521	22	9,936	- 6,415
Leukemia	31	3,410	24	9,607	- 6,197
Inflammatory/Heart	32	3,369	27	8,232	- 4,863
Fires	33	2,980	48	1,007	+ 1,973
Ovary Cancer	34	2,635	30	5,061	- 2,427
Oral Cancer	35	2,572	26	8,333	- 5,762
Pancreas Cancer	36	2,461	10	37,027	- 34,566
Rheumatic Heart Disease	37	2,367	39	2,555	- 188
Maternal Conditions	38	2,319	64	39	+ 2,281
Violence	39	2,083	53	266	+ 1,817
Meningitis	40	1,788	52	308	+ 1,480
Skin Cancers	41	1,573	44	1,843	- 269
Oesophagus Cancer	42	1,448	20	12,316	- 10,868
Drownings	43	1,403	25	8,409	- 7,006
Liver Cancer	44	1,393	11	29,384	- 27,991
Epilepsy	45	1,107	45	1,558	- 452
Pertussis	46	1,069	71	1	+ 1,067
Drug Use	47	1,058	50	732	+ 326
Hepatitis B	48	1,041	46	1,423	- 381
HIV/AIDS	49	952	63	48	+ 904
Poisonings	50	876	54	255	+ 622
Malnutrition	51	660	43	1,910	- 1,250
Encephalitis	52	581	69	5	+ 577
Uterin Cancer	53	508	33	3,461	- 2,953
Skin Disease	54	490	36	2,806	- 2,316
Syphilis	55	463	65	16	+ 447
Appendicitis	56	429	58	126	+ 304
Alcohol	57	360	51	576	- 216
Multiple Sclerosis	58	348	59	108	+ 240
Tetanus	59	252	67	9	+ 243
Other Neoplasms	60	231	16	15,120	- 14,889
Schistosomiasis	61	219	72	0	+ 219
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	126	38	2,618	- 2,492
War	63	71	66	15	+ 57
Leishmaniasis	64	50	77	0	+ 50
Hepatitis C	65	24	41	2,220	- 2,196
Ascariasis	66	16	82	0	+ 16
Upper Respiratory	67	12	57	159	- 147
Chlamydia	68	6	80	0	+ 6
Diphtheria	69	3	74	0	+ 3
Measles	70	1	75	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	71	0	68	8	- 7
Leprosy	72	0	73	0	- 0
Malaria	73	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	74	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	81	0	- 0
Dengue	77	0	83	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	84	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
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	49	875	- 875
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	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.