JAPAN VS NAMIBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NAMIBIA		JAPAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	128,685	63	48	+ 128,638
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	64,352	3	107,899	- 43,547
Tuberculosis	3	62,235	34	3,459	+ 58,777
Stroke	4	58,573	2	121,823	- 63,250
Coronary Heart Disease	5	53,639	1	163,905	- 110,266
Road Traffic Accidents	6	38,156	31	4,566	+ 33,590
Diabetes Mellitus	7	31,832	29	5,433	+ 26,399
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	28,336	37	2,731	+ 25,605
Low Birth Weight	9	22,673	55	202	+ 22,470
Lung Disease	10	20,266	5	78,169	- 57,904
Violence	11	19,762	53	266	+ 19,496
Hypertension	12	18,804	28	6,673	+ 12,131
Birth Trauma	13	15,141	61	104	+ 15,036
Liver Disease	14	14,747	17	14,195	+ 552
Kidney Disease	15	14,132	9	44,779	- 30,646
Congenital Anomalies	16	12,442	40	2,473	+ 9,970
Suicide	17	10,666	13	19,466	- 8,800
Malnutrition	18	9,824	43	1,910	+ 7,914
Other Injuries	19	9,083	12	22,068	- 12,985
Asthma	20	8,810	42	1,922	+ 6,888
Alzheimers & Dementia	21	7,717	7	56,937	- 49,220
Inflammatory/Heart	22	7,110	27	8,232	- 1,122
Cervical Cancer	23	5,834	32	3,799	+ 2,035
Breast Cancer	24	5,323	15	15,805	- 10,482
Maternal Conditions	25	4,838	64	39	+ 4,800
Drownings	26	4,816	25	8,409	- 3,592
Meningitis	27	4,778	52	308	+ 4,471
Fires	28	4,778	48	1,007	+ 3,771
Skin Cancers	29	4,735	44	1,843	+ 2,892
Oral Cancer	30	4,383	26	8,333	- 3,951
Prostate Cancer	31	4,142	19	13,515	- 9,373
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	3,329	35	2,922	+ 407
Endocrine Disorders	33	3,203	21	11,486	- 8,283
Falls	34	2,729	23	9,736	- 7,007
Lung Cancers	35	2,584	4	79,688	- 77,105
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	2,391	6	57,340	- 54,949
Pertussis	37	2,380	71	1	+ 2,378
Epilepsy	38	2,161	45	1,558	+ 603
Poisonings	39	2,036	54	255	+ 1,781
Lymphomas	40	2,014	14	19,273	- 17,259
Liver Cancer	41	1,975	11	29,384	- 27,409
Parkinson's Disease	42	1,907	18	14,007	- 12,101
Syphilis	43	1,528	65	16	+ 1,512
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	1,453	39	2,555	- 1,102
Stomach Cancer	45	1,430	8	50,433	- 49,003
Drug Use	46	1,393	50	732	+ 661
Skin Disease	47	1,359	36	2,806	- 1,447
Alcohol	48	1,235	51	576	+ 659
Leukemia	49	1,040	24	9,607	- 8,566
Ovary Cancer	50	1,022	30	5,061	- 4,039
Malaria	51	946	79	0	+ 946
Oesophagus Cancer	52	920	20	12,316	- 11,396
Pancreas Cancer	53	769	10	37,027	- 36,258
Bladder Cancer	54	688	22	9,936	- 9,248
Schistosomiasis	55	600	72	0	+ 599
Uterin Cancer	56	500	33	3,461	- 2,961
Rheumatoid Arthritis	57	415	38	2,618	- 2,202
Appendicitis	58	386	58	126	+ 260
Encephalitis	59	354	69	5	+ 350
Other Neoplasms	60	339	16	15,120	- 14,781
Upper Respiratory	61	280	57	159	+ 120
Tetanus	62	264	67	9	+ 254
Hepatitis B	63	196	46	1,423	- 1,226
Multiple Sclerosis	64	100	59	108	- 8
Measles	65	90	75	0	+ 90
Hepatitis C	66	25	41	2,220	- 2,195
War	67	21	66	15	+ 7
Chlamydia	68	14	80	0	+ 14
Ascariasis	69	13	82	0	+ 13
Otitis Media	70	12	68	8	+ 5
Diphtheria	71	9	74	0	+ 9
Leprosy	72	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	70	2	- 2
Dengue	74	0	83	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	84	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	81	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	77	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	60	106	- 106
Osteoarthritis	81	0	62	86	- 86
Prostatic Hypertrophy	82	0	56	172	- 172
Anemia	83	0	49	875	- 875
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	47	1,052	- 1,052
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to JAPAN

Namibia

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.