JAPAN VS NICARAGUA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NICARAGUA		JAPAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	107,822	1	163,905	- 56,083
Kidney Disease	2	65,188	9	44,779	+ 20,409
Stroke	3	41,047	2	121,823	- 80,775
Diabetes Mellitus	4	38,150	29	5,433	+ 32,717
Lung Disease	5	28,961	5	78,169	- 49,209
Liver Disease	6	22,201	17	14,195	+ 8,006
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	21,249	3	107,899	- 86,650
Road Traffic Accidents	8	20,456	31	4,566	+ 15,890
Hypertension	9	20,355	28	6,673	+ 13,682
Violence	10	11,413	53	266	+ 11,147
Congenital Anomalies	11	10,531	40	2,473	+ 8,058
Liver Cancer	12	9,385	11	29,384	- 19,999
Low Birth Weight	13	9,035	55	202	+ 8,833
Stomach Cancer	14	8,812	8	50,433	- 41,621
Prostate Cancer	15	7,122	19	13,515	- 6,393
Cervical Cancer	16	6,903	32	3,799	+ 3,104
Other Injuries	17	6,597	12	22,068	- 15,471
Colon-Rectum Cancers	18	5,819	6	57,340	- 51,521
Suicide	19	5,252	13	19,466	- 14,214
Breast Cancer	20	5,222	15	15,805	- 10,582
Alcohol	21	5,141	51	576	+ 4,566
Falls	22	5,095	23	9,736	- 4,641
Lung Cancers	23	5,053	4	79,688	- 74,635
Leukemia	24	4,187	24	9,607	- 5,420
Birth Trauma	25	3,652	61	104	+ 3,548
Other Neoplasms	26	3,547	16	15,120	- 11,572
Pancreas Cancer	27	3,280	10	37,027	- 33,747
Endocrine Disorders	28	3,019	21	11,486	- 8,467
Lymphomas	29	3,019	14	19,273	- 16,254
Malnutrition	30	3,009	43	1,910	+ 1,100
Skin Disease	31	2,985	36	2,806	+ 179
Drownings	32	2,895	25	8,409	- 5,514
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	2,750	7	56,937	- 54,187
Inflammatory/Heart	34	2,572	27	8,232	- 5,660
HIV/AIDS	35	2,569	63	48	+ 2,521
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	2,258	37	2,731	- 473
Tuberculosis	37	2,117	34	3,459	- 1,342
Asthma	38	1,936	42	1,922	+ 14
Maternal Conditions	39	1,625	64	39	+ 1,586
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	1,578	35	2,922	- 1,344
Epilepsy	41	1,368	45	1,558	- 190
Parkinson's Disease	42	1,231	18	14,007	- 12,776
Oral Cancer	43	1,186	26	8,333	- 7,147
Ovary Cancer	44	1,130	30	5,061	- 3,931
Skin Cancers	45	1,087	44	1,843	- 756
Drug Use	46	929	50	732	+ 197
Oesophagus Cancer	47	772	20	12,316	- 11,544
Uterin Cancer	48	718	33	3,461	- 2,743
Appendicitis	49	585	58	126	+ 459
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	565	38	2,618	- 2,053
Meningitis	51	534	52	308	+ 226
Bladder Cancer	52	516	22	9,936	- 9,420
Anemia	53	515	49	875	- 360
Rheumatic Heart Disease	54	368	39	2,555	- 2,187
Poisonings	55	325	54	255	+ 70
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	312	56	172	+ 140
Fires	57	302	48	1,007	- 705
Encephalitis	58	189	69	5	+ 184
Osteoarthritis	59	180	62	86	+ 94
Syphilis	60	173	65	16	+ 157
Multiple Sclerosis	61	125	59	108	+ 17
Hepatitis B	62	95	46	1,423	- 1,328
Oral conditions	63	85	60	106	- 21
Dengue	64	81	83	0	+ 81
Chagas disease	65	73	78	0	+ 73
Schizophrenia	66	61	47	1,052	- 990
Pertussis	67	55	71	1	+ 54
Hepatitis C	68	23	41	2,220	- 2,197
Ascariasis	69	15	82	0	+ 15
War	70	13	66	15	- 2
Leprosy	71	11	73	0	+ 10
Upper Respiratory	72	9	57	159	- 150
Iodine Deficiency	73	8	70	2	+ 6
Chlamydia	74	6	80	0	+ 6
Otitis Media	75	3	68	8	- 5
Leishmaniasis	76	2	77	0	+ 2
Diphtheria	77	1	74	0	+ 1
Measles	78	0	75	0	- 0
Tetanus	79	0	67	9	- 9
Hookworm Disease	80	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	84	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	83	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	84	0	72	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to JAPAN

Nicaragua

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.