JAPAN VS NIGER: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NIGER		JAPAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	98,651	3	107,899	- 9,248
Malaria	2	79,610	79	0	+ 79,610
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	74,972	37	2,731	+ 72,241
Low Birth Weight	4	44,710	55	202	+ 44,508
Stroke	5	40,769	2	121,823	- 81,054
Coronary Heart Disease	6	38,488	1	163,905	- 125,417
Birth Trauma	7	37,557	61	104	+ 37,453
Road Traffic Accidents	8	27,809	31	4,566	+ 23,243
Meningitis	9	24,494	52	308	+ 24,186
Congenital Anomalies	10	20,324	40	2,473	+ 17,852
Liver Disease	11	19,252	17	14,195	+ 5,057
Other Injuries	12	17,892	12	22,068	- 4,176
Tuberculosis	13	17,319	34	3,459	+ 13,860
Maternal Conditions	14	15,515	64	39	+ 15,476
Pertussis	15	13,365	71	1	+ 13,363
Kidney Disease	16	12,779	9	44,779	- 31,999
Diabetes Mellitus	17	12,301	29	5,433	+ 6,868
Measles	18	11,288	75	0	+ 11,288
Violence	19	10,493	53	266	+ 10,227
Lung Disease	20	10,159	5	78,169	- 68,011
Malnutrition	21	10,148	43	1,910	+ 8,239
Asthma	22	8,896	42	1,922	+ 6,973
Endocrine Disorders	23	8,447	21	11,486	- 3,039
Drownings	24	7,393	25	8,409	- 1,016
Hypertension	25	6,340	28	6,673	- 333
Falls	26	6,068	23	9,736	- 3,668
Suicide	27	5,738	13	19,466	- 13,728
Fires	28	5,240	48	1,007	+ 4,233
Breast Cancer	29	5,030	15	15,805	- 10,775
HIV/AIDS	30	4,901	63	48	+ 4,853
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	4,884	35	2,922	+ 1,963
Alzheimers & Dementia	32	4,013	7	56,937	- 52,925
Poisonings	33	3,608	54	255	+ 3,353
Inflammatory/Heart	34	3,594	27	8,232	- 4,638
Liver Cancer	35	3,485	11	29,384	- 25,899
Epilepsy	36	3,163	45	1,558	+ 1,605
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	2,440	6	57,340	- 54,900
Cervical Cancer	38	2,277	32	3,799	- 1,522
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	2,183	39	2,555	- 372
Ovary Cancer	40	1,987	30	5,061	- 3,074
War	41	1,915	66	15	+ 1,900
Tetanus	42	1,742	67	9	+ 1,733
Lymphomas	43	1,638	14	19,273	- 17,635
Stomach Cancer	44	1,405	8	50,433	- 49,028
Skin Cancers	45	1,341	44	1,843	- 501
Hepatitis B	46	1,304	46	1,423	- 119
Parkinson's Disease	47	1,288	18	14,007	- 12,719
Leukemia	48	1,204	24	9,607	- 8,402
Oral Cancer	49	1,132	26	8,333	- 7,202
Schistosomiasis	50	1,110	72	0	+ 1,109
Leishmaniasis	51	1,109	77	0	+ 1,109
Skin Disease	52	995	36	2,806	- 1,811
Bladder Cancer	53	754	22	9,936	- 9,182
Pancreas Cancer	54	645	10	37,027	- 36,382
Oesophagus Cancer	55	615	20	12,316	- 11,701
Appendicitis	56	598	58	126	+ 473
Prostate Cancer	57	597	19	13,515	- 12,918
Drug Use	58	591	50	732	- 141
Ascariasis	59	583	82	0	+ 583
Alcohol	60	563	51	576	- 13
Encephalitis	61	525	69	5	+ 520
Syphilis	62	513	65	16	+ 497
Upper Respiratory	63	438	57	159	+ 279
Uterin Cancer	64	403	33	3,461	- 3,058
Diphtheria	65	283	74	0	+ 283
Hepatitis C	66	213	41	2,220	- 2,007
Lung Cancers	67	196	4	79,688	- 79,492
Other Neoplasms	68	112	16	15,120	- 15,008
Multiple Sclerosis	69	104	59	108	- 4
Rheumatoid Arthritis	70	83	38	2,618	- 2,535
Chlamydia	71	13	80	0	+ 13
Otitis Media	72	4	68	8	- 4
Dengue	73	1	83	0	+ 1
Hookworm Disease	74	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	84	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	70	2	- 2
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	78	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	56	172	- 172
Osteoarthritis	81	0	62	86	- 86
Oral conditions	82	0	60	106	- 106
Schizophrenia	83	0	47	1,052	- 1,052
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	49	875	- 875
Depression	86	0	85	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.