JAPAN VS PAKISTAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	PAKISTAN		JAPAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	117,518	1	163,905	- 46,387
Stroke	2	69,046	2	121,823	- 52,777
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	50,959	37	2,731	+ 48,228
Low Birth Weight	4	45,584	55	202	+ 45,382
Lung Disease	5	42,457	5	78,169	- 35,712
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	40,756	3	107,899	- 67,143
Diabetes Mellitus	7	31,172	29	5,433	+ 25,740
Birth Trauma	8	29,076	61	104	+ 28,972
Kidney Disease	9	27,727	9	44,779	- 17,051
Liver Disease	10	26,770	17	14,195	+ 12,575
Tuberculosis	11	20,554	34	3,459	+ 17,096
Road Traffic Accidents	12	13,753	31	4,566	+ 9,187
Other Injuries	13	13,186	12	22,068	- 8,882
Congenital Anomalies	14	12,849	40	2,473	+ 10,376
Rheumatic Heart Disease	15	12,701	39	2,555	+ 10,146
Hypertension	16	11,188	28	6,673	+ 4,515
Asthma	17	10,130	42	1,922	+ 8,208
Suicide	18	9,437	13	19,466	- 10,029
Meningitis	19	8,800	52	308	+ 8,492
Breast Cancer	20	8,792	15	15,805	- 7,013
Oral Cancer	21	8,388	26	8,333	+ 54
Alzheimers & Dementia	22	7,428	7	56,937	- 49,509
Violence	23	6,310	53	266	+ 6,044
Maternal Conditions	24	6,050	64	39	+ 6,011
Endocrine Disorders	25	5,585	21	11,486	- 5,901
Lung Cancers	26	4,729	4	79,688	- 74,959
Malnutrition	27	4,321	43	1,910	+ 2,412
Falls	28	4,219	23	9,736	- 5,517
Oesophagus Cancer	29	3,840	20	12,316	- 8,476
Tetanus	30	3,681	67	9	+ 3,672
Lymphomas	31	3,427	14	19,273	- 15,846
HIV/AIDS	32	3,318	63	48	+ 3,271
Encephalitis	33	3,247	69	5	+ 3,242
Pertussis	34	3,104	71	1	+ 3,103
Parkinson's Disease	35	3,000	18	14,007	- 11,007
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	2,661	35	2,922	- 261
Drownings	37	2,625	25	8,409	- 5,784
Colon-Rectum Cancers	38	2,577	6	57,340	- 54,763
Leukemia	39	2,565	24	9,607	- 7,042
Epilepsy	40	2,379	45	1,558	+ 821
Liver Cancer	41	2,161	11	29,384	- 27,223
Fires	42	2,102	48	1,007	+ 1,095
Stomach Cancer	43	1,974	8	50,433	- 48,458
Cervical Cancer	44	1,957	32	3,799	- 1,842
Prostate Cancer	45	1,738	19	13,515	- 11,778
Ovary Cancer	46	1,725	30	5,061	- 3,336
Poisonings	47	1,642	54	255	+ 1,388
Bladder Cancer	48	1,331	22	9,936	- 8,605
Measles	49	1,259	75	0	+ 1,259
Alcohol	50	1,230	51	576	+ 655
Appendicitis	51	1,207	58	126	+ 1,081
Inflammatory/Heart	52	1,131	27	8,232	- 7,101
Hepatitis B	53	1,107	46	1,423	- 316
Skin Cancers	54	751	44	1,843	- 1,091
Dengue	55	698	83	0	+ 698
Rheumatoid Arthritis	56	678	38	2,618	- 1,940
Syphilis	57	629	65	16	+ 613
Hepatitis C	58	599	41	2,220	- 1,621
Uterin Cancer	59	582	33	3,461	- 2,880
Pancreas Cancer	60	522	10	37,027	- 36,505
Drug Use	61	405	50	732	- 327
War	62	291	66	15	+ 277
Malaria	63	287	79	0	+ 287
Other Neoplasms	64	201	16	15,120	- 14,919
Multiple Sclerosis	65	201	59	108	+ 93
Upper Respiratory	66	141	57	159	- 18
Skin Disease	67	64	36	2,806	- 2,742
Ascariasis	68	37	82	0	+ 37
Diphtheria	69	33	74	0	+ 33
Chlamydia	70	22	80	0	+ 22
Otitis Media	71	14	68	8	+ 6
Leishmaniasis	72	2	77	0	+ 2
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	72	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	70	2	- 2
Trichuriasis	77	0	84	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	81	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	73	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	62	86	- 86
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	56	172	- 172
Oral conditions	82	0	60	106	- 106
Schizophrenia	83	0	47	1,052	- 1,052
Depression	84	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	49	875	- 875
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.