JAPAN VS PANAMA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	PANAMA		JAPAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	72,318	1	163,905	- 91,587
Stroke	2	55,285	2	121,823	- 66,538
Kidney Disease	3	30,488	9	44,779	- 14,291
Diabetes Mellitus	4	29,492	29	5,433	+ 24,059
Lung Disease	5	22,465	5	78,169	- 55,705
Violence	6	20,112	53	266	+ 19,846
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	19,206	3	107,899	- 88,692
HIV/AIDS	8	18,000	63	48	+ 17,952
Road Traffic Accidents	9	16,293	31	4,566	+ 11,727
Hypertension	10	14,054	28	6,673	+ 7,381
Stomach Cancer	11	10,941	8	50,433	- 39,492
Prostate Cancer	12	10,744	19	13,515	- 2,771
Congenital Anomalies	13	10,405	40	2,473	+ 7,933
Colon-Rectum Cancers	14	9,710	6	57,340	- 47,630
Liver Disease	15	8,970	17	14,195	- 5,225
Lung Cancers	16	8,347	4	79,688	- 71,342
Alzheimers & Dementia	17	8,166	7	56,937	- 48,771
Endocrine Disorders	18	7,691	21	11,486	- 3,795
Breast Cancer	19	7,679	15	15,805	- 8,126
Inflammatory/Heart	20	7,439	27	8,232	- 794
Other Neoplasms	21	7,059	16	15,120	- 8,061
Low Birth Weight	22	6,553	55	202	+ 6,351
Tuberculosis	23	6,145	34	3,459	+ 2,686
Lymphomas	24	5,638	14	19,273	- 13,634
Leukemia	25	5,207	24	9,607	- 4,400
Cervical Cancer	26	5,086	32	3,799	+ 1,287
Liver Cancer	27	5,004	11	29,384	- 24,380
Diarrhoeal diseases	28	4,492	37	2,731	+ 1,761
Pancreas Cancer	29	3,722	10	37,027	- 33,305
Skin Disease	30	3,512	36	2,806	+ 706
Malnutrition	31	3,370	43	1,910	+ 1,460
Suicide	32	3,343	13	19,466	- 16,123
Parkinson's Disease	33	3,157	18	14,007	- 10,850
Drownings	34	2,847	25	8,409	- 5,562
Other Injuries	35	2,750	12	22,068	- 19,318
Birth Trauma	36	2,582	61	104	+ 2,477
Falls	37	2,532	23	9,736	- 7,204
Oral Cancer	38	2,157	26	8,333	- 6,176
Epilepsy	39	1,833	45	1,558	+ 274
Uterin Cancer	40	1,808	33	3,461	- 1,653
Ovary Cancer	41	1,754	30	5,061	- 3,307
Anemia	42	1,738	49	875	+ 862
Asthma	43	1,547	42	1,922	- 375
Skin Cancers	44	1,537	44	1,843	- 305
Oesophagus Cancer	45	1,420	20	12,316	- 10,896
Bladder Cancer	46	906	22	9,936	- 9,031
Drug Use	47	904	50	732	+ 172
Maternal Conditions	48	895	64	39	+ 857
Alcohol	49	833	51	576	+ 257
Peptic Ulcer Disease	50	826	35	2,922	- 2,096
Prostatic Hypertrophy	51	774	56	172	+ 602
Meningitis	52	747	52	308	+ 439
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	684	39	2,555	- 1,871
Upper Respiratory	54	377	57	159	+ 218
Rheumatoid Arthritis	55	375	38	2,618	- 2,243
Appendicitis	56	312	58	126	+ 186
Fires	57	311	48	1,007	- 696
Schizophrenia	58	267	47	1,052	- 785
Hepatitis B	59	201	46	1,423	- 1,222
Osteoarthritis	60	118	62	86	+ 32
Poisonings	61	109	54	255	- 146
Multiple Sclerosis	62	76	59	108	- 32
Encephalitis	63	72	69	5	+ 67
Dengue	64	53	83	0	+ 53
Syphilis	65	39	65	16	+ 23
Hepatitis C	66	18	41	2,220	- 2,202
War	67	13	66	15	- 1
Otitis Media	68	11	68	8	+ 4
Tetanus	69	10	67	9	+ 1
Leishmaniasis	70	10	77	0	+ 10
Iodine Deficiency	71	10	70	2	+ 8
Oral conditions	72	10	60	106	- 96
Chagas disease	73	8	78	0	+ 8
Pertussis	74	6	71	1	+ 4
Ascariasis	75	2	82	0	+ 2
Trichuriasis	76	0	84	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	81	0	- 0
Diphtheria	78	0	74	0	- 0
Measles	79	0	75	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	80	0	72	0	- 0
Malaria	81	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	83	0	73	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to JAPAN

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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.