JAPAN VS PARAGUAY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	PARAGUAY		JAPAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	70,870	1	163,905	- 93,035
Stroke	2	49,254	2	121,823	- 72,569
Diabetes Mellitus	3	38,674	29	5,433	+ 33,241
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	27,211	3	107,899	- 80,688
Kidney Disease	5	26,077	9	44,779	- 18,702
Road Traffic Accidents	6	25,413	31	4,566	+ 20,847
Lung Disease	7	19,337	5	78,169	- 58,833
Hypertension	8	14,663	28	6,673	+ 7,990
Other Injuries	9	13,815	12	22,068	- 8,254
Lung Cancers	10	12,081	4	79,688	- 67,607
Congenital Anomalies	11	10,836	40	2,473	+ 8,363
Low Birth Weight	12	10,554	55	202	+ 10,352
Violence	13	9,262	53	266	+ 8,996
Endocrine Disorders	14	9,205	21	11,486	- 2,281
Prostate Cancer	15	8,949	19	13,515	- 4,566
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	8,891	6	57,340	- 48,449
Liver Disease	17	8,579	17	14,195	- 5,616
Cervical Cancer	18	8,443	32	3,799	+ 4,644
Other Neoplasms	19	7,971	16	15,120	- 7,149
Breast Cancer	20	7,872	15	15,805	- 7,932
HIV/AIDS	21	7,338	63	48	+ 7,290
Suicide	22	6,962	13	19,466	- 12,504
Alcohol	23	6,708	51	576	+ 6,133
Stomach Cancer	24	5,816	8	50,433	- 44,617
Malnutrition	25	5,403	43	1,910	+ 3,493
Tuberculosis	26	4,463	34	3,459	+ 1,005
Leukemia	27	4,461	24	9,607	- 5,146
Pancreas Cancer	28	4,228	10	37,027	- 32,799
Lymphomas	29	4,008	14	19,273	- 15,265
Birth Trauma	30	3,482	61	104	+ 3,377
Diarrhoeal diseases	31	3,147	37	2,731	+ 416
Drownings	32	2,918	25	8,409	- 5,491
Oesophagus Cancer	33	2,838	20	12,316	- 9,478
Inflammatory/Heart	34	2,523	27	8,232	- 5,710
Liver Cancer	35	2,493	11	29,384	- 26,892
Alzheimers & Dementia	36	2,356	7	56,937	- 54,581
Skin Disease	37	2,354	36	2,806	- 452
Oral Cancer	38	2,186	26	8,333	- 6,147
Asthma	39	2,070	42	1,922	+ 148
Skin Cancers	40	2,044	44	1,843	+ 201
Parkinson's Disease	41	1,993	18	14,007	- 12,014
Syphilis	42	1,944	65	16	+ 1,929
Falls	43	1,644	23	9,736	- 8,092
Epilepsy	44	1,612	45	1,558	+ 53
Ovary Cancer	45	1,394	30	5,061	- 3,667
Anemia	46	1,336	49	875	+ 461
Peptic Ulcer Disease	47	1,122	35	2,922	- 1,799
Rheumatoid Arthritis	48	1,075	38	2,618	- 1,543
Maternal Conditions	49	1,053	64	39	+ 1,014
Fires	50	1,039	48	1,007	+ 32
Bladder Cancer	51	926	22	9,936	- 9,010
Prostatic Hypertrophy	52	858	56	172	+ 687
Meningitis	53	856	52	308	+ 548
Uterin Cancer	54	745	33	3,461	- 2,716
Rheumatic Heart Disease	55	708	39	2,555	- 1,847
Drug Use	56	617	50	732	- 115
Appendicitis	57	610	58	126	+ 485
Osteoarthritis	58	497	62	86	+ 411
Pertussis	59	490	71	1	+ 488
Chagas disease	60	315	78	0	+ 315
Leishmaniasis	61	275	77	0	+ 275
Dengue	62	267	83	0	+ 267
Poisonings	63	224	54	255	- 30
Tetanus	64	201	67	9	+ 192
Leprosy	65	193	73	0	+ 193
Encephalitis	66	179	69	5	+ 174
Hepatitis B	67	157	46	1,423	- 1,266
Multiple Sclerosis	68	138	59	108	+ 30
Schizophrenia	69	127	47	1,052	- 925
Upper Respiratory	70	70	57	159	- 89
War	71	46	66	15	+ 32
Hepatitis C	72	46	41	2,220	- 2,173
Oral conditions	73	36	60	106	- 70
Otitis Media	74	23	68	8	+ 16
Iodine Deficiency	75	19	70	2	+ 18
Ascariasis	76	7	82	0	+ 7
Diphtheria	77	0	74	0	+ 0
Measles	78	0	75	0	- 0
Chlamydia	79	0	80	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	80	0	72	0	- 0
Malaria	81	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	83	0	84	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	84	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to JAPAN

Paraguay

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.