JAPAN VS PHILIPPINES: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	PHILIPPINES		JAPAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	135,366	1	163,905	- 28,539
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	97,713	3	107,899	- 10,186
Stroke	3	77,255	2	121,823	- 44,568
Kidney Disease	4	41,020	9	44,779	- 3,759
Hypertension	5	35,936	28	6,673	+ 29,263
Lung Disease	6	33,915	5	78,169	- 44,254
Diabetes Mellitus	7	33,604	29	5,433	+ 28,171
Tuberculosis	8	28,187	34	3,459	+ 24,729
Violence	9	15,452	53	266	+ 15,187
Road Traffic Accidents	10	13,559	31	4,566	+ 8,993
Asthma	11	11,879	42	1,922	+ 9,956
Endocrine Disorders	12	10,899	21	11,486	- 587
Lung Cancers	13	10,724	4	79,688	- 68,964
Low Birth Weight	14	10,563	55	202	+ 10,361
Breast Cancer	15	10,210	15	15,805	- 5,594
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	8,399	6	57,340	- 48,942
Congenital Anomalies	17	8,386	40	2,473	+ 5,913
Birth Trauma	18	8,291	61	104	+ 8,187
Liver Cancer	19	7,983	11	29,384	- 21,402
Liver Disease	20	7,371	17	14,195	- 6,824
Peptic Ulcer Disease	21	7,151	35	2,922	+ 4,229
Diarrhoeal diseases	22	6,446	37	2,731	+ 3,715
Other Neoplasms	23	5,361	16	15,120	- 9,759
Malnutrition	24	4,490	43	1,910	+ 2,581
Skin Disease	25	4,406	36	2,806	+ 1,600
Prostate Cancer	26	4,322	19	13,515	- 9,193
Drownings	27	4,043	25	8,409	- 4,366
Falls	28	4,022	23	9,736	- 5,714
Leukemia	29	3,746	24	9,607	- 5,861
Inflammatory/Heart	30	3,693	27	8,232	- 4,540
Other Injuries	31	3,683	12	22,068	- 18,385
Anemia	32	3,578	49	875	+ 2,703
Cervical Cancer	33	3,204	32	3,799	- 595
Oral Cancer	34	3,038	26	8,333	- 5,296
Suicide	35	2,422	13	19,466	- 17,044
Lymphomas	36	2,374	14	19,273	- 16,899
Pancreas Cancer	37	2,209	10	37,027	- 34,818
Maternal Conditions	38	2,127	64	39	+ 2,088
Alzheimers & Dementia	39	2,094	7	56,937	- 54,843
Ovary Cancer	40	2,077	30	5,061	- 2,985
Stomach Cancer	41	1,946	8	50,433	- 48,487
Rheumatic Heart Disease	42	1,882	39	2,555	- 673
Pertussis	43	1,833	71	1	+ 1,832
Syphilis	44	1,205	65	16	+ 1,189
Epilepsy	45	1,166	45	1,558	- 392
Dengue	46	1,104	83	0	+ 1,104
Meningitis	47	1,085	52	308	+ 777
Measles	48	931	75	0	+ 931
War	49	851	66	15	+ 837
Uterin Cancer	50	792	33	3,461	- 2,669
Prostatic Hypertrophy	51	783	56	172	+ 612
Drug Use	52	724	50	732	- 8
Oesophagus Cancer	53	700	20	12,316	- 11,616
Fires	54	624	48	1,007	- 382
Parkinson's Disease	55	619	18	14,007	- 13,389
Hepatitis B	56	614	46	1,423	- 809
Osteoarthritis	57	593	62	86	+ 507
Bladder Cancer	58	593	22	9,936	- 9,343
Tetanus	59	543	67	9	+ 533
Alcohol	60	417	51	576	- 158
Skin Cancers	61	383	44	1,843	- 1,459
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	336	38	2,618	- 2,282
Appendicitis	63	287	58	126	+ 162
Schistosomiasis	64	243	72	0	+ 242
Poisonings	65	235	54	255	- 19
HIV/AIDS	66	213	63	48	+ 165
Encephalitis	67	192	69	5	+ 188
Schizophrenia	68	133	47	1,052	- 919
Malaria	69	98	79	0	+ 98
Upper Respiratory	70	40	57	159	- 119
Leprosy	71	38	73	0	+ 38
Multiple Sclerosis	72	32	59	108	- 76
Oral conditions	73	30	60	106	- 76
Otitis Media	74	24	68	8	+ 16
Diphtheria	75	15	74	0	+ 15
Ascariasis	76	14	82	0	+ 14
Iodine Deficiency	77	4	70	2	+ 2
Chlamydia	78	4	80	0	+ 4
Chagas disease	79	2	78	0	+ 2
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	2	86	0	+ 2
Hepatitis C	81	0	41	2,220	- 2,219
Leishmaniasis	82	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	83	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	84	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	85	0	84	0	- 0
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.