JAPAN VS QATAR: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	QATAR		JAPAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	52,222	1	163,905	- 111,683
Diabetes Mellitus	2	22,152	29	5,433	+ 16,719
Stroke	3	12,311	2	121,823	- 109,511
Road Traffic Accidents	4	9,934	31	4,566	+ 5,369
Liver Disease	5	9,774	17	14,195	- 4,421
Kidney Disease	6	8,646	9	44,779	- 36,133
Suicide	7	7,980	13	19,466	- 11,486
Falls	8	6,205	23	9,736	- 3,531
Other Injuries	9	5,544	12	22,068	- 16,524
Influenza and Pneumonia	10	5,202	3	107,899	- 102,697
Colon-Rectum Cancers	11	4,006	6	57,340	- 53,334
Alzheimers & Dementia	12	3,612	7	56,937	- 53,325
Lung Cancers	13	3,513	4	79,688	- 76,176
Congenital Anomalies	14	3,378	40	2,473	+ 905
Lung Disease	15	3,306	5	78,169	- 74,864
Leukemia	16	2,760	24	9,607	- 6,847
Breast Cancer	17	2,544	15	15,805	- 13,260
Lymphomas	18	2,336	14	19,273	- 16,937
Drownings	19	2,178	25	8,409	- 6,231
Low Birth Weight	20	2,163	55	202	+ 1,961
Liver Cancer	21	2,144	11	29,384	- 27,240
Fires	22	2,051	48	1,007	+ 1,044
Stomach Cancer	23	2,024	8	50,433	- 48,409
Endocrine Disorders	24	1,887	21	11,486	- 9,599
Inflammatory/Heart	25	1,559	27	8,232	- 6,673
Parkinson's Disease	26	1,356	18	14,007	- 12,652
Bladder Cancer	27	1,301	22	9,936	- 8,635
Hypertension	28	1,273	28	6,673	- 5,400
Oral Cancer	29	1,209	26	8,333	- 7,124
Pancreas Cancer	30	1,200	10	37,027	- 35,827
Prostate Cancer	31	852	19	13,515	- 12,663
Ovary Cancer	32	827	30	5,061	- 4,234
Skin Disease	33	771	36	2,806	- 2,035
Violence	34	677	53	266	+ 411
Epilepsy	35	648	45	1,558	- 911
Cervical Cancer	36	618	32	3,799	- 3,181
Oesophagus Cancer	37	610	20	12,316	- 11,706
Birth Trauma	38	605	61	104	+ 501
Drug Use	39	588	50	732	- 144
Asthma	40	495	42	1,922	- 1,427
Diarrhoeal diseases	41	480	37	2,731	- 2,251
Poisonings	42	429	54	255	+ 175
Skin Cancers	43	391	44	1,843	- 1,452
Tuberculosis	44	388	34	3,459	- 3,071
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	378	39	2,555	- 2,177
Peptic Ulcer Disease	46	352	35	2,922	- 2,570
Meningitis	47	340	52	308	+ 32
Alcohol	48	338	51	576	- 237
Uterin Cancer	49	306	33	3,461	- 3,155
Encephalitis	50	248	69	5	+ 244
Other Neoplasms	51	129	16	15,120	- 14,990
Maternal Conditions	52	123	64	39	+ 84
Syphilis	53	116	65	16	+ 100
Pertussis	54	113	71	1	+ 112
Multiple Sclerosis	55	93	59	108	- 15
Hepatitis B	56	92	46	1,423	- 1,331
Appendicitis	57	58	58	126	- 67
Malnutrition	58	41	43	1,910	- 1,868
Rheumatoid Arthritis	59	23	38	2,618	- 2,594
Tetanus	60	15	67	9	+ 6
War	61	13	66	15	- 1
Dengue	62	4	83	0	+ 4
Hepatitis C	63	3	41	2,220	- 2,216
Ascariasis	64	2	82	0	+ 2
Upper Respiratory	65	2	57	159	- 157
Diphtheria	66	1	74	0	+ 1
Measles	67	1	75	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	68	1	80	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	69	0	68	8	- 8
Leprosy	70	0	73	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	71	0	63	48	- 48
Trichuriasis	72	0	84	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	81	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	74	0	70	2	- 2
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	72	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
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.