JAPAN VS ROMANIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ROMANIA		JAPAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	487,497	1	163,905	+ 323,592
Stroke	2	337,447	2	121,823	+ 215,624
Hypertension	3	74,725	28	6,673	+ 68,052
Lung Cancers	4	68,656	4	79,688	- 11,032
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	63,521	3	107,899	- 44,377
Liver Disease	6	60,554	17	14,195	+ 46,358
Lung Disease	7	49,958	5	78,169	- 28,211
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	46,402	6	57,340	- 10,938
Kidney Disease	9	35,129	9	44,779	- 9,650
Inflammatory/Heart	10	30,094	27	8,232	+ 21,861
Breast Cancer	11	26,140	15	15,805	+ 10,336
Stomach Cancer	12	23,469	8	50,433	- 26,964
Liver Cancer	13	21,137	11	29,384	- 8,248
Pancreas Cancer	14	19,924	10	37,027	- 17,103
Alzheimers & Dementia	15	19,274	7	56,937	- 37,664
Prostate Cancer	16	16,625	19	13,515	+ 3,109
Oral Cancer	17	15,544	26	8,333	+ 7,211
Diabetes Mellitus	18	15,142	29	5,433	+ 9,709
Other Injuries	19	14,522	12	22,068	- 7,546
Road Traffic Accidents	20	13,524	31	4,566	+ 8,958
Suicide	21	12,806	13	19,466	- 6,660
Cervical Cancer	22	12,695	32	3,799	+ 8,897
Bladder Cancer	23	11,643	22	9,936	+ 1,706
Falls	24	10,211	23	9,736	+ 475
Lymphomas	25	9,400	14	19,273	- 9,873
Leukemia	26	9,113	24	9,607	- 494
Ovary Cancer	27	7,528	30	5,061	+ 2,467
Tuberculosis	28	6,894	34	3,459	+ 3,435
Skin Cancers	29	6,811	44	1,843	+ 4,968
Oesophagus Cancer	30	5,124	20	12,316	- 7,192
Parkinson's Disease	31	5,029	18	14,007	- 8,979
Drownings	32	4,047	25	8,409	- 4,362
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	3,606	35	2,922	+ 684
Uterin Cancer	34	3,545	33	3,461	+ 84
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	2,990	39	2,555	+ 435
Fires	36	2,860	48	1,007	+ 1,853
Alcohol	37	2,778	51	576	+ 2,202
Congenital Anomalies	38	2,490	40	2,473	+ 17
Poisonings	39	2,487	54	255	+ 2,233
Drug Use	40	2,349	50	732	+ 1,617
Low Birth Weight	41	2,150	55	202	+ 1,948
Epilepsy	42	2,133	45	1,558	+ 574
Other Neoplasms	43	1,959	16	15,120	- 13,160
Violence	44	1,733	53	266	+ 1,467
Asthma	45	1,528	42	1,922	- 394
Diarrhoeal diseases	46	1,517	37	2,731	- 1,214
HIV/AIDS	47	1,486	63	48	+ 1,438
Endocrine Disorders	48	1,307	21	11,486	- 10,179
Prostatic Hypertrophy	49	973	56	172	+ 802
Malnutrition	50	962	43	1,910	- 948
Schizophrenia	51	698	47	1,052	- 354
Hepatitis C	52	668	41	2,220	- 1,551
Skin Disease	53	661	36	2,806	- 2,145
Meningitis	54	519	52	308	+ 211
Multiple Sclerosis	55	450	59	108	+ 342
Anemia	56	399	49	875	- 476
Birth Trauma	57	260	61	104	+ 155
Maternal Conditions	58	240	64	39	+ 201
Hepatitis B	59	207	46	1,423	- 1,216
Appendicitis	60	142	58	126	+ 16
Measles	61	50	75	0	+ 50
Encephalitis	62	40	69	5	+ 35
Upper Respiratory	63	18	57	159	- 141
Oral conditions	64	16	60	106	- 90
War	65	15	66	15	+ 1
Syphilis	66	10	65	16	- 6
Tetanus	67	10	67	9	+ 0
Otitis Media	68	7	68	8	- 0
Pertussis	69	1	71	1	- 0
Leishmaniasis	70	0	77	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	71	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	72	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	70	2	- 2
Schistosomiasis	74	0	72	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	76	0	- 0
Chlamydia	78	0	80	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	84	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	83	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	85	0	- 0
Rheumatoid Arthritis	85	0	38	2,618	- 2,618
Osteoarthritis	86	0	62	86	- 86
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.