JAPAN VS RUSSIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	RUSSIA		JAPAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	492,307	1	163,905	+ 328,402
Stroke	2	286,261	2	121,823	+ 164,439
Lung Cancers	3	47,560	4	79,688	- 32,128
Inflammatory/Heart	4	47,296	27	8,232	+ 39,064
Alzheimers & Dementia	5	42,451	7	56,937	- 14,486
Liver Disease	6	39,775	17	14,195	+ 25,579
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	37,299	6	57,340	- 20,042
Suicide	8	32,043	13	19,466	+ 12,577
Lung Disease	9	32,021	5	78,169	- 46,148
Influenza and Pneumonia	10	28,350	3	107,899	- 79,548
Stomach Cancer	11	25,709	8	50,433	- 24,724
Alcohol	12	24,483	51	576	+ 23,907
Breast Cancer	13	20,334	15	15,805	+ 4,529
Other Injuries	14	19,700	12	22,068	- 2,369
HIV/AIDS	15	18,601	63	48	+ 18,554
Pancreas Cancer	16	17,744	10	37,027	- 19,283
Hypertension	17	16,052	28	6,673	+ 9,379
Diabetes Mellitus	18	16,049	29	5,433	+ 10,617
Road Traffic Accidents	19	15,317	31	4,566	+ 10,751
Prostate Cancer	20	12,342	19	13,515	- 1,173
Falls	21	10,240	23	9,736	+ 504
Kidney Disease	22	10,132	9	44,779	- 34,647
Violence	23	10,018	53	266	+ 9,752
Liver Cancer	24	9,768	11	29,384	- 19,617
Oral Cancer	25	9,519	26	8,333	+ 1,185
Parkinson's Disease	26	8,198	18	14,007	- 5,809
Drug Use	27	7,973	50	732	+ 7,241
Peptic Ulcer Disease	28	7,820	35	2,922	+ 4,898
Lymphomas	29	7,803	14	19,273	- 11,469
Tuberculosis	30	7,368	34	3,459	+ 3,909
Leukemia	31	7,207	24	9,607	- 2,400
Ovary Cancer	32	7,106	30	5,061	+ 2,045
Oesophagus Cancer	33	6,502	20	12,316	- 5,814
Cervical Cancer	34	6,494	32	3,799	+ 2,695
Uterin Cancer	35	6,008	33	3,461	+ 2,547
Drownings	36	5,799	25	8,409	- 2,610
Fires	37	5,588	48	1,007	+ 4,581
Bladder Cancer	38	5,518	22	9,936	- 4,419
Skin Cancers	39	4,910	44	1,843	+ 3,067
Poisonings	40	4,869	54	255	+ 4,614
Congenital Anomalies	41	3,676	40	2,473	+ 1,203
Rheumatic Heart Disease	42	2,424	39	2,555	- 131
Skin Disease	43	2,393	36	2,806	- 413
Low Birth Weight	44	1,883	55	202	+ 1,681
Endocrine Disorders	45	1,753	21	11,486	- 9,733
Asthma	46	1,543	42	1,922	- 379
Encephalitis	47	942	69	5	+ 937
Meningitis	48	908	52	308	+ 600
Multiple Sclerosis	49	723	59	108	+ 616
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	656	38	2,618	- 1,961
Other Neoplasms	51	638	16	15,120	- 14,482
Epilepsy	52	628	45	1,558	- 930
Birth Trauma	53	625	61	104	+ 520
Appendicitis	54	357	58	126	+ 232
Diarrhoeal diseases	55	353	37	2,731	- 2,378
Maternal Conditions	56	234	64	39	+ 195
Malnutrition	57	212	43	1,910	- 1,698
Upper Respiratory	58	138	57	159	- 21
War	59	107	66	15	+ 93
Hepatitis B	60	38	46	1,423	- 1,385
Chlamydia	61	22	80	0	+ 22
Syphilis	62	16	65	16	+ 0
Tetanus	63	3	67	9	- 6
Otitis Media	64	3	68	8	- 5
Pertussis	65	2	71	1	+ 0
Hepatitis C	66	2	41	2,220	- 2,218
Diphtheria	67	0	74	0	+ 0
Measles	68	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	69	0	70	2	- 2
Trypanosomiasis	70	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	71	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	72	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	73	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	81	0	- 0
Ascariasis	77	0	82	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	84	0	- 0
Dengue	79	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	49	875	- 875
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	47	1,052	- 1,052
Osteoarthritis	84	0	62	86	- 86
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	56	172	- 172
Oral conditions	86	0	60	106	- 106
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.