JAPAN VS SAINT LUCIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SAINT LUCIA		JAPAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	138,077	2	121,823	+ 16,254
Coronary Heart Disease	2	109,047	1	163,905	- 54,858
Diabetes Mellitus	3	102,383	29	5,433	+ 96,951
Kidney Disease	4	58,430	9	44,779	+ 13,651
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	48,152	3	107,899	- 59,747
Prostate Cancer	6	41,257	19	13,515	+ 27,741
Road Traffic Accidents	7	39,993	31	4,566	+ 35,427
Lung Disease	8	38,734	5	78,169	- 39,436
Hypertension	9	38,465	28	6,673	+ 31,792
Alzheimers & Dementia	10	34,887	7	56,937	- 22,050
Violence	11	27,128	53	266	+ 26,862
Liver Disease	12	25,545	17	14,195	+ 11,350
Inflammatory/Heart	13	23,092	27	8,232	+ 14,860
Breast Cancer	14	18,662	15	15,805	+ 2,857
Stomach Cancer	15	16,062	8	50,433	- 34,370
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	15,472	6	57,340	- 41,868
Endocrine Disorders	17	14,790	21	11,486	+ 3,304
Lung Cancers	18	13,705	4	79,688	- 65,983
Low Birth Weight	19	12,603	55	202	+ 12,400
Skin Disease	20	11,847	36	2,806	+ 9,041
Other Injuries	21	10,814	12	22,068	- 11,254
Suicide	22	10,555	13	19,466	- 8,911
Parkinson's Disease	23	10,169	18	14,007	- 3,838
Lymphomas	24	9,594	14	19,273	- 9,679
Cervical Cancer	25	8,695	32	3,799	+ 4,896
Falls	26	7,718	23	9,736	- 2,018
Asthma	27	7,030	42	1,922	+ 5,108
Drownings	28	6,836	25	8,409	- 1,573
Alcohol	29	6,776	51	576	+ 6,200
Congenital Anomalies	30	5,934	40	2,473	+ 3,461
Pancreas Cancer	31	5,908	10	37,027	- 31,119
Epilepsy	32	5,217	45	1,558	+ 3,659
Malnutrition	33	4,826	43	1,910	+ 2,916
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	3,935	35	2,922	+ 1,013
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	3,356	37	2,731	+ 625
Leukemia	36	3,242	24	9,607	- 6,365
Liver Cancer	37	2,963	11	29,384	- 26,422
Rheumatic Heart Disease	38	2,886	39	2,555	+ 331
Fires	39	2,429	48	1,007	+ 1,422
Oesophagus Cancer	40	2,301	20	12,316	- 10,015
Ovary Cancer	41	2,293	30	5,061	- 2,768
Birth Trauma	42	2,268	61	104	+ 2,163
Oral Cancer	43	2,255	26	8,333	- 6,078
Tuberculosis	44	2,139	34	3,459	- 1,320
Uterin Cancer	45	1,491	33	3,461	- 1,970
Drug Use	46	1,405	50	732	+ 673
Maternal Conditions	47	1,353	64	39	+ 1,314
Other Neoplasms	48	1,331	16	15,120	- 13,788
Meningitis	49	1,071	52	308	+ 763
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	959	38	2,618	- 1,659
Appendicitis	51	823	58	126	+ 698
Encephalitis	52	807	69	5	+ 803
Dengue	53	432	83	0	+ 432
Multiple Sclerosis	54	326	59	108	+ 218
Poisonings	55	191	54	255	- 63
Tetanus	56	156	67	9	+ 147
Syphilis	57	138	65	16	+ 122
War	58	122	66	15	+ 108
Upper Respiratory	59	92	57	159	- 67
Hepatitis B	60	43	46	1,423	- 1,380
Schistosomiasis	61	37	72	0	+ 37
Chlamydia	62	33	80	0	+ 33
Pertussis	63	22	71	1	+ 21
Ascariasis	64	8	82	0	+ 8
Hepatitis C	65	4	41	2,220	- 2,216
Otitis Media	66	1	68	8	- 7
Diphtheria	67	1	74	0	+ 1
Skin Cancers	68	1	44	1,843	- 1,842
Vitamin A Deficiency	69	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	70	0	49	875	- 875
Depression	71	0	85	0	- 0
Bladder Cancer	72	0	22	9,936	- 9,936
Schizophrenia	73	0	47	1,052	- 1,052
Oral conditions	74	0	60	106	- 106
Osteoarthritis	75	0	62	86	- 86
Prostatic Hypertrophy	76	0	56	172	- 172
Measles	77	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	70	2	- 2
Chagas disease	79	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	80	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	81	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	82	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	83	0	73	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	84	0	63	48	- 48
Trichuriasis	85	0	84	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to JAPAN

Saint Lucia

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.