JAPAN VS SAINT VINCENT: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

Click Country Link To Compare

	SAINT VINCENT		JAPAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	169,683	1	163,905	+ 5,778
Stroke	2	125,999	2	121,823	+ 4,176
Diabetes Mellitus	3	79,092	29	5,433	+ 73,659
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	47,169	3	107,899	- 60,729
Prostate Cancer	5	42,842	19	13,515	+ 29,327
Hypertension	6	42,399	28	6,673	+ 35,726
Violence	7	39,751	53	266	+ 39,486
Lung Disease	8	30,742	5	78,169	- 47,427
Kidney Disease	9	26,699	9	44,779	- 18,080
Breast Cancer	10	25,280	15	15,805	+ 9,475
HIV/AIDS	11	23,273	63	48	+ 23,225
Endocrine Disorders	12	16,944	21	11,486	+ 5,458
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	14,596	6	57,340	- 42,744
Skin Disease	14	14,262	36	2,806	+ 11,456
Other Injuries	15	14,201	12	22,068	- 7,867
Inflammatory/Heart	16	12,407	27	8,232	+ 4,175
Congenital Anomalies	17	11,444	40	2,473	+ 8,971
Stomach Cancer	18	11,407	8	50,433	- 39,026
Uterin Cancer	19	10,610	33	3,461	+ 7,149
Pancreas Cancer	20	10,417	10	37,027	- 26,610
Cervical Cancer	21	10,401	32	3,799	+ 6,602
Road Traffic Accidents	22	10,027	31	4,566	+ 5,461
Liver Cancer	23	9,800	11	29,384	- 19,584
Lung Cancers	24	9,779	4	79,688	- 69,909
Drownings	25	9,377	25	8,409	+ 968
Lymphomas	26	9,127	14	19,273	- 10,146
Oral Cancer	27	7,668	26	8,333	- 666
Falls	28	7,600	23	9,736	- 2,135
Leukemia	29	7,351	24	9,607	- 2,256
Liver Disease	30	7,309	17	14,195	- 6,886
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	7,053	35	2,922	+ 4,132
Anemia	32	6,857	49	875	+ 5,982
Ovary Cancer	33	5,610	30	5,061	+ 549
Low Birth Weight	34	5,139	55	202	+ 4,937
Asthma	35	4,537	42	1,922	+ 2,614
Oesophagus Cancer	36	4,495	20	12,316	- 7,821
Malnutrition	37	3,961	43	1,910	+ 2,051
Rheumatic Heart Disease	38	3,778	39	2,555	+ 1,223
Fires	39	3,528	48	1,007	+ 2,521
Other Neoplasms	40	2,480	16	15,120	- 12,639
Epilepsy	41	2,462	45	1,558	+ 903
Alzheimers & Dementia	42	2,441	7	56,937	- 54,496
Diarrhoeal diseases	43	2,418	37	2,731	- 313
Parkinson's Disease	44	2,299	18	14,007	- 11,709
Bladder Cancer	45	2,298	22	9,936	- 7,639
Tuberculosis	46	2,221	34	3,459	- 1,238
Alcohol	47	1,984	51	576	+ 1,409
Birth Trauma	48	1,611	61	104	+ 1,506
Skin Cancers	49	1,553	44	1,843	- 289
Drug Use	50	1,502	50	732	+ 770
Prostatic Hypertrophy	51	1,452	56	172	+ 1,280
Suicide	52	1,320	13	19,466	- 18,147
Maternal Conditions	53	1,212	64	39	+ 1,173
Otitis Media	54	897	68	8	+ 890
Appendicitis	55	545	58	126	+ 419
Rheumatoid Arthritis	56	470	38	2,618	- 2,148
Osteoarthritis	57	432	62	86	+ 346
War	58	75	66	15	+ 60
Syphilis	59	11	65	16	- 5
Poisonings	60	6	54	255	- 248
Oral conditions	61	0	60	106	- 106
Schizophrenia	62	0	47	1,052	- 1,052
Multiple Sclerosis	63	0	59	108	- 108
Vitamin A Deficiency	64	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	65	0	85	0	- 0
Chlamydia	66	0	80	0	- 0
Upper Respiratory	67	0	57	159	- 159
Leprosy	68	0	73	0	- 0
Hepatitis B	69	0	46	1,423	- 1,423
Hepatitis C	70	0	41	2,220	- 2,220
Meningitis	71	0	52	308	- 308
Encephalitis	72	0	69	5	- 5
Ascariasis	73	0	82	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	81	0	- 0
Dengue	75	0	83	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	84	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	70	2	- 2
Diphtheria	78	0	74	0	- 0
Pertussis	79	0	71	1	- 1
Tetanus	80	0	67	9	- 9
Measles	81	0	75	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	82	0	72	0	- 0
Malaria	83	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	84	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	85	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	86	0	76	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to JAPAN

Saint Vincent

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.