JAPAN VS SERBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SERBIA		JAPAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	403,306	1	163,905	+ 239,401
Stroke	2	300,787	2	121,823	+ 178,964
Inflammatory/Heart	3	282,878	27	8,232	+ 274,645
Lung Cancers	4	121,099	4	79,688	+ 41,411
Kidney Disease	5	77,209	9	44,779	+ 32,430
Lung Disease	6	71,353	5	78,169	- 6,816
Diabetes Mellitus	7	66,876	29	5,433	+ 61,443
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	63,513	6	57,340	+ 6,172
Alzheimers & Dementia	9	53,260	7	56,937	- 3,677
Breast Cancer	10	42,310	15	15,805	+ 26,505
Influenza and Pneumonia	11	33,936	3	107,899	- 73,963
Hypertension	12	30,018	28	6,673	+ 23,345
Pancreas Cancer	13	25,964	10	37,027	- 11,063
Prostate Cancer	14	24,395	19	13,515	+ 10,880
Stomach Cancer	15	22,277	8	50,433	- 28,156
Suicide	16	18,455	13	19,466	- 1,011
Liver Cancer	17	17,004	11	29,384	- 12,381
Bladder Cancer	18	16,536	22	9,936	+ 6,600
Liver Disease	19	16,436	17	14,195	+ 2,241
Lymphomas	20	15,396	14	19,273	- 3,877
Parkinson's Disease	21	14,888	18	14,007	+ 881
Leukemia	22	13,158	24	9,607	+ 3,551
Oral Cancer	23	12,603	26	8,333	+ 4,269
Road Traffic Accidents	24	12,140	31	4,566	+ 7,574
Cervical Cancer	25	11,825	32	3,799	+ 8,026
Skin Cancers	26	11,824	44	1,843	+ 9,982
Other Neoplasms	27	11,136	16	15,120	- 3,984
Peptic Ulcer Disease	28	11,009	35	2,922	+ 8,088
Ovary Cancer	29	10,282	30	5,061	+ 5,220
Other Injuries	30	7,526	12	22,068	- 14,542
Asthma	31	7,221	42	1,922	+ 5,299
Uterin Cancer	32	6,831	33	3,461	+ 3,370
Falls	33	6,696	23	9,736	- 3,040
Alcohol	34	6,318	51	576	+ 5,742
Oesophagus Cancer	35	6,140	20	12,316	- 6,176
Endocrine Disorders	36	5,716	21	11,486	- 5,770
Epilepsy	37	4,127	45	1,558	+ 2,568
Low Birth Weight	38	3,470	55	202	+ 3,268
Diarrhoeal diseases	39	3,093	37	2,731	+ 362
Congenital Anomalies	40	2,996	40	2,473	+ 523
Anemia	41	2,812	49	875	+ 1,936
Multiple Sclerosis	42	2,711	59	108	+ 2,603
Skin Disease	43	2,094	36	2,806	- 712
Schizophrenia	44	2,012	47	1,052	+ 960
Violence	45	1,992	53	266	+ 1,726
Tuberculosis	46	1,859	34	3,459	- 1,600
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	1,447	39	2,555	- 1,108
Drownings	48	1,356	25	8,409	- 7,053
Drug Use	49	1,330	50	732	+ 598
Fires	50	1,182	48	1,007	+ 175
Prostatic Hypertrophy	51	949	56	172	+ 778
Birth Trauma	52	838	61	104	+ 733
Hepatitis B	53	665	46	1,423	- 758
Meningitis	54	655	52	308	+ 348
Rheumatoid Arthritis	55	632	38	2,618	- 1,985
HIV/AIDS	56	461	63	48	+ 413
Poisonings	57	419	54	255	+ 164
Appendicitis	58	295	58	126	+ 169
Maternal Conditions	59	222	64	39	+ 183
Hepatitis C	60	219	41	2,220	- 2,001
Malnutrition	61	184	43	1,910	- 1,726
Osteoarthritis	62	131	62	86	+ 45
Pertussis	63	120	71	1	+ 118
Upper Respiratory	64	47	57	159	- 113
Tetanus	65	45	67	9	+ 36
Encephalitis	66	36	69	5	+ 31
Syphilis	67	32	65	16	+ 16
Otitis Media	68	24	68	8	+ 17
Oral conditions	69	20	60	106	- 86
Iodine Deficiency	70	18	70	2	+ 16
War	71	16	66	15	+ 2
Measles	72	12	75	0	+ 12
Vitamin A Deficiency	73	7	86	0	+ 7
Leishmaniasis	74	0	77	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	75	0	74	0	+ 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	72	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	78	0	- 0
Chlamydia	80	0	80	0	- 0
Leprosy	81	0	73	0	- 0
Dengue	82	0	83	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	83	0	81	0	- 0
Ascariasis	84	0	82	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	85	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	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.