JAPAN VS SRI LANKA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SRI LANKA		JAPAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	147,421	1	163,905	- 16,484
Diabetes Mellitus	2	69,834	29	5,433	+ 64,402
Lung Disease	3	52,998	5	78,169	- 25,171
Alzheimers & Dementia	4	38,887	7	56,937	- 18,050
Kidney Disease	5	38,437	9	44,779	- 6,342
Stroke	6	38,139	2	121,823	- 83,684
Asthma	7	36,267	42	1,922	+ 34,344
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	28,677	3	107,899	- 79,221
Road Traffic Accidents	9	23,537	31	4,566	+ 18,972
Suicide	10	16,687	13	19,466	- 2,779
Oral Cancer	11	16,216	26	8,333	+ 7,882
Lung Cancers	12	9,947	4	79,688	- 69,741
Oesophagus Cancer	13	8,654	20	12,316	- 3,662
Other Injuries	14	8,571	12	22,068	- 13,497
Breast Cancer	15	7,751	15	15,805	- 8,054
Stomach Cancer	16	7,403	8	50,433	- 43,030
Liver Disease	17	7,302	17	14,195	- 6,893
Leukemia	18	6,473	24	9,607	- 3,134
Liver Cancer	19	6,111	11	29,384	- 23,273
Hypertension	20	5,915	28	6,673	- 758
Lymphomas	21	5,757	14	19,273	- 13,516
Congenital Anomalies	22	5,544	40	2,473	+ 3,072
Falls	23	5,403	23	9,736	- 4,333
Colon-Rectum Cancers	24	5,108	6	57,340	- 52,232
Tuberculosis	25	4,311	34	3,459	+ 853
Cervical Cancer	26	4,272	32	3,799	+ 473
Drownings	27	4,094	25	8,409	- 4,315
Diarrhoeal diseases	28	3,389	37	2,731	+ 658
Low Birth Weight	29	3,005	55	202	+ 2,803
Prostate Cancer	30	2,841	19	13,515	- 10,674
Violence	31	2,797	53	266	+ 2,531
Endocrine Disorders	32	2,592	21	11,486	- 8,894
Anemia	33	2,496	49	875	+ 1,621
Bladder Cancer	34	2,420	22	9,936	- 7,516
Inflammatory/Heart	35	2,381	27	8,232	- 5,851
Skin Disease	36	1,640	36	2,806	- 1,166
Ovary Cancer	37	1,576	30	5,061	- 3,486
War	38	1,568	66	15	+ 1,553
Epilepsy	39	1,510	45	1,558	- 49
Drug Use	40	1,441	50	732	+ 709
Fires	41	1,338	48	1,007	+ 331
Uterin Cancer	42	1,221	33	3,461	- 2,240
Pancreas Cancer	43	1,197	10	37,027	- 35,830
Birth Trauma	44	1,080	61	104	+ 976
Parkinson's Disease	45	940	18	14,007	- 13,068
Meningitis	46	818	52	308	+ 510
Dengue	47	734	83	0	+ 734
Maternal Conditions	48	539	64	39	+ 500
Poisonings	49	523	54	255	+ 269
Other Neoplasms	50	480	16	15,120	- 14,639
Alcohol	51	461	51	576	- 115
Skin Cancers	52	327	44	1,843	- 1,516
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	277	39	2,555	- 2,278
Malnutrition	54	244	43	1,910	- 1,666
HIV/AIDS	55	220	63	48	+ 172
Peptic Ulcer Disease	56	214	35	2,922	- 2,708
Tetanus	57	154	67	9	+ 145
Syphilis	58	83	65	16	+ 67
Pertussis	59	81	71	1	+ 80
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	62	38	2,618	- 2,556
Encephalitis	61	58	69	5	+ 54
Hepatitis B	62	33	46	1,423	- 1,390
Leprosy	63	31	73	0	+ 31
Appendicitis	64	30	58	126	- 96
Schizophrenia	65	28	47	1,052	- 1,024
Upper Respiratory	66	26	57	159	- 134
Osteoarthritis	67	19	62	86	- 67
Oral conditions	68	18	60	106	- 88
Multiple Sclerosis	69	13	59	108	- 95
Prostatic Hypertrophy	70	10	56	172	- 162
Hookworm Disease	71	2	81	0	+ 2
Ascariasis	72	2	82	0	+ 2
Leishmaniasis	73	0	77	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	74	0	74	0	+ 0
Hepatitis C	75	0	41	2,220	- 2,220
Otitis Media	76	0	68	8	- 8
Measles	77	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	70	2	- 2
Trichuriasis	79	0	84	0	- 0
Malaria	80	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	81	0	72	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	83	0	78	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	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.