JAPAN VS SWAZILAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SWAZILAND		JAPAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	250,461	63	48	+ 250,413
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	99,661	3	107,899	- 8,238
Diabetes Mellitus	3	96,559	29	5,433	+ 91,127
Stroke	4	86,651	2	121,823	- 35,171
Coronary Heart Disease	5	81,725	1	163,905	- 82,180
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	55,984	37	2,731	+ 53,253
Road Traffic Accidents	7	41,600	31	4,566	+ 37,034
Kidney Disease	8	41,264	9	44,779	- 3,515
Suicide	9	36,541	13	19,466	+ 17,075
Hypertension	10	31,619	28	6,673	+ 24,946
Liver Disease	11	29,624	17	14,195	+ 15,428
Lung Disease	12	28,630	5	78,169	- 49,540
Tuberculosis	13	27,692	34	3,459	+ 24,233
Low Birth Weight	14	25,224	55	202	+ 25,022
Cervical Cancer	15	23,265	32	3,799	+ 19,466
Violence	16	22,981	53	266	+ 22,715
Other Injuries	17	20,581	12	22,068	- 1,487
Birth Trauma	18	18,021	61	104	+ 17,916
Congenital Anomalies	19	17,367	40	2,473	+ 14,894
Asthma	20	16,186	42	1,922	+ 14,263
Maternal Conditions	21	12,536	64	39	+ 12,497
Malnutrition	22	11,453	43	1,910	+ 9,544
Meningitis	23	10,546	52	308	+ 10,238
Inflammatory/Heart	24	10,144	27	8,232	+ 1,911
Drownings	25	9,412	25	8,409	+ 1,003
Fires	26	9,054	48	1,007	+ 8,047
Alzheimers & Dementia	27	8,288	7	56,937	- 48,649
Endocrine Disorders	28	8,027	21	11,486	- 3,459
Peptic Ulcer Disease	29	5,503	35	2,922	+ 2,581
Epilepsy	30	4,946	45	1,558	+ 3,388
Prostate Cancer	31	4,863	19	13,515	- 8,653
Falls	32	4,462	23	9,736	- 5,273
Pertussis	33	4,198	71	1	+ 4,196
Poisonings	34	4,057	54	255	+ 3,803
Breast Cancer	35	3,992	15	15,805	- 11,812
Lymphomas	36	3,363	14	19,273	- 15,910
Liver Cancer	37	3,174	11	29,384	- 26,210
Drug Use	38	2,904	50	732	+ 2,172
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	2,835	39	2,555	+ 280
Skin Disease	40	2,735	36	2,806	- 71
Parkinson's Disease	41	2,582	18	14,007	- 11,425
Skin Cancers	42	2,152	44	1,843	+ 310
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	2,019	6	57,340	- 55,322
Oesophagus Cancer	44	2,000	20	12,316	- 10,316
Syphilis	45	1,886	65	16	+ 1,870
Lung Cancers	46	1,798	4	79,688	- 77,891
Leukemia	47	1,765	24	9,607	- 7,841
Alcohol	48	1,736	51	576	+ 1,160
Schistosomiasis	49	1,386	72	0	+ 1,386
Uterin Cancer	50	1,239	33	3,461	- 2,222
Oral Cancer	51	1,107	26	8,333	- 7,226
Ovary Cancer	52	1,073	30	5,061	- 3,988
Stomach Cancer	53	739	8	50,433	- 49,694
Appendicitis	54	716	58	126	+ 590
Bladder Cancer	55	654	22	9,936	- 9,283
Pancreas Cancer	56	653	10	37,027	- 36,374
Hepatitis B	57	640	46	1,423	- 782
Rheumatoid Arthritis	58	532	38	2,618	- 2,086
Encephalitis	59	522	69	5	+ 518
Upper Respiratory	60	449	57	159	+ 290
Other Neoplasms	61	426	16	15,120	- 14,693
Tetanus	62	399	67	9	+ 389
Multiple Sclerosis	63	161	59	108	+ 54
Measles	64	68	75	0	+ 68
Hepatitis C	65	39	41	2,220	- 2,180
Ascariasis	66	32	82	0	+ 32
Malaria	67	30	79	0	+ 30
Otitis Media	68	28	68	8	+ 20
Chlamydia	69	21	80	0	+ 21
Diphtheria	70	19	74	0	+ 19
War	71	18	66	15	+ 4
Dengue	72	3	83	0	+ 3
Hookworm Disease	73	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	84	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	70	2	- 2
Leprosy	76	0	73	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	78	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	56	172	- 172
Osteoarthritis	81	0	62	86	- 86
Oral conditions	82	0	60	106	- 106
Schizophrenia	83	0	47	1,052	- 1,052
Anemia	84	0	49	875	- 875
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to JAPAN

Swaziland

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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.