JAPAN VS TANZANIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TANZANIA		JAPAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	50,042	63	48	+ 49,994
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	47,533	3	107,899	- 60,365
Malaria	3	39,735	79	0	+ 39,735
Tuberculosis	4	37,016	34	3,459	+ 33,558
Road Traffic Accidents	5	32,970	31	4,566	+ 28,404
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	32,118	37	2,731	+ 29,386
Stroke	7	30,852	2	121,823	- 90,971
Birth Trauma	8	27,550	61	104	+ 27,446
Coronary Heart Disease	9	24,133	1	163,905	- 139,772
Low Birth Weight	10	22,230	55	202	+ 22,028
Congenital Anomalies	11	17,880	40	2,473	+ 15,407
Maternal Conditions	12	12,482	64	39	+ 12,444
Liver Disease	13	12,027	17	14,195	- 2,168
Cervical Cancer	14	11,731	32	3,799	+ 7,932
Diabetes Mellitus	15	11,408	29	5,433	+ 5,975
Malnutrition	16	10,180	43	1,910	+ 8,271
Hypertension	17	9,512	28	6,673	+ 2,839
Violence	18	8,607	53	266	+ 8,341
Kidney Disease	19	8,304	9	44,779	- 36,475
Other Injuries	20	7,798	12	22,068	- 14,270
Meningitis	21	5,823	52	308	+ 5,515
Lung Disease	22	5,572	5	78,169	- 72,597
Pertussis	23	5,066	71	1	+ 5,064
Suicide	24	4,519	13	19,466	- 14,947
Oesophagus Cancer	25	4,104	20	12,316	- 8,212
Syphilis	26	3,862	65	16	+ 3,847
Alzheimers & Dementia	27	3,740	7	56,937	- 53,197
Prostate Cancer	28	3,322	19	13,515	- 10,193
Endocrine Disorders	29	3,247	21	11,486	- 8,239
Asthma	30	3,105	42	1,922	+ 1,183
Oral Cancer	31	3,006	26	8,333	- 5,328
Drownings	32	2,998	25	8,409	- 5,411
Colon-Rectum Cancers	33	2,862	6	57,340	- 54,478
Falls	34	2,800	23	9,736	- 6,936
Fires	35	2,601	48	1,007	+ 1,594
Liver Cancer	36	2,581	11	29,384	- 26,803
Breast Cancer	37	2,347	15	15,805	- 13,458
Inflammatory/Heart	38	2,242	27	8,232	- 5,991
Stomach Cancer	39	2,174	8	50,433	- 48,259
Poisonings	40	2,136	54	255	+ 1,882
Lymphomas	41	1,471	14	19,273	- 17,802
Skin Cancers	42	1,360	44	1,843	- 483
Epilepsy	43	1,291	45	1,558	- 268
Bladder Cancer	44	1,218	22	9,936	- 8,718
Parkinson's Disease	45	937	18	14,007	- 13,070
Peptic Ulcer Disease	46	844	35	2,922	- 2,078
Leukemia	47	760	24	9,607	- 8,847
Drug Use	48	738	50	732	+ 6
Tetanus	49	734	67	9	+ 724
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	732	39	2,555	- 1,823
Schistosomiasis	51	677	72	0	+ 676
Skin Disease	52	656	36	2,806	- 2,150
Ovary Cancer	53	615	30	5,061	- 4,446
Upper Respiratory	54	545	57	159	+ 386
Measles	55	538	75	0	+ 538
Alcohol	56	494	51	576	- 82
Uterin Cancer	57	398	33	3,461	- 3,063
Appendicitis	58	397	58	126	+ 272
Encephalitis	59	363	69	5	+ 358
Hepatitis B	60	307	46	1,423	- 1,115
Lung Cancers	61	290	4	79,688	- 79,399
Pancreas Cancer	62	288	10	37,027	- 36,739
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	148	38	2,618	- 2,470
Other Neoplasms	64	105	16	15,120	- 15,014
Ascariasis	65	102	82	0	+ 102
Hepatitis C	66	73	41	2,220	- 2,147
War	67	54	66	15	+ 40
Multiple Sclerosis	68	49	59	108	- 59
Otitis Media	69	31	68	8	+ 23
Diphtheria	70	19	74	0	+ 19
Chlamydia	71	16	80	0	+ 16
Trypanosomiasis	72	5	76	0	+ 5
Dengue	73	3	83	0	+ 3
Trichuriasis	74	0	84	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	81	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	73	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	70	2	- 2
Schizophrenia	80	0	47	1,052	- 1,052
Depression	81	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	49	875	- 875
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	86	0	- 0
Oral conditions	84	0	60	106	- 106
Osteoarthritis	85	0	62	86	- 86
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	56	172	- 172
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to JAPAN

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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.