JAPAN VS TRINIDAD/TOB.: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TRINIDAD/TOB.		JAPAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	129,032	1	163,905	- 34,873
Diabetes Mellitus	2	111,517	29	5,433	+ 106,085
Stroke	3	71,907	2	121,823	- 49,916
Violence	4	48,033	53	266	+ 47,767
Kidney Disease	5	38,417	9	44,779	- 6,362
Prostate Cancer	6	28,842	19	13,515	+ 15,327
Breast Cancer	7	22,585	15	15,805	+ 6,780
Lung Cancers	8	18,999	4	79,688	- 60,690
Alzheimers & Dementia	9	18,783	7	56,937	- 38,154
Influenza and Pneumonia	10	17,961	3	107,899	- 89,938
Hypertension	11	17,599	28	6,673	+ 10,926
HIV/AIDS	12	17,139	63	48	+ 17,091
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	17,108	6	57,340	- 40,232
Liver Disease	14	11,887	17	14,195	- 2,308
Road Traffic Accidents	15	11,382	31	4,566	+ 6,816
Lung Disease	16	11,300	5	78,169	- 66,870
Suicide	17	10,582	13	19,466	- 8,884
Endocrine Disorders	18	10,438	21	11,486	- 1,048
Pancreas Cancer	19	9,955	10	37,027	- 27,072
Lymphomas	20	9,745	14	19,273	- 9,528
Cervical Cancer	21	8,475	32	3,799	+ 4,676
Congenital Anomalies	22	8,158	40	2,473	+ 5,685
Low Birth Weight	23	7,248	55	202	+ 7,046
Ovary Cancer	24	7,009	30	5,061	+ 1,948
Inflammatory/Heart	25	6,304	27	8,232	- 1,928
Stomach Cancer	26	6,040	8	50,433	- 44,393
Uterin Cancer	27	5,922	33	3,461	+ 2,460
Liver Cancer	28	5,764	11	29,384	- 23,621
Leukemia	29	5,453	24	9,607	- 4,154
Other Injuries	30	5,330	12	22,068	- 16,738
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	4,543	35	2,922	+ 1,622
Parkinson's Disease	32	4,487	18	14,007	- 9,520
Falls	33	3,762	23	9,736	- 5,974
Bladder Cancer	34	3,545	22	9,936	- 6,391
Asthma	35	3,526	42	1,922	+ 1,604
Skin Disease	36	3,396	36	2,806	+ 590
Epilepsy	37	2,805	45	1,558	+ 1,247
Oral Cancer	38	2,702	26	8,333	- 5,632
Drownings	39	2,698	25	8,409	- 5,711
Birth Trauma	40	2,207	61	104	+ 2,103
Oesophagus Cancer	41	2,129	20	12,316	- 10,187
Alcohol	42	2,023	51	576	+ 1,447
Tuberculosis	43	1,884	34	3,459	- 1,575
Drug Use	44	1,638	50	732	+ 906
Diarrhoeal diseases	45	1,573	37	2,731	- 1,158
War	46	1,475	66	15	+ 1,461
Malnutrition	47	1,448	43	1,910	- 462
Fires	48	1,428	48	1,007	+ 421
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	976	39	2,555	- 1,579
Maternal Conditions	50	908	64	39	+ 870
Other Neoplasms	51	886	16	15,120	- 14,234
Meningitis	52	830	52	308	+ 522
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	712	38	2,618	- 1,906
Encephalitis	54	534	69	5	+ 530
Dengue	55	458	83	0	+ 458
Appendicitis	56	385	58	126	+ 259
Skin Cancers	57	374	44	1,843	- 1,469
Multiple Sclerosis	58	198	59	108	+ 90
Poisonings	59	129	54	255	- 126
Hepatitis B	60	41	46	1,423	- 1,382
Syphilis	61	12	65	16	- 4
Hepatitis C	62	10	41	2,220	- 2,209
Chlamydia	63	9	80	0	+ 9
Upper Respiratory	64	6	57	159	- 153
Tetanus	65	5	67	9	- 5
Ascariasis	66	3	82	0	+ 3
Pertussis	67	0	71	1	- 1
Diphtheria	68	0	74	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	69	0	68	8	- 8
Leprosy	70	0	73	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	71	0	72	0	- 0
Malaria	72	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	73	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	74	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	76	0	- 0
Measles	76	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	84	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	70	2	- 2
Oral conditions	80	0	60	106	- 106
Osteoarthritis	81	0	62	86	- 86
Prostatic Hypertrophy	82	0	56	172	- 172
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	49	875	- 875
Schizophrenia	86	0	47	1,052	- 1,052
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to JAPAN

Trinidad/Tob.

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.