JAPAN VS UKRAINE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	UKRAINE		JAPAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	962,864	1	163,905	+ 798,959
Stroke	2	275,974	2	121,823	+ 154,151
Liver Disease	3	52,501	17	14,195	+ 38,305
Lung Cancers	4	51,903	4	79,688	- 27,786
Alzheimers & Dementia	5	49,043	7	56,937	- 7,894
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	46,655	6	57,340	- 10,685
Inflammatory/Heart	7	42,118	27	8,232	+ 33,885
Lung Disease	8	33,239	5	78,169	- 44,930
Suicide	9	32,878	13	19,466	+ 13,412
Stomach Cancer	10	28,006	8	50,433	- 22,427
Breast Cancer	11	28,003	15	15,805	+ 12,199
Influenza and Pneumonia	12	23,551	3	107,899	- 84,347
HIV/AIDS	13	20,294	63	48	+ 20,246
Pancreas Cancer	14	20,074	10	37,027	- 16,953
Alcohol	15	19,589	51	576	+ 19,013
Prostate Cancer	16	16,581	19	13,515	+ 3,066
Oral Cancer	17	15,614	26	8,333	+ 7,281
Road Traffic Accidents	18	15,502	31	4,566	+ 10,936
Other Injuries	19	14,627	12	22,068	- 7,441
Tuberculosis	20	11,035	34	3,459	+ 7,577
Parkinson's Disease	21	10,713	18	14,007	- 3,294
Falls	22	9,932	23	9,736	+ 196
Violence	23	9,552	53	266	+ 9,286
Lymphomas	24	9,105	14	19,273	- 10,168
Ovary Cancer	25	9,056	30	5,061	+ 3,995
Leukemia	26	8,744	24	9,607	- 863
Bladder Cancer	27	8,416	22	9,936	- 1,521
Cervical Cancer	28	8,410	32	3,799	+ 4,611
Uterin Cancer	29	8,199	33	3,461	+ 4,738
Drownings	30	7,986	25	8,409	- 423
Diabetes Mellitus	31	7,802	29	5,433	+ 2,369
Liver Cancer	32	7,634	11	29,384	- 21,750
Kidney Disease	33	7,511	9	44,779	- 37,268
Skin Cancers	34	6,944	44	1,843	+ 5,101
Oesophagus Cancer	35	6,860	20	12,316	- 5,456
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	5,726	35	2,922	+ 2,804
Fires	37	5,708	48	1,007	+ 4,701
Congenital Anomalies	38	4,796	40	2,473	+ 2,323
Drug Use	39	3,942	50	732	+ 3,210
Poisonings	40	3,859	54	255	+ 3,605
Hypertension	41	3,352	28	6,673	- 3,321
Low Birth Weight	42	2,942	55	202	+ 2,739
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	2,822	39	2,555	+ 267
Epilepsy	44	1,447	45	1,558	- 112
Endocrine Disorders	45	1,434	21	11,486	- 10,052
Encephalitis	46	1,364	69	5	+ 1,359
Multiple Sclerosis	47	1,187	59	108	+ 1,080
Skin Disease	48	1,083	36	2,806	- 1,723
War	49	944	66	15	+ 929
Meningitis	50	888	52	308	+ 580
Birth Trauma	51	837	61	104	+ 732
Asthma	52	791	42	1,922	- 1,131
Diarrhoeal diseases	53	653	37	2,731	- 2,078
Other Neoplasms	54	472	16	15,120	- 14,647
Rheumatoid Arthritis	55	355	38	2,618	- 2,262
Appendicitis	56	270	58	126	+ 145
Maternal Conditions	57	189	64	39	+ 151
Malnutrition	58	188	43	1,910	- 1,722
Hepatitis B	59	146	46	1,423	- 1,277
Measles	60	143	75	0	+ 143
Upper Respiratory	61	106	57	159	- 54
Hepatitis C	62	27	41	2,220	- 2,192
Chlamydia	63	19	80	0	+ 19
Syphilis	64	13	65	16	- 3
Tetanus	65	11	67	9	+ 2
Pertussis	66	7	71	1	+ 5
Diphtheria	67	3	74	0	+ 3
Otitis Media	68	1	68	8	- 7
Leprosy	69	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	70	0	81	0	- 0
Ascariasis	71	0	82	0	- 0
Dengue	72	0	83	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	84	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	74	0	70	2	- 2
Chagas disease	75	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	72	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	77	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	60	106	- 106
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	56	172	- 172
Osteoarthritis	82	0	62	86	- 86
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	49	875	- 875
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	47	1,052	- 1,052
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.