JAPAN VS URUGUAY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	URUGUAY		JAPAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	153,388	1	163,905	- 10,517
Stroke	2	102,502	2	121,823	- 19,321
Alzheimers & Dementia	3	68,288	7	56,937	+ 11,350
Lung Disease	4	61,364	5	78,169	- 16,805
Lung Cancers	5	52,610	4	79,688	- 27,078
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	49,289	3	107,899	- 58,610
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	44,775	6	57,340	- 12,565
Kidney Disease	8	37,402	9	44,779	- 7,377
Breast Cancer	9	30,500	15	15,805	+ 14,695
Other Injuries	10	27,837	12	22,068	+ 5,769
Diabetes Mellitus	11	26,880	29	5,433	+ 21,447
Suicide	12	26,450	13	19,466	+ 6,984
Prostate Cancer	13	25,433	19	13,515	+ 11,917
Pancreas Cancer	14	23,578	10	37,027	- 13,449
Hypertension	15	23,317	28	6,673	+ 16,644
Road Traffic Accidents	16	18,401	31	4,566	+ 13,835
Endocrine Disorders	17	17,522	21	11,486	+ 6,036
Stomach Cancer	18	17,272	8	50,433	- 33,161
Other Neoplasms	19	16,677	16	15,120	+ 1,557
Lymphomas	20	16,448	14	19,273	- 2,825
Parkinson's Disease	21	11,521	18	14,007	- 2,486
Inflammatory/Heart	22	11,301	27	8,232	+ 3,068
Violence	23	10,613	53	266	+ 10,347
Oesophagus Cancer	24	10,296	20	12,316	- 2,020
Leukemia	25	10,083	24	9,607	+ 476
Bladder Cancer	26	9,931	22	9,936	- 5
Liver Disease	27	7,403	17	14,195	- 6,792
HIV/AIDS	28	7,021	63	48	+ 6,973
Cervical Cancer	29	6,185	32	3,799	+ 2,386
Congenital Anomalies	30	6,118	40	2,473	+ 3,645
Oral Cancer	31	6,014	26	8,333	- 2,319
Ovary Cancer	32	5,767	30	5,061	+ 706
Skin Cancers	33	5,362	44	1,843	+ 3,520
Liver Cancer	34	5,299	11	29,384	- 24,085
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	4,831	37	2,731	+ 2,100
Skin Disease	36	4,673	36	2,806	+ 1,867
Asthma	37	4,567	42	1,922	+ 2,645
Uterin Cancer	38	4,145	33	3,461	+ 684
Alcohol	39	3,759	51	576	+ 3,183
Epilepsy	40	3,087	45	1,558	+ 1,528
Tuberculosis	41	2,896	34	3,459	- 562
Low Birth Weight	42	2,642	55	202	+ 2,440
Malnutrition	43	2,624	43	1,910	+ 714
Anemia	44	2,538	49	875	+ 1,663
Drownings	45	2,328	25	8,409	- 6,081
Peptic Ulcer Disease	46	2,043	35	2,922	- 879
Falls	47	1,978	23	9,736	- 7,758
Fires	48	1,960	48	1,007	+ 953
Drug Use	49	1,460	50	732	+ 728
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	1,406	39	2,555	- 1,149
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	1,241	38	2,618	- 1,377
Osteoarthritis	52	1,167	62	86	+ 1,081
Birth Trauma	53	798	61	104	+ 693
Schizophrenia	54	645	47	1,052	- 407
Poisonings	55	595	54	255	+ 341
Multiple Sclerosis	56	471	59	108	+ 364
Prostatic Hypertrophy	57	447	56	172	+ 275
Meningitis	58	369	52	308	+ 61
Appendicitis	59	325	58	126	+ 200
Maternal Conditions	60	320	64	39	+ 282
Chagas disease	61	178	78	0	+ 178
Upper Respiratory	62	177	57	159	+ 17
Hepatitis B	63	150	46	1,423	- 1,273
Encephalitis	64	139	69	5	+ 135
Hepatitis C	65	124	41	2,220	- 2,095
Syphilis	66	103	65	16	+ 87
Otitis Media	67	56	68	8	+ 48
Oral conditions	68	42	60	106	- 64
Leprosy	69	14	73	0	+ 14
War	70	13	66	15	- 2
Tetanus	71	13	67	9	+ 3
Pertussis	72	8	71	1	+ 7
Diphtheria	73	0	74	0	- 0
Measles	74	0	75	0	- 0
Chlamydia	75	0	80	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	72	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	79	0	- 0
Ascariasis	80	0	82	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	84	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	82	0	81	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	83	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	70	2	- 2
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.