JAPAN VS VENEZUELA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	VENEZUELA		JAPAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	106,073	1	163,905	- 57,832
Violence	2	71,484	53	266	+ 71,218
Stroke	3	47,834	2	121,823	- 73,989
Diabetes Mellitus	4	44,062	29	5,433	+ 38,630
Road Traffic Accidents	5	43,868	31	4,566	+ 39,302
HIV/AIDS	6	29,529	63	48	+ 29,482
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	28,339	3	107,899	- 79,560
Kidney Disease	8	23,385	9	44,779	- 21,394
Hypertension	9	20,480	28	6,673	+ 13,807
Lung Disease	10	20,302	5	78,169	- 57,868
Lung Cancers	11	15,375	4	79,688	- 64,314
Low Birth Weight	12	12,174	55	202	+ 11,972
Prostate Cancer	13	11,230	19	13,515	- 2,285
Congenital Anomalies	14	11,219	40	2,473	+ 8,746
Breast Cancer	15	10,105	15	15,805	- 5,700
Liver Disease	16	9,227	17	14,195	- 4,969
Stomach Cancer	17	8,575	8	50,433	- 41,858
Other Neoplasms	18	8,545	16	15,120	- 6,575
Colon-Rectum Cancers	19	8,032	6	57,340	- 49,308
Cervical Cancer	20	7,831	32	3,799	+ 4,032
Other Injuries	21	6,675	12	22,068	- 15,393
Diarrhoeal diseases	22	5,358	37	2,731	+ 2,627
Lymphomas	23	4,919	14	19,273	- 14,354
Birth Trauma	24	4,286	61	104	+ 4,181
Pancreas Cancer	25	4,266	10	37,027	- 32,761
Liver Cancer	26	4,058	11	29,384	- 25,326
Leukemia	27	3,972	24	9,607	- 5,635
Falls	28	3,411	23	9,736	- 6,325
Chagas disease	29	3,257	78	0	+ 3,257
Endocrine Disorders	30	2,996	21	11,486	- 8,490
Tuberculosis	31	2,947	34	3,459	- 511
Malnutrition	32	2,480	43	1,910	+ 570
Inflammatory/Heart	33	2,361	27	8,232	- 5,871
Suicide	34	2,307	13	19,466	- 17,159
Alzheimers & Dementia	35	2,255	7	56,937	- 54,682
Ovary Cancer	36	2,218	30	5,061	- 2,843
Skin Cancers	37	2,181	44	1,843	+ 338
Oral Cancer	38	2,145	26	8,333	- 6,188
Maternal Conditions	39	1,664	64	39	+ 1,626
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	1,646	35	2,922	- 1,275
Epilepsy	41	1,618	45	1,558	+ 60
Malaria	42	1,585	79	0	+ 1,585
Drownings	43	1,531	25	8,409	- 6,878
Oesophagus Cancer	44	1,458	20	12,316	- 10,858
Bladder Cancer	45	1,437	22	9,936	- 8,499
Asthma	46	1,226	42	1,922	- 696
Uterin Cancer	47	1,220	33	3,461	- 2,242
Parkinson's Disease	48	992	18	14,007	- 13,015
Meningitis	49	988	52	308	+ 681
Drug Use	50	888	50	732	+ 156
War	51	729	66	15	+ 715
Rheumatoid Arthritis	52	709	38	2,618	- 1,908
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	594	56	172	+ 423
Fires	54	569	48	1,007	- 438
Anemia	55	495	49	875	- 380
Appendicitis	56	385	58	126	+ 259
Rheumatic Heart Disease	57	316	39	2,555	- 2,239
Poisonings	58	266	54	255	+ 12
Dengue	59	256	83	0	+ 256
Multiple Sclerosis	60	200	59	108	+ 92
Encephalitis	61	146	69	5	+ 141
Alcohol	62	135	51	576	- 440
Hepatitis B	63	117	46	1,423	- 1,306
Pertussis	64	101	71	1	+ 99
Hepatitis C	65	84	41	2,220	- 2,136
Skin Disease	66	69	36	2,806	- 2,737
Syphilis	67	60	65	16	+ 44
Tetanus	68	30	67	9	+ 21
Schizophrenia	69	23	47	1,052	- 1,029
Ascariasis	70	19	82	0	+ 19
Leprosy	71	17	73	0	+ 16
Osteoarthritis	72	12	62	86	- 74
Leishmaniasis	73	11	77	0	+ 11
Upper Respiratory	74	5	57	159	- 154
Otitis Media	75	5	68	8	- 2
Schistosomiasis	76	3	72	0	+ 3
Iodine Deficiency	77	2	70	2	+ 0
Diphtheria	78	0	74	0	- 0
Measles	79	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	84	0	- 0
Chlamydia	82	0	80	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	83	0	76	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	60	106	- 106
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.