JAPAN VS ZIMBABWE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ZIMBABWE		JAPAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	143,588	63	48	+ 143,541
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	77,436	3	107,899	- 30,463
Coronary Heart Disease	3	61,010	1	163,905	- 102,895
Road Traffic Accidents	4	43,370	31	4,566	+ 38,805
Stroke	5	36,823	2	121,823	- 85,000
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	33,006	37	2,731	+ 30,275
Low Birth Weight	7	29,005	55	202	+ 28,803
Birth Trauma	8	24,464	61	104	+ 24,359
Diabetes Mellitus	9	24,021	29	5,433	+ 18,588
Malnutrition	10	17,212	43	1,910	+ 15,303
Congenital Anomalies	11	15,928	40	2,473	+ 13,456
Kidney Disease	12	15,902	9	44,779	- 28,877
Suicide	13	14,859	13	19,466	- 4,607
Cervical Cancer	14	14,532	32	3,799	+ 10,733
Malaria	15	14,389	79	0	+ 14,389
Tuberculosis	16	14,361	34	3,459	+ 10,902
Liver Disease	17	13,945	17	14,195	- 250
Violence	18	13,765	53	266	+ 13,499
Maternal Conditions	19	12,565	64	39	+ 12,526
Other Injuries	20	11,893	12	22,068	- 10,175
Asthma	21	10,995	42	1,922	+ 9,073
Meningitis	22	9,519	52	308	+ 9,211
Lung Disease	23	8,357	5	78,169	- 69,813
Hypertension	24	8,231	28	6,673	+ 1,558
Inflammatory/Heart	25	7,523	27	8,232	- 709
Lymphomas	26	6,894	14	19,273	- 12,378
Drownings	27	6,866	25	8,409	- 1,543
Breast Cancer	28	6,028	15	15,805	- 9,777
Oesophagus Cancer	29	5,758	20	12,316	- 6,558
Fires	30	5,693	48	1,007	+ 4,687
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	5,514	7	56,937	- 51,423
Prostate Cancer	32	4,511	19	13,515	- 9,004
Stomach Cancer	33	4,014	8	50,433	- 46,419
Endocrine Disorders	34	3,976	21	11,486	- 7,510
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	3,937	35	2,922	+ 1,016
Rheumatic Heart Disease	36	3,893	39	2,555	+ 1,338
Poisonings	37	3,701	54	255	+ 3,446
Liver Cancer	38	3,661	11	29,384	- 25,723
Epilepsy	39	3,648	45	1,558	+ 2,089
Colon-Rectum Cancers	40	3,628	6	57,340	- 53,712
Falls	41	3,339	23	9,736	- 6,397
Pertussis	42	3,008	71	1	+ 3,007
Lung Cancers	43	2,053	4	79,688	- 77,635
Skin Cancers	44	1,896	44	1,843	+ 54
Leukemia	45	1,749	24	9,607	- 7,857
Parkinson's Disease	46	1,621	18	14,007	- 12,386
Pancreas Cancer	47	1,557	10	37,027	- 35,470
Drug Use	48	1,527	50	732	+ 795
Oral Cancer	49	1,492	26	8,333	- 6,842
Uterin Cancer	50	1,307	33	3,461	- 2,154
Ovary Cancer	51	1,246	30	5,061	- 3,815
Skin Disease	52	1,243	36	2,806	- 1,563
Schistosomiasis	53	1,236	72	0	+ 1,235
Bladder Cancer	54	896	22	9,936	- 9,040
Syphilis	55	894	65	16	+ 878
Encephalitis	56	844	69	5	+ 839
Tetanus	57	731	67	9	+ 722
Appendicitis	58	476	58	126	+ 350
Upper Respiratory	59	468	57	159	+ 308
Hepatitis B	60	408	46	1,423	- 1,015
Alcohol	61	346	51	576	- 229
Other Neoplasms	62	267	16	15,120	- 14,852
Measles	63	218	75	0	+ 218
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	188	38	2,618	- 2,429
War	65	187	66	15	+ 173
Hepatitis C	66	102	41	2,220	- 2,117
Multiple Sclerosis	67	101	59	108	- 7
Otitis Media	68	24	68	8	+ 16
Chlamydia	69	22	80	0	+ 22
Ascariasis	70	16	82	0	+ 16
Trypanosomiasis	71	15	76	0	+ 15
Diphtheria	72	14	74	0	+ 14
Dengue	73	1	83	0	+ 1
Trichuriasis	74	0	84	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	81	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	70	2	- 2
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	56	172	- 172
Osteoarthritis	81	0	62	86	- 86
Oral conditions	82	0	60	106	- 106
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.