JAPAN VS GRENADA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GRENADA		JAPAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	167,490	1	163,905	+ 3,585
Stroke	2	112,215	2	121,823	- 9,608
Diabetes Mellitus	3	96,478	29	5,433	+ 91,045
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	58,174	3	107,899	- 49,725
Prostate Cancer	5	52,141	19	13,515	+ 38,625
Kidney Disease	6	43,156	9	44,779	- 1,623
Endocrine Disorders	7	30,090	21	11,486	+ 18,604
Hypertension	8	29,004	28	6,673	+ 22,331
Breast Cancer	9	26,794	15	15,805	+ 10,989
Other Injuries	10	23,049	12	22,068	+ 981
Colon-Rectum Cancers	11	21,416	6	57,340	- 35,925
Skin Disease	12	19,436	36	2,806	+ 16,630
Lung Disease	13	16,818	5	78,169	- 61,351
Lung Cancers	14	16,144	4	79,688	- 63,544
Uterin Cancer	15	12,996	33	3,461	+ 9,535
Pancreas Cancer	16	12,018	10	37,027	- 25,009
Birth Trauma	17	11,570	61	104	+ 11,465
Liver Disease	18	11,451	17	14,195	- 2,745
Alzheimers & Dementia	19	11,152	7	56,937	- 45,785
Cervical Cancer	20	10,965	32	3,799	+ 7,166
Lymphomas	21	10,729	14	19,273	- 8,544
Road Traffic Accidents	22	9,587	31	4,566	+ 5,021
Stomach Cancer	23	8,734	8	50,433	- 41,699
Violence	24	7,942	53	266	+ 7,676
Liver Cancer	25	7,529	11	29,384	- 21,855
Congenital Anomalies	26	7,252	40	2,473	+ 4,779
Low Birth Weight	27	7,250	55	202	+ 7,048
Oral Cancer	28	7,116	26	8,333	- 1,218
Other Neoplasms	29	6,992	16	15,120	- 8,128
Oesophagus Cancer	30	6,394	20	12,316	- 5,922
Alcohol	31	6,285	51	576	+ 5,709
Anemia	32	5,949	49	875	+ 5,074
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	5,044	35	2,922	+ 2,123
Falls	34	4,938	23	9,736	- 4,798
Ovary Cancer	35	4,718	30	5,061	- 344
Inflammatory/Heart	36	4,636	27	8,232	- 3,597
Prostatic Hypertrophy	37	4,568	56	172	+ 4,396
Leukemia	38	4,388	24	9,607	- 5,219
Drownings	39	4,367	25	8,409	- 4,042
Malnutrition	40	3,845	43	1,910	+ 1,935
Bladder Cancer	41	3,838	22	9,936	- 6,098
HIV/AIDS	42	3,594	63	48	+ 3,547
Asthma	43	3,181	42	1,922	+ 1,258
Parkinson's Disease	44	2,942	18	14,007	- 11,066
Epilepsy	45	2,254	45	1,558	+ 695
Fires	46	1,990	48	1,007	+ 983
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	1,870	39	2,555	- 685
Diarrhoeal diseases	48	1,714	37	2,731	- 1,017
Drug Use	49	1,347	50	732	+ 615
Osteoarthritis	50	1,122	62	86	+ 1,036
Tuberculosis	51	1,037	34	3,459	- 2,421
Suicide	52	789	13	19,466	- 18,677
Appendicitis	53	665	58	126	+ 540
Skin Cancers	54	665	44	1,843	- 1,177
Maternal Conditions	55	576	64	39	+ 538
Rheumatoid Arthritis	56	473	38	2,618	- 2,145
Upper Respiratory	57	441	57	159	+ 282
Hepatitis B	58	329	46	1,423	- 1,094
Syphilis	59	308	65	16	+ 293
Poisonings	60	91	54	255	- 163
War	61	14	66	15	- 1
Pertussis	62	1	71	1	- 0
Dengue	63	1	83	0	+ 1
Ascariasis	64	1	82	0	+ 1
Trichuriasis	65	0	84	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	66	0	81	0	- 0
Chlamydia	67	0	80	0	- 0
Meningitis	68	0	52	308	- 308
Hepatitis C	69	0	41	2,220	- 2,220
Encephalitis	70	0	69	5	- 5
Malaria	71	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	72	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	73	0	72	0	- 0
Chagas disease	74	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	77	0	- 0
Diphtheria	76	0	74	0	- 0
Tetanus	77	0	67	9	- 9
Measles	78	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	70	2	- 2
Leprosy	80	0	73	0	- 0
Otitis Media	81	0	68	8	- 8
Multiple Sclerosis	82	0	59	108	- 108
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	47	1,052	- 1,052
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	60	106	- 106
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to JAPAN

Grenada

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.worldlifeexpectancy.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.