CHILE VS JAPAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	JAPAN		CHILE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	24,831	1	10,685	+ 14,146
Stroke	2	18,456	2	9,731	+ 8,724
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	16,346	6	3,920	+ 12,426
Lung Cancers	4	12,072	9	3,452	+ 8,620
Lung Disease	5	11,842	4	4,062	+ 7,780
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	8,687	11	3,022	+ 5,665
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	8,626	5	4,000	+ 4,626
Stomach Cancer	8	7,640	8	3,631	+ 4,010
Kidney Disease	9	6,784	3	4,065	+ 2,719
Pancreas Cancer	10	5,609	17	1,567	+ 4,043
Liver Cancer	11	4,452	19	1,369	+ 3,082
Other Injuries	12	3,343	21	1,310	+ 2,033
Suicide	13	2,949	15	1,700	+ 1,249
Lymphomas	14	2,920	18	1,394	+ 1,526
Breast Cancer	15	2,394	16	1,689	+ 706
Other Neoplasms	16	2,291	20	1,358	+ 933
Liver Disease	17	2,151	13	2,647	- 497
Parkinson's Disease	18	2,122	26	790	+ 1,332
Prostate Cancer	19	2,048	14	2,435	- 388
Oesophagus Cancer	20	1,866	30	722	+ 1,144
Endocrine Disorders	21	1,740	22	1,286	+ 454
Bladder Cancer	22	1,505	32	641	+ 864
Falls	23	1,475	23	904	+ 571
Leukemia	24	1,455	24	879	+ 576
Drownings	25	1,274	44	283	+ 991
Oral Cancer	26	1,262	40	307	+ 956
Inflammatory/Heart	27	1,247	31	709	+ 538
Hypertension	28	1,011	7	3,817	- 2,806
Diabetes Mellitus	29	823	10	3,177	- 2,354
Ovary Cancer	30	767	35	514	+ 252
Road Traffic Accidents	31	692	12	2,826	- 2,135
Cervical Cancer	32	576	27	780	- 204
Uterin Cancer	33	524	45	275	+ 250
Tuberculosis	34	524	38	410	+ 114
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	443	46	223	+ 219
Skin Disease	36	425	28	763	- 338
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	414	39	334	+ 79
Rheumatoid Arthritis	38	397	48	187	+ 210
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	387	52	104	+ 283
Congenital Anomalies	40	375	25	858	- 483
Hepatitis C	41	336	61	27	+ 310
Asthma	42	291	42	295	- 3
Malnutrition	43	289	37	420	- 131
Skin Cancers	44	279	34	526	- 247
Epilepsy	45	236	43	294	- 58
Hepatitis B	46	216	60	30	+ 186
Schizophrenia	47	159	58	38	+ 121
Fires	48	153	41	295	- 143
Anemia	49	133	49	180	- 47
Drug Use	50	111	50	149	- 38
Alcohol	51	87	47	207	- 120
Meningitis	52	47	53	95	- 48
Violence	53	40	29	744	- 703
Poisonings	54	39	57	68	- 30
Low Birth Weight	55	31	36	437	- 407
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	26	56	73	- 47
Upper Respiratory	57	24	67	4	+ 20
Appendicitis	58	19	59	37	- 18
Multiple Sclerosis	59	16	62	27	- 10
Oral conditions	60	16	65	5	+ 11
Birth Trauma	61	16	54	87	- 72
Osteoarthritis	62	13	51	131	- 118
HIV/AIDS	63	7	33	539	- 532
Maternal Conditions	64	6	63	24	- 18
Syphilis	65	2	66	5	- 3
War	66	2	64	14	- 11
Tetanus	67	1	69	2	- 0
Otitis Media	68	1	71	2	- 1
Encephalitis	69	1	70	2	- 1
Iodine Deficiency	70	0	77	0	+ 0
Pertussis	71	0	68	3	- 2
Schistosomiasis	72	0	84	0	+ 0
Leprosy	73	0	76	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	74	0	74	0	+ 0
Measles	75	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	83	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	81	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	55	79	- 79
Malaria	79	0	82	0	- 0
Chlamydia	80	0	80	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	79	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	72	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	78	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CHILE

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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.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.