ZAMBIA VS JAPAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	JAPAN		ZAMBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	27,671	10	4,432	+ 23,239
Stroke	2	20,566	3	7,948	+ 12,618
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	18,216	2	9,517	+ 8,699
Lung Cancers	4	13,453	41	226	+ 13,227
Lung Disease	5	13,197	21	1,273	+ 11,924
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	9,680	43	203	+ 9,478
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	9,612	29	590	+ 9,023
Stomach Cancer	8	8,514	42	206	+ 8,308
Kidney Disease	9	7,560	18	1,760	+ 5,799
Pancreas Cancer	10	6,251	62	42	+ 6,209
Liver Cancer	11	4,961	46	177	+ 4,784
Other Injuries	12	3,726	19	1,729	+ 1,997
Suicide	13	3,286	20	1,303	+ 1,984
Lymphomas	14	3,254	31	548	+ 2,706
Breast Cancer	15	2,668	35	366	+ 2,302
Other Neoplasms	16	2,552	65	20	+ 2,533
Liver Disease	17	2,396	9	4,501	- 2,104
Parkinson's Disease	18	2,365	47	164	+ 2,201
Prostate Cancer	19	2,282	30	561	+ 1,720
Oesophagus Cancer	20	2,079	36	359	+ 1,721
Endocrine Disorders	21	1,939	37	354	+ 1,585
Bladder Cancer	22	1,677	50	132	+ 1,546
Falls	23	1,644	28	596	+ 1,047
Leukemia	24	1,622	39	261	+ 1,361
Drownings	25	1,420	27	689	+ 731
Oral Cancer	26	1,407	48	155	+ 1,252
Inflammatory/Heart	27	1,390	33	501	+ 889
Hypertension	28	1,127	13	2,616	- 1,490
Diabetes Mellitus	29	917	14	2,395	- 1,478
Ovary Cancer	30	854	57	82	+ 772
Road Traffic Accidents	31	771	11	3,654	- 2,883
Cervical Cancer	32	641	17	1,799	- 1,157
Uterin Cancer	33	584	64	30	+ 555
Tuberculosis	34	584	6	5,941	- 5,357
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	493	40	246	+ 248
Skin Disease	36	474	52	126	+ 348
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	461	5	6,275	- 5,814
Rheumatoid Arthritis	38	442	63	30	+ 412
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	431	45	190	+ 242
Congenital Anomalies	40	417	12	3,146	- 2,728
Hepatitis C	41	375	66	18	+ 357
Asthma	42	325	26	741	- 416
Malnutrition	43	322	15	2,303	- 1,980
Skin Cancers	44	311	54	108	+ 203
Epilepsy	45	263	38	332	- 69
Hepatitis B	46	240	55	104	+ 136
Schizophrenia	47	178	81	0	+ 178
Fires	48	170	32	546	- 376
Anemia	49	148	83	0	+ 148
Drug Use	50	124	53	122	+ 1
Alcohol	51	97	49	140	- 43
Meningitis	52	52	16	1,976	- 1,924
Violence	53	45	23	1,153	- 1,108
Poisonings	54	43	34	456	- 413
Low Birth Weight	55	34	8	4,857	- 4,823
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	29	84	0	+ 29
Upper Respiratory	57	27	60	68	- 41
Appendicitis	58	21	56	84	- 63
Multiple Sclerosis	59	18	67	13	+ 5
Oral conditions	60	18	86	0	+ 18
Birth Trauma	61	18	7	5,062	- 5,044
Osteoarthritis	62	15	85	0	+ 15
HIV/AIDS	63	8	1	17,234	- 17,226
Maternal Conditions	64	7	22	1,188	- 1,181
Syphilis	65	3	24	885	- 882
War	66	2	69	6	- 4
Tetanus	67	2	44	190	- 188
Otitis Media	68	1	70	5	- 4
Encephalitis	69	1	59	70	- 69
Iodine Deficiency	70	0	78	0	+ 0
Pertussis	71	0	25	743	- 742
Schistosomiasis	72	0	51	128	- 128
Leprosy	73	0	77	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	74	0	73	3	- 3
Measles	75	0	61	48	- 48
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	72	3	- 3
Leishmaniasis	77	0	58	72	- 72
Chagas disease	78	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	4	7,882	- 7,882
Chlamydia	80	0	71	3	- 3
Hookworm Disease	81	0	76	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	68	9	- 9
Dengue	83	0	74	1	- 1
Trichuriasis	84	0	75	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ZAMBIA

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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.