USA VS JAPAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	JAPAN		UNITED STATES		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	454,940	1	504,904	- 49,964
Stroke	2	338,135	4	158,520	+ 179,615
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	299,487	11	60,317	+ 239,169
Lung Cancers	4	221,185	5	155,533	+ 65,653
Lung Disease	5	216,970	3	195,387	+ 21,583
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	159,156	9	61,827	+ 97,329
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	158,037	2	287,198	- 129,162
Stomach Cancer	8	139,983	33	13,077	+ 126,907
Kidney Disease	9	124,290	6	85,861	+ 38,429
Pancreas Cancer	10	102,773	15	44,293	+ 58,481
Liver Cancer	11	81,560	23	27,064	+ 54,496
Other Injuries	12	61,253	25	25,997	+ 35,256
Suicide	13	54,031	12	53,099	+ 932
Lymphomas	14	53,494	19	40,281	+ 13,214
Breast Cancer	15	43,868	13	48,671	- 4,803
Other Neoplasms	16	41,966	29	17,743	+ 24,223
Liver Disease	17	39,401	16	43,402	- 4,002
Parkinson's Disease	18	38,879	21	34,491	+ 4,388
Prostate Cancer	19	37,513	20	35,612	+ 1,901
Oesophagus Cancer	20	34,184	28	17,829	+ 16,355
Endocrine Disorders	21	31,881	14	46,985	- 15,104
Bladder Cancer	22	27,580	26	19,622	+ 7,958
Falls	23	27,023	18	40,418	- 13,395
Leukemia	24	26,665	24	26,966	- 300
Drownings	25	23,340	45	4,070	+ 19,270
Oral Cancer	26	23,130	35	11,555	+ 11,575
Inflammatory/Heart	27	22,850	22	32,529	- 9,679
Hypertension	28	18,522	8	65,960	- 47,438
Diabetes Mellitus	29	15,079	10	61,418	- 46,339
Ovary Cancer	30	14,048	31	14,591	- 543
Road Traffic Accidents	31	12,673	17	41,694	- 29,021
Cervical Cancer	32	10,544	38	6,984	+ 3,560
Uterin Cancer	33	9,607	36	10,063	- 456
Tuberculosis	34	9,600	62	546	+ 9,053
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	8,110	48	3,461	+ 4,648
Skin Disease	36	7,788	43	5,409	+ 2,380
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	7,580	37	9,955	- 2,374
Rheumatoid Arthritis	38	7,266	52	2,461	+ 4,805
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	7,092	47	3,646	+ 3,446
Congenital Anomalies	40	6,863	34	11,762	- 4,898
Hepatitis C	41	6,161	41	5,684	+ 477
Asthma	42	5,336	46	3,818	+ 1,517
Malnutrition	43	5,301	40	6,762	- 1,461
Skin Cancers	44	5,114	32	14,311	- 9,196
Epilepsy	45	4,326	50	3,162	+ 1,163
Hepatitis B	46	3,949	59	608	+ 3,341
Schizophrenia	47	2,920	57	723	+ 2,197
Fires	48	2,795	49	3,183	- 388
Anemia	49	2,430	51	3,115	- 685
Drug Use	50	2,032	7	74,435	- 72,403
Alcohol	51	1,598	30	14,659	- 13,062
Meningitis	52	855	60	606	+ 249
Violence	53	738	27	18,976	- 18,238
Poisonings	54	706	53	1,674	- 968
Low Birth Weight	55	561	39	6,924	- 6,363
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	477	58	678	- 201
Upper Respiratory	57	442	65	229	+ 212
Appendicitis	58	349	63	424	- 76
Multiple Sclerosis	59	299	44	5,059	- 4,760
Oral conditions	60	294	64	286	+ 8
Birth Trauma	61	290	54	1,233	- 943
Osteoarthritis	62	239	61	579	- 340
HIV/AIDS	63	133	42	5,660	- 5,528
Maternal Conditions	64	107	56	779	- 672
Syphilis	65	44	66	49	- 5
War	66	40	55	1,198	- 1,157
Tetanus	67	25	71	2	+ 23
Otitis Media	68	21	67	34	- 13
Encephalitis	69	13	68	25	- 12
Iodine Deficiency	70	4	73	1	+ 3
Pertussis	71	4	69	16	- 12
Schistosomiasis	72	1	72	1	+ 0
Leprosy	73	1	74	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	74	0	75	0	- 0
Measles	75	0	80	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	70	4	- 4
Malaria	79	0	77	0	- 0
Chlamydia	80	0	84	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	81	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	82	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to USA

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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.