JAPAN VS AUSTRALIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	AUSTRALIA		JAPAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	99,176	1	163,905	- 64,729
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	71,746	7	56,937	+ 14,809
Stroke	3	47,548	2	121,823	- 74,274
Lung Cancers	4	40,357	4	79,688	- 39,331
Lung Disease	5	39,063	5	78,169	- 39,106
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	28,576	6	57,340	- 28,764
Diabetes Mellitus	7	20,579	29	5,433	+ 15,146
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	20,463	3	107,899	- 87,435
Prostate Cancer	9	17,334	19	13,515	+ 3,819
Breast Cancer	10	15,673	15	15,805	- 131
Suicide	11	14,497	13	19,466	- 4,969
Kidney Disease	12	14,448	9	44,779	- 30,331
Pancreas Cancer	13	14,348	10	37,027	- 22,679
Falls	14	14,340	23	9,736	+ 4,604
Lymphomas	15	13,985	14	19,273	- 5,287
Endocrine Disorders	16	10,716	21	11,486	- 770
Skin Cancers	17	10,671	44	1,843	+ 8,828
Leukemia	18	9,785	24	9,607	+ 178
Parkinson's Disease	19	9,371	18	14,007	- 4,636
Liver Cancer	20	9,371	11	29,384	- 20,013
Drug Use	21	8,205	50	732	+ 7,473
Other Injuries	22	7,559	12	22,068	- 14,509
Hypertension	23	7,509	28	6,673	+ 835
Inflammatory/Heart	24	7,230	27	8,232	- 1,002
Oesophagus Cancer	25	6,874	20	12,316	- 5,442
Liver Disease	26	6,542	17	14,195	- 7,653
Stomach Cancer	27	5,928	8	50,433	- 44,505
Other Neoplasms	28	5,763	16	15,120	- 9,356
Road Traffic Accidents	29	5,729	31	4,566	+ 1,163
Bladder Cancer	30	5,465	22	9,936	- 4,472
Ovary Cancer	31	4,614	30	5,061	- 447
Oral Cancer	32	4,474	26	8,333	- 3,859
Congenital Anomalies	33	3,271	40	2,473	+ 798
Skin Disease	34	2,735	36	2,806	- 71
Uterin Cancer	35	2,412	33	3,461	- 1,049
Asthma	36	2,096	42	1,922	+ 174
Alcohol	37	1,748	51	576	+ 1,173
Rheumatic Heart Disease	38	1,744	39	2,555	- 811
Cervical Cancer	39	1,572	32	3,799	- 2,227
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	1,361	37	2,731	- 1,370
Epilepsy	41	1,310	45	1,558	- 249
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	1,270	35	2,922	- 1,652
Low Birth Weight	43	1,142	55	202	+ 940
Violence	44	1,121	53	266	+ 855
Rheumatoid Arthritis	45	1,053	38	2,618	- 1,564
Multiple Sclerosis	46	864	59	108	+ 756
Drownings	47	815	25	8,409	- 7,594
Hepatitis C	48	796	41	2,220	- 1,423
Anemia	49	724	49	875	- 151
Birth Trauma	50	645	61	104	+ 540
Malnutrition	51	538	43	1,910	- 1,372
Osteoarthritis	52	525	62	86	+ 439
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	328	56	172	+ 156
Schizophrenia	54	294	47	1,052	- 758
Fires	55	251	48	1,007	- 756
Tuberculosis	56	242	34	3,459	- 3,217
HIV/AIDS	57	230	63	48	+ 182
Hepatitis B	58	189	46	1,423	- 1,234
Oral conditions	59	184	60	106	+ 78
Meningitis	60	171	52	308	- 137
Poisonings	61	160	54	255	- 95
Appendicitis	62	121	58	126	- 4
Maternal Conditions	63	93	64	39	+ 55
Upper Respiratory	64	78	57	159	- 81
War	65	36	66	15	+ 22
Otitis Media	66	28	68	8	+ 20
Syphilis	67	13	65	16	- 3
Encephalitis	68	12	69	5	+ 8
Pertussis	69	7	71	1	+ 5
Tetanus	70	6	67	9	- 3
Diphtheria	71	1	74	0	+ 1
Dengue	72	0	83	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	84	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	81	0	- 0
Ascariasis	75	0	82	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	73	0	- 0
Chlamydia	77	0	80	0	- 0
Measles	78	0	75	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	79	0	72	0	- 0
Chagas disease	80	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	81	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	82	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	83	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	70	2	- 2
Depression	85	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	86	0	- 0
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.