JAPAN VS CYPRUS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CYPRUS		JAPAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	104,467	1	163,905	- 59,438
Stroke	2	43,107	2	121,823	- 78,716
Alzheimers & Dementia	3	37,311	7	56,937	- 19,626
Lung Disease	4	33,154	5	78,169	- 45,015
Diabetes Mellitus	5	30,942	29	5,433	+ 25,510
Lung Cancers	6	29,787	4	79,688	- 49,901
Kidney Disease	7	19,830	9	44,779	- 24,949
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	15,594	6	57,340	- 41,746
Breast Cancer	9	14,431	15	15,805	- 1,373
Other Injuries	10	12,667	12	22,068	- 9,401
Hypertension	11	11,878	28	6,673	+ 5,205
Endocrine Disorders	12	11,739	21	11,486	+ 253
Prostate Cancer	13	10,965	19	13,515	- 2,550
Pancreas Cancer	14	9,733	10	37,027	- 27,294
Influenza and Pneumonia	15	9,098	3	107,899	- 98,800
Lymphomas	16	9,066	14	19,273	- 10,207
Leukemia	17	7,718	24	9,607	- 1,889
Road Traffic Accidents	18	6,432	31	4,566	+ 1,866
Bladder Cancer	19	6,222	22	9,936	- 3,714
Liver Cancer	20	5,974	11	29,384	- 23,411
Stomach Cancer	21	5,886	8	50,433	- 44,547
Diarrhoeal diseases	22	5,267	37	2,731	+ 2,536
Other Neoplasms	23	4,989	16	15,120	- 10,131
Inflammatory/Heart	24	4,765	27	8,232	- 3,468
Falls	25	4,731	23	9,736	- 5,004
Liver Disease	26	4,699	17	14,195	- 9,496
Ovary Cancer	27	4,178	30	5,061	- 883
Parkinson's Disease	28	4,109	18	14,007	- 9,898
Suicide	29	4,075	13	19,466	- 15,391
Skin Disease	30	4,067	36	2,806	+ 1,261
Skin Cancers	31	3,602	44	1,843	+ 1,759
Rheumatic Heart Disease	32	3,221	39	2,555	+ 666
Drownings	33	3,110	25	8,409	- 5,299
Uterin Cancer	34	2,566	33	3,461	- 895
Asthma	35	2,255	42	1,922	+ 332
Oral Cancer	36	1,943	26	8,333	- 6,390
Cervical Cancer	37	1,719	32	3,799	- 2,080
Congenital Anomalies	38	1,643	40	2,473	- 830
Anemia	39	1,618	49	875	+ 743
Violence	40	1,426	53	266	+ 1,161
Drug Use	41	1,247	50	732	+ 515
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	1,051	35	2,922	- 1,871
Oesophagus Cancer	43	963	20	12,316	- 11,353
Epilepsy	44	915	45	1,558	- 644
Rheumatoid Arthritis	45	910	38	2,618	- 1,708
Multiple Sclerosis	46	820	59	108	+ 712
Low Birth Weight	47	597	55	202	+ 394
Prostatic Hypertrophy	48	534	56	172	+ 362
Alcohol	49	490	51	576	- 86
Fires	50	434	48	1,007	- 573
Poisonings	51	387	54	255	+ 132
Tuberculosis	52	348	34	3,459	- 3,111
Birth Trauma	53	233	61	104	+ 128
Hepatitis B	54	171	46	1,423	- 1,252
Meningitis	55	158	52	308	- 150
Malnutrition	56	148	43	1,910	- 1,761
Schizophrenia	57	145	47	1,052	- 907
Hepatitis C	58	142	41	2,220	- 2,077
Upper Respiratory	59	102	57	159	- 57
Osteoarthritis	60	82	62	86	- 4
Oral conditions	61	78	60	106	- 28
Syphilis	62	67	65	16	+ 51
Maternal Conditions	63	61	64	39	+ 23
HIV/AIDS	64	38	63	48	- 10
Otitis Media	65	37	68	8	+ 30
Appendicitis	66	37	58	126	- 89
Leishmaniasis	67	37	77	0	+ 37
War	68	13	66	15	- 2
Encephalitis	69	4	69	5	- 0
Pertussis	70	1	71	1	- 1
Tetanus	71	0	67	9	- 9
Measles	72	0	75	0	- 0
Diphtheria	73	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	74	0	83	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	84	0	- 0
Ascariasis	77	0	82	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	80	0	72	0	- 0
Chagas disease	81	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	82	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	83	0	70	2	- 2
Chlamydia	84	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to JAPAN

Cyprus

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.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.