JAPAN VS DENMARK: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DENMARK		JAPAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	110,170	1	163,905	- 53,735
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	107,617	7	56,937	+ 50,680
Lung Disease	3	90,478	5	78,169	+ 12,308
Lung Cancers	4	76,754	4	79,688	- 2,934
Stroke	5	75,539	2	121,823	- 46,284
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	46,275	3	107,899	- 61,623
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	44,279	6	57,340	- 13,061
Prostate Cancer	8	30,525	19	13,515	+ 17,010
Breast Cancer	9	26,791	15	15,805	+ 10,987
Diabetes Mellitus	10	26,481	29	5,433	+ 21,048
Pancreas Cancer	11	22,604	10	37,027	- 14,423
Kidney Disease	12	18,785	9	44,779	- 25,994
Lymphomas	13	15,050	14	19,273	- 4,223
Liver Disease	14	14,275	17	14,195	+ 80
Hypertension	15	13,252	28	6,673	+ 6,579
Suicide	16	12,733	13	19,466	- 6,733
Parkinson's Disease	17	12,376	18	14,007	- 1,631
Alcohol	18	12,342	51	576	+ 11,767
Endocrine Disorders	19	11,851	21	11,486	+ 365
Leukemia	20	11,518	24	9,607	+ 1,911
Bladder Cancer	21	11,250	22	9,936	+ 1,313
Falls	22	11,153	23	9,736	+ 1,417
Stomach Cancer	23	9,985	8	50,433	- 40,448
Oesophagus Cancer	24	9,829	20	12,316	- 2,487
Liver Cancer	25	9,579	11	29,384	- 19,805
Skin Cancers	26	8,013	44	1,843	+ 6,170
Other Neoplasms	27	7,796	16	15,120	- 7,324
Oral Cancer	28	7,645	26	8,333	- 688
Ovary Cancer	29	7,571	30	5,061	+ 2,510
Other Injuries	30	7,160	12	22,068	- 14,908
Inflammatory/Heart	31	5,867	27	8,232	- 2,366
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	4,460	35	2,922	+ 1,538
Road Traffic Accidents	33	4,403	31	4,566	- 163
Drug Use	34	4,059	50	732	+ 3,327
Uterin Cancer	35	3,210	33	3,461	- 251
Congenital Anomalies	36	3,158	40	2,473	+ 686
Cervical Cancer	37	3,150	32	3,799	- 649
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	2,982	37	2,731	+ 251
Multiple Sclerosis	39	2,722	59	108	+ 2,614
Epilepsy	40	2,579	45	1,558	+ 1,020
Low Birth Weight	41	2,402	55	202	+ 2,200
Rheumatic Heart Disease	42	1,989	39	2,555	- 566
Rheumatoid Arthritis	43	1,742	38	2,618	- 875
Asthma	44	1,698	42	1,922	- 224
Skin Disease	45	1,627	36	2,806	- 1,179
Anemia	46	1,507	49	875	+ 632
Violence	47	1,300	53	266	+ 1,034
Schizophrenia	48	1,171	47	1,052	+ 119
Fires	49	1,089	48	1,007	+ 82
Drownings	50	768	25	8,409	- 7,641
Osteoarthritis	51	524	62	86	+ 438
Meningitis	52	515	52	308	+ 207
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	506	56	172	+ 334
Appendicitis	54	473	58	126	+ 348
HIV/AIDS	55	465	63	48	+ 417
Birth Trauma	56	438	61	104	+ 334
Tuberculosis	57	320	34	3,459	- 3,139
Upper Respiratory	58	316	57	159	+ 157
Malnutrition	59	289	43	1,910	- 1,621
Hepatitis C	60	177	41	2,220	- 2,043
Hepatitis B	61	125	46	1,423	- 1,298
Poisonings	62	115	54	255	- 140
Oral conditions	63	85	60	106	- 21
Maternal Conditions	64	46	64	39	+ 8
Otitis Media	65	36	68	8	+ 29
War	66	12	66	15	- 2
Encephalitis	67	12	69	5	+ 7
Tetanus	68	8	67	9	- 1
Chlamydia	69	7	80	0	+ 7
Syphilis	70	7	65	16	- 9
Measles	71	7	75	0	+ 7
Pertussis	72	0	71	1	- 1
Diphtheria	73	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	73	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	72	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	84	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	82	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	82	0	81	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	83	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.