JAPAN VS GERMANY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GERMANY		JAPAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	215,379	1	163,905	+ 51,474
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	74,941	7	56,937	+ 18,004
Stroke	3	72,928	2	121,823	- 48,895
Lung Cancers	4	68,192	4	79,688	- 11,496
Lung Disease	5	62,681	5	78,169	- 15,489
Hypertension	6	39,245	28	6,673	+ 32,572
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	38,118	6	57,340	- 19,223
Kidney Disease	8	33,350	9	44,779	- 11,429
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	30,336	3	107,899	- 77,563
Breast Cancer	10	27,596	15	15,805	+ 11,791
Pancreas Cancer	11	26,321	10	37,027	- 10,706
Prostate Cancer	12	24,147	19	13,515	+ 10,632
Diabetes Mellitus	13	22,789	29	5,433	+ 17,356
Falls	14	22,445	23	9,736	+ 12,709
Liver Disease	15	22,253	17	14,195	+ 8,058
Parkinson's Disease	16	18,445	18	14,007	+ 4,438
Lymphomas	17	17,940	14	19,273	- 1,333
Endocrine Disorders	18	15,638	21	11,486	+ 4,152
Suicide	19	15,062	13	19,466	- 4,404
Stomach Cancer	20	14,145	8	50,433	- 36,288
Inflammatory/Heart	21	13,022	27	8,232	+ 4,790
Leukemia	22	12,796	24	9,607	+ 3,189
Other Injuries	23	12,081	12	22,068	- 9,987
Other Neoplasms	24	11,953	16	15,120	- 3,167
Liver Cancer	25	11,801	11	29,384	- 17,583
Alcohol	26	9,165	51	576	+ 8,589
Oesophagus Cancer	27	9,099	20	12,316	- 3,217
Bladder Cancer	28	9,070	22	9,936	- 866
Oral Cancer	29	8,821	26	8,333	+ 488
Ovary Cancer	30	7,605	30	5,061	+ 2,544
Skin Cancers	31	5,940	44	1,843	+ 4,097
Diarrhoeal diseases	32	5,610	37	2,731	+ 2,879
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	5,295	39	2,555	+ 2,740
Road Traffic Accidents	34	4,628	31	4,566	+ 62
Epilepsy	35	4,527	45	1,558	+ 2,969
Congenital Anomalies	36	3,356	40	2,473	+ 883
Uterin Cancer	37	3,267	33	3,461	- 194
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	3,172	35	2,922	+ 251
Cervical Cancer	39	3,122	32	3,799	- 677
Drug Use	40	2,827	50	732	+ 2,095
Multiple Sclerosis	41	2,300	59	108	+ 2,193
Skin Disease	42	2,260	36	2,806	- 546
Anemia	43	1,455	49	875	+ 580
Asthma	44	1,354	42	1,922	- 568
Low Birth Weight	45	1,128	55	202	+ 926
Violence	46	1,126	53	266	+ 860
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	795	38	2,618	- 1,823
Hepatitis C	48	742	41	2,220	- 1,477
Drownings	49	672	25	8,409	- 7,737
Malnutrition	50	659	43	1,910	- 1,250
Schizophrenia	51	572	47	1,052	- 480
Osteoarthritis	52	533	62	86	+ 447
Fires	53	525	48	1,007	- 482
HIV/AIDS	54	506	63	48	+ 458
Prostatic Hypertrophy	55	427	56	172	+ 255
Tuberculosis	56	411	34	3,459	- 3,047
Birth Trauma	57	350	61	104	+ 246
Poisonings	58	317	54	255	+ 63
Hepatitis B	59	266	46	1,423	- 1,157
Meningitis	60	245	52	308	- 63
Upper Respiratory	61	203	57	159	+ 44
Appendicitis	62	189	58	126	+ 63
Oral conditions	63	91	60	106	- 15
Maternal Conditions	64	56	64	39	+ 17
Otitis Media	65	23	68	8	+ 16
War	66	15	66	15	+ 0
Encephalitis	67	11	69	5	+ 6
Syphilis	68	8	65	16	- 8
Pertussis	69	3	71	1	+ 2
Measles	70	3	75	0	+ 3
Iodine Deficiency	71	3	70	2	+ 1
Leishmaniasis	72	1	77	0	+ 1
Schistosomiasis	73	1	72	0	+ 1
Chagas disease	74	1	78	0	+ 1
Tetanus	75	1	67	9	- 8
Vitamin A Deficiency	76	1	86	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	77	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	81	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	82	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	84	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	83	0	- 0
Leprosy	84	0	73	0	- 0
Chlamydia	85	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	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.