JAPAN VS GREECE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GREECE		JAPAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	248,785	1	163,905	+ 84,880
Stroke	2	165,793	2	121,823	+ 43,970
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	97,542	3	107,899	- 10,356
Lung Cancers	4	86,626	4	79,688	+ 6,938
Lung Disease	5	65,083	5	78,169	- 13,087
Kidney Disease	6	56,042	9	44,779	+ 11,263
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	46,397	7	56,937	- 10,540
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	38,436	6	57,340	- 18,904
Hypertension	9	34,417	28	6,673	+ 27,744
Parkinson's Disease	10	31,160	18	14,007	+ 17,153
Breast Cancer	11	29,682	15	15,805	+ 13,877
Prostate Cancer	12	23,827	19	13,515	+ 10,312
Pancreas Cancer	13	22,426	10	37,027	- 14,601
Liver Cancer	14	18,437	11	29,384	- 10,947
Bladder Cancer	15	18,262	22	9,936	+ 8,326
Stomach Cancer	16	18,082	8	50,433	- 32,350
Other Injuries	17	17,116	12	22,068	- 4,952
Leukemia	18	15,946	24	9,607	+ 6,339
Lymphomas	19	14,939	14	19,273	- 4,334
Diabetes Mellitus	20	14,904	29	5,433	+ 9,471
Falls	21	14,663	23	9,736	+ 4,927
Road Traffic Accidents	22	10,250	31	4,566	+ 5,684
Liver Disease	23	9,531	17	14,195	- 4,664
Inflammatory/Heart	24	8,537	27	8,232	+ 305
Other Neoplasms	25	7,991	16	15,120	- 7,129
Peptic Ulcer Disease	26	7,192	35	2,922	+ 4,270
Ovary Cancer	27	6,562	30	5,061	+ 1,501
Suicide	28	6,273	13	19,466	- 13,193
Endocrine Disorders	29	6,194	21	11,486	- 5,292
Oral Cancer	30	5,184	26	8,333	- 3,149
Skin Cancers	31	5,160	44	1,843	+ 3,318
Drownings	32	5,127	25	8,409	- 3,282
Uterin Cancer	33	4,387	33	3,461	+ 926
Epilepsy	34	2,934	45	1,558	+ 1,375
Oesophagus Cancer	35	2,892	20	12,316	- 9,424
Cervical Cancer	36	2,866	32	3,799	- 933
Drug Use	37	2,276	50	732	+ 1,544
Congenital Anomalies	38	2,050	40	2,473	- 422
Fires	39	1,724	48	1,007	+ 717
Multiple Sclerosis	40	1,592	59	108	+ 1,484
Low Birth Weight	41	1,498	55	202	+ 1,296
Violence	42	1,224	53	266	+ 958
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	1,178	39	2,555	- 1,377
Diarrhoeal diseases	44	1,118	37	2,731	- 1,613
Rheumatoid Arthritis	45	786	38	2,618	- 1,832
Tuberculosis	46	783	34	3,459	- 2,675
Skin Disease	47	663	36	2,806	- 2,143
Hepatitis B	48	659	46	1,423	- 764
Alcohol	49	594	51	576	+ 18
HIV/AIDS	50	556	63	48	+ 508
Anemia	51	551	49	875	- 324
Hepatitis C	52	453	41	2,220	- 1,766
Meningitis	53	392	52	308	+ 84
Schizophrenia	54	324	47	1,052	- 728
Asthma	55	323	42	1,922	- 1,599
Poisonings	56	229	54	255	- 26
Birth Trauma	57	199	61	104	+ 94
Appendicitis	58	112	58	126	- 14
Upper Respiratory	59	93	57	159	- 66
Leishmaniasis	60	43	77	0	+ 43
Maternal Conditions	61	26	64	39	- 13
Tetanus	62	21	67	9	+ 12
Oral conditions	63	19	60	106	- 87
War	64	13	66	15	- 2
Syphilis	65	12	65	16	- 4
Malnutrition	66	10	43	1,910	- 1,900
Encephalitis	67	8	69	5	+ 3
Measles	68	3	75	0	+ 3
Pertussis	69	0	71	1	- 1
Diphtheria	70	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	71	0	83	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	72	0	84	0	- 0
Ascariasis	73	0	82	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	81	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	72	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	70	2	- 2
Chlamydia	80	0	80	0	- 0
Leprosy	81	0	73	0	- 0
Otitis Media	82	0	68	8	- 8
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	62	86	- 86
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	56	172	- 172
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.