JAPAN VS ICELAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ICELAND		JAPAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	136,534	1	163,905	- 27,371
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	99,993	7	56,937	+ 43,056
Stroke	3	47,580	2	121,823	- 74,243
Lung Cancers	4	45,414	4	79,688	- 34,274
Lung Disease	5	43,556	5	78,169	- 34,613
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	27,859	3	107,899	- 80,039
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	24,856	6	57,340	- 32,484
Prostate Cancer	8	20,591	19	13,515	+ 7,075
Breast Cancer	9	18,056	15	15,805	+ 2,251
Parkinson's Disease	10	17,929	18	14,007	+ 3,921
Other Injuries	11	16,926	12	22,068	- 5,142
Pancreas Cancer	12	14,657	10	37,027	- 22,370
Suicide	13	13,619	13	19,466	- 5,848
Lymphomas	14	12,441	14	19,273	- 6,832
Kidney Disease	15	11,251	9	44,779	- 33,528
Diabetes Mellitus	16	10,037	29	5,433	+ 4,604
Hypertension	17	8,193	28	6,673	+ 1,520
Falls	18	8,016	23	9,736	- 1,720
Oesophagus Cancer	19	7,624	20	12,316	- 4,692
Liver Cancer	20	7,571	11	29,384	- 21,813
Bladder Cancer	21	6,887	22	9,936	- 3,049
Leukemia	22	6,395	24	9,607	- 3,212
Stomach Cancer	23	5,942	8	50,433	- 44,491
Drug Use	24	5,688	50	732	+ 4,956
Ovary Cancer	25	5,562	30	5,061	+ 501
Inflammatory/Heart	26	5,287	27	8,232	- 2,945
Endocrine Disorders	27	5,276	21	11,486	- 6,210
Alcohol	28	4,786	51	576	+ 4,211
Skin Cancers	29	4,395	44	1,843	+ 2,552
Other Neoplasms	30	3,293	16	15,120	- 11,827
Liver Disease	31	3,202	17	14,195	- 10,993
Cervical Cancer	32	3,110	32	3,799	- 689
Oral Cancer	33	2,891	26	8,333	- 5,443
Congenital Anomalies	34	2,522	40	2,473	+ 50
Road Traffic Accidents	35	2,351	31	4,566	- 2,215
Uterin Cancer	36	2,339	33	3,461	- 1,122
Epilepsy	37	1,835	45	1,558	+ 276
Rheumatoid Arthritis	38	1,432	38	2,618	- 1,185
Violence	39	1,357	53	266	+ 1,091
Anemia	40	1,240	49	875	+ 365
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	1,102	35	2,922	- 1,820
Poisonings	42	1,093	54	255	+ 838
Low Birth Weight	43	1,020	55	202	+ 818
Multiple Sclerosis	44	934	59	108	+ 827
Skin Disease	45	891	36	2,806	- 1,915
Birth Trauma	46	842	61	104	+ 737
Osteoarthritis	47	701	62	86	+ 615
Asthma	48	563	42	1,922	- 1,359
Schizophrenia	49	493	47	1,052	- 559
Meningitis	50	433	52	308	+ 125
Upper Respiratory	51	375	57	159	+ 216
Hepatitis C	52	374	41	2,220	- 1,845
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	360	56	172	+ 188
Rheumatic Heart Disease	54	353	39	2,555	- 2,202
Diarrhoeal diseases	55	329	37	2,731	- 2,402
Drownings	56	309	25	8,409	- 8,100
Malnutrition	57	185	43	1,910	- 1,725
Fires	58	182	48	1,007	- 825
HIV/AIDS	59	158	63	48	+ 110
Maternal Conditions	60	121	64	39	+ 82
War	61	14	66	15	- 1
Pertussis	62	4	71	1	+ 3
Hepatitis B	63	1	46	1,423	- 1,422
Otitis Media	64	0	68	8	- 7
Leprosy	65	0	73	0	- 0
Diphtheria	66	0	74	0	- 0
Measles	67	0	75	0	- 0
Tetanus	68	0	67	9	- 9
Ascariasis	69	0	82	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	70	0	84	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	71	0	81	0	- 0
Dengue	72	0	83	0	- 0
Malaria	73	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	74	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	72	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Encephalitis	78	0	69	5	- 5
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	70	2	- 2
Syphilis	80	0	65	16	- 16
Chlamydia	81	0	80	0	- 0
Tuberculosis	82	0	34	3,459	- 3,459
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	85	0	60	106	- 106
Appendicitis	86	0	58	126	- 126
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to JAPAN

Iceland

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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.