JAPAN VS IRELAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	IRELAND		JAPAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	112,100	1	163,905	- 51,805
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	75,549	7	56,937	+ 18,612
Lung Cancers	3	45,103	4	79,688	- 34,586
Lung Disease	4	45,092	5	78,169	- 33,077
Stroke	5	41,661	2	121,823	- 80,161
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	30,562	3	107,899	- 77,336
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	25,781	6	57,340	- 31,559
Breast Cancer	8	17,884	15	15,805	+ 2,079
Prostate Cancer	9	13,771	19	13,515	+ 255
Kidney Disease	10	13,335	9	44,779	- 31,444
Pancreas Cancer	11	12,488	10	37,027	- 24,539
Parkinson's Disease	12	12,468	18	14,007	- 1,539
Lymphomas	13	12,072	14	19,273	- 7,201
Suicide	14	11,062	13	19,466	- 8,404
Oesophagus Cancer	15	9,853	20	12,316	- 2,463
Diabetes Mellitus	16	9,735	29	5,433	+ 4,303
Stomach Cancer	17	8,396	8	50,433	- 42,037
Liver Cancer	18	7,485	11	29,384	- 21,899
Liver Disease	19	6,575	17	14,195	- 7,620
Leukemia	20	6,445	24	9,607	- 3,162
Ovary Cancer	21	6,424	30	5,061	+ 1,362
Bladder Cancer	22	6,025	22	9,936	- 3,912
Skin Cancers	23	5,925	44	1,843	+ 4,083
Endocrine Disorders	24	5,868	21	11,486	- 5,618
Falls	25	5,811	23	9,736	- 3,925
Inflammatory/Heart	26	5,645	27	8,232	- 2,587
Other Neoplasms	27	5,130	16	15,120	- 9,990
Oral Cancer	28	4,301	26	8,333	- 4,032
Hypertension	29	4,114	28	6,673	- 2,559
Other Injuries	30	4,022	12	22,068	- 18,046
Drug Use	31	3,926	50	732	+ 3,194
Congenital Anomalies	32	3,602	40	2,473	+ 1,129
Road Traffic Accidents	33	3,602	31	4,566	- 964
Uterin Cancer	34	2,970	33	3,461	- 491
Cervical Cancer	35	2,424	32	3,799	- 1,375
Epilepsy	36	2,002	45	1,558	+ 443
Multiple Sclerosis	37	1,954	59	108	+ 1,846
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	1,574	35	2,922	- 1,348
Alcohol	39	1,510	51	576	+ 935
Rheumatoid Arthritis	40	1,388	38	2,618	- 1,230
Asthma	41	1,364	42	1,922	- 559
Skin Disease	42	1,358	36	2,806	- 1,448
Drownings	43	1,346	25	8,409	- 7,063
Low Birth Weight	44	1,313	55	202	+ 1,111
Diarrhoeal diseases	45	1,238	37	2,731	- 1,493
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	1,172	39	2,555	- 1,383
Violence	47	899	53	266	+ 633
Fires	48	706	48	1,007	- 301
Anemia	49	677	49	875	- 198
Tuberculosis	50	543	34	3,459	- 2,916
Osteoarthritis	51	461	62	86	+ 375
Hepatitis C	52	452	41	2,220	- 1,767
Poisonings	53	331	54	255	+ 77
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	322	56	172	+ 150
Schizophrenia	55	272	47	1,052	- 780
Birth Trauma	56	237	61	104	+ 132
HIV/AIDS	57	203	63	48	+ 155
Meningitis	58	172	52	308	- 135
Hepatitis B	59	138	46	1,423	- 1,285
Appendicitis	60	80	58	126	- 46
Maternal Conditions	61	73	64	39	+ 34
Oral conditions	62	53	60	106	- 53
Malnutrition	63	41	43	1,910	- 1,869
Upper Respiratory	64	23	57	159	- 136
War	65	12	66	15	- 3
Encephalitis	66	4	69	5	- 1
Pertussis	67	0	71	1	- 1
Syphilis	68	0	65	16	- 16
Chlamydia	69	0	80	0	- 0
Leprosy	70	0	73	0	- 0
Otitis Media	71	0	68	8	- 8
Schistosomiasis	72	0	72	0	- 0
Chagas disease	73	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Ascariasis	77	0	82	0	- 0
Dengue	78	0	83	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	84	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	81	0	- 0
Tetanus	81	0	67	9	- 9
Diphtheria	82	0	74	0	- 0
Measles	83	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	70	2	- 2
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to JAPAN

Ireland

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.