AUSTRALIA VS JAPAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	JAPAN		AUSTRALIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	35,612	1	21,548	+ 14,064
Stroke	2	26,469	3	10,331	+ 16,138
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	23,444	8	4,446	+ 18,997
Lung Cancers	4	17,314	4	8,769	+ 8,546
Lung Disease	5	16,984	5	8,487	+ 8,497
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	12,459	6	6,209	+ 6,250
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	12,371	2	15,588	- 3,218
Stomach Cancer	8	10,958	27	1,288	+ 9,670
Kidney Disease	9	9,729	12	3,139	+ 6,590
Pancreas Cancer	10	8,045	13	3,118	+ 4,928
Liver Cancer	11	6,384	20	2,036	+ 4,348
Other Injuries	12	4,795	22	1,642	+ 3,152
Suicide	13	4,229	11	3,150	+ 1,080
Lymphomas	14	4,188	15	3,039	+ 1,149
Breast Cancer	15	3,434	10	3,405	+ 29
Other Neoplasms	16	3,285	28	1,252	+ 2,033
Liver Disease	17	3,084	26	1,421	+ 1,663
Parkinson's Disease	18	3,043	19	2,036	+ 1,007
Prostate Cancer	19	2,937	9	3,766	- 830
Oesophagus Cancer	20	2,676	25	1,494	+ 1,182
Endocrine Disorders	21	2,496	16	2,328	+ 167
Bladder Cancer	22	2,159	30	1,187	+ 972
Falls	23	2,115	14	3,116	- 1,000
Leukemia	24	2,087	18	2,126	- 39
Drownings	25	1,827	47	177	+ 1,650
Oral Cancer	26	1,811	32	972	+ 838
Inflammatory/Heart	27	1,789	24	1,571	+ 218
Hypertension	28	1,450	23	1,631	- 182
Diabetes Mellitus	29	1,180	7	4,471	- 3,291
Ovary Cancer	30	1,100	31	1,003	+ 97
Road Traffic Accidents	31	992	29	1,245	- 253
Cervical Cancer	32	825	39	342	+ 484
Uterin Cancer	33	752	35	524	+ 228
Tuberculosis	34	751	56	53	+ 699
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	635	42	276	+ 359
Skin Disease	36	610	34	594	+ 15
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	593	40	296	+ 298
Rheumatoid Arthritis	38	569	45	229	+ 340
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	555	38	379	+ 176
Congenital Anomalies	40	537	33	711	- 173
Hepatitis C	41	482	48	173	+ 309
Asthma	42	418	36	455	- 38
Malnutrition	43	415	51	117	+ 298
Skin Cancers	44	400	17	2,319	- 1,918
Epilepsy	45	339	41	285	+ 54
Hepatitis B	46	309	58	41	+ 268
Schizophrenia	47	229	54	64	+ 165
Fires	48	219	55	55	+ 164
Anemia	49	190	49	157	+ 33
Drug Use	50	159	21	1,783	- 1,624
Alcohol	51	125	37	380	- 255
Meningitis	52	67	60	37	+ 30
Violence	53	58	44	243	- 186
Poisonings	54	55	61	35	+ 21
Low Birth Weight	55	44	43	248	- 204
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	37	53	71	- 34
Upper Respiratory	57	35	64	17	+ 18
Appendicitis	58	27	62	26	+ 1
Multiple Sclerosis	59	23	46	188	- 164
Oral conditions	60	23	59	40	- 17
Birth Trauma	61	23	50	140	- 117
Osteoarthritis	62	19	52	114	- 95
HIV/AIDS	63	10	57	50	- 40
Maternal Conditions	64	8	63	20	- 12
Syphilis	65	3	67	3	+ 1
War	66	3	65	8	- 5
Tetanus	67	2	70	1	+ 1
Otitis Media	68	2	66	6	- 4
Encephalitis	69	1	68	3	- 2
Iodine Deficiency	70	0	84	0	+ 0
Pertussis	71	0	69	1	- 1
Schistosomiasis	72	0	79	0	+ 0
Leprosy	73	0	76	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	74	0	71	0	- 0
Measles	75	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	83	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	81	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	80	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	82	0	- 0
Chlamydia	80	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	73	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to AUSTRALIA

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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.