CANADA VS JAPAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	JAPAN		CANADA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	51,612	1	40,063	+ 11,548
Stroke	2	38,361	5	14,159	+ 24,202
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	33,976	7	7,431	+ 26,545
Lung Cancers	4	25,093	3	20,937	+ 4,156
Lung Disease	5	24,615	4	14,212	+ 10,402
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	18,056	6	9,651	+ 8,405
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	17,929	2	30,970	- 13,041
Stomach Cancer	8	15,881	26	2,177	+ 13,703
Kidney Disease	9	14,100	14	4,578	+ 9,523
Pancreas Cancer	10	11,659	11	5,057	+ 6,602
Liver Cancer	11	9,253	20	3,113	+ 6,140
Other Injuries	12	6,949	24	2,392	+ 4,557
Suicide	13	6,130	15	4,417	+ 1,713
Lymphomas	14	6,069	10	5,146	+ 923
Breast Cancer	15	4,977	8	5,910	- 933
Other Neoplasms	16	4,761	31	1,679	+ 3,082
Liver Disease	17	4,470	17	3,624	+ 846
Parkinson's Disease	18	4,411	18	3,359	+ 1,052
Prostate Cancer	19	4,256	13	4,711	- 455
Oesophagus Cancer	20	3,878	25	2,230	+ 1,648
Endocrine Disorders	21	3,617	19	3,233	+ 384
Bladder Cancer	22	3,129	23	2,521	+ 608
Falls	23	3,066	12	4,829	- 1,763
Leukemia	24	3,025	21	3,098	- 73
Drownings	25	2,648	48	283	+ 2,365
Oral Cancer	26	2,624	32	1,592	+ 1,032
Inflammatory/Heart	27	2,592	27	2,060	+ 533
Hypertension	28	2,101	22	2,563	- 461
Diabetes Mellitus	29	1,711	9	5,718	- 4,007
Ovary Cancer	30	1,594	29	1,902	- 308
Road Traffic Accidents	31	1,438	28	1,998	- 560
Cervical Cancer	32	1,196	41	578	+ 618
Uterin Cancer	33	1,090	34	1,183	- 93
Tuberculosis	34	1,089	58	97	+ 992
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	920	43	442	+ 478
Skin Disease	36	884	38	679	+ 205
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	860	36	840	+ 20
Rheumatoid Arthritis	38	824	47	322	+ 502
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	805	39	636	+ 169
Congenital Anomalies	40	779	35	1,081	- 302
Hepatitis C	41	699	45	363	+ 336
Asthma	42	605	49	262	+ 343
Malnutrition	43	601	51	192	+ 409
Skin Cancers	44	580	30	1,756	- 1,176
Epilepsy	45	491	44	384	+ 107
Hepatitis B	46	448	60	66	+ 382
Schizophrenia	47	331	57	118	+ 213
Fires	48	317	52	192	+ 125
Anemia	49	276	46	343	- 67
Drug Use	50	230	16	3,686	- 3,456
Alcohol	51	181	33	1,491	- 1,310
Meningitis	52	97	59	68	+ 28
Violence	53	84	40	605	- 521
Poisonings	54	80	56	121	- 41
Low Birth Weight	55	64	42	553	- 490
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	54	54	143	- 89
Upper Respiratory	57	50	63	47	+ 3
Appendicitis	58	40	62	49	- 10
Multiple Sclerosis	59	34	37	692	- 658
Oral conditions	60	33	61	51	- 17
Birth Trauma	61	33	50	193	- 160
Osteoarthritis	62	27	55	139	- 112
HIV/AIDS	63	15	53	163	- 148
Maternal Conditions	64	12	64	45	- 33
Syphilis	65	5	67	5	- 0
War	66	5	65	21	- 16
Tetanus	67	3	71	0	+ 3
Otitis Media	68	2	66	8	- 5
Encephalitis	69	1	68	3	- 2
Iodine Deficiency	70	1	84	0	+ 1
Pertussis	71	0	69	1	- 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	78	0	+ 0
Leprosy	73	0	79	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	74	0	73	0	+ 0
Measles	75	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	70	1	- 1
Malaria	79	0	76	0	- 0
Chlamydia	80	0	83	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	81	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	82	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CANADA

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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.