CHINA VS JAPAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	JAPAN		CHINA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	1,883,871	2	1,771,525	+ 112,346
Stroke	2	1,400,192	1	2,043,210	- 643,019
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	1,240,151	12	183,342	+ 1,056,809
Lung Cancers	4	915,910	4	714,311	+ 201,600
Lung Disease	5	898,455	3	968,607	- 70,152
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	659,052	9	248,388	+ 410,663
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	654,417	6	304,455	+ 349,962
Stomach Cancer	8	579,660	5	398,439	+ 181,221
Kidney Disease	9	514,675	11	192,302	+ 322,372
Pancreas Cancer	10	425,577	18	111,537	+ 314,040
Liver Cancer	11	337,734	13	180,952	+ 156,782
Other Injuries	12	253,643	25	54,087	+ 199,556
Suicide	13	223,737	17	116,324	+ 107,413
Lymphomas	14	221,516	23	57,838	+ 163,678
Breast Cancer	15	181,655	19	92,757	+ 88,898
Other Neoplasms	16	173,779	53	4,374	+ 169,405
Liver Disease	17	163,156	15	145,603	+ 17,553
Parkinson's Disease	18	160,997	20	70,699	+ 90,298
Prostate Cancer	19	155,340	28	51,056	+ 104,284
Oesophagus Cancer	20	141,555	10	242,891	- 101,336
Endocrine Disorders	21	132,017	37	25,613	+ 106,404
Bladder Cancer	22	114,206	29	37,873	+ 76,332
Falls	23	111,901	16	138,878	- 26,977
Leukemia	24	110,418	22	58,145	+ 52,273
Drownings	25	96,649	26	52,807	+ 43,842
Oral Cancer	26	95,781	24	54,695	+ 41,085
Inflammatory/Heart	27	94,621	33	29,954	+ 64,668
Hypertension	28	76,699	7	301,183	- 224,484
Diabetes Mellitus	29	62,441	14	161,672	- 99,231
Ovary Cancer	30	58,172	35	28,078	+ 30,094
Road Traffic Accidents	31	52,478	8	250,272	- 197,794
Cervical Cancer	32	43,663	27	51,650	- 7,986
Uterin Cancer	33	39,780	45	11,751	+ 28,029
Tuberculosis	34	39,751	32	34,802	+ 4,949
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	33,581	30	37,723	- 4,142
Skin Disease	36	32,251	52	5,222	+ 27,029
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	31,390	50	8,719	+ 22,671
Rheumatoid Arthritis	38	30,087	49	10,108	+ 19,979
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	29,366	21	65,350	- 35,984
Congenital Anomalies	40	28,420	31	36,613	- 8,193
Hepatitis C	41	25,512	66	86	+ 25,426
Asthma	42	22,094	39	23,147	- 1,053
Malnutrition	43	21,950	44	12,995	+ 8,955
Skin Cancers	44	21,178	41	19,669	+ 1,509
Epilepsy	45	17,913	46	11,365	+ 6,548
Hepatitis B	46	16,353	56	2,757	+ 13,596
Schizophrenia	47	12,089	86	0	+ 12,089
Fires	48	11,574	48	10,498	+ 1,075
Anemia	49	10,061	83	0	+ 10,061
Drug Use	50	8,413	38	24,214	- 15,801
Alcohol	51	6,617	42	19,071	- 12,455
Meningitis	52	3,539	51	5,704	- 2,165
Violence	53	3,055	47	11,115	- 8,059
Poisonings	54	2,925	36	25,762	- 22,837
Low Birth Weight	55	2,324	40	21,631	- 19,308
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	1,974	81	0	+ 1,974
Upper Respiratory	57	1,829	57	2,663	- 834
Appendicitis	58	1,444	60	1,468	- 23
Multiple Sclerosis	59	1,240	59	1,734	- 494
Oral conditions	60	1,216	80	0	+ 1,216
Birth Trauma	61	1,201	43	17,644	- 16,444
Osteoarthritis	62	988	82	0	+ 988
HIV/AIDS	63	549	34	28,746	- 28,197
Maternal Conditions	64	443	54	3,596	- 3,153
Syphilis	65	182	58	1,824	- 1,642
War	66	167	61	900	- 734
Tetanus	67	105	63	491	- 386
Otitis Media	68	88	69	15	+ 72
Encephalitis	69	54	55	2,796	- 2,743
Iodine Deficiency	70	18	79	0	+ 18
Pertussis	71	16	64	484	- 467
Schistosomiasis	72	5	65	400	- 395
Leprosy	73	4	72	0	+ 4
Diphtheria	74	1	71	11	- 10
Measles	75	0	62	558	- 558
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	75	0	- 0
Chlamydia	80	0	67	55	- 55
Hookworm Disease	81	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	68	34	- 34
Dengue	83	0	70	12	- 12
Trichuriasis	84	0	73	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CHINA

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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.