DENMARK VS JAPAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	JAPAN		DENMARK		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	7,947	1	5,341	+ 2,605
Stroke	2	5,906	5	3,662	+ 2,244
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	5,231	6	2,244	+ 2,988
Lung Cancers	4	3,863	4	3,721	+ 142
Lung Disease	5	3,790	3	4,387	- 597
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	2,780	7	2,147	+ 633
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	2,760	2	5,218	- 2,457
Stomach Cancer	8	2,445	23	484	+ 1,961
Kidney Disease	9	2,171	12	911	+ 1,260
Pancreas Cancer	10	1,795	11	1,096	+ 699
Liver Cancer	11	1,425	25	464	+ 960
Other Injuries	12	1,070	30	347	+ 723
Suicide	13	944	16	617	+ 326
Lymphomas	14	934	13	730	+ 205
Breast Cancer	15	766	9	1,299	- 533
Other Neoplasms	16	733	27	378	+ 355
Liver Disease	17	688	14	692	- 4
Parkinson's Disease	18	679	17	600	+ 79
Prostate Cancer	19	655	8	1,480	- 825
Oesophagus Cancer	20	597	24	477	+ 121
Endocrine Disorders	21	557	19	575	- 18
Bladder Cancer	22	482	21	545	- 64
Falls	23	472	22	541	- 69
Leukemia	24	466	20	558	- 93
Drownings	25	408	50	37	+ 370
Oral Cancer	26	404	28	371	+ 33
Inflammatory/Heart	27	399	31	284	+ 115
Hypertension	28	324	15	642	- 319
Diabetes Mellitus	29	263	10	1,284	- 1,020
Ovary Cancer	30	245	29	367	- 122
Road Traffic Accidents	31	221	33	213	+ 8
Cervical Cancer	32	184	37	153	+ 31
Uterin Cancer	33	168	35	156	+ 12
Tuberculosis	34	168	57	16	+ 152
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	142	32	216	- 75
Skin Disease	36	136	45	79	+ 57
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	132	38	145	- 12
Rheumatoid Arthritis	38	127	43	84	+ 42
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	124	42	96	+ 27
Congenital Anomalies	40	120	36	153	- 33
Hepatitis C	41	108	60	9	+ 99
Asthma	42	93	44	82	+ 11
Malnutrition	43	93	59	14	+ 79
Skin Cancers	44	89	26	388	- 299
Epilepsy	45	76	40	125	- 49
Hepatitis B	46	69	61	6	+ 63
Schizophrenia	47	51	48	57	- 6
Fires	48	49	49	53	- 4
Anemia	49	42	46	73	- 31
Drug Use	50	35	34	197	- 161
Alcohol	51	28	18	598	- 570
Meningitis	52	15	52	25	- 10
Violence	53	13	47	63	- 50
Poisonings	54	12	62	6	+ 7
Low Birth Weight	55	10	41	116	- 107
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	8	53	25	- 16
Upper Respiratory	57	8	58	15	- 8
Appendicitis	58	6	54	23	- 17
Multiple Sclerosis	59	5	39	132	- 127
Oral conditions	60	5	63	4	+ 1
Birth Trauma	61	5	56	21	- 16
Osteoarthritis	62	4	51	25	- 21
HIV/AIDS	63	2	55	23	- 20
Maternal Conditions	64	2	64	2	- 0
Syphilis	65	1	70	0	+ 0
War	66	1	66	1	+ 0
Tetanus	67	0	68	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	68	0	65	2	- 1
Encephalitis	69	0	67	1	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	70	0	84	0	+ 0
Pertussis	71	0	72	0	+ 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	75	0	+ 0
Leprosy	73	0	74	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	74	0	73	0	+ 0
Measles	75	0	71	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	79	0	- 0
Chlamydia	80	0	69	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	82	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	81	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	83	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to DENMARK

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Denmark

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.