GERMANY VS JAPAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	JAPAN		GERMANY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	111,910	1	147,055	- 35,145
Stroke	2	83,177	3	49,794	+ 33,384
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	73,670	9	20,712	+ 52,958
Lung Cancers	4	54,409	4	46,560	+ 7,849
Lung Disease	5	53,372	5	42,797	+ 10,575
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	39,151	7	26,026	+ 13,125
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	38,875	2	51,168	- 12,293
Stomach Cancer	8	34,434	20	9,658	+ 24,777
Kidney Disease	9	30,574	8	22,770	+ 7,803
Pancreas Cancer	10	25,281	11	17,971	+ 7,310
Liver Cancer	11	20,063	25	8,057	+ 12,006
Other Injuries	12	15,068	23	8,248	+ 6,819
Suicide	13	13,291	19	10,284	+ 3,007
Lymphomas	14	13,159	17	12,249	+ 910
Breast Cancer	15	10,791	10	18,842	- 8,051
Other Neoplasms	16	10,323	24	8,161	+ 2,162
Liver Disease	17	9,692	15	15,194	- 5,502
Parkinson's Disease	18	9,564	16	12,594	- 3,030
Prostate Cancer	19	9,228	12	16,487	- 7,259
Oesophagus Cancer	20	8,409	27	6,212	+ 2,196
Endocrine Disorders	21	7,842	18	10,677	- 2,835
Bladder Cancer	22	6,784	28	6,193	+ 591
Falls	23	6,647	14	15,325	- 8,678
Leukemia	24	6,559	22	8,737	- 2,178
Drownings	25	5,741	49	459	+ 5,283
Oral Cancer	26	5,690	29	6,023	- 333
Inflammatory/Heart	27	5,621	21	8,891	- 3,270
Hypertension	28	4,556	6	26,796	- 22,239
Diabetes Mellitus	29	3,709	13	15,560	- 11,851
Ovary Cancer	30	3,456	30	5,192	- 1,737
Road Traffic Accidents	31	3,117	34	3,160	- 42
Cervical Cancer	32	2,594	39	2,131	+ 462
Uterin Cancer	33	2,363	37	2,231	+ 132
Tuberculosis	34	2,361	56	281	+ 2,081
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	1,995	38	2,166	- 171
Skin Disease	36	1,916	42	1,543	+ 373
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	1,865	32	3,830	- 1,965
Rheumatoid Arthritis	38	1,787	47	543	+ 1,245
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	1,744	33	3,615	- 1,871
Congenital Anomalies	40	1,688	36	2,291	- 603
Hepatitis C	41	1,516	48	507	+ 1,009
Asthma	42	1,312	44	924	+ 388
Malnutrition	43	1,304	50	450	+ 854
Skin Cancers	44	1,258	31	4,055	- 2,797
Epilepsy	45	1,064	35	3,091	- 2,027
Hepatitis B	46	971	59	182	+ 790
Schizophrenia	47	718	51	391	+ 328
Fires	48	688	53	359	+ 329
Anemia	49	598	43	994	- 396
Drug Use	50	500	40	1,930	- 1,430
Alcohol	51	393	26	6,257	- 5,864
Meningitis	52	210	60	168	+ 43
Violence	53	182	46	769	- 587
Poisonings	54	174	58	216	- 43
Low Birth Weight	55	138	45	770	- 632
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	117	55	292	- 174
Upper Respiratory	57	109	61	138	- 30
Appendicitis	58	86	62	129	- 43
Multiple Sclerosis	59	74	41	1,571	- 1,497
Oral conditions	60	72	63	62	+ 10
Birth Trauma	61	71	57	239	- 168
Osteoarthritis	62	59	52	364	- 305
HIV/AIDS	63	33	54	345	- 313
Maternal Conditions	64	26	64	38	- 12
Syphilis	65	11	68	6	+ 5
War	66	10	66	10	- 0
Tetanus	67	6	75	1	+ 6
Otitis Media	68	5	65	16	- 11
Encephalitis	69	3	67	8	- 4
Iodine Deficiency	70	1	71	2	- 1
Pertussis	71	1	69	2	- 1
Schistosomiasis	72	0	73	1	- 0
Leprosy	73	0	84	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	74	0	77	0	+ 0
Measles	75	0	70	2	- 2
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	72	1	- 1
Chagas disease	78	0	74	1	- 1
Malaria	79	0	79	0	- 0
Chlamydia	80	0	85	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	80	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	81	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	83	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	76	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GERMANY

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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.