GREECE VS JAPAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	JAPAN		GREECE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	13,917	1	21,124	- 7,207
Stroke	2	10,344	2	14,077	- 3,733
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	9,162	3	8,282	+ 879
Lung Cancers	4	6,766	4	7,355	- 589
Lung Disease	5	6,637	5	5,526	+ 1,111
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	4,869	8	3,264	+ 1,605
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	4,835	7	3,940	+ 895
Stomach Cancer	8	4,282	16	1,535	+ 2,747
Kidney Disease	9	3,802	6	4,759	- 956
Pancreas Cancer	10	3,144	13	1,904	+ 1,240
Liver Cancer	11	2,495	14	1,566	+ 930
Other Injuries	12	1,874	17	1,453	+ 420
Suicide	13	1,653	28	533	+ 1,120
Lymphomas	14	1,636	19	1,268	+ 368
Breast Cancer	15	1,342	11	2,520	- 1,178
Other Neoplasms	16	1,284	25	679	+ 605
Liver Disease	17	1,205	23	809	+ 396
Parkinson's Disease	18	1,189	10	2,646	- 1,456
Prostate Cancer	19	1,148	12	2,023	- 876
Oesophagus Cancer	20	1,046	35	246	+ 800
Endocrine Disorders	21	975	29	526	+ 449
Bladder Cancer	22	844	15	1,551	- 707
Falls	23	827	21	1,245	- 418
Leukemia	24	816	18	1,354	- 538
Drownings	25	714	32	435	+ 279
Oral Cancer	26	708	30	440	+ 267
Inflammatory/Heart	27	699	24	725	- 26
Hypertension	28	567	9	2,922	- 2,356
Diabetes Mellitus	29	461	20	1,266	- 804
Ovary Cancer	30	430	27	557	- 127
Road Traffic Accidents	31	388	22	870	- 483
Cervical Cancer	32	323	36	243	+ 79
Uterin Cancer	33	294	33	373	- 79
Tuberculosis	34	294	46	66	+ 227
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	248	26	611	- 363
Skin Disease	36	238	47	56	+ 182
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	232	44	95	+ 137
Rheumatoid Arthritis	38	222	45	67	+ 156
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	217	43	100	+ 117
Congenital Anomalies	40	210	38	174	+ 36
Hepatitis C	41	188	52	38	+ 150
Asthma	42	163	55	27	+ 136
Malnutrition	43	162	66	1	+ 161
Skin Cancers	44	156	31	438	- 282
Epilepsy	45	132	34	249	- 117
Hepatitis B	46	121	48	56	+ 65
Schizophrenia	47	89	54	27	+ 62
Fires	48	85	39	146	- 61
Anemia	49	74	51	47	+ 28
Drug Use	50	62	37	193	- 131
Alcohol	51	49	49	50	- 2
Meningitis	52	26	53	33	- 7
Violence	53	23	42	104	- 81
Poisonings	54	22	56	19	+ 2
Low Birth Weight	55	17	41	127	- 110
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	15	86	0	+ 15
Upper Respiratory	57	14	59	8	+ 6
Appendicitis	58	11	58	9	+ 1
Multiple Sclerosis	59	9	40	135	- 126
Oral conditions	60	9	63	2	+ 7
Birth Trauma	61	9	57	17	- 8
Osteoarthritis	62	7	85	0	+ 7
HIV/AIDS	63	4	50	47	- 43
Maternal Conditions	64	3	61	2	+ 1
Syphilis	65	1	65	1	+ 0
War	66	1	64	1	+ 0
Tetanus	67	1	62	2	- 1
Otitis Media	68	1	82	0	+ 1
Encephalitis	69	0	67	1	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	70	0	79	0	+ 0
Pertussis	71	0	69	0	+ 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	75	0	+ 0
Leprosy	73	0	81	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	74	0	70	0	+ 0
Measles	75	0	68	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	60	4	- 4
Chagas disease	78	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	78	0	- 0
Chlamydia	80	0	80	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	73	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	71	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	72	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GREECE

Japan

Greece

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.