ICELAND VS JAPAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	JAPAN		ICELAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	484	1	403	+ 81
Stroke	2	360	3	141	+ 219
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	319	6	82	+ 236
Lung Cancers	4	235	4	134	+ 101
Lung Disease	5	231	5	129	+ 102
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	169	7	73	+ 96
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	168	2	295	- 127
Stomach Cancer	8	149	23	18	+ 131
Kidney Disease	9	132	15	33	+ 99
Pancreas Cancer	10	109	12	43	+ 66
Liver Cancer	11	87	20	22	+ 64
Other Injuries	12	65	11	50	+ 15
Suicide	13	58	13	40	+ 17
Lymphomas	14	57	14	37	+ 20
Breast Cancer	15	47	9	53	- 7
Other Neoplasms	16	45	30	10	+ 35
Liver Disease	17	42	31	9	+ 32
Parkinson's Disease	18	41	10	53	- 12
Prostate Cancer	19	40	8	61	- 21
Oesophagus Cancer	20	36	19	23	+ 14
Endocrine Disorders	21	34	27	16	+ 18
Bladder Cancer	22	29	21	20	+ 9
Falls	23	29	18	24	+ 5
Leukemia	24	28	22	19	+ 9
Drownings	25	25	56	1	+ 24
Oral Cancer	26	25	33	9	+ 16
Inflammatory/Heart	27	24	26	16	+ 9
Hypertension	28	20	17	24	- 4
Diabetes Mellitus	29	16	16	30	- 14
Ovary Cancer	30	15	25	16	- 1
Road Traffic Accidents	31	13	35	7	+ 7
Cervical Cancer	32	11	32	9	+ 2
Uterin Cancer	33	10	36	7	+ 3
Tuberculosis	34	10	82	0	+ 10
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	9	41	3	+ 5
Skin Disease	36	8	45	3	+ 6
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	8	55	1	+ 7
Rheumatoid Arthritis	38	8	38	4	+ 4
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	8	54	1	+ 7
Congenital Anomalies	40	7	34	7	- 0
Hepatitis C	41	7	52	1	+ 5
Asthma	42	6	48	2	+ 4
Malnutrition	43	6	57	1	+ 5
Skin Cancers	44	5	29	13	- 8
Epilepsy	45	5	37	5	- 1
Hepatitis B	46	4	63	0	+ 4
Schizophrenia	47	3	49	1	+ 2
Fires	48	3	58	1	+ 2
Anemia	49	3	40	4	- 1
Drug Use	50	2	24	17	- 15
Alcohol	51	2	28	14	- 12
Meningitis	52	1	50	1	- 0
Violence	53	1	39	4	- 3
Poisonings	54	1	42	3	- 2
Low Birth Weight	55	1	43	3	- 2
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	1	53	1	- 1
Upper Respiratory	57	0	51	1	- 1
Appendicitis	58	0	86	0	+ 0
Multiple Sclerosis	59	0	44	3	- 2
Oral conditions	60	0	85	0	+ 0
Birth Trauma	61	0	46	2	- 2
Osteoarthritis	62	0	47	2	- 2
HIV/AIDS	63	0	59	0	- 0
Maternal Conditions	64	0	60	0	- 0
Syphilis	65	0	80	0	+ 0
War	66	0	61	0	+ 0
Tetanus	67	0	68	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	68	0	64	0	+ 0
Encephalitis	69	0	78	0	+ 0
Iodine Deficiency	70	0	79	0	+ 0
Pertussis	71	0	62	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	75	0	+ 0
Leprosy	73	0	65	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	74	0	66	0	+ 0
Measles	75	0	67	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	74	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	73	0	- 0
Chlamydia	80	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	71	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	69	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	70	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ICELAND

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Iceland

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.