IRELAND VS JAPAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	JAPAN		IRELAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	6,962	1	4,762	+ 2,201
Stroke	2	5,175	5	1,770	+ 3,405
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	4,583	6	1,298	+ 3,285
Lung Cancers	4	3,385	3	1,916	+ 1,469
Lung Disease	5	3,321	4	1,915	+ 1,405
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	2,436	7	1,095	+ 1,341
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	2,419	2	3,209	- 791
Stomach Cancer	8	2,142	17	357	+ 1,786
Kidney Disease	9	1,902	10	566	+ 1,336
Pancreas Cancer	10	1,573	11	530	+ 1,042
Liver Cancer	11	1,248	18	318	+ 930
Other Injuries	12	937	30	171	+ 767
Suicide	13	827	14	470	+ 357
Lymphomas	14	819	13	513	+ 306
Breast Cancer	15	671	8	760	- 88
Other Neoplasms	16	642	27	218	+ 424
Liver Disease	17	603	19	279	+ 324
Parkinson's Disease	18	595	12	530	+ 65
Prostate Cancer	19	574	9	585	- 11
Oesophagus Cancer	20	523	15	419	+ 105
Endocrine Disorders	21	488	24	249	+ 239
Bladder Cancer	22	422	22	256	+ 166
Falls	23	414	25	247	+ 167
Leukemia	24	408	20	274	+ 134
Drownings	25	357	43	57	+ 300
Oral Cancer	26	354	28	183	+ 171
Inflammatory/Heart	27	350	26	240	+ 110
Hypertension	28	283	29	175	+ 109
Diabetes Mellitus	29	231	16	414	- 183
Ovary Cancer	30	215	21	273	- 58
Road Traffic Accidents	31	194	33	153	+ 41
Cervical Cancer	32	161	35	103	+ 58
Uterin Cancer	33	147	34	126	+ 21
Tuberculosis	34	147	50	23	+ 124
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	124	38	67	+ 57
Skin Disease	36	119	42	58	+ 61
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	116	45	53	+ 63
Rheumatoid Arthritis	38	111	40	59	+ 52
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	109	46	50	+ 59
Congenital Anomalies	40	105	32	153	- 48
Hepatitis C	41	94	52	19	+ 75
Asthma	42	82	41	58	+ 24
Malnutrition	43	81	63	2	+ 79
Skin Cancers	44	78	23	252	- 173
Epilepsy	45	66	36	85	- 19
Hepatitis B	46	60	59	6	+ 55
Schizophrenia	47	45	55	12	+ 33
Fires	48	43	48	30	+ 13
Anemia	49	37	49	29	+ 8
Drug Use	50	31	31	167	- 136
Alcohol	51	24	39	64	- 40
Meningitis	52	13	58	7	+ 6
Violence	53	11	47	38	- 27
Poisonings	54	11	53	14	- 3
Low Birth Weight	55	9	44	56	- 47
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	7	54	14	- 6
Upper Respiratory	57	7	64	1	+ 6
Appendicitis	58	5	60	3	+ 2
Multiple Sclerosis	59	5	37	83	- 78
Oral conditions	60	4	62	2	+ 2
Birth Trauma	61	4	56	10	- 6
Osteoarthritis	62	4	51	20	- 16
HIV/AIDS	63	2	57	9	- 7
Maternal Conditions	64	2	61	3	- 1
Syphilis	65	1	68	0	+ 1
War	66	1	65	0	+ 0
Tetanus	67	0	81	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	68	0	71	0	+ 0
Encephalitis	69	0	66	0	+ 0
Iodine Deficiency	70	0	84	0	+ 0
Pertussis	71	0	67	0	+ 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	72	0	+ 0
Leprosy	73	0	70	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	74	0	82	0	+ 0
Measles	75	0	83	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	73	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	75	0	- 0
Chlamydia	80	0	69	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	80	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	77	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	79	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to IRELAND

Japan

Ireland

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.