ITALY VS JAPAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	JAPAN		ITALY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	81,106	1	97,116	- 16,010
Stroke	2	60,282	2	62,633	- 2,351
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	53,392	9	16,339	+ 37,054
Lung Cancers	4	39,433	4	34,152	+ 5,280
Lung Disease	5	38,681	5	32,382	+ 6,299
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	28,374	7	21,254	+ 7,121
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	28,175	3	41,445	- 13,270
Stomach Cancer	8	24,956	14	10,252	+ 14,704
Kidney Disease	9	22,158	11	12,726	+ 9,433
Pancreas Cancer	10	18,322	13	12,095	+ 6,228
Liver Cancer	11	14,540	17	9,620	+ 4,920
Other Injuries	12	10,920	12	12,112	- 1,192
Suicide	13	9,633	26	4,042	+ 5,591
Lymphomas	14	9,537	16	9,670	- 133
Breast Cancer	15	7,821	10	13,868	- 6,047
Other Neoplasms	16	7,482	15	9,984	- 2,502
Liver Disease	17	7,024	23	5,559	+ 1,465
Parkinson's Disease	18	6,931	19	8,428	- 1,496
Prostate Cancer	19	6,688	20	8,409	- 1,721
Oesophagus Cancer	20	6,094	34	2,045	+ 4,049
Endocrine Disorders	21	5,684	18	8,431	- 2,747
Bladder Cancer	22	4,917	22	6,711	- 1,794
Falls	23	4,818	25	4,222	+ 595
Leukemia	24	4,754	21	6,728	- 1,975
Drownings	25	4,161	52	344	+ 3,817
Oral Cancer	26	4,124	27	3,343	+ 780
Inflammatory/Heart	27	4,074	24	5,531	- 1,457
Hypertension	28	3,302	6	29,931	- 26,629
Diabetes Mellitus	29	2,688	8	19,836	- 17,148
Ovary Cancer	30	2,504	28	3,282	- 777
Road Traffic Accidents	31	2,259	30	3,221	- 961
Cervical Cancer	32	1,880	40	1,154	+ 726
Uterin Cancer	33	1,713	33	2,198	- 485
Tuberculosis	34	1,711	53	336	+ 1,375
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	1,446	43	690	+ 756
Skin Disease	36	1,389	38	1,440	- 51
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	1,351	36	1,622	- 270
Rheumatoid Arthritis	38	1,295	42	701	+ 594
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	1,264	32	2,216	- 951
Congenital Anomalies	40	1,224	37	1,443	- 220
Hepatitis C	41	1,098	31	2,451	- 1,352
Asthma	42	951	47	494	+ 458
Malnutrition	43	945	41	775	+ 170
Skin Cancers	44	912	29	3,239	- 2,327
Epilepsy	45	771	39	1,337	- 565
Hepatitis B	46	704	54	334	+ 370
Schizophrenia	47	520	49	424	+ 96
Fires	48	498	56	271	+ 227
Anemia	49	433	35	1,672	- 1,239
Drug Use	50	362	45	654	- 292
Alcohol	51	285	55	277	+ 8
Meningitis	52	152	60	128	+ 25
Violence	53	132	50	409	- 277
Poisonings	54	126	58	154	- 28
Low Birth Weight	55	100	51	357	- 257
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	85	57	241	- 156
Upper Respiratory	57	79	64	20	+ 59
Appendicitis	58	62	61	49	+ 14
Multiple Sclerosis	59	53	44	677	- 623
Oral conditions	60	52	62	47	+ 5
Birth Trauma	61	52	59	140	- 89
Osteoarthritis	62	43	48	481	- 439
HIV/AIDS	63	24	46	520	- 496
Maternal Conditions	64	19	67	6	+ 13
Syphilis	65	8	69	4	+ 4
War	66	7	66	6	+ 1
Tetanus	67	5	63	22	- 17
Otitis Media	68	4	65	16	- 12
Encephalitis	69	2	68	5	- 2
Iodine Deficiency	70	1	75	0	+ 0
Pertussis	71	1	73	1	+ 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	78	0	+ 0
Leprosy	73	0	74	0	- 0
Diphtheria	74	0	76	0	+ 0
Measles	75	0	71	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	70	3	- 3
Chagas disease	78	0	72	1	- 1
Malaria	79	0	79	0	- 0
Chlamydia	80	0	84	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	83	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	80	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ITALY

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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.