LUXEMBOURG VS JAPAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	JAPAN		LUXEMBOURG		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	893	1	655	+ 238
Stroke	2	664	4	257	+ 407
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	588	8	111	+ 477
Lung Cancers	4	434	3	260	+ 174
Lung Disease	5	426	5	242	+ 184
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	312	6	131	+ 181
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	310	2	298	+ 12
Stomach Cancer	8	275	22	51	+ 224
Kidney Disease	9	244	9	91	+ 153
Pancreas Cancer	10	202	11	82	+ 120
Liver Cancer	11	160	25	49	+ 112
Other Injuries	12	120	10	88	+ 32
Suicide	13	106	13	69	+ 37
Lymphomas	14	105	14	64	+ 41
Breast Cancer	15	86	7	113	- 27
Other Neoplasms	16	82	24	49	+ 34
Liver Disease	17	77	12	75	+ 2
Parkinson's Disease	18	76	16	62	+ 14
Prostate Cancer	19	74	15	64	+ 10
Oesophagus Cancer	20	67	28	32	+ 35
Endocrine Disorders	21	63	21	53	+ 10
Bladder Cancer	22	54	26	44	+ 10
Falls	23	53	18	61	- 8
Leukemia	24	52	20	53	- 1
Drownings	25	46	54	2	+ 44
Oral Cancer	26	45	33	19	+ 26
Inflammatory/Heart	27	45	23	49	- 4
Hypertension	28	36	19	54	- 17
Diabetes Mellitus	29	30	17	61	- 31
Ovary Cancer	30	28	27	35	- 8
Road Traffic Accidents	31	25	30	25	- 0
Cervical Cancer	32	21	38	10	+ 11
Uterin Cancer	33	19	36	16	+ 3
Tuberculosis	34	19	55	2	+ 17
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	16	41	7	+ 9
Skin Disease	36	15	44	5	+ 10
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	15	42	6	+ 9
Rheumatoid Arthritis	38	14	53	2	+ 12
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	14	34	19	- 5
Congenital Anomalies	40	13	37	10	+ 3
Hepatitis C	41	12	47	4	+ 8
Asthma	42	10	45	5	+ 6
Malnutrition	43	10	32	19	- 9
Skin Cancers	44	10	31	22	- 12
Epilepsy	45	8	35	17	- 8
Hepatitis B	46	8	60	1	+ 7
Schizophrenia	47	6	43	6	- 0
Fires	48	5	51	3	+ 3
Anemia	49	5	40	8	- 4
Drug Use	50	4	39	9	- 5
Alcohol	51	3	29	25	- 22
Meningitis	52	2	58	1	+ 1
Violence	53	1	48	3	- 2
Poisonings	54	1	56	1	- 0
Low Birth Weight	55	1	49	3	- 2
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	1	57	1	- 0
Upper Respiratory	57	1	61	0	+ 0
Appendicitis	58	1	62	0	+ 0
Multiple Sclerosis	59	1	46	4	- 4
Oral conditions	60	1	64	0	+ 0
Birth Trauma	61	1	59	1	- 0
Osteoarthritis	62	0	50	3	- 2
HIV/AIDS	63	0	52	2	- 2
Maternal Conditions	64	0	63	0	- 0
Syphilis	65	0	66	0	- 0
War	66	0	67	0	+ 0
Tetanus	67	0	69	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	68	0	74	0	+ 0
Encephalitis	69	0	65	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	70	0	73	0	+ 0
Pertussis	71	0	68	0	+ 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	80	0	+ 0
Leprosy	73	0	75	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	74	0	71	0	+ 0
Measles	75	0	70	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	84	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	83	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	82	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	81	0	- 0
Chlamydia	80	0	72	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	77	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	76	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	78	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to LUXEMBOURG

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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.