NETHERLANDS VS JAPAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	JAPAN		NETHERLANDS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	23,644	2	17,601	+ 6,043
Stroke	2	17,573	4	9,707	+ 7,866
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	15,565	7	4,946	+ 10,619
Lung Cancers	4	11,495	3	10,980	+ 516
Lung Disease	5	11,276	5	9,567	+ 1,709
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	8,272	6	5,829	+ 2,442
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	8,213	1	18,148	- 9,935
Stomach Cancer	8	7,275	22	1,361	+ 5,914
Kidney Disease	9	6,460	12	2,530	+ 3,929
Pancreas Cancer	10	5,341	11	2,995	+ 2,346
Liver Cancer	11	4,239	24	1,163	+ 3,076
Other Injuries	12	3,183	19	1,648	+ 1,535
Suicide	13	2,808	17	2,025	+ 783
Lymphomas	14	2,780	13	2,511	+ 269
Breast Cancer	15	2,280	9	3,535	- 1,255
Other Neoplasms	16	2,181	18	1,831	+ 350
Liver Disease	17	2,048	28	936	+ 1,112
Parkinson's Disease	18	2,021	16	2,120	- 99
Prostate Cancer	19	1,950	10	3,265	- 1,315
Oesophagus Cancer	20	1,777	15	2,145	- 369
Endocrine Disorders	21	1,657	26	1,055	+ 602
Bladder Cancer	22	1,433	21	1,471	- 38
Falls	23	1,404	8	4,131	- 2,726
Leukemia	24	1,386	20	1,578	- 193
Drownings	25	1,213	49	98	+ 1,115
Oral Cancer	26	1,202	30	768	+ 434
Inflammatory/Heart	27	1,188	23	1,201	- 13
Hypertension	28	963	29	818	+ 144
Diabetes Mellitus	29	784	14	2,386	- 1,602
Ovary Cancer	30	730	25	1,067	- 337
Road Traffic Accidents	31	659	31	681	- 22
Cervical Cancer	32	548	39	266	+ 282
Uterin Cancer	33	499	34	566	- 67
Tuberculosis	34	499	56	29	+ 470
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	421	47	130	+ 291
Skin Disease	36	405	36	295	+ 109
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	394	33	584	- 190
Rheumatoid Arthritis	38	378	44	214	+ 163
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	369	41	238	+ 131
Congenital Anomalies	40	357	35	544	- 187
Hepatitis C	41	320	60	20	+ 300
Asthma	42	277	46	165	+ 112
Malnutrition	43	275	63	12	+ 263
Skin Cancers	44	266	27	1,024	- 758
Epilepsy	45	225	38	289	- 64
Hepatitis B	46	205	62	14	+ 192
Schizophrenia	47	152	50	96	+ 56
Fires	48	145	53	49	+ 96
Anemia	49	126	40	249	- 123
Drug Use	50	106	42	231	- 125
Alcohol	51	83	32	612	- 529
Meningitis	52	44	51	78	- 34
Violence	53	38	48	107	- 69
Poisonings	54	37	61	17	+ 19
Low Birth Weight	55	29	45	167	- 138
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	25	54	42	- 17
Upper Respiratory	57	23	57	28	- 5
Appendicitis	58	18	58	26	- 7
Multiple Sclerosis	59	16	37	295	- 279
Oral conditions	60	15	59	21	- 6
Birth Trauma	61	15	52	74	- 59
Osteoarthritis	62	12	43	220	- 208
HIV/AIDS	63	7	55	33	- 26
Maternal Conditions	64	6	65	8	- 3
Syphilis	65	2	69	1	+ 2
War	66	2	66	2	+ 0
Tetanus	67	1	72	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	68	1	64	10	- 9
Encephalitis	69	1	68	1	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	70	0	80	0	+ 0
Pertussis	71	0	67	1	- 1
Schistosomiasis	72	0	74	0	+ 0
Leprosy	73	0	79	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	74	0	71	0	+ 0
Measles	75	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	70	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	75	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	77	0	- 0
Chlamydia	80	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	83	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	82	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NETHERLANDS

Japan

Netherlands

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.