ROMANIA VS JAPAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	JAPAN		ROMANIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	24,144	1	71,810	- 47,666
Stroke	2	17,945	2	49,707	- 31,762
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	15,894	5	9,357	+ 6,537
Lung Cancers	4	11,738	4	10,113	+ 1,625
Lung Disease	5	11,515	7	7,359	+ 4,156
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	8,446	8	6,835	+ 1,611
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	8,387	15	2,839	+ 5,548
Stomach Cancer	8	7,429	12	3,457	+ 3,972
Kidney Disease	9	6,596	9	5,175	+ 1,421
Pancreas Cancer	10	5,454	14	2,935	+ 2,519
Liver Cancer	11	4,328	13	3,114	+ 1,215
Other Injuries	12	3,251	19	2,139	+ 1,112
Suicide	13	2,867	21	1,886	+ 981
Lymphomas	14	2,839	25	1,385	+ 1,454
Breast Cancer	15	2,328	11	3,851	- 1,522
Other Neoplasms	16	2,227	43	289	+ 1,939
Liver Disease	17	2,091	6	8,920	- 6,829
Parkinson's Disease	18	2,063	31	741	+ 1,323
Prostate Cancer	19	1,991	16	2,449	- 458
Oesophagus Cancer	20	1,814	30	755	+ 1,059
Endocrine Disorders	21	1,692	48	193	+ 1,499
Bladder Cancer	22	1,464	23	1,715	- 251
Falls	23	1,434	24	1,504	- 70
Leukemia	24	1,415	26	1,342	+ 73
Drownings	25	1,239	32	596	+ 643
Oral Cancer	26	1,228	17	2,290	- 1,062
Inflammatory/Heart	27	1,213	10	4,433	- 3,220
Hypertension	28	983	3	11,007	- 10,024
Diabetes Mellitus	29	800	18	2,230	- 1,430
Ovary Cancer	30	746	27	1,109	- 363
Road Traffic Accidents	31	673	20	1,992	- 1,320
Cervical Cancer	32	560	22	1,870	- 1,311
Uterin Cancer	33	510	34	522	- 12
Tuberculosis	34	509	28	1,015	- 506
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	430	33	531	- 101
Skin Disease	36	413	53	97	+ 316
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	402	46	223	+ 179
Rheumatoid Arthritis	38	386	85	0	+ 386
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	376	35	440	- 64
Congenital Anomalies	40	364	38	367	- 3
Hepatitis C	41	327	52	98	+ 229
Asthma	42	283	45	225	+ 58
Malnutrition	43	281	50	142	+ 140
Skin Cancers	44	271	29	1,003	- 732
Epilepsy	45	230	42	314	- 85
Hepatitis B	46	210	59	30	+ 179
Schizophrenia	47	155	51	103	+ 52
Fires	48	148	36	421	- 273
Anemia	49	129	56	59	+ 70
Drug Use	50	108	40	346	- 238
Alcohol	51	85	37	409	- 324
Meningitis	52	45	54	76	- 31
Violence	53	39	44	255	- 216
Poisonings	54	37	39	366	- 329
Low Birth Weight	55	30	41	317	- 287
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	25	49	143	- 118
Upper Respiratory	57	23	63	3	+ 21
Appendicitis	58	19	60	21	- 2
Multiple Sclerosis	59	16	55	66	- 50
Oral conditions	60	16	64	2	+ 13
Birth Trauma	61	15	57	38	- 23
Osteoarthritis	62	13	86	0	+ 13
HIV/AIDS	63	7	47	219	- 212
Maternal Conditions	64	6	58	35	- 30
Syphilis	65	2	66	1	+ 1
War	66	2	65	2	- 0
Tetanus	67	1	67	1	- 0
Otitis Media	68	1	68	1	+ 0
Encephalitis	69	1	62	6	- 5
Iodine Deficiency	70	0	73	0	+ 0
Pertussis	71	0	69	0	+ 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	74	0	+ 0
Leprosy	73	0	72	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	74	0	71	0	+ 0
Measles	75	0	61	7	- 7
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	70	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	75	0	- 0
Chlamydia	80	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	79	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	82	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ROMANIA

Japan

Romania

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.