SINGAPORE VS JAPAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	JAPAN		SINGAPORE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	8,020	1	5,292	+ 2,729
Stroke	2	5,961	3	1,559	+ 4,402
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	5,280	2	5,189	+ 90
Lung Cancers	4	3,899	4	1,540	+ 2,359
Lung Disease	5	3,825	14	383	+ 3,442
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	2,806	5	1,203	+ 1,603
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	2,786	36	32	+ 2,754
Stomach Cancer	8	2,468	12	405	+ 2,063
Kidney Disease	9	2,191	6	1,028	+ 1,163
Pancreas Cancer	10	1,812	11	537	+ 1,275
Liver Cancer	11	1,438	7	746	+ 692
Other Injuries	12	1,080	32	79	+ 1,001
Suicide	13	953	9	650	+ 302
Lymphomas	14	943	13	397	+ 546
Breast Cancer	15	773	10	605	+ 168
Other Neoplasms	16	740	22	195	+ 545
Liver Disease	17	695	20	209	+ 485
Parkinson's Disease	18	685	29	90	+ 596
Prostate Cancer	19	661	16	303	+ 359
Oesophagus Cancer	20	603	24	137	+ 466
Endocrine Disorders	21	562	37	30	+ 532
Bladder Cancer	22	486	27	120	+ 366
Falls	23	476	18	218	+ 259
Leukemia	24	470	17	249	+ 221
Drownings	25	411	38	29	+ 382
Oral Cancer	26	408	15	317	+ 91
Inflammatory/Heart	27	403	19	215	+ 187
Hypertension	28	327	8	732	- 405
Diabetes Mellitus	29	266	28	108	+ 158
Ovary Cancer	30	248	21	204	+ 44
Road Traffic Accidents	31	223	26	121	+ 102
Cervical Cancer	32	186	30	85	+ 101
Uterin Cancer	33	169	23	147	+ 22
Tuberculosis	34	169	40	26	+ 144
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	143	33	69	+ 74
Skin Disease	36	137	25	136	+ 1
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	134	39	28	+ 106
Rheumatoid Arthritis	38	128	58	2	+ 126
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	125	43	22	+ 103
Congenital Anomalies	40	121	31	80	+ 41
Hepatitis C	41	109	56	3	+ 106
Asthma	42	94	35	37	+ 57
Malnutrition	43	93	63	0	+ 93
Skin Cancers	44	90	34	56	+ 34
Epilepsy	45	76	42	25	+ 51
Hepatitis B	46	70	52	4	+ 66
Schizophrenia	47	51	84	0	+ 51
Fires	48	49	49	7	+ 42
Anemia	49	43	85	0	+ 43
Drug Use	50	36	44	19	+ 17
Alcohol	51	28	47	10	+ 18
Meningitis	52	15	48	8	+ 7
Violence	53	13	46	15	- 2
Poisonings	54	12	60	1	+ 11
Low Birth Weight	55	10	41	25	- 15
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	8	51	6	+ 3
Upper Respiratory	57	8	54	3	+ 5
Appendicitis	58	6	50	6	+ 0
Multiple Sclerosis	59	5	57	3	+ 3
Oral conditions	60	5	81	0	+ 5
Birth Trauma	61	5	55	3	+ 2
Osteoarthritis	62	4	82	0	+ 4
HIV/AIDS	63	2	45	18	- 16
Maternal Conditions	64	2	53	3	- 1
Syphilis	65	1	65	0	+ 1
War	66	1	59	2	- 1
Tetanus	67	0	73	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	68	0	79	0	+ 0
Encephalitis	69	0	61	0	+ 0
Iodine Deficiency	70	0	71	0	+ 0
Pertussis	71	0	62	0	+ 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	78	0	+ 0
Leprosy	73	0	80	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	74	0	64	0	+ 0
Measles	75	0	72	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	74	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	75	0	- 0
Chlamydia	80	0	70	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	68	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	67	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	66	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	69	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SINGAPORE

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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.