UNITED KINGDOM VS JAPAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	JAPAN		UNITED KINGDOM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	91,076	2	71,728	+ 19,348
Stroke	2	67,693	4	37,626	+ 30,066
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	59,955	3	40,540	+ 19,415
Lung Cancers	4	44,280	5	35,715	+ 8,565
Lung Disease	5	43,436	6	32,896	+ 10,540
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	31,862	7	18,446	+ 13,416
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	31,638	1	98,135	- 66,497
Stomach Cancer	8	28,024	24	4,999	+ 23,025
Kidney Disease	9	24,882	18	5,471	+ 19,411
Pancreas Cancer	10	20,575	11	8,995	+ 11,579
Liver Cancer	11	16,328	21	5,237	+ 11,091
Other Injuries	12	12,262	19	5,464	+ 6,798
Suicide	13	10,817	20	5,325	+ 5,492
Lymphomas	14	10,709	10	9,350	+ 1,359
Breast Cancer	15	8,782	9	12,718	- 3,936
Other Neoplasms	16	8,401	26	3,986	+ 4,415
Liver Disease	17	7,888	14	7,666	+ 222
Parkinson's Disease	18	7,783	13	8,573	- 789
Prostate Cancer	19	7,510	8	13,289	- 5,779
Oesophagus Cancer	20	6,844	12	8,727	- 1,883
Endocrine Disorders	21	6,382	28	3,297	+ 3,086
Bladder Cancer	22	5,521	16	6,133	- 612
Falls	23	5,410	15	7,618	- 2,208
Leukemia	24	5,338	22	5,211	+ 127
Drownings	25	4,673	49	301	+ 4,372
Oral Cancer	26	4,631	30	3,109	+ 1,522
Inflammatory/Heart	27	4,575	29	3,126	+ 1,448
Hypertension	28	3,708	23	5,208	- 1,500
Diabetes Mellitus	29	3,019	17	5,842	- 2,824
Ovary Cancer	30	2,812	25	4,019	- 1,206
Road Traffic Accidents	31	2,537	33	2,169	+ 368
Cervical Cancer	32	2,111	43	1,099	+ 1,012
Uterin Cancer	33	1,923	32	2,346	- 423
Tuberculosis	34	1,922	47	351	+ 1,571
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	1,624	36	2,090	- 466
Skin Disease	36	1,559	34	2,134	- 575
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	1,518	38	1,599	- 81
Rheumatoid Arthritis	38	1,455	44	1,014	+ 441
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	1,420	45	876	+ 544
Congenital Anomalies	40	1,374	35	2,127	- 753
Hepatitis C	41	1,233	51	267	+ 966
Asthma	42	1,068	41	1,302	- 234
Malnutrition	43	1,061	58	116	+ 946
Skin Cancers	44	1,024	27	3,727	- 2,703
Epilepsy	45	866	42	1,193	- 327
Hepatitis B	46	791	65	40	+ 751
Schizophrenia	47	584	60	101	+ 483
Fires	48	560	48	334	+ 225
Anemia	49	486	50	277	+ 210
Drug Use	50	407	31	2,824	- 2,418
Alcohol	51	320	39	1,555	- 1,235
Meningitis	52	171	52	232	- 61
Violence	53	148	46	868	- 720
Poisonings	54	141	53	221	- 79
Low Birth Weight	55	112	40	1,313	- 1,201
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	95	56	184	- 88
Upper Respiratory	57	88	63	48	+ 40
Appendicitis	58	70	59	105	- 35
Multiple Sclerosis	59	60	37	1,856	- 1,796
Oral conditions	60	59	61	54	+ 5
Birth Trauma	61	58	54	190	- 132
Osteoarthritis	62	48	57	167	- 119
HIV/AIDS	63	27	55	188	- 161
Maternal Conditions	64	21	64	47	- 25
Syphilis	65	9	62	49	- 40
War	66	8	67	10	- 2
Tetanus	67	5	72	0	+ 5
Otitis Media	68	4	66	16	- 11
Encephalitis	69	3	68	6	- 3
Iodine Deficiency	70	1	84	0	+ 1
Pertussis	71	1	69	3	- 2
Schistosomiasis	72	0	78	0	+ 0
Leprosy	73	0	83	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	74	0	74	0	+ 0
Measles	75	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	70	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	71	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	76	0	- 0
Chlamydia	80	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	81	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	80	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	73	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 UNITED KINGDOM

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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.