JAPAN VS LUXEMBOURG: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LUXEMBOURG		JAPAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	120,172	1	163,905	- 43,733
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	54,679	7	56,937	- 2,258
Lung Cancers	3	47,673	4	79,688	- 32,015
Stroke	4	47,165	2	121,823	- 74,658
Lung Disease	5	44,486	5	78,169	- 33,684
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	24,058	6	57,340	- 33,282
Breast Cancer	7	20,789	15	15,805	+ 4,984
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	20,400	3	107,899	- 87,499
Kidney Disease	9	16,685	9	44,779	- 28,094
Other Injuries	10	16,216	12	22,068	- 5,852
Pancreas Cancer	11	15,008	10	37,027	- 22,019
Liver Disease	12	13,770	17	14,195	- 426
Suicide	13	12,731	13	19,466	- 6,735
Lymphomas	14	11,824	14	19,273	- 7,449
Prostate Cancer	15	11,675	19	13,515	- 1,840
Parkinson's Disease	16	11,357	18	14,007	- 2,651
Diabetes Mellitus	17	11,211	29	5,433	+ 5,779
Falls	18	11,122	23	9,736	+ 1,386
Hypertension	19	9,843	28	6,673	+ 3,169
Leukemia	20	9,719	24	9,607	+ 112
Endocrine Disorders	21	9,683	21	11,486	- 1,803
Stomach Cancer	22	9,386	8	50,433	- 41,047
Inflammatory/Heart	23	9,003	27	8,232	+ 770
Other Neoplasms	24	8,961	16	15,120	- 6,159
Liver Cancer	25	8,903	11	29,384	- 20,482
Bladder Cancer	26	8,034	22	9,936	- 1,902
Ovary Cancer	27	6,473	30	5,061	+ 1,411
Oesophagus Cancer	28	5,836	20	12,316	- 6,480
Alcohol	29	4,644	51	576	+ 4,068
Road Traffic Accidents	30	4,605	31	4,566	+ 39
Skin Cancers	31	3,964	44	1,843	+ 2,122
Malnutrition	32	3,569	43	1,910	+ 1,659
Oral Cancer	33	3,488	26	8,333	- 4,846
Rheumatic Heart Disease	34	3,469	39	2,555	+ 914
Epilepsy	35	3,088	45	1,558	+ 1,529
Uterin Cancer	36	2,872	33	3,461	- 589
Congenital Anomalies	37	1,910	40	2,473	- 563
Cervical Cancer	38	1,759	32	3,799	- 2,040
Drug Use	39	1,705	50	732	+ 973
Anemia	40	1,548	49	875	+ 673
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	1,238	35	2,922	- 1,683
Diarrhoeal diseases	42	1,133	37	2,731	- 1,598
Schizophrenia	43	1,065	47	1,052	+ 13
Skin Disease	44	985	36	2,806	- 1,821
Asthma	45	848	42	1,922	- 1,075
Multiple Sclerosis	46	753	59	108	+ 645
Hepatitis C	47	681	41	2,220	- 1,539
Violence	48	570	53	266	+ 305
Low Birth Weight	49	561	55	202	+ 359
Osteoarthritis	50	483	62	86	+ 397
Fires	51	464	48	1,007	- 543
HIV/AIDS	52	454	63	48	+ 407
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	424	38	2,618	- 2,194
Drownings	54	358	25	8,409	- 8,051
Tuberculosis	55	341	34	3,459	- 3,118
Poisonings	56	271	54	255	+ 17
Prostatic Hypertrophy	57	219	56	172	+ 47
Meningitis	58	125	52	308	- 183
Birth Trauma	59	110	61	104	+ 6
Hepatitis B	60	101	46	1,423	- 1,321
Upper Respiratory	61	71	57	159	- 88
Appendicitis	62	62	58	126	- 64
Maternal Conditions	63	60	64	39	+ 22
Oral conditions	64	55	60	106	- 51
Encephalitis	65	29	69	5	+ 25
Syphilis	66	26	65	16	+ 10
War	67	11	66	15	- 3
Pertussis	68	1	71	1	- 1
Tetanus	69	0	67	9	- 9
Measles	70	0	75	0	- 0
Diphtheria	71	0	74	0	- 0
Chlamydia	72	0	80	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	70	2	- 2
Otitis Media	74	0	68	8	- 8
Leprosy	75	0	73	0	- 0
Ascariasis	76	0	82	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	84	0	- 0
Dengue	79	0	83	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	80	0	72	0	- 0
Malaria	81	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	82	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	83	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	84	0	76	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to JAPAN

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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.