JAPAN VS NETHERLANDS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NETHERLANDS		JAPAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	125,808	7	56,937	+ 68,870
Coronary Heart Disease	2	122,012	1	163,905	- 41,893
Lung Cancers	3	76,113	4	79,688	- 3,576
Stroke	4	67,291	2	121,823	- 54,532
Lung Disease	5	66,323	5	78,169	- 11,847
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	40,410	6	57,340	- 16,930
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	34,288	3	107,899	- 73,610
Falls	8	28,635	23	9,736	+ 18,900
Breast Cancer	9	24,504	15	15,805	+ 8,699
Prostate Cancer	10	22,634	19	13,515	+ 9,118
Pancreas Cancer	11	20,763	10	37,027	- 16,265
Kidney Disease	12	17,540	9	44,779	- 27,239
Lymphomas	13	17,407	14	19,273	- 1,865
Diabetes Mellitus	14	16,540	29	5,433	+ 11,108
Oesophagus Cancer	15	14,871	20	12,316	+ 2,555
Parkinson's Disease	16	14,694	18	14,007	+ 686
Suicide	17	14,037	13	19,466	- 5,429
Other Neoplasms	18	12,694	16	15,120	- 2,426
Other Injuries	19	11,426	12	22,068	- 10,642
Leukemia	20	10,942	24	9,607	+ 1,335
Bladder Cancer	21	10,199	22	9,936	+ 262
Stomach Cancer	22	9,434	8	50,433	- 40,999
Inflammatory/Heart	23	8,324	27	8,232	+ 92
Liver Cancer	24	8,062	11	29,384	- 21,322
Ovary Cancer	25	7,395	30	5,061	+ 2,334
Endocrine Disorders	26	7,311	21	11,486	- 4,175
Skin Cancers	27	7,099	44	1,843	+ 5,257
Liver Disease	28	6,486	17	14,195	- 7,709
Hypertension	29	5,672	28	6,673	- 1,001
Oral Cancer	30	5,322	26	8,333	- 3,012
Road Traffic Accidents	31	4,721	31	4,566	+ 155
Alcohol	32	4,246	51	576	+ 3,670
Diarrhoeal diseases	33	4,048	37	2,731	+ 1,317
Uterin Cancer	34	3,925	33	3,461	+ 464
Congenital Anomalies	35	3,770	40	2,473	+ 1,297
Skin Disease	36	2,048	36	2,806	- 758
Multiple Sclerosis	37	2,043	59	108	+ 1,935
Epilepsy	38	2,004	45	1,558	+ 445
Cervical Cancer	39	1,845	32	3,799	- 1,954
Anemia	40	1,728	49	875	+ 853
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	1,646	39	2,555	- 909
Drug Use	42	1,600	50	732	+ 868
Osteoarthritis	43	1,525	62	86	+ 1,439
Rheumatoid Arthritis	44	1,485	38	2,618	- 1,133
Low Birth Weight	45	1,161	55	202	+ 959
Asthma	46	1,145	42	1,922	- 778
Peptic Ulcer Disease	47	902	35	2,922	- 2,019
Violence	48	744	53	266	+ 478
Drownings	49	678	25	8,409	- 7,731
Schizophrenia	50	663	47	1,052	- 388
Meningitis	51	544	52	308	+ 236
Birth Trauma	52	512	61	104	+ 408
Fires	53	341	48	1,007	- 666
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	289	56	172	+ 118
HIV/AIDS	55	227	63	48	+ 179
Tuberculosis	56	198	34	3,459	- 3,260
Upper Respiratory	57	195	57	159	+ 36
Appendicitis	58	177	58	126	+ 51
Oral conditions	59	146	60	106	+ 40
Hepatitis C	60	141	41	2,220	- 2,078
Poisonings	61	121	54	255	- 134
Hepatitis B	62	94	46	1,423	- 1,329
Malnutrition	63	84	43	1,910	- 1,826
Otitis Media	64	69	68	8	+ 61
Maternal Conditions	65	57	64	39	+ 18
War	66	12	66	15	- 2
Pertussis	67	7	71	1	+ 5
Encephalitis	68	6	69	5	+ 2
Syphilis	69	5	65	16	- 11
Leishmaniasis	70	2	77	0	+ 2
Diphtheria	71	0	74	0	- 0
Tetanus	72	0	67	9	- 9
Measles	73	0	75	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	72	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	79	0	- 0
Chlamydia	78	0	80	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	80	0	70	2	- 2
Dengue	81	0	83	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	82	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	83	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to JAPAN

Netherlands

Japan

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.