JAPAN VS SPAIN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SPAIN		JAPAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	134,677	1	163,905	- 29,228
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	110,324	7	56,937	+ 53,387
Stroke	3	75,576	2	121,823	- 46,246
Lung Cancers	4	57,667	4	79,688	- 22,021
Lung Disease	5	49,318	5	78,169	- 28,852
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	44,187	6	57,340	- 13,153
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	35,743	3	107,899	- 72,156
Kidney Disease	8	25,340	9	44,779	- 19,439
Hypertension	9	23,750	28	6,673	+ 17,077
Diabetes Mellitus	10	20,256	29	5,433	+ 14,823
Breast Cancer	11	18,416	15	15,805	+ 2,611
Pancreas Cancer	12	17,595	10	37,027	- 19,432
Prostate Cancer	13	16,728	19	13,515	+ 3,213
Stomach Cancer	14	15,104	8	50,433	- 35,329
Other Injuries	15	14,426	12	22,068	- 7,642
Lymphomas	16	13,901	14	19,273	- 5,372
Bladder Cancer	17	13,608	22	9,936	+ 3,672
Liver Cancer	18	13,285	11	29,384	- 16,099
Inflammatory/Heart	19	12,987	27	8,232	+ 4,755
Parkinson's Disease	20	12,880	18	14,007	- 1,127
Endocrine Disorders	21	12,672	21	11,486	+ 1,186
Other Neoplasms	22	12,372	16	15,120	- 2,747
Liver Disease	23	11,025	17	14,195	- 3,170
Leukemia	24	9,830	24	9,607	+ 223
Suicide	25	9,405	13	19,466	- 10,061
Falls	26	8,459	23	9,736	- 1,276
Oral Cancer	27	6,731	26	8,333	- 1,603
Ovary Cancer	28	5,279	30	5,061	+ 217
Oesophagus Cancer	29	5,241	20	12,316	- 7,075
Skin Disease	30	4,796	36	2,806	+ 1,990
Road Traffic Accidents	31	4,767	31	4,566	+ 201
Skin Cancers	32	4,698	44	1,843	+ 2,856
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	4,201	39	2,555	+ 1,646
Uterin Cancer	34	4,200	33	3,461	+ 739
Asthma	35	2,952	42	1,922	+ 1,030
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	2,772	37	2,731	+ 40
Anemia	37	2,383	49	875	+ 1,508
Congenital Anomalies	38	2,249	40	2,473	- 224
Cervical Cancer	39	2,228	32	3,799	- 1,571
Epilepsy	40	2,147	45	1,558	+ 589
Drug Use	41	2,023	50	732	+ 1,291
Hepatitis C	42	1,699	41	2,220	- 520
HIV/AIDS	43	1,403	63	48	+ 1,355
Peptic Ulcer Disease	44	1,238	35	2,922	- 1,683
Drownings	45	1,162	25	8,409	- 7,247
Alcohol	46	869	51	576	+ 293
Malnutrition	47	788	43	1,910	- 1,122
Rheumatoid Arthritis	48	766	38	2,618	- 1,852
Multiple Sclerosis	49	748	59	108	+ 640
Tuberculosis	50	704	34	3,459	- 2,754
Violence	51	682	53	266	+ 416
Low Birth Weight	52	658	55	202	+ 456
Osteoarthritis	53	553	62	86	+ 467
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	533	56	172	+ 361
Fires	55	481	48	1,007	- 526
Schizophrenia	56	470	47	1,052	- 581
Poisonings	57	444	54	255	+ 190
Hepatitis B	58	422	46	1,423	- 1,000
Meningitis	59	335	52	308	+ 27
Birth Trauma	60	294	61	104	+ 190
Appendicitis	61	206	58	126	+ 81
Upper Respiratory	62	121	57	159	- 38
Oral conditions	63	114	60	106	+ 8
Maternal Conditions	64	35	64	39	- 3
Leishmaniasis	65	28	77	0	+ 28
Otitis Media	66	23	68	8	+ 16
Syphilis	67	23	65	16	+ 7
War	68	14	66	15	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	69	10	70	2	+ 8
Encephalitis	70	10	69	5	+ 5
Chagas disease	71	9	78	0	+ 9
Tetanus	72	5	67	9	- 5
Pertussis	73	4	71	1	+ 3
Schistosomiasis	74	1	72	0	+ 0
Leprosy	75	1	73	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	76	1	74	0	+ 1
Dengue	77	0	83	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	78	0	82	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	84	0	- 0
Measles	81	0	75	0	- 0
Chlamydia	82	0	80	0	- 0
Malaria	83	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	84	0	76	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	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.