JAPAN VS SWEDEN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SWEDEN		JAPAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	176,087	1	163,905	+ 12,182
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	127,007	7	56,937	+ 70,069
Stroke	3	70,208	2	121,823	- 51,615
Lung Disease	4	50,542	5	78,169	- 27,627
Lung Cancers	5	43,304	4	79,688	- 36,385
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	35,477	6	57,340	- 21,864
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	30,932	3	107,899	- 76,966
Prostate Cancer	8	30,506	19	13,515	+ 16,991
Pancreas Cancer	9	21,507	10	37,027	- 15,520
Hypertension	10	21,388	28	6,673	+ 14,715
Diabetes Mellitus	11	21,341	29	5,433	+ 15,908
Kidney Disease	12	18,952	9	44,779	- 25,827
Breast Cancer	13	18,409	15	15,805	+ 2,604
Suicide	14	17,212	13	19,466	- 2,254
Other Injuries	15	15,979	12	22,068	- 6,089
Lymphomas	16	15,783	14	19,273	- 3,490
Falls	17	12,903	23	9,736	+ 3,167
Other Neoplasms	18	12,053	16	15,120	- 3,066
Parkinson's Disease	19	10,971	18	14,007	- 3,037
Leukemia	20	9,604	24	9,607	- 3
Bladder Cancer	21	8,844	22	9,936	- 1,092
Liver Cancer	22	8,747	11	29,384	- 20,638
Liver Disease	23	8,417	17	14,195	- 5,778
Endocrine Disorders	24	8,167	21	11,486	- 3,319
Skin Cancers	25	7,566	44	1,843	+ 5,723
Stomach Cancer	26	7,125	8	50,433	- 43,307
Ovary Cancer	27	6,430	30	5,061	+ 1,369
Inflammatory/Heart	28	6,363	27	8,232	- 1,870
Oesophagus Cancer	29	6,260	20	12,316	- 6,056
Drug Use	30	4,926	50	732	+ 4,194
Oral Cancer	31	4,412	26	8,333	- 3,921
Alcohol	32	4,172	51	576	+ 3,597
Uterin Cancer	33	4,010	33	3,461	+ 549
Road Traffic Accidents	34	3,666	31	4,566	- 900
Congenital Anomalies	35	3,580	40	2,473	+ 1,107
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	3,366	37	2,731	+ 635
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	3,224	35	2,922	+ 302
Cervical Cancer	38	2,647	32	3,799	- 1,152
Skin Disease	39	2,559	36	2,806	- 247
Anemia	40	2,033	49	875	+ 1,158
Multiple Sclerosis	41	1,981	59	108	+ 1,873
Asthma	42	1,842	42	1,922	- 80
Rheumatoid Arthritis	43	1,499	38	2,618	- 1,119
Epilepsy	44	1,402	45	1,558	- 156
Malnutrition	45	1,361	43	1,910	- 548
Drownings	46	1,332	25	8,409	- 7,077
Violence	47	1,314	53	266	+ 1,048
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	1,283	39	2,555	- 1,272
Fires	49	752	48	1,007	- 255
Schizophrenia	50	738	47	1,052	- 314
Low Birth Weight	51	585	55	202	+ 383
Prostatic Hypertrophy	52	533	56	172	+ 362
Hepatitis C	53	513	41	2,220	- 1,707
Meningitis	54	408	52	308	+ 100
Birth Trauma	55	391	61	104	+ 286
Tuberculosis	56	279	34	3,459	- 3,180
Osteoarthritis	57	278	62	86	+ 192
Upper Respiratory	58	227	57	159	+ 68
Appendicitis	59	210	58	126	+ 84
Poisonings	60	206	54	255	- 48
HIV/AIDS	61	147	63	48	+ 100
Hepatitis B	62	110	46	1,423	- 1,313
Oral conditions	63	97	60	106	- 9
Maternal Conditions	64	58	64	39	+ 19
War	65	20	66	15	+ 5
Otitis Media	66	8	68	8	+ 0
Pertussis	67	5	71	1	+ 4
Tetanus	68	4	67	9	- 5
Schistosomiasis	69	4	72	0	+ 4
Diphtheria	70	4	74	0	+ 4
Encephalitis	71	2	69	5	- 2
Syphilis	72	0	65	16	- 16
Chlamydia	73	0	80	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	84	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	81	0	- 0
Dengue	80	0	83	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	82	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	82	0	70	2	- 2
Measles	83	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	84	0	73	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.