JAPAN VS SWITZERLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SWITZERLAND		JAPAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	148,962	1	163,905	- 14,943
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	100,005	7	56,937	+ 43,068
Stroke	3	54,472	2	121,823	- 67,351
Lung Cancers	4	48,937	4	79,688	- 30,751
Lung Disease	5	40,352	5	78,169	- 37,817
Hypertension	6	34,362	28	6,673	+ 27,689
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	27,734	6	57,340	- 29,606
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	27,104	3	107,899	- 80,795
Falls	9	26,687	23	9,736	+ 16,951
Prostate Cancer	10	21,959	19	13,515	+ 8,444
Breast Cancer	11	21,926	15	15,805	+ 6,121
Pancreas Cancer	12	20,660	10	37,027	- 16,367
Kidney Disease	13	17,535	9	44,779	- 27,244
Suicide	14	17,367	13	19,466	- 2,099
Lymphomas	15	15,729	14	19,273	- 3,544
Inflammatory/Heart	16	14,278	27	8,232	+ 6,045
Diabetes Mellitus	17	14,208	29	5,433	+ 8,775
Parkinson's Disease	18	11,918	18	14,007	- 2,089
Liver Cancer	19	11,192	11	29,384	- 18,192
Other Neoplasms	20	9,473	16	15,120	- 5,646
Liver Disease	21	9,417	17	14,195	- 4,778
Leukemia	22	9,334	24	9,607	- 273
Bladder Cancer	23	9,309	22	9,936	- 628
Stomach Cancer	24	8,533	8	50,433	- 41,900
Endocrine Disorders	25	8,243	21	11,486	- 3,243
Oral Cancer	26	6,958	26	8,333	- 1,376
Skin Cancers	27	6,857	44	1,843	+ 5,015
Oesophagus Cancer	28	6,825	20	12,316	- 5,491
Ovary Cancer	29	6,357	30	5,061	+ 1,296
Other Injuries	30	5,695	12	22,068	- 16,373
Congenital Anomalies	31	4,243	40	2,473	+ 1,771
Alcohol	32	3,183	51	576	+ 2,607
Uterin Cancer	33	3,110	33	3,461	- 351
Road Traffic Accidents	34	2,684	31	4,566	- 1,882
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	2,584	37	2,731	- 147
Drug Use	36	2,448	50	732	+ 1,716
Osteoarthritis	37	2,359	62	86	+ 2,273
Multiple Sclerosis	38	2,223	59	108	+ 2,115
Epilepsy	39	2,204	45	1,558	+ 645
Skin Disease	40	1,797	36	2,806	- 1,009
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	1,700	35	2,922	- 1,221
Cervical Cancer	42	1,461	32	3,799	- 2,338
Low Birth Weight	43	1,459	55	202	+ 1,256
Anemia	44	1,413	49	875	+ 538
Schizophrenia	45	1,339	47	1,052	+ 287
Asthma	46	1,317	42	1,922	- 605
Malnutrition	47	1,170	43	1,910	- 740
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	1,082	39	2,555	- 1,473
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	942	38	2,618	- 1,675
Drownings	50	685	25	8,409	- 7,724
Violence	51	589	53	266	+ 323
Birth Trauma	52	444	61	104	+ 340
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	442	56	172	+ 270
HIV/AIDS	54	404	63	48	+ 356
Fires	55	297	48	1,007	- 710
Tuberculosis	56	296	34	3,459	- 3,163
Meningitis	57	277	52	308	- 31
Hepatitis C	58	209	41	2,220	- 2,010
Appendicitis	59	202	58	126	+ 77
Poisonings	60	180	54	255	- 75
Upper Respiratory	61	151	57	159	- 8
Oral conditions	62	112	60	106	+ 7
Hepatitis B	63	63	46	1,423	- 1,360
Maternal Conditions	64	59	64	39	+ 21
Syphilis	65	21	65	16	+ 5
Iodine Deficiency	66	16	70	2	+ 14
War	67	12	66	15	- 2
Encephalitis	68	9	69	5	+ 5
Otitis Media	69	6	68	8	- 2
Tetanus	70	5	67	9	- 4
Leishmaniasis	71	5	77	0	+ 5
Schistosomiasis	72	5	72	0	+ 4
Pertussis	73	1	71	1	- 1
Diphtheria	74	0	74	0	- 0
Measles	75	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Chlamydia	79	0	80	0	- 0
Leprosy	80	0	73	0	- 0
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
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.