JAPAN VS UNITED KINGDOM: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	UNITED KINGDOM		JAPAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	176,608	7	56,937	+ 119,671
Coronary Heart Disease	2	129,085	1	163,905	- 34,820
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	72,958	3	107,899	- 34,941
Stroke	4	67,714	2	121,823	- 54,109
Lung Cancers	5	64,274	4	79,688	- 15,414
Lung Disease	6	59,201	5	78,169	- 18,969
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	33,196	6	57,340	- 24,144
Prostate Cancer	8	23,916	19	13,515	+ 10,401
Breast Cancer	9	22,888	15	15,805	+ 7,084
Lymphomas	10	16,827	14	19,273	- 2,446
Pancreas Cancer	11	16,189	10	37,027	- 20,839
Oesophagus Cancer	12	15,705	20	12,316	+ 3,389
Parkinson's Disease	13	15,428	18	14,007	+ 1,420
Liver Disease	14	13,795	17	14,195	- 400
Falls	15	13,710	23	9,736	+ 3,974
Bladder Cancer	16	11,038	22	9,936	+ 1,102
Diabetes Mellitus	17	10,514	29	5,433	+ 5,081
Kidney Disease	18	9,846	9	44,779	- 34,933
Other Injuries	19	9,833	12	22,068	- 12,235
Suicide	20	9,583	13	19,466	- 9,883
Liver Cancer	21	9,424	11	29,384	- 19,960
Leukemia	22	9,378	24	9,607	- 229
Hypertension	23	9,373	28	6,673	+ 2,700
Stomach Cancer	24	8,996	8	50,433	- 41,437
Ovary Cancer	25	7,232	30	5,061	+ 2,171
Other Neoplasms	26	7,173	16	15,120	- 7,946
Skin Cancers	27	6,708	44	1,843	+ 4,865
Endocrine Disorders	28	5,933	21	11,486	- 5,553
Inflammatory/Heart	29	5,626	27	8,232	- 2,606
Oral Cancer	30	5,595	26	8,333	- 2,739
Drug Use	31	5,083	50	732	+ 4,351
Uterin Cancer	32	4,223	33	3,461	+ 761
Road Traffic Accidents	33	3,903	31	4,566	- 662
Skin Disease	34	3,840	36	2,806	+ 1,034
Congenital Anomalies	35	3,827	40	2,473	+ 1,354
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	3,761	35	2,922	+ 839
Multiple Sclerosis	37	3,340	59	108	+ 3,232
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	2,877	37	2,731	+ 146
Alcohol	39	2,798	51	576	+ 2,222
Low Birth Weight	40	2,364	55	202	+ 2,162
Asthma	41	2,344	42	1,922	+ 421
Epilepsy	42	2,148	45	1,558	+ 589
Cervical Cancer	43	1,978	32	3,799	- 1,821
Rheumatoid Arthritis	44	1,824	38	2,618	- 793
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	1,577	39	2,555	- 978
Violence	46	1,562	53	266	+ 1,296
Tuberculosis	47	632	34	3,459	- 2,826
Fires	48	602	48	1,007	- 405
Drownings	49	541	25	8,409	- 7,868
Anemia	50	498	49	875	- 377
Hepatitis C	51	481	41	2,220	- 1,739
Meningitis	52	418	52	308	+ 110
Poisonings	53	397	54	255	+ 142
Birth Trauma	54	341	61	104	+ 237
HIV/AIDS	55	338	63	48	+ 291
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	331	56	172	+ 159
Osteoarthritis	57	301	62	86	+ 215
Malnutrition	58	208	43	1,910	- 1,702
Appendicitis	59	189	58	126	+ 64
Schizophrenia	60	183	47	1,052	- 869
Oral conditions	61	97	60	106	- 9
Syphilis	62	88	65	16	+ 72
Upper Respiratory	63	87	57	159	- 72
Maternal Conditions	64	84	64	39	+ 45
Hepatitis B	65	72	46	1,423	- 1,351
Otitis Media	66	28	68	8	+ 21
War	67	17	66	15	+ 3
Encephalitis	68	10	69	5	+ 6
Pertussis	69	5	71	1	+ 4
Leishmaniasis	70	1	77	0	+ 1
Chagas disease	71	1	78	0	+ 1
Tetanus	72	1	67	9	- 9
Dengue	73	1	83	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	74	0	74	0	- 0
Measles	75	0	75	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	72	0	- 0
Chlamydia	79	0	80	0	- 0
Ascariasis	80	0	82	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	84	0	- 0
Leprosy	83	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	70	2	- 2
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to JAPAN

United Kingdom

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.