JAPAN VS USA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	UNITED STATES		JAPAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	181,906	1	163,905	+ 18,001
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	103,471	7	56,937	+ 46,534
Lung Disease	3	70,394	5	78,169	- 7,776
Stroke	4	57,111	2	121,823	- 64,712
Lung Cancers	5	56,035	4	79,688	- 23,653
Kidney Disease	6	30,934	9	44,779	- 13,845
Drug Use	7	26,817	50	732	+ 26,085
Hypertension	8	23,764	28	6,673	+ 17,091
Colon-Rectum Cancers	9	22,275	6	57,340	- 35,065
Diabetes Mellitus	10	22,128	29	5,433	+ 16,695
Influenza and Pneumonia	11	21,731	3	107,899	- 86,167
Suicide	12	19,130	13	19,466	- 336
Breast Cancer	13	17,535	15	15,805	+ 1,730
Endocrine Disorders	14	16,928	21	11,486	+ 5,442
Pancreas Cancer	15	15,958	10	37,027	- 21,069
Liver Disease	16	15,637	17	14,195	+ 1,442
Road Traffic Accidents	17	15,022	31	4,566	+ 10,456
Falls	18	14,562	23	9,736	+ 4,826
Lymphomas	19	14,512	14	19,273	- 4,761
Prostate Cancer	20	12,830	19	13,515	- 685
Parkinson's Disease	21	12,426	18	14,007	- 1,581
Inflammatory/Heart	22	11,720	27	8,232	+ 3,487
Liver Cancer	23	9,751	11	29,384	- 19,634
Leukemia	24	9,715	24	9,607	+ 108
Other Injuries	25	9,366	12	22,068	- 12,702
Bladder Cancer	26	7,069	22	9,936	- 2,867
Violence	27	6,837	53	266	+ 6,571
Oesophagus Cancer	28	6,424	20	12,316	- 5,892
Other Neoplasms	29	6,392	16	15,120	- 8,727
Alcohol	30	5,281	51	576	+ 4,706
Ovary Cancer	31	5,257	30	5,061	+ 196
Skin Cancers	32	5,156	44	1,843	+ 3,313
Stomach Cancer	33	4,711	8	50,433	- 45,722
Congenital Anomalies	34	4,237	40	2,473	+ 1,765
Oral Cancer	35	4,163	26	8,333	- 4,170
Uterin Cancer	36	3,625	33	3,461	+ 164
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	3,586	37	2,731	+ 855
Cervical Cancer	38	2,516	32	3,799	- 1,283
Low Birth Weight	39	2,495	55	202	+ 2,292
Malnutrition	40	2,436	43	1,910	+ 527
Hepatitis C	41	2,048	41	2,220	- 172
HIV/AIDS	42	2,039	63	48	+ 1,992
Skin Disease	43	1,949	36	2,806	- 857
Multiple Sclerosis	44	1,823	59	108	+ 1,715
Drownings	45	1,466	25	8,409	- 6,943
Asthma	46	1,376	42	1,922	- 547
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	1,314	39	2,555	- 1,241
Peptic Ulcer Disease	48	1,247	35	2,922	- 1,675
Fires	49	1,147	48	1,007	+ 140
Epilepsy	50	1,139	45	1,558	- 419
Anemia	51	1,122	49	875	+ 247
Rheumatoid Arthritis	52	887	38	2,618	- 1,731
Poisonings	53	603	54	255	+ 349
Birth Trauma	54	444	61	104	+ 340
War	55	432	66	15	+ 417
Maternal Conditions	56	281	64	39	+ 242
Schizophrenia	57	260	47	1,052	- 791
Prostatic Hypertrophy	58	244	56	172	+ 73
Hepatitis B	59	219	46	1,423	- 1,204
Meningitis	60	218	52	308	- 90
Osteoarthritis	61	208	62	86	+ 123
Tuberculosis	62	197	34	3,459	- 3,262
Appendicitis	63	153	58	126	+ 27
Oral conditions	64	103	60	106	- 3
Upper Respiratory	65	83	57	159	- 76
Syphilis	66	18	65	16	+ 2
Otitis Media	67	12	68	8	+ 5
Encephalitis	68	9	69	5	+ 4
Pertussis	69	6	71	1	+ 4
Chagas disease	70	2	78	0	+ 2
Tetanus	71	1	67	9	- 8
Schistosomiasis	72	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	70	2	- 1
Leprosy	74	0	73	0	- 0
Diphtheria	75	0	74	0	+ 0
Dengue	76	0	83	0	+ 0
Malaria	77	0	79	0	+ 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	77	0	- 0
Measles	80	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	81	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	82	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	83	0	84	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to JAPAN

United States

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.