JAPAN VS CANADA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CANADA		JAPAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	127,231	1	163,905	- 36,675
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	98,351	7	56,937	+ 41,414
Lung Cancers	3	66,490	4	79,688	- 13,198
Lung Disease	4	45,134	5	78,169	- 33,035
Stroke	5	44,965	2	121,823	- 76,858
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	30,648	6	57,340	- 26,692
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	23,600	3	107,899	- 84,298
Breast Cancer	8	18,769	15	15,805	+ 2,964
Diabetes Mellitus	9	18,158	29	5,433	+ 12,725
Lymphomas	10	16,343	14	19,273	- 2,930
Pancreas Cancer	11	16,061	10	37,027	- 20,966
Falls	12	15,336	23	9,736	+ 5,600
Prostate Cancer	13	14,960	19	13,515	+ 1,445
Kidney Disease	14	14,538	9	44,779	- 30,241
Suicide	15	14,026	13	19,466	- 5,440
Drug Use	16	11,706	50	732	+ 10,974
Liver Disease	17	11,507	17	14,195	- 2,688
Parkinson's Disease	18	10,667	18	14,007	- 3,340
Endocrine Disorders	19	10,266	21	11,486	- 1,220
Liver Cancer	20	9,885	11	29,384	- 19,499
Leukemia	21	9,839	24	9,607	+ 232
Hypertension	22	8,138	28	6,673	+ 1,465
Bladder Cancer	23	8,005	22	9,936	- 1,932
Other Injuries	24	7,598	12	22,068	- 14,470
Oesophagus Cancer	25	7,081	20	12,316	- 5,235
Stomach Cancer	26	6,915	8	50,433	- 43,518
Inflammatory/Heart	27	6,541	27	8,232	- 1,691
Road Traffic Accidents	28	6,344	31	4,566	+ 1,778
Ovary Cancer	29	6,041	30	5,061	+ 979
Skin Cancers	30	5,577	44	1,843	+ 3,735
Other Neoplasms	31	5,331	16	15,120	- 9,789
Oral Cancer	32	5,056	26	8,333	- 3,277
Alcohol	33	4,735	51	576	+ 4,159
Uterin Cancer	34	3,756	33	3,461	+ 295
Congenital Anomalies	35	3,433	40	2,473	+ 961
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	2,669	37	2,731	- 62
Multiple Sclerosis	37	2,198	59	108	+ 2,090
Skin Disease	38	2,156	36	2,806	- 650
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	2,019	39	2,555	- 536
Violence	40	1,921	53	266	+ 1,656
Cervical Cancer	41	1,836	32	3,799	- 1,963
Low Birth Weight	42	1,758	55	202	+ 1,556
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	1,404	35	2,922	- 1,518
Epilepsy	44	1,220	45	1,558	- 339
Hepatitis C	45	1,153	41	2,220	- 1,067
Anemia	46	1,089	49	875	+ 213
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	1,024	38	2,618	- 1,594
Drownings	48	899	25	8,409	- 7,510
Asthma	49	832	42	1,922	- 1,090
Birth Trauma	50	612	61	104	+ 508
Malnutrition	51	611	43	1,910	- 1,299
Fires	52	611	48	1,007	- 396
HIV/AIDS	53	517	63	48	+ 469
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	453	56	172	+ 281
Osteoarthritis	55	440	62	86	+ 354
Poisonings	56	386	54	255	+ 131
Schizophrenia	57	376	47	1,052	- 676
Tuberculosis	58	309	34	3,459	- 3,149
Meningitis	59	217	52	308	- 91
Hepatitis B	60	209	46	1,423	- 1,214
Oral conditions	61	161	60	106	+ 55
Appendicitis	62	157	58	126	+ 31
Upper Respiratory	63	148	57	159	- 11
Maternal Conditions	64	143	64	39	+ 105
War	65	67	66	15	+ 52
Otitis Media	66	24	68	8	+ 16
Syphilis	67	16	65	16	+ 1
Encephalitis	68	10	69	5	+ 5
Pertussis	69	3	71	1	+ 1
Chagas disease	70	2	78	0	+ 2
Tetanus	71	1	67	9	- 8
Dengue	72	1	83	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	73	0	74	0	- 0
Measles	74	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	72	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	84	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	81	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	82	0	- 0
Chlamydia	83	0	80	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

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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.worldlifeexpectancy.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.