JAPAN VS CHINA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CHINA		JAPAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	177,768	2	121,823	+ 55,945
Coronary Heart Disease	2	154,130	1	163,905	- 9,775
Lung Disease	3	84,273	5	78,169	+ 6,104
Lung Cancers	4	62,148	4	79,688	- 17,540
Stomach Cancer	5	34,666	8	50,433	- 15,767
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	26,489	7	56,937	- 30,448
Hypertension	7	26,204	28	6,673	+ 19,531
Road Traffic Accidents	8	21,775	31	4,566	+ 17,209
Colon-Rectum Cancers	9	21,611	6	57,340	- 35,729
Oesophagus Cancer	10	21,133	20	12,316	+ 8,817
Kidney Disease	11	16,731	9	44,779	- 28,048
Influenza and Pneumonia	12	15,952	3	107,899	- 91,947
Liver Cancer	13	15,744	11	29,384	- 13,641
Diabetes Mellitus	14	14,066	29	5,433	+ 8,634
Liver Disease	15	12,668	17	14,195	- 1,527
Falls	16	12,083	23	9,736	+ 2,347
Suicide	17	10,121	13	19,466	- 9,345
Pancreas Cancer	18	9,704	10	37,027	- 27,323
Breast Cancer	19	8,070	15	15,805	- 7,735
Parkinson's Disease	20	6,151	18	14,007	- 7,856
Rheumatic Heart Disease	21	5,686	39	2,555	+ 3,131
Leukemia	22	5,059	24	9,607	- 4,548
Lymphomas	23	5,032	14	19,273	- 14,241
Oral Cancer	24	4,759	26	8,333	- 3,575
Other Injuries	25	4,706	12	22,068	- 17,362
Drownings	26	4,594	25	8,409	- 3,814
Cervical Cancer	27	4,494	32	3,799	+ 695
Prostate Cancer	28	4,442	19	13,515	- 9,073
Bladder Cancer	29	3,295	22	9,936	- 6,641
Peptic Ulcer Disease	30	3,282	35	2,922	+ 360
Congenital Anomalies	31	3,185	40	2,473	+ 713
Tuberculosis	32	3,028	34	3,459	- 431
Inflammatory/Heart	33	2,606	27	8,232	- 5,626
HIV/AIDS	34	2,501	63	48	+ 2,453
Ovary Cancer	35	2,443	30	5,061	- 2,618
Poisonings	36	2,241	54	255	+ 1,987
Endocrine Disorders	37	2,228	21	11,486	- 9,258
Drug Use	38	2,107	50	732	+ 1,375
Asthma	39	2,014	42	1,922	+ 92
Low Birth Weight	40	1,882	55	202	+ 1,680
Skin Cancers	41	1,711	44	1,843	- 131
Alcohol	42	1,659	51	576	+ 1,084
Birth Trauma	43	1,535	61	104	+ 1,431
Malnutrition	44	1,131	43	1,910	- 779
Uterin Cancer	45	1,022	33	3,461	- 2,439
Epilepsy	46	989	45	1,558	- 570
Violence	47	967	53	266	+ 701
Fires	48	913	48	1,007	- 94
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	879	38	2,618	- 1,738
Diarrhoeal diseases	50	759	37	2,731	- 1,972
Meningitis	51	496	52	308	+ 188
Skin Disease	52	454	36	2,806	- 2,352
Other Neoplasms	53	381	16	15,120	- 14,739
Maternal Conditions	54	313	64	39	+ 274
Encephalitis	55	243	69	5	+ 239
Hepatitis B	56	240	46	1,423	- 1,183
Upper Respiratory	57	232	57	159	+ 73
Syphilis	58	159	65	16	+ 143
Multiple Sclerosis	59	151	59	108	+ 43
Appendicitis	60	128	58	126	+ 2
War	61	78	66	15	+ 64
Measles	62	49	75	0	+ 49
Tetanus	63	43	67	9	+ 34
Pertussis	64	42	71	1	+ 41
Schistosomiasis	65	35	72	0	+ 34
Hepatitis C	66	7	41	2,220	- 2,212
Chlamydia	67	5	80	0	+ 5
Ascariasis	68	3	82	0	+ 3
Otitis Media	69	1	68	8	- 6
Dengue	70	1	83	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	71	1	74	0	+ 1
Leprosy	72	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	84	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	81	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	70	2	- 2
Oral conditions	80	0	60	106	- 106
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	56	172	- 172
Osteoarthritis	82	0	62	86	- 86
Anemia	83	0	49	875	- 875
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	47	1,052	- 1,052
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.