JAPAN VS ESTONIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ESTONIA		JAPAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	310,522	1	163,905	+ 146,617
Hypertension	2	278,671	28	6,673	+ 271,998
Stroke	3	115,172	2	121,823	- 6,651
Lung Cancers	4	67,821	4	79,688	- 11,867
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	54,379	6	57,340	- 2,962
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	35,992	3	107,899	- 71,906
Liver Disease	7	33,899	17	14,195	+ 19,704
Prostate Cancer	8	30,803	19	13,515	+ 17,288
Stomach Cancer	9	29,908	8	50,433	- 20,525
Pancreas Cancer	10	27,700	10	37,027	- 9,327
Breast Cancer	11	26,825	15	15,805	+ 11,021
Alzheimers & Dementia	12	23,677	7	56,937	- 33,260
Lung Disease	13	23,606	5	78,169	- 54,564
Inflammatory/Heart	14	22,395	27	8,232	+ 14,162
Lymphomas	15	21,970	14	19,273	+ 2,697
Suicide	16	20,372	13	19,466	+ 906
Kidney Disease	17	18,209	9	44,779	- 26,570
Alcohol	18	15,314	51	576	+ 14,738
Diabetes Mellitus	19	15,075	29	5,433	+ 9,642
Other Injuries	20	14,575	12	22,068	- 7,493
Bladder Cancer	21	12,980	22	9,936	+ 3,044
Leukemia	22	12,963	24	9,607	+ 3,356
Other Neoplasms	23	12,729	16	15,120	- 2,391
Falls	24	12,236	23	9,736	+ 2,501
Oral Cancer	25	11,396	26	8,333	+ 3,063
Liver Cancer	26	11,065	11	29,384	- 18,320
Oesophagus Cancer	27	10,166	20	12,316	- 2,150
Ovary Cancer	28	8,999	30	5,061	+ 3,938
Parkinson's Disease	29	8,459	18	14,007	- 5,549
Skin Cancers	30	8,140	44	1,843	+ 6,297
Drug Use	31	7,740	50	732	+ 7,008
Cervical Cancer	32	6,973	32	3,799	+ 3,174
Endocrine Disorders	33	6,804	21	11,486	- 4,682
Uterin Cancer	34	6,204	33	3,461	+ 2,743
Road Traffic Accidents	35	6,107	31	4,566	+ 1,541
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	5,678	35	2,922	+ 2,756
Epilepsy	37	4,593	45	1,558	+ 3,034
Fires	38	4,221	48	1,007	+ 3,214
HIV/AIDS	39	4,158	63	48	+ 4,110
Drownings	40	3,093	25	8,409	- 5,316
Skin Disease	41	2,943	36	2,806	+ 137
Violence	42	2,941	53	266	+ 2,675
Congenital Anomalies	43	2,584	40	2,473	+ 111
Asthma	44	2,485	42	1,922	+ 563
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	2,223	39	2,555	- 332
Rheumatoid Arthritis	46	1,777	38	2,618	- 841
Tuberculosis	47	1,698	34	3,459	- 1,760
Multiple Sclerosis	48	1,677	59	108	+ 1,570
Prostatic Hypertrophy	49	1,253	56	172	+ 1,081
Osteoarthritis	50	1,048	62	86	+ 962
Anemia	51	944	49	875	+ 69
Poisonings	52	859	54	255	+ 604
Diarrhoeal diseases	53	852	37	2,731	- 1,879
Meningitis	54	765	52	308	+ 457
Low Birth Weight	55	699	55	202	+ 497
Schizophrenia	56	629	47	1,052	- 423
Birth Trauma	57	517	61	104	+ 413
Hepatitis C	58	418	41	2,220	- 1,802
Appendicitis	59	209	58	126	+ 84
Oral conditions	60	208	60	106	+ 102
Maternal Conditions	61	119	64	39	+ 81
Syphilis	62	103	65	16	+ 87
Encephalitis	63	20	69	5	+ 15
War	64	14	66	15	- 1
Hepatitis B	65	0	46	1,423	- 1,423
Upper Respiratory	66	0	57	159	- 159
Otitis Media	67	0	68	8	- 8
Leprosy	68	0	73	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	69	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	70	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	71	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	72	0	- 0
Malaria	73	0	79	0	- 0
Ascariasis	74	0	82	0	- 0
Dengue	75	0	83	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	84	0	- 0
Chlamydia	78	0	80	0	- 0
Malnutrition	79	0	43	1,910	- 1,910
Iodine Deficiency	80	0	70	2	- 2
Tetanus	81	0	67	9	- 9
Diphtheria	82	0	74	0	- 0
Pertussis	83	0	71	1	- 1
Measles	84	0	75	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to JAPAN

Estonia

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.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.