JAPAN VS FINLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	FINLAND		JAPAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	243,501	7	56,937	+ 186,564
Coronary Heart Disease	2	215,270	1	163,905	+ 51,365
Stroke	3	90,106	2	121,823	- 31,717
Lung Cancers	4	50,628	4	79,688	- 29,060
Hypertension	5	44,452	28	6,673	+ 37,779
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	31,384	6	57,340	- 25,956
Falls	7	29,017	23	9,736	+ 19,281
Lung Disease	8	28,233	5	78,169	- 49,937
Pancreas Cancer	9	27,307	10	37,027	- 9,720
Liver Disease	10	23,387	17	14,195	+ 9,191
Prostate Cancer	11	21,244	19	13,515	+ 7,729
Breast Cancer	12	20,763	15	15,805	+ 4,958
Parkinson's Disease	13	18,675	18	14,007	+ 4,668
Lymphomas	14	18,630	14	19,273	- 643
Suicide	15	18,528	13	19,466	- 939
Liver Cancer	16	11,936	11	29,384	- 17,448
Inflammatory/Heart	17	11,343	27	8,232	+ 3,111
Alcohol	18	10,168	51	576	+ 9,592
Stomach Cancer	19	9,784	8	50,433	- 40,649
Other Injuries	20	9,563	12	22,068	- 12,505
Influenza and Pneumonia	21	9,552	3	107,899	- 98,346
Diabetes Mellitus	22	9,148	29	5,433	+ 3,716
Other Neoplasms	23	8,253	16	15,120	- 6,867
Leukemia	24	8,127	24	9,607	- 1,479
Ovary Cancer	25	7,541	30	5,061	+ 2,479
Kidney Disease	26	7,485	9	44,779	- 37,294
Oesophagus Cancer	27	7,003	20	12,316	- 5,313
Bladder Cancer	28	6,753	22	9,936	- 3,183
Skin Cancers	29	6,506	44	1,843	+ 4,664
Drug Use	30	5,894	50	732	+ 5,162
Endocrine Disorders	31	5,620	21	11,486	- 5,866
Uterin Cancer	32	4,928	33	3,461	+ 1,467
Road Traffic Accidents	33	4,708	31	4,566	+ 142
Oral Cancer	34	4,535	26	8,333	- 3,798
Congenital Anomalies	35	4,203	40	2,473	+ 1,730
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	3,317	35	2,922	+ 395
Drownings	37	2,320	25	8,409	- 6,089
Epilepsy	38	2,280	45	1,558	+ 722
Schizophrenia	39	2,036	47	1,052	+ 984
Asthma	40	1,855	42	1,922	- 67
Rheumatoid Arthritis	41	1,818	38	2,618	- 800
Multiple Sclerosis	42	1,756	59	108	+ 1,648
Violence	43	1,407	53	266	+ 1,142
Cervical Cancer	44	1,360	32	3,799	- 2,439
Fires	45	1,349	48	1,007	+ 342
Tuberculosis	46	701	34	3,459	- 2,757
Skin Disease	47	594	36	2,806	- 2,212
Low Birth Weight	48	573	55	202	+ 371
Poisonings	49	543	54	255	+ 288
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	416	39	2,555	- 2,139
Osteoarthritis	51	366	62	86	+ 280
Diarrhoeal diseases	52	335	37	2,731	- 2,396
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	237	56	172	+ 66
Appendicitis	54	208	58	126	+ 83
Meningitis	55	206	52	308	- 102
Birth Trauma	56	170	61	104	+ 66
Malnutrition	57	145	43	1,910	- 1,765
Anemia	58	123	49	875	- 752
HIV/AIDS	59	122	63	48	+ 74
Hepatitis C	60	100	41	2,220	- 2,119
Oral conditions	61	82	60	106	- 23
Upper Respiratory	62	43	57	159	- 116
Hepatitis B	63	36	46	1,423	- 1,387
Maternal Conditions	64	33	64	39	- 5
War	65	12	66	15	- 2
Encephalitis	66	11	69	5	+ 6
Syphilis	67	8	65	16	- 8
Otitis Media	68	7	68	8	- 1
Pertussis	69	1	71	1	- 1
Tetanus	70	0	67	9	- 9
Diphtheria	71	0	74	0	- 0
Measles	72	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	70	2	- 2
Malaria	74	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	72	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	84	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	81	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	82	0	- 0
Dengue	82	0	83	0	- 0
Leprosy	83	0	73	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

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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.