JAPAN VS NEW ZEALAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NEW ZEALAND		JAPAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	121,625	1	163,905	- 42,280
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	72,368	7	56,937	+ 15,431
Stroke	3	56,771	2	121,823	- 65,052
Lung Cancers	4	44,720	4	79,688	- 34,968
Lung Disease	5	43,321	5	78,169	- 34,848
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	35,680	6	57,340	- 21,661
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	21,962	3	107,899	- 85,936
Diabetes Mellitus	8	18,346	29	5,433	+ 12,914
Prostate Cancer	9	17,637	19	13,515	+ 4,121
Breast Cancer	10	17,587	15	15,805	+ 1,783
Falls	11	14,959	23	9,736	+ 5,223
Skin Cancers	12	14,598	44	1,843	+ 12,755
Lymphomas	13	14,517	14	19,273	- 4,756
Pancreas Cancer	14	12,958	10	37,027	- 24,069
Suicide	15	12,613	13	19,466	- 6,854
Road Traffic Accidents	16	10,932	31	4,566	+ 6,366
Kidney Disease	17	10,312	9	44,779	- 34,467
Leukemia	18	9,334	24	9,607	- 273
Parkinson's Disease	19	8,427	18	14,007	- 5,580
Hypertension	20	7,802	28	6,673	+ 1,128
Endocrine Disorders	21	7,747	21	11,486	- 3,739
Stomach Cancer	22	7,705	8	50,433	- 42,728
Inflammatory/Heart	23	7,470	27	8,232	- 763
Liver Cancer	24	6,871	11	29,384	- 22,513
Oesophagus Cancer	25	6,660	20	12,316	- 5,656
Bladder Cancer	26	6,369	22	9,936	- 3,568
Other Neoplasms	27	5,847	16	15,120	- 9,272
Other Injuries	28	5,206	12	22,068	- 16,862
Ovary Cancer	29	4,938	30	5,061	- 124
Congenital Anomalies	30	4,190	40	2,473	+ 1,717
Oral Cancer	31	3,906	26	8,333	- 4,427
Liver Disease	32	3,762	17	14,195	- 10,433
Uterin Cancer	33	3,449	33	3,461	- 12
Skin Disease	34	2,815	36	2,806	+ 9
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	2,688	39	2,555	+ 133
Asthma	36	2,163	42	1,922	+ 241
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	1,930	37	2,731	- 801
Low Birth Weight	38	1,872	55	202	+ 1,669
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	1,676	35	2,922	- 1,245
Drug Use	40	1,650	50	732	+ 918
Cervical Cancer	41	1,450	32	3,799	- 2,349
Violence	42	1,368	53	266	+ 1,102
Epilepsy	43	1,313	45	1,558	- 246
Drownings	44	1,297	25	8,409	- 7,112
Alcohol	45	1,227	51	576	+ 651
Rheumatoid Arthritis	46	1,123	38	2,618	- 1,495
Multiple Sclerosis	47	1,036	59	108	+ 928
Hepatitis C	48	707	41	2,220	- 1,513
Osteoarthritis	49	573	62	86	+ 487
Prostatic Hypertrophy	50	528	56	172	+ 356
Anemia	51	417	49	875	- 458
Tuberculosis	52	409	34	3,459	- 3,049
Fires	53	403	48	1,007	- 604
Birth Trauma	54	348	61	104	+ 243
Malnutrition	55	336	43	1,910	- 1,574
Hepatitis B	56	331	46	1,423	- 1,092
HIV/AIDS	57	248	63	48	+ 200
Poisonings	58	222	54	255	- 33
Meningitis	59	215	52	308	- 93
Schizophrenia	60	192	47	1,052	- 860
Oral conditions	61	186	60	106	+ 80
Appendicitis	62	139	58	126	+ 14
Maternal Conditions	63	114	64	39	+ 76
Upper Respiratory	64	87	57	159	- 72
Pertussis	65	18	71	1	+ 16
Encephalitis	66	17	69	5	+ 12
Otitis Media	67	16	68	8	+ 8
War	68	14	66	15	- 1
Tetanus	69	9	67	9	- 0
Syphilis	70	8	65	16	- 7
Chlamydia	71	0	80	0	- 0
Leprosy	72	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	84	0	- 0
Dengue	75	0	83	0	- 0
Ascariasis	76	0	82	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	72	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	80	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	81	0	76	0	- 0
Measles	82	0	75	0	- 0
Diphtheria	83	0	74	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.