JAPAN VS NORWAY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NORWAY		JAPAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	118,979	1	163,905	- 44,927
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	99,824	7	56,937	+ 42,887
Lung Disease	3	60,887	5	78,169	- 17,283
Stroke	4	55,352	2	121,823	- 66,470
Lung Cancers	5	51,874	4	79,688	- 27,814
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	40,173	3	107,899	- 67,725
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	39,950	6	57,340	- 17,391
Prostate Cancer	8	26,212	19	13,515	+ 12,696
Falls	9	17,384	23	9,736	+ 7,648
Pancreas Cancer	10	17,219	10	37,027	- 19,808
Breast Cancer	11	15,608	15	15,805	- 197
Lymphomas	12	14,438	14	19,273	- 4,835
Suicide	13	14,163	13	19,466	- 5,303
Kidney Disease	14	13,657	9	44,779	- 31,122
Other Injuries	15	13,035	12	22,068	- 9,033
Diabetes Mellitus	16	12,512	29	5,433	+ 7,079
Parkinson's Disease	17	12,391	18	14,007	- 1,616
Skin Cancers	18	9,110	44	1,843	+ 7,267
Endocrine Disorders	19	8,025	21	11,486	- 3,462
Bladder Cancer	20	7,963	22	9,936	- 1,974
Leukemia	21	7,910	24	9,607	- 1,697
Stomach Cancer	22	7,678	8	50,433	- 42,755
Other Neoplasms	23	7,253	16	15,120	- 7,867
Ovary Cancer	24	6,908	30	5,061	+ 1,847
Drug Use	25	5,894	50	732	+ 5,162
Liver Cancer	26	5,796	11	29,384	- 23,589
Oesophagus Cancer	27	5,542	20	12,316	- 6,774
Hypertension	28	5,140	28	6,673	- 1,533
Inflammatory/Heart	29	4,941	27	8,232	- 3,291
Liver Disease	30	4,777	17	14,195	- 9,419
Alcohol	31	4,575	51	576	+ 3,999
Oral Cancer	32	3,750	26	8,333	- 4,584
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	3,570	35	2,922	+ 648
Congenital Anomalies	34	3,047	40	2,473	+ 575
Malnutrition	35	3,021	43	1,910	+ 1,112
Uterin Cancer	36	2,999	33	3,461	- 462
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	2,858	37	2,731	+ 127
Skin Disease	38	2,854	36	2,806	+ 48
Cervical Cancer	39	2,795	32	3,799	- 1,004
Epilepsy	40	2,667	45	1,558	+ 1,109
Multiple Sclerosis	41	2,663	59	108	+ 2,555
Road Traffic Accidents	42	2,553	31	4,566	- 2,012
Asthma	43	1,890	42	1,922	- 32
Anemia	44	1,668	49	875	+ 792
Drownings	45	1,445	25	8,409	- 6,963
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	1,372	39	2,555	- 1,183
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	1,351	38	2,618	- 1,267
Fires	48	997	48	1,007	- 10
Prostatic Hypertrophy	49	724	56	172	+ 553
Violence	50	714	53	266	+ 448
Osteoarthritis	51	610	62	86	+ 524
Low Birth Weight	52	523	55	202	+ 321
Schizophrenia	53	510	47	1,052	- 542
Birth Trauma	54	390	61	104	+ 286
Hepatitis C	55	377	41	2,220	- 1,843
Tuberculosis	56	334	34	3,459	- 3,124
Poisonings	57	321	54	255	+ 67
Meningitis	58	304	52	308	- 4
Appendicitis	59	270	58	126	+ 144
Upper Respiratory	60	260	57	159	+ 101
HIV/AIDS	61	232	63	48	+ 184
Oral conditions	62	193	60	106	+ 87
Hepatitis B	63	76	46	1,423	- 1,347
Pertussis	64	28	71	1	+ 26
Otitis Media	65	26	68	8	+ 18
Maternal Conditions	66	26	64	39	- 13
Syphilis	67	19	65	16	+ 3
War	68	12	66	15	- 3
Tetanus	69	8	67	9	- 1
Encephalitis	70	4	69	5	- 1
Diphtheria	71	0	74	0	- 0
Measles	72	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	84	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	81	0	- 0
Dengue	75	0	83	0	- 0
Ascariasis	76	0	82	0	- 0
Chlamydia	77	0	80	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	70	2	- 2
Chagas disease	80	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	81	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	83	0	72	0	- 0
Malaria	84	0	79	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.