Leading Causes of death in Japan

According to the latest WHO data published in 2017; Causes of death in Japan, demographic summary, health risks, cancer rank by type, world rankings, health profile in Japan. What is the leading cause of death in Japan?

Causes of Death

per 100,000 population POOR GOOD

CAUSES	Rate	World Rank	Deaths (%)
Coronary Heart Disease	40.59	182	155,766 (14.51%)
Influenza and Pneumonia	34.54	90	145,866 (13.58%)
Stroke	33.60	157	130,159 (12.12%)
Lung Cancers	21.47	52	78,151 (7.28%)
Colon-Rectum Cancers	15.62	32	54,432 (5.07%)
Suicide	15.53	26	24,871 (2.32%)
Stomach Cancer	15.28	19	54,504 (5.08%)
Lung Disease	12.17	159	51,264 (4.77%)
Breast Cancer	10.58	149	14,202 (1.32%)
Pancreas Cancer	9.48	6	33,204 (3.09%)
Liver Cancer	8.88	43	32,389 (3.02%)
Kidney Disease	8.54	137	35,771 (3.33%)
Prostate Cancer	7.25	149	12,884 (1.20%)
Alzheimers/Dementia	7.22	158	31,497 (2.93%)
Liver Disease	6.08	154	17,561 (1.64%)
Other Injuries	5.43	138	18,918 (1.76%)
Lymphomas	4.79	95	17,378 (1.62%)
Diabetes Mellitus	4.08	180	14,933 (1.39%)
Oesophagus Cancer	3.77	55	12,527 (1.17%)
Ovary Cancer	3.66	119	5,042 (0.47%)
Other Neoplasms	3.48	66	12,514 (1.17%)
Road Traffic Accidents	3.04	174	6,006 (0.56%)
Leukemia	3.00	123	8,904 (0.83%)
Endocrine Disorders	2.88	140	10,502 (0.98%)
Cervical Cancer	2.81	143	3,851 (0.36%)
Drownings	2.58	110	8,248 (0.77%)
Inflammatory/Heart	2.53	164	7,933 (0.74%)
Congenital Anomalies	2.53	174	2,400 (0.22%)
Falls	2.44	155	8,420 (0.78%)
Oral Cancer	2.44	107	8,021 (0.75%)
Bladder Cancer	2.20	79	8,755 (0.82%)
Uterin Cancer	2.18	85	2,990 (0.28%)
Parkinson's Disease	2.02	42	8,787 (0.82%)
Hypertension	1.02	183	4,234 (0.39%)
Peptic Ulcer Disease	0.88	156	3,285 (0.31%)
Tuberculosis	0.85	138	3,577 (0.33%)
Diarrhoeal diseases	0.81	148	2,952 (0.27%)
Asthma	0.66	166	2,486 (0.23%)
Rheumatic Heart Disease	0.63	157	2,683 (0.25%)
Malnutrition	0.55	123	1,901 (0.18%)
Skin Cancers	0.53	158	1,833 (0.17%)
Fires	0.52	152	1,337 (0.12%)
Skin Disease	0.46	153	1,825 (0.17%)
Rheumatoid Arthritis	0.44	46	1,785 (0.17%)
Epilepsy	0.43	183	1,001 (0.09%)
Low Birth Weight	0.40	183	(0.00%)
Drug Use	0.32	169	600 (0.06%)
Poisonings	0.32	154	594 (0.06%)
Violence	0.26	183	(0.00%)
Hepatitis B	0.26	121	737 (0.07%)

The data on this page belongs to the year 2017, For the old data in 2014.

Demographic Summary

	Value	World Rank
Population total	126,451,398	10
Sex ratio m / f	0.94	170
Population 0-14	12.8%	190
Population 15-64	59.3%	149
Population 65 +	27.9%	2

Japan Full List Demographic Summary, Health Profile for Japan.

Health Risks Factors

per 100,000 population POOR GOOD

	Total	World Rank
Alcohol Liters	8.0	72

	Male	Female	World Rank
Smoking Percent	33.7	10.6	61 / 59

	Male	Female	World Rank
Obesity Percent	4.8	3.7	148 / 189

	Total	World Rank
Happiness Score	5.92	53

Cancer Rank By Type

per 100,000 population POOR GOOD

CAUSES	Rate	World Rank
Lung Cancers	21.47	52
Colon-Rectum Cancers	15.62	32
Stomach Cancer	15.28	19
Breast Cancer	10.58	149
Pancreas Cancer	9.48	6
Liver Cancer	8.88	43
Prostate Cancer	7.25	149
Oesophagus Cancer	3.77	55
Ovary Cancer	3.66	119
Cervical Cancer	2.81	143
Oral Cancer	2.44	107
Bladder Cancer	2.20	79
Uterin Cancer	2.18	85
Skin Cancers	0.53	158

Leading Causes of death in Japan

Causes of Death

Demographic Summary

Health Risks Factors

Cancer Rank By Type

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