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Top 10 Causes of Death in Japan, 2016

Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare reported the number of demographic data in 2016. According to it, top 10 causes of death in 2016 are the below.

Rank Cause Cause Cause Number of deaths
1 悪性新生物 Malignant neoplasm Cancer 372,986
2 心疾患 Cardiac disease Heart disease 198,006
3 肺炎 Pneumonia Lung disease 119,300
4 脳血管疾患 Cerebrovascular disease Brain vessel damage 109,320
5 老衰 Senility Die of old age 92,806
6 不慮の事故 Freak accident Accident 38,306
7 腎不全 Renal failure Kidney disease 24,612
8 自殺 Suicide Suicide 21,017
9 動脈瘤及び大動脈解離 Aortic dissection and aortic aneurysm Damage of Aorta 18,145
10 肝疾患 Liver disease Liver disease 15,773

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Source is Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare. 人口動態調査

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