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Top 10 Causes of Death in Japan, 2018

On November 28th, Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare reported the number of demographic data in 2018. According to it, top 10 causes of death in 2018 are the below. Senility moved up to the 3rd place from 4th. Suicide moved down to the 10th place from 9th.

Table: Top 10 Causes of Death in Japan, 2018

Rank Cause Cause Cause Number of deaths in 2018
1 悪性新生物 Malignant neoplasm Cancer 373,584
2 心疾患 Cardiac disease Heart disease 208,221
3 老衰 Senility Die of old age 109,605
4 脳血管疾患 Cerebrovascular disease Brain vessel damage 108,186
5 肺炎 Pneumonia Lung disease 94,661
6 不慮の事故 Freak accident Accident 41,238
7 誤嚥性肺炎 Aspiration pneumonitis Aspiration 38,460
8 腎不全 Renal failure Kidney disease 26,081
9 血管性等の認知症 Vascular dementia Dementia (vessel type) 20,521
10 自殺 Suicide Suicide 20,031
     Others Others 321,882
    Total Total 1,362,470
         

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

www.mhlw.go.jp/toukei/saikin/hw/jinkou/kakutei18/index.html

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