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