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Top 10 Causes of Death in Japan, 2019

Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare reported the number of demographic data in 2019. According to it, top 10 causes of death in 2019 are the below. This year Alzheimer's disease was ranked for the first time among the ten leading causes of death.

Table: Top 10 Causes of Death in Japan, 2019

Rank Cause Cause Cause Number of deaths in 2019
1 悪性新生物 Malignant neoplasm Cancer 376,425
2 心疾患 Cardiac disease Heart disease 207,714
3 老衰 Senility Die of old age 121,863
4 脳血管疾患 Cerebrovascular disease Brain vessel damage 106,552
5 肺炎 Pneumonia Lung disease 95,518
6 誤嚥性肺炎 Aspiration pneumonitis Aspiration 40,385
7 不慮の事故 Freak accident Accident 39,184
8 腎不全 Renal failure Kidney disease 26,644
9 血管性等の認知症 Vascular dementia Dementia (vessel type) 21,394
10 アルツハイマー Alzheimer's disease Alzheimer 20,730
    Others Others 324,684
    Total Total 1,381,093
         

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

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