Top 10 Causes of Death in Japan by Gender, 2018

Last week I reported the top 10 causes of deaths in Japan in 2018, this time I report the top 10 causes of deaths in Japan by gender.

Table 1: Men's Top 10 Causes of Death in Japan, 2018

Rank	Cause	Cause	Number of deaths
1	悪性新生物	Malignant neoplasm	218,625
2	心疾患	Cardiac disease	98,035
3	脳血管疾患	Cerebrovascular disease	52,398
4	肺炎	Pneumonia	52,158
5	老衰	Senility	28,200
6	不慮の事故	Accident	23,675
7	誤嚥性肺炎	Aspiration pneumonitis	21,652
8	慢性閉塞性肺疾患	COPD	15,324
9	自殺	Suicide	13,851
10	腎不全	Renal failure	13,230
		Others	161,990
		Total	699,138

Table 2: Women's Top 10 Causes of Death in Japan, 2018

Rank	Cause	Cause	Number of deaths
1	悪性新生物	Malignant neoplasm	154,959
2	心疾患	Cardiac disease	110,186
3	老衰	Senility	81,405
4	脳血管疾患	Cerebrovascular disease	55,788
5	肺炎	Pneumonia	42,503
6	不慮の事故	Accident	17,563
7	誤嚥性肺炎	Aspiration pneumonitis	16,808
8	血管性等の認知症	Vascular dementia	13,144
9	腎不全	Renal failure	12,851
10	アルツハイマー病	Alzheimer's disease	12,437
		Others	145,688
		Total	663,332

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