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Top 10 Causes of Death in Japan by Gender, 2019

Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare reported the causes of death in Japan, 2019. Major causes of death in Japan are slightly different between genders. Here are the statistics of causes of death by gender in Japan, 2019

Table 1: Men's 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 220,339
2 心疾患 Cardiac disease Heart disease 98,210
3 肺炎 Pneumonia Lung disease 53,076
4 脳血管疾患 Cerebrovascular disease Brain vessel damage 51,768
5 老衰 Senility Die of old age 31,722
6 誤嚥性肺炎 Aspiration pneumonitis Aspiration 22,899
7 不慮の事故 Freak accident Accident 22,394
8 COPD Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease COPD 14,822
9 自殺 Suicide Suicide 13,668
10 腎不全 Renal failure Kidney disease 13,573
    Others Others 707,421
    Total Total 707,421
         

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Table 2: Women's 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 156,086
2 心疾患 Cardiac disease Heart disease 109,504
3 老衰 Senility Die of old age 90,141
4 脳血管疾患 Cerebrovascular disease Brain vessel damage 54,784
5 肺炎 Pneumonia Lung disease 42,442
6 誤嚥性肺炎 Aspiration pneumonitis Aspiration 17,486
7 不慮の事故 Freak accident Accident 16,790
8 血管性等の認知症
認知症
Vascular dementia Dementia (vessel type) 13,807
9 アルツハイマー
マー病
Alzheimer's disease Alzheimer 13,544
10 腎不全 Renal failure Kidney disease 13,071
    Others Others 146,017
    Total Total 673,672
         

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The source is Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare.

www.mhlw.go.jp/toukei/saikin/hw/jinkou/kakutei19/index.html

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