Figure 2: Proportion of main causes of death at each age group.
In total, malignant neoplasm occupies about 27% of deaths, followed by cardiac diseases of 15%, pneumonia about 10%, senility about 9% and cerebrovascular diseases about 8%. In the age group between 65 and 75, malignant neoplasm reaches 46%, but gradually decreasing in the higher age groups, which only occupies 8% in the over 95 age group. On the other hand, senility and pneumonia increases rapidly from the 65-75 group to the over 95 age group. Cardiac diseases also slightly increase from the 65-75 group to the over 95 group. As for the over 95 group, senility 29%, cardiac diseases 18% and pneumonia 13% exceeded the rate of malignant neoplasm. This figure uses the data as of 2019, processed from the Portal Site of Official Statistics of Japan.
In total, malignant neoplasm occupies about 27% of deaths, followed by cardiac diseases of 15%, pneumonia about 10%, senility about 9% and cerebrovascular diseases about 8%. In the age group between 65 and 75, malignant neoplasm reaches 46%, but gradually decreasing in the higher age groups, which only occupies 8% in the over 95 age group. On the other hand, senility and pneumonia increases rapidly from the 65-75 group to the over 95 age group. Cardiac diseases also slightly increase from the 65-75 group to the over 95 group. As for the over 95 group, senility 29%, cardiac diseases 18% and pneumonia 13% exceeded the rate of malignant neoplasm. This figure uses the data as of 2019, processed from the Portal Site of Official Statistics of Japan.
