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Argentina
COUNTRY #1
Afghanistan Albania Algeria Angola Antigua/Bar. Arab Emirates Argentina Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia/Herzeg. Botswana Brazil Brunei Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cape Verde Central Africa Chad Chile China Colombia Comoros Congo Costa Rica Cote d Ivoire Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Djibouti Dominican Rep. DR Congo Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equ. Guinea Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Fiji Finland France Gabon Gambia Georgia Germany Ghana Greece Grenada Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Lithuania Luxembourg Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Micronesia Moldova Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nepal Netherlands New Guinea New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria No Macedonia North Korea Norway Oman Pakistan Panama Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Qatar Romania Russia Rwanda Saint Lucia Saint Vincent Samoa Sao Tome Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Isl. Somalia South Africa South Korea South Sudan Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Syria Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Timor-Leste Togo Tonga Trinidad/Tob. Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Uganda Ukraine United Kingdom United States Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Venezuela Viet Nam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe

Compare Argentina and Japan health profiles including life expectancy history, causes of death and population dynamics side by side. Health Data used is WHO, World Bank and the United Nations for population.

Japan
COUNTRY #2
Afghanistan Albania Algeria Angola Antigua/Bar. Arab Emirates Argentina Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia/Herzeg. Botswana Brazil Brunei Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cape Verde Central Africa Chad Chile China Colombia Comoros Congo Costa Rica Cote d Ivoire Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Djibouti Dominican Rep. DR Congo Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equ. Guinea Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Fiji Finland France Gabon Gambia Georgia Germany Ghana Greece Grenada Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Lithuania Luxembourg Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Micronesia Moldova Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nepal Netherlands New Guinea New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria No Macedonia North Korea Norway Oman Pakistan Panama Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Qatar Romania Russia Rwanda Saint Lucia Saint Vincent Samoa Sao Tome Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Isl. Somalia South Africa South Korea South Sudan Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Syria Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Timor-Leste Togo Tonga Trinidad/Tob. Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Uganda Ukraine United Kingdom United States Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Venezuela Viet Nam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe
DYNAMIC PYRAMIDS
Data Source: United Nations
Argentina Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Argentina ARGENTINA   Japan JAPAN
      Argentina ARGENTINA   Japan JAPAN
           
    World Rank
           
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    62.3
    68.1
    65.2
    41
    39
    39
     
    65.3
    70.1
    67.7
    31
    35
    35
    1970
    63.6
    70.2
    66.8
    55
    46
    51
     
    69.4
    74.7
    72.0
    9
    13
    10
    1980
    66.3
    73.1
    69.6
    48
    46
    49
     
    73.6
    78.8
    76.1
    1
    5
    1
    1990
    68.2
    75.3
    71.7
    54
    44
    45
     
    75.9
    81.9
    78.8
    1
    1
    1
    2000
    70.4
    77.8
    74.1
    53
    40
    43
     
    77.6
    84.5
    81.1
    2
    1
    1
    2010
    71.9
    79.1
    75.5
    63
    42
    49
     
    79.5
    86.3
    83.0
    5
    1
    1
    2019
    73.5
    79.5
    76.6
    62
    55
    56
     
    81.5
    86.9
    84.3
    2
    1
    1
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Argentina ARGENTINA   Japan JAPAN
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    73.5
    79.5
    62
    55
    81.5
    86.9
    2
    1
    Age 5
    74.3
    80.2
    65
    56
    81.7
    87.2
    2
    1
    Age 10
    74.3
    80.2
    67
    57
    81.7
    87.2
    2
    1
    Age 15
    74.4
    80.3
    67
    57
    81.8
    87.2
    2
    1
    Age 20
    74.7
    80.4
    67
    58
    81.9
    87.2
    2
    1
    Age 25
    75.0
    80.6
    68
    58
    82.0
    87.3
    2
    1
    Age 30
    75.3
    80.7
    67
    58
    82.1
    87.4
    2
    1
    Age 35
    75.7
    80.9
    67
    58
    82.2
    87.4
    3
    1
    Age 40
    76.0
    81.1
    69
    56
    82.4
    87.6
    3
    1
    Age 45
    76.4
    81.4
    71
    55
    82.6
    87.7
    3
    1
    Age 50
    77.0
    81.9
    75
    55
    82.9
    87.9
    3
    1
    Age 55
    77.8
    82.4
    75
    54
    83.4
    88.2
    3
    1
    Age 60
    78.8
    83.1
    76
    53
    84.0
    88.6
    3
    1
    Age 65
    80.3
    84.0
    74
    53
    84.8
    89.0
    4
    1
    Age 70
    82.1
    85.2
    74
    53
    86.0
    89.6
    2
    1
    Age 75
    84.3
    86.7
    75
    52
    87.3
    90.3
    6
    1
    Age 80
    86.8
    88.5
    84
    56
    89.0
    91.3
    8
    2
    Age 85
    89.7
    90.7
    112
    68
    91.4
    92.8
    9
    3
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Argentina ARGENTINA   Japan JAPAN
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    75.11
    140
    30.62
    181
    2. Influenza and Pneumonia
    60.51
    57
    16.56
    129
    3. Stroke
    36.50
    142
    23.21
    161
    4. Lung Disease
    35.48
    36
    12.69
    156
    5. Breast Cancer
    22.47
    38
    10.31
    155
    6. Kidney Disease
    21.52
    101
    7.61
    154
    7. Prostate Cancer
    18.19
    74
    6.05
    157
    8. Lung Cancers
    17.98
    67
    18.06
    66
    9. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    15.34
    25
    13.59
    37
    10. Road Traffic Accidents
    13.91
    105
    2.21
    175
    11. Diabetes Mellitus
    11.71
    138
    1.35
    182
    12. Other Injuries
    10.23
    63
    4.92
    133
    13. Cervical Cancer
    9.43
    87
    2.73
    152
    14. Inflammatory/Heart
    9.11
    34
    2.08
    163
    15. Hypertension
    8.32
    140
    1.07
    183
    16. Suicide
    8.14
    97
    12.24
    49
    17. Pancreas Cancer
    7.96
    22
    8.87
    10
    18. Liver Disease
    7.81
    144
    4.78
    164
    19. Endocrine Disorders
    6.33
    47
    2.36
    135
    20. Stomach Cancer
    6.28
    87
    11.47
    28
    21. Violence
    6.09
    79
    0.19
    183
    22. Other Neoplasms
    5.61
    9
    3.05
    31
    23. Alzheimers & Dementia
    4.95
    167
    7.87
    159
    24. Lymphomas
    4.94
    80
    4.22
    111
    25. Congenital Anomalies
    4.87
    116
    2.49
    167
    26. Skin Disease
    4.81
    16
    0.47
    142
    27. Ovary Cancer
    4.39
    94
    3.30
    136
    28. Leukemia
    4.06
    68
    2.76
    133
    29. Low Birth Weight
    3.88
    107
    0.32
    183
    30. Liver Cancer
    3.60
    149
    6.62
    62
    31. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.56
    54
    3.28
    61
    32. HIV/AIDS
    3.30
    88
    0.03
    164
    33. Uterin Cancer
    2.85
    69
    2.02
    106
    34. Bladder Cancer
    2.74
    64
    1.86
    104
    35. Oral Cancer
    1.96
    134
    2.19
    124
    36. Skin Cancers
    1.82
    98
    0.42
    167
    37. Drug Use
    1.45
    69
    0.33
    177
    38. Parkinson's Disease
    1.39
    171
    2.33
    156
    39. Malnutrition
    1.38
    91
    0.41
    118
    40. Tuberculosis
    1.29
    118
    0.53
    140
    41. Anemia
    1.00
    13
    0.14
    52
    42. Diarrhoeal diseases
    0.93
    137
    0.53
    161
    43. Falls
    0.91
    180
    1.98
    173
    44. Alcohol
    0.89
    124
    0.24
    170
    45. Drownings
    0.85
    155
    2.12
    109
    46. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.78
    159
    0.61
    169
    47. Chagas disease
    0.78
    4
    0.00
    95
    48. Asthma
    0.71
    148
    0.36
    174
    49. Epilepsy
    0.68
    167
    0.51
    176
    50. Birth Trauma
    0.67
    138
    0.17
    180
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Argentina ARGENTINA   Japan JAPAN
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    48,765
    17.64
    163,905
    14.84
    2. Influenza and Pneumonia
    40,986
    14.82
    107,899
    9.77
    3. Lung Disease
    23,234
    8.40
    78,169
    7.08
    4. Stroke
    22,878
    8.27
    121,823
    11.03
    5. Kidney Disease
    13,588
    4.91
    44,779
    4.05
    6. Lung Cancers
    10,014
    3.62
    79,688
    7.21
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    8,931
    3.23
    57,340
    5.19
    8. Breast Cancer
    7,063
    2.55
    15,805
    1.43
    9. Diabetes Mellitus
    6,838
    2.47
    5,433
    0.49
    10. Road Traffic Accidents
    6,298
    2.28
    4,566
    0.41
    11. Hypertension
    5,799
    2.10
    6,673
    0.60
    12. Other Injuries
    5,642
    2.04
    22,068
    2.00
    13. Inflammatory/Heart
    5,495
    1.99
    8,232
    0.75
    14. Pancreas Cancer
    4,607
    1.67
    37,027
    3.35
    15. Prostate Cancer
    4,507
    1.63
    13,515
    1.22
    16. Liver Disease
    4,029
    1.46
    14,195
    1.29
    17. Endocrine Disorders
    3,987
    1.44
    11,486
    1.04
    18. Suicide
    3,747
    1.36
    19,466
    1.76
    19. Alzheimers & Dementia
    3,737
    1.35
    56,937
    5.15
    20. Stomach Cancer
    3,523
    1.27
    50,433
    4.57
    21. Other Neoplasms
    3,224
    1.17
    15,120
    1.37
    22. Skin Disease
    3,171
    1.15
    2,806
    0.25
    23. Violence
    2,712
    0.98
    266
    0.02
    24. Lymphomas
    2,708
    0.98
    19,273
    1.74
    25. Cervical Cancer
    2,480
    0.90
    3,799
    0.34
    26. Congenital Anomalies
    2,419
    0.87
    2,473
    0.22
    27. Leukemia
    2,189
    0.79
    9,607
    0.87
    28. Low Birth Weight
    2,183
    0.79
    202
    0.02
    29. Oesophagus Cancer
    2,054
    0.74
    12,316
    1.11
    30. Liver Cancer
    2,045
    0.74
    29,384
    2.66
    31. Bladder Cancer
    1,675
    0.61
    9,936
    0.90
    32. HIV/AIDS
    1,481
    0.54
    48
    0.00
    33. Ovary Cancer
    1,307
    0.47
    5,061
    0.46
    34. Oral Cancer
    1,073
    0.39
    8,333
    0.75
    35. Skin Cancers
    1,073
    0.39
    1,843
    0.17
    36. Parkinson's Disease
    965
    0.35
    14,007
    1.27
    37. Uterin Cancer
    944
    0.34
    3,461
    0.31
    38. Malnutrition
    929
    0.34
    1,910
    0.17
    39. Drug Use
    826
    0.30
    732
    0.07
    40. Anemia
    691
    0.25
    875
    0.08
    41. Tuberculosis
    655
    0.24
    3,459
    0.31
    42. Diarrhoeal diseases
    578
    0.21
    2,731
    0.25
    43. Falls
    506
    0.18
    9,736
    0.88
    44. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    488
    0.18
    2,922
    0.26
    45. Chagas disease
    451
    0.16
    0
    0.00
    46. Alcohol
    442
    0.16
    576
    0.05
    47. Asthma
    403
    0.15
    1,922
    0.17
    48. Drownings
    380
    0.14
    8,409
    0.76
    49. Birth Trauma
    373
    0.13
    104
    0.01
    50. Epilepsy
    332
    0.12
    1,558
    0.14
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Argentina ARGENTINA   Japan JAPAN
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Breast Cancer
    22.47
    38
    10.31
    155
    2. Prostate Cancer
    18.19
    74
    6.05
    157
    3. Lung Cancers
    17.98
    67
    18.06
    66
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    15.34
    25
    13.59
    37
    5. Cervical Cancer
    9.43
    87
    2.73
    152
    6. Pancreas Cancer
    7.96
    22
    8.87
    10
    7. Stomach Cancer
    6.28
    87
    11.47
    28
    8. Lymphomas
    4.94
    80
    4.22
    111
    9. Ovary Cancer
    4.39
    94
    3.30
    136
    10. Leukemia
    4.06
    68
    2.76
    133
    11. Liver Cancer
    3.60
    149
    6.62
    62
    12. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.56
    54
    3.28
    61
    13. Uterin Cancer
    2.85
    69
    2.02
    106
    14. Bladder Cancer
    2.74
    64
    1.86
    104
    15. Oral Cancer
    1.96
    134
    2.19
    124
    16. Skin Cancers
    1.82
    98
    0.42
    167
    Data rounded. Decimals affect ranking.
    Data Source: WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION 2020
    Data Accuracy Not Guaranteed
    WHO Excludes Cause of Death Data For the following countries: Andorra, Cook Islands, Dominica, Marshall Islands, Monaco, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Saint Kitts, San Marino, Tuvalu.