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Bangladesh
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 Bangladesh 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
Bangladesh Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Bangladesh BANGLADESH   Japan JAPAN
      Bangladesh BANGLADESH   Japan JAPAN
           
    World Rank
           
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    41.0
    39.9
    40.5
    136
    153
    144
     
    65.3
    70.1
    67.7
    31
    35
    35
    1970
    44.8
    44.3
    44.5
    138
    153
    144
     
    69.4
    74.7
    72.0
    9
    13
    10
    1980
    48.9
    48.7
    48.8
    142
    152
    147
     
    73.6
    78.8
    76.1
    1
    5
    1
    1990
    54.5
    55.1
    54.8
    144
    151
    146
     
    75.9
    81.9
    78.8
    1
    1
    1
    2000
    64.9
    65.6
    65.3
    103
    124
    118
     
    77.6
    84.5
    81.1
    2
    1
    1
    2010
    68.9
    71.1
    69.9
    95
    118
    106
     
    79.5
    86.3
    83.0
    5
    1
    1
    2019
    73.0
    75.6
    74.3
    71
    98
    85
     
    81.5
    86.9
    84.3
    2
    1
    1
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Bangladesh BANGLADESH   Japan JAPAN
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    73.0
    75.6
    71
    98
    81.5
    86.9
    2
    1
    Age 5
    75.4
    77.8
    51
    91
    81.7
    87.2
    2
    1
    Age 10
    75.7
    78.1
    50
    91
    81.7
    87.2
    2
    1
    Age 15
    76.0
    78.2
    48
    91
    81.8
    87.2
    2
    1
    Age 20
    76.2
    78.4
    46
    89
    81.9
    87.2
    2
    1
    Age 25
    76.4
    78.6
    46
    89
    82.0
    87.3
    2
    1
    Age 30
    76.6
    78.8
    48
    89
    82.1
    87.4
    2
    1
    Age 35
    76.9
    79.0
    48
    89
    82.2
    87.4
    3
    1
    Age 40
    77.2
    79.2
    48
    87
    82.4
    87.6
    3
    1
    Age 45
    77.6
    79.6
    51
    88
    82.6
    87.7
    3
    1
    Age 50
    78.2
    80.0
    50
    88
    82.9
    87.9
    3
    1
    Age 55
    79.2
    80.7
    50
    87
    83.4
    88.2
    3
    1
    Age 60
    80.3
    81.5
    49
    86
    84.0
    88.6
    3
    1
    Age 65
    81.7
    82.6
    48
    84
    84.8
    89.0
    4
    1
    Age 70
    83.5
    84.1
    49
    82
    86.0
    89.6
    2
    1
    Age 75
    85.4
    85.8
    49
    75
    87.3
    90.3
    6
    1
    Age 80
    87.5
    87.8
    57
    80
    89.0
    91.3
    8
    2
    Age 85
    90.3
    90.5
    60
    73
    91.4
    92.8
    9
    3
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Bangladesh BANGLADESH   Japan JAPAN
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Stroke
    119.20
    41
    23.21
    161
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    94.27
    118
    30.62
    181
    3. Lung Disease
    41.72
    25
    12.69
    156
    4. Diarrhoeal diseases
    29.61
    52
    0.53
    161
    5. Tuberculosis
    25.88
    42
    0.53
    140
    6. Diabetes Mellitus
    25.49
    98
    1.35
    182
    7. Influenza and Pneumonia
    22.96
    103
    16.56
    129
    8. Road Traffic Accidents
    16.74
    88
    2.21
    175
    9. Liver Disease
    16.64
    101
    4.78
    164
    10. Oesophagus Cancer
    15.32
    4
    3.28
    61
    11. Alzheimers & Dementia
    13.89
    142
    7.87
    159
    12. Hypertension
    13.27
    114
    1.07
    183
    13. Oral Cancer
    12.13
    4
    2.19
    124
    14. Breast Cancer
    10.69
    152
    10.31
    155
    15. Lung Cancers
    10.24
    102
    18.06
    66
    16. Kidney Disease
    9.14
    143
    7.61
    154
    17. Cervical Cancer
    7.75
    97
    2.73
    152
    18. Asthma
    7.70
    74
    0.36
    174
    19. Low Birth Weight
    7.38
    60
    0.32
    183
    20. Birth Trauma
    5.68
    58
    0.17
    180
    21. Other Injuries
    5.56
    123
    4.92
    133
    22. Measles
    5.50
    13
    0.00
    137
    23. Stomach Cancer
    5.45
    100
    11.47
    28
    24. Congenital Anomalies
    4.70
    121
    2.49
    167
    25. Drownings
    4.55
    33
    2.12
    109
    26. Suicide
    3.85
    153
    12.24
    49
    27. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    3.57
    172
    13.59
    37
    28. Parkinson's Disease
    3.49
    125
    2.33
    156
    29. Ovary Cancer
    3.34
    133
    3.30
    136
    30. Prostate Cancer
    3.07
    173
    6.05
    157
    31. Violence
    2.89
    115
    0.19
    183
    32. Falls
    2.64
    159
    1.98
    173
    33. Drug Use
    2.34
    37
    0.33
    177
    34. Liver Cancer
    2.29
    178
    6.62
    62
    35. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    2.25
    58
    0.40
    162
    36. Maternal Conditions
    2.19
    67
    0.04
    175
    37. Lymphomas
    2.05
    173
    4.22
    111
    38. Malnutrition
    1.70
    86
    0.41
    118
    39. Meningitis
    1.37
    70
    0.09
    180
    40. Leukemia
    1.29
    164
    2.76
    133
    41. Pertussis
    1.24
    60
    0.00
    149
    42. Inflammatory/Heart
    1.20
    180
    2.08
    163
    43. Pancreas Cancer
    1.15
    164
    8.87
    10
    44. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.01
    149
    0.61
    169
    45. Skin Disease
    1.01
    110
    0.47
    142
    46. Endocrine Disorders
    0.98
    176
    2.36
    135
    47. Epilepsy
    0.97
    138
    0.51
    176
    48. Appendicitis
    0.93
    21
    0.03
    175
    49. Fires
    0.89
    119
    0.33
    161
    50. Hepatitis B
    0.85
    43
    0.34
    77
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Bangladesh BANGLADESH   Japan JAPAN
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Stroke
    134,166
    18.74
    121,823
    11.03
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    108,528
    15.16
    163,905
    14.84
    3. Lung Disease
    45,699
    6.38
    78,169
    7.08
    4. Tuberculosis
    37,175
    5.19
    3,459
    0.31
    5. Diarrhoeal diseases
    36,111
    5.05
    2,731
    0.25
    6. Influenza and Pneumonia
    29,586
    4.13
    107,899
    9.77
    7. Diabetes Mellitus
    28,976
    4.05
    5,433
    0.49
    8. Road Traffic Accidents
    25,023
    3.50
    4,566
    0.41
    9. Liver Disease
    21,024
    2.94
    14,195
    1.29
    10. Oesophagus Cancer
    19,525
    2.73
    12,316
    1.11
    11. Low Birth Weight
    17,457
    2.44
    202
    0.02
    12. Oral Cancer
    15,511
    2.17
    8,333
    0.75
    13. Alzheimers & Dementia
    14,993
    2.09
    56,937
    5.15
    14. Hypertension
    14,776
    2.06
    6,673
    0.60
    15. Birth Trauma
    13,392
    1.87
    104
    0.01
    16. Lung Cancers
    12,174
    1.70
    79,688
    7.21
    17. Kidney Disease
    10,841
    1.51
    44,779
    4.05
    18. Congenital Anomalies
    10,113
    1.41
    2,473
    0.22
    19. Measles
    9,021
    1.26
    0
    0.00
    20. Asthma
    8,893
    1.24
    1,922
    0.17
    21. Other Injuries
    7,629
    1.07
    22,068
    2.00
    22. Drownings
    7,094
    0.99
    8,409
    0.76
    23. Breast Cancer
    6,808
    0.95
    15,805
    1.43
    24. Stomach Cancer
    6,799
    0.95
    50,433
    4.57
    25. Suicide
    5,998
    0.84
    19,466
    1.76
    26. Cervical Cancer
    5,132
    0.72
    3,799
    0.34
    27. Violence
    4,623
    0.65
    266
    0.02
    28. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    4,534
    0.63
    57,340
    5.19
    29. Maternal Conditions
    3,920
    0.55
    39
    0.00
    30. Parkinson's Disease
    3,782
    0.53
    14,007
    1.27
    31. Falls
    3,328
    0.46
    9,736
    0.88
    32. Drug Use
    2,967
    0.41
    732
    0.07
    33. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    2,922
    0.41
    2,555
    0.23
    34. Liver Cancer
    2,884
    0.40
    29,384
    2.66
    35. Lymphomas
    2,667
    0.37
    19,273
    1.74
    36. Malnutrition
    2,418
    0.34
    1,910
    0.17
    37. Ovary Cancer
    2,231
    0.31
    5,061
    0.46
    38. Meningitis
    2,105
    0.29
    308
    0.03
    39. Pertussis
    2,011
    0.28
    1
    0.00
    40. Leukemia
    1,895
    0.26
    9,607
    0.87
    41. Prostate Cancer
    1,664
    0.23
    13,515
    1.22
    42. Inflammatory/Heart
    1,485
    0.21
    8,232
    0.75
    43. Pancreas Cancer
    1,414
    0.20
    37,027
    3.35
    44. Epilepsy
    1,353
    0.19
    1,558
    0.14
    45. Endocrine Disorders
    1,335
    0.19
    11,486
    1.04
    46. Fires
    1,271
    0.18
    1,007
    0.09
    47. Appendicitis
    1,262
    0.18
    126
    0.01
    48. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1,251
    0.17
    2,922
    0.26
    49. Syphilis
    1,227
    0.17
    16
    0.00
    50. Skin Disease
    1,131
    0.16
    2,806
    0.25
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Bangladesh BANGLADESH   Japan JAPAN
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Oesophagus Cancer
    15.32
    4
    3.28
    61
    2. Oral Cancer
    12.13
    4
    2.19
    124
    3. Breast Cancer
    10.69
    152
    10.31
    155
    4. Lung Cancers
    10.24
    102
    18.06
    66
    5. Cervical Cancer
    7.75
    97
    2.73
    152
    6. Stomach Cancer
    5.45
    100
    11.47
    28
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    3.57
    172
    13.59
    37
    8. Ovary Cancer
    3.34
    133
    3.30
    136
    9. Prostate Cancer
    3.07
    173
    6.05
    157
    10. Liver Cancer
    2.29
    178
    6.62
    62
    11. Lymphomas
    2.05
    173
    4.22
    111
    12. Leukemia
    1.29
    164
    2.76
    133
    13. Pancreas Cancer
    1.15
    164
    8.87
    10
    14. Bladder Cancer
    0.84
    162
    1.86
    104
    15. Skin Cancers
    0.68
    153
    0.42
    167
    16. Uterin Cancer
    0.68
    170
    2.02
    106
    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.