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BRAZIL VS JAPAN
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Afghanistan Albania Algeria Angola 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 Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Lithuania Luxembourg Macedonia Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Moldova Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nepal Netherlands New Guinea New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria North Korea Norway Oman Pakistan Panama Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Qatar Romania Russia Rwanda Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia 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 Trinidad/Tob. Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Uganda Ukraine United Kingdom United States Uruguay Uzbekistan Venezuela Viet Nam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe

Compare Brazil and Japan health profiles including life expectancy history, causes of death and population dynamics side by side. Health Data used is WHO 2014 updates, World Bank and the United Nations for population.
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Brazil BRAZIL   Japan JAPAN
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      Male Female All M F All   Male Female All M F All
    1960
    53.0
    56.7
    54.8
    79
    79
    78
    		  
    65.3
    70.1
    67.7
    31
    35
    35
    1970
    56.8
    61.1
    58.9
    86
    86
    85
    		  
    69.4
    74.7
    72.0
    9
    13
    10
    1980
    60.0
    65.7
    62.8
    93
    85
    89
    		  
    73.6
    78.8
    76.1
    1
    5
    1
    1990
    62.9
    70.4
    66.6
    106
    90
    98
    		  
    75.9
    81.9
    78.8
    1
    1
    1
    2000
    66.6
    74.3
    70.4
    94
    74
    84
    		  
    77.7
    84.6
    81.1
    1
    1
    1
    2010
    70.2
    77.5
    73.8
    84
    60
    71
    		  
    79.5
    86.3
    83.0
    5
    1
    1
    2015
    71.4
    78.7
    75.0
    79
    56
    68
    		  
    80.5
    86.8
    83.7
    6
    1
    1
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Brazil BRAZIL   Japan JAPAN
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    71.4
    78.7
    79
    56
    		  
    80.5
    86.8
    6
    1
    Age 5
    72.7
    79.9
    81
    51
    		  
    80.7
    87.0
    7
    1
    Age 10
    72.8
    79.9
    81
    52
    		  
    80.8
    87.1
    7
    1
    Age 15
    72.9
    80.0
    81
    52
    		  
    80.8
    87.1
    7
    1
    Age 20
    73.5
    80.2
    78
    52
    		  
    80.9
    87.2
    7
    1
    Age 25
    74.2
    80.3
    73
    50
    		  
    81.1
    87.3
    7
    1
    Age 30
    74.8
    80.5
    68
    50
    		  
    81.2
    87.3
    8
    1
    Age 35
    75.4
    80.8
    61
    50
    		  
    81.4
    87.4
    9
    1
    Age 40
    76.0
    81.0
    62
    50
    		  
    81.6
    87.6
    9
    1
    Age 45
    76.7
    81.4
    62
    50
    		  
    81.8
    87.7
    8
    1
    Age 50
    77.5
    81.9
    58
    48
    		  
    82.2
    88.0
    8
    1
    Age 55
    78.5
    82.5
    58
    48
    		  
    82.7
    88.3
    8
    1
    Age 60
    79.8
    83.3
    53
    49
    		  
    83.4
    88.7
    8
    1
    Age 65
    81.2
    84.3
    52
    48
    		  
    84.4
    89.2
    8
    1
    Age 70
    83.1
    85.7
    51
    49
    		  
    85.4
    89.7
    9
    1
    Age 75
    85.2
    87.3
    54
    48
    		  
    86.8
    90.5
    11
    2
    Age 80
    87.6
    89.3
    56
    48
    		  
    88.7
    91.6
    14
    2
    Age 85
    90.5
    91.8
    60
    41
    		  
    91.2
    93.3
    24
    4
    Age 90
    93.9
    94.8
    65
    37
    		  
    94.3
    95.6
    31
    16
    Age 95
    97.8
    98.5
    70
    37
    		  
    98.0
    98.7
    44
    18
    Age 100
    102.1
    102.5
    72
    31
    		  
    102.1
    102.5
    66
    44
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Brazil BRAZIL   Japan JAPAN
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    74.74
    117
    		  
    30.36
    170
    2. Stroke
    66.71
    113
    		  
    34.00
    152
    3. Influenza and Pneumonia
    43.59
    73
    		  
    32.07
    84
    4. Diabetes Mellitus
    39.74
    51
    		  
    4.37
    168
    5. Hypertension
    33.67
    18
    		  
    1.88
    172
    6. Violence
    30.53
    13
    		  
    0.28
    172
    7. Lung Disease
    24.52
    51
    		  
    4.33
    166
    8. Road Traffic Accidents
    24.13
    42
    		  
    3.28
    168
    9. Prostate Cancer
    22.82
    47
    		  
    6.90
    142
    10. Breast Cancer
    16.91
    81
    		  
    10.86
    134
    11. Lung Cancers
    14.98
    73
    		  
    21.44
    54
    12. Alzheimers/Dementia
    12.56
    26
    		  
    4.23
    58
    13. Liver Disease
    12.19
    104
    		  
    5.27
    153
    14. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    9.95
    67
    		  
    14.88
    42
    15. Inflammatory/Heart
    9.81
    58
    		  
    2.24
    165
    16. Kidney Disease
    9.48
    121
    		  
    7.52
    129
    17. Stomach Cancer
    9.10
    50
    		  
    15.58
    19
    18. Cervical Cancer
    8.62
    78
    		  
    2.97
    135
    19. Endocrine Disorders
    8.45
    63
    		  
    2.74
    136
    20. Falls
    8.09
    55
    		  
    2.46
    136
    21. Other Injuries
    7.94
    117
    		  
    13.83
    72
    22. HIV/AIDS
    7.54
    75
    		  
    0.03
    160
    23. Congenital Anomalies
    6.58
    116
    		  
    2.63
    162
    24. Suicide
    5.85
    112
    		  
    18.78
    16
    25. Low Birth Weight
    5.63
    106
    		  
    0.48
    172
    26. Oesophagus Cancer
    5.42
    34
    		  
    4.13
    51
    27. Liver Cancer
    5.30
    88
    		  
    9.54
    39
    28. Pancreas Cancer
    5.20
    58
    		  
    9.35
    13
    29. Lymphomas
    4.82
    79
    		  
    4.70
    81
    30. Oral Cancer
    4.70
    47
    		  
    2.49
    99
    31. Alcohol
    4.33
    22
    		  
    0.48
    105
    32. Malnutrition
    4.21
    70
    		  
    0.54
    121
    33. Leukemia
    4.17
    68
    		  
    3.16
    111
    34. Ovary Cancer
    3.84
    94
    		  
    3.72
    100
    35. Drownings
    3.28
    92
    		  
    2.53
    104
    36. Tuberculosis
    3.08
    101
    		  
    0.89
    132
    37. Chagas disease
    3.05
    2
    		  
    0.00
    172
    38. Diarrhoeal diseases
    2.82
    99
    		  
    0.71
    143
    39. Birth Trauma
    2.80
    99
    		  
    0.25
    171
    40. Other Neoplasms
    2.63
    86
    		  
    3.11
    70
    41. Skin Disease
    2.45
    68
    		  
    0.41
    142
    42. Bladder Cancer
    2.35
    75
    		  
    2.00
    88
    43. Skin Cancers
    2.25
    45
    		  
    0.50
    157
    44. Uterin Cancer
    1.94
    87
    		  
    1.85
    92
    45. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.91
    109
    		  
    0.90
    148
    46. Parkinson's Disease
    1.88
    83
    		  
    1.52
    101
    47. Asthma
    1.62
    121
    		  
    0.54
    165
    48. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    1.50
    122
    		  
    0.61
    155
    49. Anemia
    1.47
    63
    		  
    0.19
    128
    50. Epilepsy
    1.36
    116
    		  
    0.38
    168
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      Brazil BRAZIL   Japan JAPAN
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    138,983
    12.85
    		  
    102,506
    11.15
    2. Stroke
    123,092
    11.38
    		  
    120,586
    13.12
    3. Influenza and Pneumonia
    80,275
    7.42
    		  
    125,816
    13.69
    4. Diabetes Mellitus
    73,345
    6.78
    		  
    14,741
    1.60
    5. Violence
    62,759
    5.80
    		  
    419
    0.05
    6. Hypertension
    61,993
    5.73
    		  
    7,167
    0.78
    7. Road Traffic Accidents
    48,653
    4.50
    		  
    6,186
    0.67
    8. Lung Disease
    44,754
    4.14
    		  
    17,284
    1.88
    9. Lung Cancers
    27,924
    2.58
    		  
    71,740
    7.80
    10. Liver Disease
    23,932
    2.21
    		  
    13,135
    1.43
    11. Alzheimers/Dementia
    22,668
    2.10
    		  
    16,963
    1.85
    12. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    18,624
    1.72
    		  
    47,686
    5.19
    13. Inflammatory/Heart
    18,446
    1.70
    		  
    7,094
    0.77
    14. Prostate Cancer
    17,831
    1.65
    		  
    11,305
    1.23
    15. Kidney Disease
    17,627
    1.63
    		  
    29,119
    3.17
    16. Breast Cancer
    17,516
    1.62
    		  
    13,206
    1.44
    17. Stomach Cancer
    17,035
    1.57
    		  
    50,969
    5.54
    18. Endocrine Disorders
    15,959
    1.47
    		  
    9,169
    1.00
    19. HIV/AIDS
    15,429
    1.43
    		  
    56
    0.01
    20. Other Injuries
    15,411
    1.42
    		  
    34,400
    3.74
    21. Falls
    15,107
    1.40
    		  
    7,653
    0.83
    22. Suicide
    11,821
    1.09
    		  
    29,454
    3.20
    23. Congenital Anomalies
    11,421
    1.06
    		  
    2,323
    0.25
    24. Oesophagus Cancer
    10,263
    0.95
    		  
    12,495
    1.36
    25. Liver Cancer
    9,938
    0.92
    		  
    31,844
    3.46
    26. Pancreas Cancer
    9,683
    0.89
    		  
    30,017
    3.27
    27. Low Birth Weight
    9,438
    0.87
    		  
    294
    0.03
    28. Lymphomas
    9,087
    0.84
    		  
    15,477
    1.68
    29. Oral Cancer
    8,981
    0.83
    		  
    7,345
    0.80
    30. Cervical Cancer
    8,950
    0.83
    		  
    3,462
    0.38
    31. Alcohol
    8,697
    0.80
    		  
    914
    0.10
    32. Leukemia
    7,933
    0.73
    		  
    8,585
    0.93
    33. Malnutrition
    7,703
    0.71
    		  
    1,724
    0.19
    34. Drownings
    6,537
    0.60
    		  
    7,337
    0.80
    35. Tuberculosis
    6,008
    0.56
    		  
    3,419
    0.37
    36. Chagas disease
    5,709
    0.53
    		  
    0
    0.00
    37. Diarrhoeal diseases
    5,120
    0.47
    		  
    2,300
    0.25
    38. Other Neoplasms
    4,940
    0.46
    		  
    10,258
    1.12
    39. Birth Trauma
    4,696
    0.43
    		  
    152
    0.02
    40. Skin Disease
    4,540
    0.42
    		  
    1,557
    0.17
    41. Bladder Cancer
    4,307
    0.40
    		  
    7,373
    0.80
    42. Skin Cancers
    4,226
    0.39
    		  
    1,530
    0.17
    43. Ovary Cancer
    3,954
    0.37
    		  
    4,656
    0.51
    44. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    3,573
    0.33
    		  
    3,061
    0.33
    45. Parkinson's Disease
    3,399
    0.31
    		  
    6,060
    0.66
    46. Asthma
    3,024
    0.28
    		  
    1,843
    0.20
    47. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    2,887
    0.27
    		  
    2,370
    0.26
    48. Anemia
    2,729
    0.25
    		  
    706
    0.08
    49. Epilepsy
    2,674
    0.25
    		  
    800
    0.09
    50. Hepatitis C
    2,611
    0.24
    		  
    4,734
    0.51
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Brazil BRAZIL   Japan JAPAN
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    22.82
    47
    		  
    6.90
    142
    2. Breast Cancer
    16.91
    81
    		  
    10.86
    134
    3. Lung Cancers
    14.98
    73
    		  
    21.44
    54
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    9.95
    67
    		  
    14.88
    42
    5. Stomach Cancer
    9.10
    50
    		  
    15.58
    19
    6. Cervical Cancer
    8.62
    78
    		  
    2.97
    135
    7. Oesophagus Cancer
    5.42
    34
    		  
    4.13
    51
    8. Liver Cancer
    5.30
    88
    		  
    9.54
    39
    9. Pancreas Cancer
    5.20
    58
    		  
    9.35
    13
    10. Lymphomas
    4.82
    79
    		  
    4.70
    81
    11. Oral Cancer
    4.70
    47
    		  
    2.49
    99
    12. Leukemia
    4.17
    68
    		  
    3.16
    111
    13. Ovary Cancer
    3.84
    94
    		  
    3.72
    100
    14. Bladder Cancer
    2.35
    75
    		  
    2.00
    88
    15. Skin Cancers
    2.25
    45
    		  
    0.50
    157
    16. Uterin Cancer
    1.94
    87
    		  
    1.85
    92
     
     
     
    Data rounded. Decimals affect ranking.
    World Rankings Calculations Are Age Adjusted Death Rates Per 100,000 Population.
    Data Source: Published By WHO 2014
    WHO Excludes Cause of Death Data For the following countries: Andorra, Antigua and Barbuda, Cook Islands, Dominica, Grenada, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Monaco, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Saint Kitts, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent, Samoa, San Marino, Sao Tome, Seychelles, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu.