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Compare Canada 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
     
      Canada CANADA   Japan JAPAN
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      Male Female All M F All   Male Female All M F All
    1960
    68.3
    74.2
    71.1
    8
    5
    8
    		  
    65.3
    70.1
    67.7
    31
    35
    35
    1970
    69.3
    76.3
    72.7
    11
    4
    6
    		  
    69.4
    74.7
    72.0
    9
    13
    10
    1980
    71.6
    78.7
    75.1
    12
    6
    7
    		  
    73.6
    78.8
    76.1
    1
    5
    1
    1990
    74.3
    80.7
    77.4
    6
    4
    3
    		  
    75.9
    81.9
    78.8
    1
    1
    1
    2000
    76.6
    81.9
    79.2
    8
    8
    6
    		  
    77.7
    84.6
    81.1
    1
    1
    1
    2010
    79.0
    83.4
    81.2
    10
    12
    11
    		  
    79.5
    86.3
    83.0
    5
    1
    1
    2015
    80.2
    84.1
    82.2
    8
    11
    12
    		  
    80.5
    86.8
    83.7
    6
    1
    1
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Canada CANADA   Japan JAPAN
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    80.2
    84.1
    8
    11
    		  
    80.5
    86.8
    6
    1
    Age 5
    80.6
    84.5
    8
    10
    		  
    80.7
    87.0
    7
    1
    Age 10
    80.6
    84.5
    8
    10
    		  
    80.8
    87.1
    7
    1
    Age 15
    80.7
    84.5
    8
    10
    		  
    80.8
    87.1
    7
    1
    Age 20
    80.8
    84.6
    8
    10
    		  
    80.9
    87.2
    7
    1
    Age 25
    81.0
    84.7
    9
    10
    		  
    81.1
    87.3
    7
    1
    Age 30
    81.2
    84.8
    9
    10
    		  
    81.2
    87.3
    8
    1
    Age 35
    81.4
    84.9
    8
    10
    		  
    81.4
    87.4
    9
    1
    Age 40
    81.6
    85.0
    7
    10
    		  
    81.6
    87.6
    9
    1
    Age 45
    81.9
    85.2
    7
    9
    		  
    81.8
    87.7
    8
    1
    Age 50
    82.2
    85.5
    7
    9
    		  
    82.2
    88.0
    8
    1
    Age 55
    82.8
    85.9
    6
    9
    		  
    82.7
    88.3
    8
    1
    Age 60
    83.5
    86.4
    6
    9
    		  
    83.4
    88.7
    8
    1
    Age 65
    84.4
    87.1
    6
    9
    		  
    84.4
    89.2
    8
    1
    Age 70
    85.5
    88.0
    6
    8
    		  
    85.4
    89.7
    9
    1
    Age 75
    87.0
    89.1
    7
    7
    		  
    86.8
    90.5
    11
    2
    Age 80
    88.9
    90.6
    10
    9
    		  
    88.7
    91.6
    14
    2
    Age 85
    91.2
    92.5
    23
    18
    		  
    91.2
    93.3
    24
    4
    Age 90
    94.2
    95.1
    36
    22
    		  
    94.3
    95.6
    31
    16
    Age 95
    98.0
    98.5
    46
    33
    		  
    98.0
    98.7
    44
    18
    Age 100
    102.1
    102.4
    68
    49
    		  
    102.1
    102.5
    66
    44
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Canada CANADA   Japan JAPAN
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    56.36
    145
    		  
    30.36
    170
    2. Alzheimers/Dementia
    35.50
    3
    		  
    4.23
    58
    3. Lung Cancers
    34.71
    13
    		  
    21.44
    54
    4. Stroke
    21.32
    171
    		  
    34.00
    152
    5. Breast Cancer
    18.53
    66
    		  
    10.86
    134
    6. Lung Disease
    17.49
    97
    		  
    4.33
    166
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    15.42
    38
    		  
    14.88
    42
    8. Prostate Cancer
    14.80
    100
    		  
    6.90
    142
    9. Diabetes Mellitus
    11.01
    140
    		  
    4.37
    168
    10. Suicide
    10.00
    70
    		  
    18.78
    16
    11. Influenza and Pneumonia
    9.66
    151
    		  
    32.07
    84
    12. Lymphomas
    7.68
    18
    		  
    4.70
    81
    13. Falls
    7.52
    63
    		  
    2.46
    136
    14. Pancreas Cancer
    7.30
    41
    		  
    9.35
    13
    15. Kidney Disease
    6.33
    141
    		  
    7.52
    129
    16. Liver Disease
    6.22
    144
    		  
    5.27
    153
    17. Endocrine Disorders
    5.87
    88
    		  
    2.74
    136
    18. Road Traffic Accidents
    5.86
    151
    		  
    3.28
    168
    19. Ovary Cancer
    5.44
    53
    		  
    3.72
    100
    20. Other Injuries
    5.16
    148
    		  
    13.83
    72
    21. Leukemia
    4.99
    34
    		  
    3.16
    111
    22. Hypertension
    4.08
    163
    		  
    1.88
    172
    23. Liver Cancer
    4.03
    120
    		  
    9.54
    39
    24. Bladder Cancer
    3.85
    40
    		  
    2.00
    88
    25. Congenital Anomalies
    3.81
    145
    		  
    2.63
    162
    26. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.76
    60
    		  
    4.13
    51
    27. Stomach Cancer
    3.64
    128
    		  
    15.58
    19
    28. Skin Cancers
    3.29
    17
    		  
    0.50
    157
    29. Parkinson's Disease
    3.09
    39
    		  
    1.52
    101
    30. Alcohol
    3.04
    37
    		  
    0.48
    105
    31. Uterin Cancer
    2.95
    47
    		  
    1.85
    92
    32. Low Birth Weight
    2.86
    139
    		  
    0.48
    172
    33. Inflammatory/Heart
    2.82
    155
    		  
    2.24
    165
    34. Other Neoplasms
    2.53
    91
    		  
    3.11
    70
    35. Diarrhoeal diseases
    2.44
    102
    		  
    0.71
    143
    36. Drug Use
    2.29
    49
    		  
    0.43
    127
    37. Oral Cancer
    2.20
    114
    		  
    2.49
    99
    38. Cervical Cancer
    2.17
    149
    		  
    2.97
    135
    39. Violence
    1.88
    133
    		  
    0.28
    172
    40. Poisonings
    1.77
    68
    		  
    0.54
    141
    41. Hepatitis C
    1.12
    10
    		  
    1.46
    5
    42. Birth Trauma
    1.00
    134
    		  
    0.25
    171
    43. Multiple Sclerosis
    0.97
    11
    		  
    0.04
    162
    44. Epilepsy
    0.96
    137
    		  
    0.38
    168
    45. HIV/AIDS
    0.86
    118
    		  
    0.03
    160
    46. Drownings
    0.79
    154
    		  
    2.53
    104
    47. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.74
    148
    		  
    0.61
    155
    48. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.73
    159
    		  
    0.90
    148
    49. Fires
    0.69
    135
    		  
    0.56
    144
    50. Anemia
    0.66
    87
    		  
    0.19
    128
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      Canada CANADA   Japan JAPAN
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    34,331
    16.80
    		  
    102,506
    11.15
    2. Alzheimers/Dementia
    23,541
    11.52
    		  
    16,963
    1.85
    3. Lung Cancers
    20,187
    9.88
    		  
    71,740
    7.80
    4. Stroke
    13,465
    6.59
    		  
    120,586
    13.12
    5. Lung Disease
    11,105
    5.43
    		  
    17,284
    1.88
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    9,070
    4.44
    		  
    47,686
    5.19
    7. Diabetes Mellitus
    6,630
    3.24
    		  
    14,741
    1.60
    8. Influenza and Pneumonia
    5,638
    2.76
    		  
    125,816
    13.69
    9. Breast Cancer
    5,405
    2.64
    		  
    13,206
    1.44
    10. Falls
    4,678
    2.29
    		  
    7,653
    0.83
    11. Lymphomas
    4,520
    2.21
    		  
    15,477
    1.68
    12. Pancreas Cancer
    4,243
    2.08
    		  
    30,017
    3.27
    13. Prostate Cancer
    4,178
    2.04
    		  
    11,305
    1.23
    14. Kidney Disease
    4,012
    1.96
    		  
    29,119
    3.17
    15. Suicide
    3,983
    1.95
    		  
    29,454
    3.20
    16. Endocrine Disorders
    3,246
    1.59
    		  
    9,169
    1.00
    17. Liver Disease
    3,117
    1.53
    		  
    13,135
    1.43
    18. Leukemia
    2,851
    1.40
    		  
    8,585
    0.93
    19. Other Injuries
    2,636
    1.29
    		  
    34,400
    3.74
    20. Hypertension
    2,572
    1.26
    		  
    7,167
    0.78
    21. Bladder Cancer
    2,386
    1.17
    		  
    7,373
    0.80
    22. Liver Cancer
    2,286
    1.12
    		  
    31,844
    3.46
    23. Road Traffic Accidents
    2,239
    1.10
    		  
    6,186
    0.67
    24. Oesophagus Cancer
    2,107
    1.03
    		  
    12,495
    1.36
    25. Stomach Cancer
    2,091
    1.02
    		  
    50,969
    5.54
    26. Parkinson's Disease
    2,038
    1.00
    		  
    6,060
    0.66
    27. Skin Cancers
    1,787
    0.87
    		  
    1,530
    0.17
    28. Ovary Cancer
    1,615
    0.79
    		  
    4,656
    0.51
    29. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1,562
    0.76
    		  
    2,300
    0.25
    30. Inflammatory/Heart
    1,523
    0.75
    		  
    7,094
    0.77
    31. Other Neoplasms
    1,490
    0.73
    		  
    10,258
    1.12
    32. Alcohol
    1,373
    0.67
    		  
    914
    0.10
    33. Oral Cancer
    1,224
    0.60
    		  
    7,345
    0.80
    34. Congenital Anomalies
    1,050
    0.51
    		  
    2,323
    0.25
    35. Uterin Cancer
    920
    0.45
    		  
    2,659
    0.29
    36. Drug Use
    893
    0.44
    		  
    810
    0.09
    37. Poisonings
    692
    0.34
    		  
    959
    0.10
    38. Low Birth Weight
    630
    0.31
    		  
    294
    0.03
    39. Violence
    626
    0.31
    		  
    419
    0.05
    40. Cervical Cancer
    558
    0.27
    		  
    3,462
    0.38
    41. Hepatitis C
    520
    0.25
    		  
    4,734
    0.51
    42. Multiple Sclerosis
    507
    0.25
    		  
    90
    0.01
    43. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    451
    0.22
    		  
    2,370
    0.26
    44. Anemia
    433
    0.21
    		  
    706
    0.08
    45. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    422
    0.21
    		  
    3,061
    0.33
    46. HIV/AIDS
    372
    0.18
    		  
    56
    0.01
    47. Epilepsy
    371
    0.18
    		  
    800
    0.09
    48. Skin Disease
    355
    0.17
    		  
    1,557
    0.17
    49. Drownings
    293
    0.14
    		  
    7,337
    0.80
    50. Fires
    286
    0.14
    		  
    1,332
    0.14
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Canada CANADA   Japan JAPAN
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    34.71
    13
    		  
    21.44
    54
    2. Breast Cancer
    18.53
    66
    		  
    10.86
    134
    3. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    15.42
    38
    		  
    14.88
    42
    4. Prostate Cancer
    14.80
    100
    		  
    6.90
    142
    5. Lymphomas
    7.68
    18
    		  
    4.70
    81
    6. Pancreas Cancer
    7.30
    41
    		  
    9.35
    13
    7. Ovary Cancer
    5.44
    53
    		  
    3.72
    100
    8. Leukemia
    4.99
    34
    		  
    3.16
    111
    9. Liver Cancer
    4.03
    120
    		  
    9.54
    39
    10. Bladder Cancer
    3.85
    40
    		  
    2.00
    88
    11. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.76
    60
    		  
    4.13
    51
    12. Stomach Cancer
    3.64
    128
    		  
    15.58
    19
    13. Skin Cancers
    3.29
    17
    		  
    0.50
    157
    14. Uterin Cancer
    2.95
    47
    		  
    1.85
    92
    15. Oral Cancer
    2.20
    114
    		  
    2.49
    99
    16. Cervical Cancer
    2.17
    149
    		  
    2.97
    135
     
     
     
    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.