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ETHIOPIA VS JAPAN
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Compare Ethiopia 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
     
      Ethiopia ETHIOPIA   Japan JAPAN
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      Male Female All M F All   Male Female All M F All
    1960
    37.3
    40.2
    38.7
    155
    152
    155
    		  
    65.3
    70.1
    67.7
    31
    35
    35
    1970
    41.5
    44.5
    43.0
    155
    152
    153
    		  
    69.4
    74.7
    72.0
    9
    13
    10
    1980
    43.3
    46.3
    44.8
    164
    160
    161
    		  
    73.6
    78.8
    76.1
    1
    5
    1
    1990
    46.1
    49.1
    47.5
    168
    168
    168
    		  
    75.9
    81.9
    78.8
    1
    1
    1
    2000
    48.8
    51.7
    50.2
    161
    161
    162
    		  
    77.7
    84.6
    81.1
    1
    1
    1
    2010
    60.1
    63.6
    61.8
    144
    144
    146
    		  
    79.5
    86.3
    83.0
    5
    1
    1
    2015
    62.8
    66.8
    64.8
    140
    143
    141
    		  
    80.5
    86.8
    83.7
    6
    1
    1
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Ethiopia ETHIOPIA   Japan JAPAN
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    62.8
    66.8
    140
    143
    		  
    80.5
    86.8
    6
    1
    Age 5
    67.1
    70.5
    134
    139
    		  
    80.7
    87.0
    7
    1
    Age 10
    68.0
    71.2
    132
    138
    		  
    80.8
    87.1
    7
    1
    Age 15
    68.5
    71.6
    130
    137
    		  
    80.8
    87.1
    7
    1
    Age 20
    69.1
    72.1
    129
    137
    		  
    80.9
    87.2
    7
    1
    Age 25
    70.0
    72.7
    120
    137
    		  
    81.1
    87.3
    7
    1
    Age 30
    70.9
    73.3
    117
    136
    		  
    81.2
    87.3
    8
    1
    Age 35
    71.7
    74.0
    113
    135
    		  
    81.4
    87.4
    9
    1
    Age 40
    72.5
    74.7
    111
    135
    		  
    81.6
    87.6
    9
    1
    Age 45
    73.5
    75.6
    109
    130
    		  
    81.8
    87.7
    8
    1
    Age 50
    74.5
    76.4
    105
    127
    		  
    82.2
    88.0
    8
    1
    Age 55
    75.7
    77.4
    103
    125
    		  
    82.7
    88.3
    8
    1
    Age 60
    77.0
    78.5
    103
    128
    		  
    83.4
    88.7
    8
    1
    Age 65
    78.6
    79.8
    104
    128
    		  
    84.4
    89.2
    8
    1
    Age 70
    80.6
    81.5
    106
    127
    		  
    85.4
    89.7
    9
    1
    Age 75
    83.0
    83.7
    111
    126
    		  
    86.8
    90.5
    11
    2
    Age 80
    85.9
    86.4
    111
    125
    		  
    88.7
    91.6
    14
    2
    Age 85
    89.2
    89.6
    113
    127
    		  
    91.2
    93.3
    24
    4
    Age 90
    93.0
    93.4
    118
    122
    		  
    94.3
    95.6
    31
    16
    Age 95
    97.2
    97.5
    119
    114
    		  
    98.0
    98.7
    44
    18
    Age 100
    101.7
    101.9
    125
    114
    		  
    102.1
    102.5
    66
    44
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Ethiopia ETHIOPIA   Japan JAPAN
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Influenza and Pneumonia
    176.36
    15
    		  
    32.07
    84
    2. Stroke
    71.94
    107
    		  
    34.00
    152
    3. HIV/AIDS
    64.02
    30
    		  
    0.03
    160
    4. Diarrhoeal diseases
    49.54
    35
    		  
    0.71
    143
    5. Malnutrition
    48.19
    14
    		  
    0.54
    121
    6. Coronary Heart Disease
    36.10
    166
    		  
    30.36
    170
    7. Tuberculosis
    31.49
    37
    		  
    0.89
    132
    8. Breast Cancer
    23.59
    18
    		  
    10.86
    134
    9. Diabetes Mellitus
    22.62
    98
    		  
    4.37
    168
    10. Liver Disease
    22.52
    58
    		  
    5.27
    153
    11. Lung Disease
    20.52
    76
    		  
    4.33
    166
    12. Road Traffic Accidents
    20.16
    68
    		  
    3.28
    168
    13. Birth Trauma
    18.64
    28
    		  
    0.25
    171
    14. Cervical Cancer
    18.51
    35
    		  
    2.97
    135
    15. Maternal Conditions
    18.15
    28
    		  
    0.06
    158
    16. Meningitis
    17.72
    33
    		  
    0.11
    172
    17. Low Birth Weight
    17.12
    42
    		  
    0.48
    172
    18. Malaria
    17.00
    37
    		  
    0.00
    172
    19. Other Injuries
    16.68
    56
    		  
    13.83
    72
    20. Kidney Disease
    15.28
    77
    		  
    7.52
    129
    21. Asthma
    14.47
    18
    		  
    0.54
    165
    22. Hypertension
    13.55
    115
    		  
    1.88
    172
    23. Violence
    13.05
    38
    		  
    0.28
    172
    24. Fires
    12.11
    20
    		  
    0.56
    144
    25. Suicide
    10.89
    62
    		  
    18.78
    16
    26. Skin Disease
    9.21
    10
    		  
    0.41
    142
    27. Inflammatory/Heart
    8.83
    67
    		  
    2.24
    165
    28. Falls
    8.46
    53
    		  
    2.46
    136
    29. Congenital Anomalies
    8.04
    98
    		  
    2.63
    162
    30. Epilepsy
    7.70
    37
    		  
    0.38
    168
    31. Ovary Cancer
    7.36
    16
    		  
    3.72
    100
    32. Endocrine Disorders
    6.60
    79
    		  
    2.74
    136
    33. Prostate Cancer
    6.41
    145
    		  
    6.90
    142
    34. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    6.33
    40
    		  
    0.90
    148
    35. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    6.17
    60
    		  
    0.61
    155
    36. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    5.94
    106
    		  
    14.88
    42
    37. Leukemia
    5.56
    18
    		  
    3.16
    111
    38. Drownings
    5.42
    62
    		  
    2.53
    104
    39. Schistosomiasis
    5.02
    13
    		  
    0.00
    60
    40. Other Neoplasms
    4.54
    23
    		  
    3.11
    70
    41. Measles
    4.44
    12
    		  
    0.00
    103
    42. Poisonings
    3.98
    35
    		  
    0.54
    141
    43. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    3.71
    16
    		  
    0.45
    104
    44. Lymphomas
    3.54
    121
    		  
    4.70
    81
    45. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.24
    70
    		  
    4.13
    51
    46. Leishmaniasis
    3.23
    4
    		  
    0.00
    172
    47. Stomach Cancer
    3.00
    140
    		  
    15.58
    19
    48. Pertussis
    2.80
    6
    		  
    0.00
    172
    49. Lung Cancers
    2.77
    136
    		  
    21.44
    54
    50. Anemia
    2.59
    46
    		  
    0.19
    128
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      Ethiopia ETHIOPIA   Japan JAPAN
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. Influenza and Pneumonia
    103,399
    17.20
    		  
    125,816
    13.69
    2. HIV/AIDS
    50,103
    8.33
    		  
    56
    0.01
    3. Diarrhoeal diseases
    41,287
    6.87
    		  
    2,300
    0.25
    4. Birth Trauma
    29,663
    4.93
    		  
    152
    0.02
    5. Malnutrition
    28,560
    4.75
    		  
    1,724
    0.19
    6. Stroke
    28,320
    4.71
    		  
    120,586
    13.12
    7. Low Birth Weight
    27,243
    4.53
    		  
    294
    0.03
    8. Tuberculosis
    15,934
    2.65
    		  
    3,419
    0.37
    9. Meningitis
    15,130
    2.52
    		  
    261
    0.03
    10. Road Traffic Accidents
    15,015
    2.50
    		  
    6,186
    0.67
    11. Malaria
    14,998
    2.49
    		  
    1
    0.00
    12. Coronary Heart Disease
    14,728
    2.45
    		  
    102,506
    11.15
    13. Maternal Conditions
    13,568
    2.26
    		  
    70
    0.01
    14. Other Injuries
    12,779
    2.13
    		  
    34,400
    3.74
    15. Congenital Anomalies
    11,965
    1.99
    		  
    2,323
    0.25
    16. Violence
    10,963
    1.82
    		  
    419
    0.05
    17. Liver Disease
    10,751
    1.79
    		  
    13,135
    1.43
    18. Fires
    10,020
    1.67
    		  
    1,332
    0.14
    19. Diabetes Mellitus
    9,305
    1.55
    		  
    14,741
    1.60
    20. Lung Disease
    8,819
    1.47
    		  
    17,284
    1.88
    21. Kidney Disease
    7,528
    1.25
    		  
    29,119
    3.17
    22. Suicide
    6,852
    1.14
    		  
    29,454
    3.20
    23. Asthma
    6,743
    1.12
    		  
    1,843
    0.20
    24. Measles
    6,714
    1.12
    		  
    1
    0.00
    25. Breast Cancer
    6,395
    1.06
    		  
    13,206
    1.44
    26. Epilepsy
    5,900
    0.98
    		  
    800
    0.09
    27. Hypertension
    5,549
    0.92
    		  
    7,167
    0.78
    28. Drownings
    5,166
    0.86
    		  
    7,337
    0.80
    29. Falls
    4,694
    0.78
    		  
    7,653
    0.83
    30. Cervical Cancer
    4,595
    0.76
    		  
    3,462
    0.38
    31. Skin Disease
    4,385
    0.73
    		  
    1,557
    0.17
    32. Pertussis
    4,264
    0.71
    		  
    1
    0.00
    33. Endocrine Disorders
    4,203
    0.70
    		  
    9,169
    1.00
    34. Inflammatory/Heart
    3,766
    0.63
    		  
    7,094
    0.77
    35. Syphilis
    3,626
    0.60
    		  
    11
    0.00
    36. Leishmaniasis
    3,424
    0.57
    		  
    0
    0.00
    37. Poisonings
    3,252
    0.54
    		  
    959
    0.10
    38. Leukemia
    3,222
    0.54
    		  
    8,585
    0.93
    39. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    2,953
    0.49
    		  
    2,370
    0.26
    40. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    2,906
    0.48
    		  
    3,061
    0.33
    41. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    2,877
    0.48
    		  
    47,686
    5.19
    42. Schistosomiasis
    2,467
    0.41
    		  
    4
    0.00
    43. Other Neoplasms
    2,311
    0.38
    		  
    10,258
    1.12
    44. Tetanus
    2,309
    0.38
    		  
    11
    0.00
    45. Lymphomas
    1,888
    0.31
    		  
    15,477
    1.68
    46. Ovary Cancer
    1,879
    0.31
    		  
    4,656
    0.51
    47. Encephalitis
    1,721
    0.29
    		  
    79
    0.01
    48. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    1,653
    0.27
    		  
    1,667
    0.18
    49. Anemia
    1,615
    0.27
    		  
    706
    0.08
    50. Oesophagus Cancer
    1,491
    0.25
    		  
    12,495
    1.36
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Ethiopia ETHIOPIA   Japan JAPAN
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Breast Cancer
    23.59
    18
    		  
    10.86
    134
    2. Cervical Cancer
    18.51
    35
    		  
    2.97
    135
    3. Ovary Cancer
    7.36
    16
    		  
    3.72
    100
    4. Prostate Cancer
    6.41
    145
    		  
    6.90
    142
    5. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    5.94
    106
    		  
    14.88
    42
    6. Leukemia
    5.56
    18
    		  
    3.16
    111
    7. Lymphomas
    3.54
    121
    		  
    4.70
    81
    8. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.24
    70
    		  
    4.13
    51
    9. Stomach Cancer
    3.00
    140
    		  
    15.58
    19
    10. Lung Cancers
    2.77
    136
    		  
    21.44
    54
    11. Oral Cancer
    2.12
    117
    		  
    2.49
    99
    12. Bladder Cancer
    1.89
    90
    		  
    2.00
    88
    13. Liver Cancer
    1.83
    167
    		  
    9.54
    39
    14. Pancreas Cancer
    1.00
    150
    		  
    9.35
    13
    15. Uterin Cancer
    0.95
    151
    		  
    1.85
    92
    16. Skin Cancers
    0.70
    146
    		  
    0.50
    157
     
     
     
    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.