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FINLAND 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 Finland 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
     
      Finland FINLAND   Japan JAPAN
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      Male Female All M F All   Male Female All M F All
    1960
    65.4
    72.4
    68.8
    30
    20
    25
    		  
    65.3
    70.1
    67.7
    31
    35
    35
    1970
    66.2
    74.4
    70.2
    34
    19
    25
    		  
    69.4
    74.7
    72.0
    9
    13
    10
    1980
    69.2
    77.9
    73.4
    30
    10
    19
    		  
    73.6
    78.8
    76.1
    1
    5
    1
    1990
    70.9
    78.9
    74.8
    34
    14
    25
    		  
    75.9
    81.9
    78.8
    1
    1
    1
    2000
    74.2
    81.0
    77.5
    30
    13
    25
    		  
    77.7
    84.6
    81.1
    1
    1
    1
    2010
    76.6
    83.1
    79.9
    26
    15
    24
    		  
    79.5
    86.3
    83.0
    5
    1
    1
    2015
    78.3
    83.8
    81.1
    26
    16
    22
    		  
    80.5
    86.8
    83.7
    6
    1
    1
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Finland FINLAND   Japan JAPAN
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    78.3
    83.8
    26
    16
    		  
    80.5
    86.8
    6
    1
    Age 5
    78.5
    84.0
    26
    19
    		  
    80.7
    87.0
    7
    1
    Age 10
    78.5
    84.0
    26
    19
    		  
    80.8
    87.1
    7
    1
    Age 15
    78.6
    84.0
    26
    19
    		  
    80.8
    87.1
    7
    1
    Age 20
    78.7
    84.1
    25
    19
    		  
    80.9
    87.2
    7
    1
    Age 25
    78.9
    84.2
    25
    18
    		  
    81.1
    87.3
    7
    1
    Age 30
    79.2
    84.3
    26
    18
    		  
    81.2
    87.3
    8
    1
    Age 35
    79.4
    84.4
    26
    18
    		  
    81.4
    87.4
    9
    1
    Age 40
    79.7
    84.5
    26
    17
    		  
    81.6
    87.6
    9
    1
    Age 45
    80.0
    84.7
    26
    16
    		  
    81.8
    87.7
    8
    1
    Age 50
    80.5
    85.0
    26
    17
    		  
    82.2
    88.0
    8
    1
    Age 55
    81.1
    85.3
    26
    16
    		  
    82.7
    88.3
    8
    1
    Age 60
    82.1
    85.9
    27
    15
    		  
    83.4
    88.7
    8
    1
    Age 65
    83.2
    86.5
    26
    17
    		  
    84.4
    89.2
    8
    1
    Age 70
    84.6
    87.3
    24
    17
    		  
    85.4
    89.7
    9
    1
    Age 75
    86.3
    88.4
    22
    21
    		  
    86.8
    90.5
    11
    2
    Age 80
    88.2
    89.7
    31
    33
    		  
    88.7
    91.6
    14
    2
    Age 85
    90.8
    91.6
    40
    49
    		  
    91.2
    93.3
    24
    4
    Age 90
    93.9
    94.4
    60
    64
    		  
    94.3
    95.6
    31
    16
    Age 95
    97.7
    97.9
    74
    85
    		  
    98.0
    98.7
    44
    18
    Age 100
    102.0
    102.0
    86
    103
    		  
    102.1
    102.5
    66
    44
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Finland FINLAND   Japan JAPAN
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    94.14
    79
    		  
    30.36
    170
    2. Alzheimers/Dementia
    53.77
    1
    		  
    4.23
    58
    3. Stroke
    35.04
    146
    		  
    34.00
    152
    4. Lung Cancers
    20.15
    57
    		  
    21.44
    54
    5. Prostate Cancer
    17.49
    75
    		  
    6.90
    142
    6. Breast Cancer
    16.90
    82
    		  
    10.86
    134
    7. Liver Disease
    15.59
    86
    		  
    5.27
    153
    8. Suicide
    15.11
    31
    		  
    18.78
    16
    9. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    11.00
    60
    		  
    14.88
    42
    10. Falls
    10.91
    39
    		  
    2.46
    136
    11. Hypertension
    10.32
    133
    		  
    1.88
    172
    12. Lung Disease
    9.45
    151
    		  
    4.33
    166
    13. Pancreas Cancer
    9.42
    11
    		  
    9.35
    13
    14. Alcohol
    7.55
    9
    		  
    0.48
    105
    15. Lymphomas
    7.31
    27
    		  
    4.70
    81
    16. Ovary Cancer
    6.88
    23
    		  
    3.72
    100
    17. Inflammatory/Heart
    6.57
    96
    		  
    2.24
    165
    18. Other Injuries
    5.01
    151
    		  
    13.83
    72
    19. Drug Use
    4.87
    10
    		  
    0.43
    127
    20. Stomach Cancer
    4.77
    105
    		  
    15.58
    19
    21. Parkinson's Disease
    4.66
    1
    		  
    1.52
    101
    22. Diabetes Mellitus
    4.66
    166
    		  
    4.37
    168
    23. Road Traffic Accidents
    4.31
    158
    		  
    3.28
    168
    24. Liver Cancer
    3.96
    123
    		  
    9.54
    39
    25. Influenza and Pneumonia
    3.77
    171
    		  
    32.07
    84
    26. Congenital Anomalies
    3.49
    150
    		  
    2.63
    162
    27. Leukemia
    3.41
    102
    		  
    3.16
    111
    28. Uterin Cancer
    3.09
    41
    		  
    1.85
    92
    29. Other Neoplasms
    2.97
    74
    		  
    3.11
    70
    30. Skin Cancers
    2.65
    29
    		  
    0.50
    157
    31. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.62
    83
    		  
    4.13
    51
    32. Bladder Cancer
    2.46
    71
    		  
    2.00
    88
    33. Kidney Disease
    2.35
    171
    		  
    7.52
    129
    34. Oral Cancer
    2.24
    111
    		  
    2.49
    99
    35. Endocrine Disorders
    2.17
    146
    		  
    2.74
    136
    36. Violence
    2.00
    130
    		  
    0.28
    172
    37. Epilepsy
    1.72
    93
    		  
    0.38
    168
    38. Drownings
    1.68
    132
    		  
    2.53
    104
    39. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.49
    123
    		  
    0.90
    148
    40. Cervical Cancer
    1.43
    164
    		  
    2.97
    135
    41. Poisonings
    1.21
    89
    		  
    0.54
    141
    42. Low Birth Weight
    1.02
    167
    		  
    0.48
    172
    43. Asthma
    0.94
    140
    		  
    0.54
    165
    44. Fires
    0.84
    127
    		  
    0.56
    144
    45. Multiple Sclerosis
    0.82
    21
    		  
    0.04
    162
    46. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    0.68
    76
    		  
    0.45
    104
    47. Diarrhoeal diseases
    0.55
    146
    		  
    0.71
    143
    48. Schizophrenia
    0.51
    36
    		  
    0.24
    91
    49. Tuberculosis
    0.48
    144
    		  
    0.89
    132
    50. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.47
    162
    		  
    0.61
    155
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      Finland FINLAND   Japan JAPAN
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    11,143
    25.63
    		  
    102,506
    11.15
    2. Alzheimers/Dementia
    6,850
    15.75
    		  
    16,963
    1.85
    3. Stroke
    4,170
    9.59
    		  
    120,586
    13.12
    4. Lung Cancers
    2,148
    4.94
    		  
    71,740
    7.80
    5. Falls
    1,214
    2.79
    		  
    7,653
    0.83
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    1,202
    2.76
    		  
    47,686
    5.19
    7. Hypertension
    1,188
    2.73
    		  
    7,167
    0.78
    8. Liver Disease
    1,188
    2.73
    		  
    13,135
    1.43
    9. Lung Disease
    1,106
    2.54
    		  
    17,284
    1.88
    10. Pancreas Cancer
    1,022
    2.35
    		  
    30,017
    3.27
    11. Suicide
    903
    2.08
    		  
    29,454
    3.20
    12. Breast Cancer
    887
    2.04
    		  
    13,206
    1.44
    13. Prostate Cancer
    879
    2.02
    		  
    11,305
    1.23
    14. Lymphomas
    806
    1.85
    		  
    15,477
    1.68
    15. Parkinson's Disease
    589
    1.35
    		  
    6,060
    0.66
    16. Inflammatory/Heart
    584
    1.34
    		  
    7,094
    0.77
    17. Alcohol
    545
    1.25
    		  
    914
    0.10
    18. Stomach Cancer
    498
    1.15
    		  
    50,969
    5.54
    19. Diabetes Mellitus
    456
    1.05
    		  
    14,741
    1.60
    20. Liver Cancer
    436
    1.00
    		  
    31,844
    3.46
    21. Other Injuries
    403
    0.93
    		  
    34,400
    3.74
    22. Influenza and Pneumonia
    379
    0.87
    		  
    125,816
    13.69
    23. Ovary Cancer
    370
    0.85
    		  
    4,656
    0.51
    24. Leukemia
    348
    0.80
    		  
    8,585
    0.93
    25. Other Neoplasms
    330
    0.76
    		  
    10,258
    1.12
    26. Bladder Cancer
    291
    0.67
    		  
    7,373
    0.80
    27. Kidney Disease
    288
    0.66
    		  
    29,119
    3.17
    28. Skin Cancers
    274
    0.63
    		  
    1,530
    0.17
    29. Oesophagus Cancer
    270
    0.62
    		  
    12,495
    1.36
    30. Road Traffic Accidents
    263
    0.61
    		  
    6,186
    0.67
    31. Drug Use
    263
    0.60
    		  
    810
    0.09
    32. Oral Cancer
    218
    0.50
    		  
    7,345
    0.80
    33. Uterin Cancer
    198
    0.46
    		  
    2,659
    0.29
    34. Endocrine Disorders
    182
    0.42
    		  
    9,169
    1.00
    35. Congenital Anomalies
    182
    0.42
    		  
    2,323
    0.25
    36. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    150
    0.35
    		  
    3,061
    0.33
    37. Epilepsy
    126
    0.29
    		  
    800
    0.09
    38. Drownings
    125
    0.29
    		  
    7,337
    0.80
    39. Violence
    114
    0.26
    		  
    419
    0.05
    40. Asthma
    101
    0.23
    		  
    1,843
    0.20
    41. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    80
    0.18
    		  
    1,667
    0.18
    42. Poisonings
    79
    0.18
    		  
    959
    0.10
    43. Multiple Sclerosis
    75
    0.17
    		  
    90
    0.01
    44. Diarrhoeal diseases
    68
    0.16
    		  
    2,300
    0.25
    45. Fires
    65
    0.15
    		  
    1,332
    0.14
    46. Cervical Cancer
    63
    0.14
    		  
    3,462
    0.38
    47. Tuberculosis
    59
    0.14
    		  
    3,419
    0.37
    48. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    56
    0.13
    		  
    2,370
    0.26
    49. Schizophrenia
    56
    0.13
    		  
    573
    0.06
    50. Low Birth Weight
    35
    0.08
    		  
    294
    0.03
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Finland FINLAND   Japan JAPAN
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    20.15
    57
    		  
    21.44
    54
    2. Prostate Cancer
    17.49
    75
    		  
    6.90
    142
    3. Breast Cancer
    16.90
    82
    		  
    10.86
    134
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    11.00
    60
    		  
    14.88
    42
    5. Pancreas Cancer
    9.42
    11
    		  
    9.35
    13
    6. Lymphomas
    7.31
    27
    		  
    4.70
    81
    7. Ovary Cancer
    6.88
    23
    		  
    3.72
    100
    8. Stomach Cancer
    4.77
    105
    		  
    15.58
    19
    9. Liver Cancer
    3.96
    123
    		  
    9.54
    39
    10. Leukemia
    3.41
    102
    		  
    3.16
    111
    11. Uterin Cancer
    3.09
    41
    		  
    1.85
    92
    12. Skin Cancers
    2.65
    29
    		  
    0.50
    157
    13. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.62
    83
    		  
    4.13
    51
    14. Bladder Cancer
    2.46
    71
    		  
    2.00
    88
    15. Oral Cancer
    2.24
    111
    		  
    2.49
    99
    16. Cervical Cancer
    1.43
    164
    		  
    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.