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Japan
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 Japan and Malaysia 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.

Malaysia
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
Japan Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Japan JAPAN   Malaysia MALAYSIA
      Japan JAPAN   Malaysia MALAYSIA
           
    World Rank
           
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    65.3
    70.1
    67.7
    31
    35
    35
     
    52.8
    55.9
    54.3
    80
    81
    81
    1970
    69.4
    74.7
    72.0
    9
    13
    10
     
    60.0
    63.2
    61.6
    71
    74
    76
    1980
    73.6
    78.8
    76.1
    1
    5
    1
     
    65.0
    68.8
    66.9
    60
    76
    68
    1990
    75.9
    81.9
    78.8
    1
    1
    1
     
    68.2
    72.5
    70.3
    53
    74
    60
    2000
    77.6
    84.5
    81.1
    2
    1
    1
     
    70.2
    74.9
    72.4
    55
    66
    63
    2010
    79.5
    86.3
    83.0
    5
    1
    1
     
    71.9
    76.5
    74.1
    62
    77
    67
    2019
    81.5
    86.9
    84.3
    2
    1
    1
     
    72.6
    77.1
    74.7
    74
    90
    80
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Japan JAPAN   Malaysia MALAYSIA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    81.5
    86.9
    2
    1
    72.6
    77.1
    74
    90
    Age 5
    81.7
    87.2
    2
    1
    73.3
    77.7
    81
    92
    Age 10
    81.7
    87.2
    2
    1
    73.4
    77.8
    83
    92
    Age 15
    81.8
    87.2
    2
    1
    73.5
    77.8
    80
    92
    Age 20
    81.9
    87.2
    2
    1
    73.7
    77.9
    80
    92
    Age 25
    82.0
    87.3
    2
    1
    74.1
    78.0
    80
    92
    Age 30
    82.1
    87.4
    2
    1
    74.4
    78.2
    79
    93
    Age 35
    82.2
    87.4
    3
    1
    74.8
    78.3
    80
    93
    Age 40
    82.4
    87.6
    3
    1
    75.2
    78.5
    79
    93
    Age 45
    82.6
    87.7
    3
    1
    75.7
    78.8
    78
    94
    Age 50
    82.9
    87.9
    3
    1
    76.4
    79.2
    81
    96
    Age 55
    83.4
    88.2
    3
    1
    77.3
    79.8
    81
    97
    Age 60
    84.0
    88.6
    3
    1
    78.5
    80.6
    81
    99
    Age 65
    84.8
    89.0
    4
    1
    80.1
    81.6
    80
    102
    Age 70
    86.0
    89.6
    2
    1
    82.0
    83.1
    76
    101
    Age 75
    87.3
    90.3
    6
    1
    84.5
    85.1
    68
    97
    Age 80
    89.0
    91.3
    8
    2
    87.4
    87.5
    60
    94
    Age 85
    91.4
    92.8
    9
    3
    90.5
    90.4
    53
    81
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Japan JAPAN   Malaysia MALAYSIA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    30.62
    181
    136.21
    61
    2. Stroke
    23.21
    161
    81.65
    92
    3. Lung Cancers
    18.06
    66
    15.25
    77
    4. Influenza and Pneumonia
    16.56
    129
    90.22
    33
    5. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    13.59
    37
    14.27
    31
    6. Lung Disease
    12.69
    156
    25.89
    74
    7. Suicide
    12.24
    49
    5.77
    130
    8. Stomach Cancer
    11.47
    28
    5.36
    101
    9. Breast Cancer
    10.31
    155
    20.80
    44
    10. Pancreas Cancer
    8.87
    10
    3.59
    95
    11. Alzheimers & Dementia
    7.87
    159
    16.95
    108
    12. Kidney Disease
    7.61
    154
    24.25
    80
    13. Liver Cancer
    6.62
    62
    6.96
    57
    14. Prostate Cancer
    6.05
    157
    7.43
    144
    15. Other Injuries
    4.92
    133
    7.39
    95
    16. Liver Disease
    4.78
    164
    17.91
    97
    17. Lymphomas
    4.22
    111
    4.55
    95
    18. Ovary Cancer
    3.30
    136
    5.57
    48
    19. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.28
    61
    1.54
    123
    20. Other Neoplasms
    3.05
    31
    1.00
    61
    21. Leukemia
    2.76
    133
    4.58
    38
    22. Cervical Cancer
    2.73
    152
    6.94
    107
    23. Congenital Anomalies
    2.49
    167
    4.04
    136
    24. Endocrine Disorders
    2.36
    135
    2.86
    117
    25. Parkinson's Disease
    2.33
    156
    4.52
    69
    26. Road Traffic Accidents
    2.21
    175
    22.76
    60
    27. Oral Cancer
    2.19
    124
    6.32
    27
    28. Drownings
    2.12
    109
    2.63
    83
    29. Inflammatory/Heart
    2.08
    163
    4.18
    108
    30. Uterin Cancer
    2.02
    106
    2.44
    84
    31. Falls
    1.98
    173
    6.80
    71
    32. Bladder Cancer
    1.86
    104
    1.79
    106
    33. Diabetes Mellitus
    1.35
    182
    14.82
    126
    34. Hypertension
    1.07
    183
    2.45
    173
    35. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.61
    169
    5.55
    52
    36. Tuberculosis
    0.53
    140
    3.87
    90
    37. Diarrhoeal diseases
    0.53
    161
    6.63
    73
    38. Epilepsy
    0.51
    176
    0.73
    164
    39. Hepatitis C
    0.50
    19
    0.02
    134
    40. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    0.48
    56
    0.10
    161
    41. Skin Disease
    0.47
    142
    7.90
    7
    42. Skin Cancers
    0.42
    167
    0.91
    139
    43. Malnutrition
    0.41
    118
    1.01
    101
    44. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.40
    162
    0.84
    128
    45. Asthma
    0.36
    174
    3.65
    98
    46. Hepatitis B
    0.34
    77
    0.70
    50
    47. Drug Use
    0.33
    177
    1.09
    106
    48. Fires
    0.33
    161
    1.15
    104
    49. Low Birth Weight
    0.32
    183
    2.57
    134
    50. Schizophrenia
    0.31
    17
    0.00
    127
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Japan JAPAN   Malaysia MALAYSIA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    163,905
    14.84
    36,729
    21.86
    2. Stroke
    121,823
    11.03
    21,592
    12.85
    3. Influenza and Pneumonia
    107,899
    9.77
    23,477
    13.97
    4. Lung Cancers
    79,688
    7.21
    4,319
    2.57
    5. Lung Disease
    78,169
    7.08
    6,633
    3.95
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    57,340
    5.19
    3,832
    2.28
    7. Alzheimers & Dementia
    56,937
    5.15
    3,996
    2.38
    8. Stomach Cancer
    50,433
    4.57
    1,441
    0.86
    9. Kidney Disease
    44,779
    4.05
    6,629
    3.95
    10. Pancreas Cancer
    37,027
    3.35
    994
    0.59
    11. Liver Cancer
    29,384
    2.66
    1,984
    1.18
    12. Other Injuries
    22,068
    2.00
    2,222
    1.32
    13. Suicide
    19,466
    1.76
    1,823
    1.09
    14. Lymphomas
    19,273
    1.74
    1,321
    0.79
    15. Breast Cancer
    15,805
    1.43
    3,071
    1.83
    16. Other Neoplasms
    15,120
    1.37
    265
    0.16
    17. Liver Disease
    14,195
    1.29
    5,125
    3.05
    18. Parkinson's Disease
    14,007
    1.27
    1,106
    0.66
    19. Prostate Cancer
    13,515
    1.22
    903
    0.54
    20. Oesophagus Cancer
    12,316
    1.11
    435
    0.26
    21. Endocrine Disorders
    11,486
    1.04
    809
    0.48
    22. Bladder Cancer
    9,936
    0.90
    467
    0.28
    23. Falls
    9,736
    0.88
    1,855
    1.10
    24. Leukemia
    9,607
    0.87
    1,412
    0.84
    25. Drownings
    8,409
    0.76
    820
    0.49
    26. Oral Cancer
    8,333
    0.75
    1,865
    1.11
    27. Inflammatory/Heart
    8,232
    0.75
    1,214
    0.72
    28. Hypertension
    6,673
    0.60
    649
    0.39
    29. Diabetes Mellitus
    5,433
    0.49
    4,107
    2.44
    30. Ovary Cancer
    5,061
    0.46
    827
    0.49
    31. Road Traffic Accidents
    4,566
    0.41
    7,181
    4.27
    32. Cervical Cancer
    3,799
    0.34
    1,010
    0.60
    33. Uterin Cancer
    3,461
    0.31
    352
    0.21
    34. Tuberculosis
    3,459
    0.31
    1,227
    0.73
    35. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    2,922
    0.26
    1,424
    0.85
    36. Skin Disease
    2,806
    0.25
    2,066
    1.23
    37. Diarrhoeal diseases
    2,731
    0.25
    1,773
    1.06
    38. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    2,618
    0.24
    27
    0.02
    39. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    2,555
    0.23
    246
    0.15
    40. Congenital Anomalies
    2,473
    0.22
    1,403
    0.84
    41. Hepatitis C
    2,220
    0.20
    6
    0.00
    42. Asthma
    1,922
    0.17
    1,013
    0.60
    43. Malnutrition
    1,910
    0.17
    249
    0.15
    44. Skin Cancers
    1,843
    0.17
    247
    0.15
    45. Epilepsy
    1,558
    0.14
    226
    0.13
    46. Hepatitis B
    1,423
    0.13
    206
    0.12
    47. Schizophrenia
    1,052
    0.10
    0
    0.00
    48. Fires
    1,007
    0.09
    336
    0.20
    49. Anemia
    875
    0.08
    0
    0.00
    50. Drug Use
    732
    0.07
    322
    0.19
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Japan JAPAN   Malaysia MALAYSIA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    18.06
    66
    15.25
    77
    2. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    13.59
    37
    14.27
    31
    3. Stomach Cancer
    11.47
    28
    5.36
    101
    4. Breast Cancer
    10.31
    155
    20.80
    44
    5. Pancreas Cancer
    8.87
    10
    3.59
    95
    6. Liver Cancer
    6.62
    62
    6.96
    57
    7. Prostate Cancer
    6.05
    157
    7.43
    144
    8. Lymphomas
    4.22
    111
    4.55
    95
    9. Ovary Cancer
    3.30
    136
    5.57
    48
    10. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.28
    61
    1.54
    123
    11. Leukemia
    2.76
    133
    4.58
    38
    12. Cervical Cancer
    2.73
    152
    6.94
    107
    13. Oral Cancer
    2.19
    124
    6.32
    27
    14. Uterin Cancer
    2.02
    106
    2.44
    84
    15. Bladder Cancer
    1.86
    104
    1.79
    106
    16. Skin Cancers
    0.42
    167
    0.91
    139
    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.