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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 Philippines 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.

Philippines
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   Philippines PHILIPPINES
      Japan JAPAN   Philippines PHILIPPINES
           
    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
     
    51.6
    55.3
    53.4
    85
    83
    85
    1970
    69.4
    74.7
    72.0
    9
    13
    10
     
    55.7
    59.2
    57.4
    88
    90
    89
    1980
    73.6
    78.8
    76.1
    1
    5
    1
     
    59.4
    63.3
    61.3
    95
    97
    96
    1990
    75.9
    81.9
    78.8
    1
    1
    1
     
    63.6
    67.8
    65.6
    102
    107
    106
    2000
    77.6
    84.5
    81.1
    2
    1
    1
     
    63.9
    69.9
    66.8
    110
    113
    111
    2010
    79.5
    86.3
    83.0
    5
    1
    1
     
    64.8
    71.2
    67.9
    118
    116
    121
    2019
    81.5
    86.9
    84.3
    2
    1
    1
     
    67.4
    73.6
    70.4
    124
    113
    119
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Japan JAPAN   Philippines PHILIPPINES
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    81.5
    86.9
    2
    1
    67.4
    73.6
    124
    113
    Age 5
    81.7
    87.2
    2
    1
    69.6
    75.5
    125
    113
    Age 10
    81.7
    87.2
    2
    1
    69.8
    75.7
    131
    113
    Age 15
    81.8
    87.2
    2
    1
    69.9
    75.8
    131
    113
    Age 20
    81.9
    87.2
    2
    1
    70.1
    75.9
    132
    113
    Age 25
    82.0
    87.3
    2
    1
    70.4
    76.1
    133
    113
    Age 30
    82.1
    87.4
    2
    1
    70.8
    76.3
    133
    112
    Age 35
    82.2
    87.4
    3
    1
    71.3
    76.6
    133
    111
    Age 40
    82.4
    87.6
    3
    1
    71.9
    76.9
    133
    110
    Age 45
    82.6
    87.7
    3
    1
    72.6
    77.4
    134
    110
    Age 50
    82.9
    87.9
    3
    1
    73.4
    78.0
    139
    110
    Age 55
    83.4
    88.2
    3
    1
    74.6
    78.7
    140
    109
    Age 60
    84.0
    88.6
    3
    1
    75.8
    79.6
    147
    109
    Age 65
    84.8
    89.0
    4
    1
    77.6
    80.7
    155
    112
    Age 70
    86.0
    89.6
    2
    1
    79.9
    82.2
    160
    120
    Age 75
    87.3
    90.3
    6
    1
    82.3
    83.7
    169
    158
    Age 80
    89.0
    91.3
    8
    2
    84.8
    85.4
    182
    179
    Age 85
    91.4
    92.8
    9
    3
    86.8
    87.4
    183
    182
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Japan JAPAN   Philippines PHILIPPINES
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    30.62
    181
    192.11
    32
    2. Stroke
    23.21
    161
    104.08
    66
    3. Lung Cancers
    18.06
    66
    13.46
    85
    4. Influenza and Pneumonia
    16.56
    129
    146.92
    6
    5. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    13.59
    37
    10.50
    69
    6. Lung Disease
    12.69
    156
    51.31
    14
    7. Suicide
    12.24
    49
    2.54
    173
    8. Stomach Cancer
    11.47
    28
    2.47
    171
    9. Breast Cancer
    10.31
    155
    21.58
    42
    10. Pancreas Cancer
    8.87
    10
    2.81
    120
    11. Alzheimers & Dementia
    7.87
    159
    3.10
    172
    12. Kidney Disease
    7.61
    154
    51.96
    10
    13. Liver Cancer
    6.62
    62
    9.73
    30
    14. Prostate Cancer
    6.05
    157
    17.74
    76
    15. Other Injuries
    4.92
    133
    3.79
    156
    16. Liver Disease
    4.78
    164
    8.65
    135
    17. Lymphomas
    4.22
    111
    2.77
    155
    18. Ovary Cancer
    3.30
    136
    4.41
    93
    19. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.28
    61
    0.87
    166
    20. Other Neoplasms
    3.05
    31
    6.71
    5
    21. Leukemia
    2.76
    133
    3.83
    80
    22. Cervical Cancer
    2.73
    152
    6.78
    110
    23. Congenital Anomalies
    2.49
    167
    5.74
    95
    24. Endocrine Disorders
    2.36
    135
    15.28
    8
    25. Parkinson's Disease
    2.33
    156
    0.92
    178
    26. Road Traffic Accidents
    2.21
    175
    13.42
    109
    27. Oral Cancer
    2.19
    124
    3.74
    62
    28. Drownings
    2.12
    109
    3.74
    53
    29. Inflammatory/Heart
    2.08
    163
    4.37
    96
    30. Uterin Cancer
    2.02
    106
    1.71
    128
    31. Falls
    1.98
    173
    5.41
    95
    32. Bladder Cancer
    1.86
    104
    0.82
    164
    33. Diabetes Mellitus
    1.35
    182
    44.43
    49
    34. Hypertension
    1.07
    183
    49.65
    16
    35. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.61
    169
    9.95
    12
    36. Tuberculosis
    0.53
    140
    26.98
    40
    37. Diarrhoeal diseases
    0.53
    161
    6.44
    75
    38. Epilepsy
    0.51
    176
    1.10
    129
    39. Hepatitis C
    0.50
    19
    0.00
    180
    40. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    0.48
    56
    0.51
    47
    41. Skin Disease
    0.47
    142
    6.88
    10
    42. Skin Cancers
    0.42
    167
    0.52
    161
    43. Malnutrition
    0.41
    118
    6.71
    42
    44. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.40
    162
    1.81
    75
    45. Asthma
    0.36
    174
    15.56
    36
    46. Hepatitis B
    0.34
    77
    0.67
    54
    47. Drug Use
    0.33
    177
    0.73
    138
    48. Fires
    0.33
    161
    0.64
    128
    49. Low Birth Weight
    0.32
    183
    6.40
    72
    50. Schizophrenia
    0.31
    17
    0.14
    40
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Japan JAPAN   Philippines PHILIPPINES
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    163,905
    14.84
    129,955
    19.27
    2. Stroke
    121,823
    11.03
    74,167
    11.00
    3. Influenza and Pneumonia
    107,899
    9.77
    93,807
    13.91
    4. Lung Cancers
    79,688
    7.21
    10,296
    1.53
    5. Lung Disease
    78,169
    7.08
    32,559
    4.83
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    57,340
    5.19
    8,063
    1.20
    7. Alzheimers & Dementia
    56,937
    5.15
    2,010
    0.30
    8. Stomach Cancer
    50,433
    4.57
    1,868
    0.28
    9. Kidney Disease
    44,779
    4.05
    39,380
    5.84
    10. Pancreas Cancer
    37,027
    3.35
    2,121
    0.31
    11. Liver Cancer
    29,384
    2.66
    7,663
    1.14
    12. Other Injuries
    22,068
    2.00
    3,536
    0.52
    13. Suicide
    19,466
    1.76
    2,325
    0.34
    14. Lymphomas
    19,273
    1.74
    2,279
    0.34
    15. Breast Cancer
    15,805
    1.43
    9,802
    1.45
    16. Other Neoplasms
    15,120
    1.37
    5,146
    0.76
    17. Liver Disease
    14,195
    1.29
    7,076
    1.05
    18. Parkinson's Disease
    14,007
    1.27
    594
    0.09
    19. Prostate Cancer
    13,515
    1.22
    4,149
    0.62
    20. Oesophagus Cancer
    12,316
    1.11
    672
    0.10
    21. Endocrine Disorders
    11,486
    1.04
    10,464
    1.55
    22. Bladder Cancer
    9,936
    0.90
    569
    0.08
    23. Falls
    9,736
    0.88
    3,861
    0.57
    24. Leukemia
    9,607
    0.87
    3,596
    0.53
    25. Drownings
    8,409
    0.76
    3,881
    0.58
    26. Oral Cancer
    8,333
    0.75
    2,916
    0.43
    27. Inflammatory/Heart
    8,232
    0.75
    3,545
    0.53
    28. Hypertension
    6,673
    0.60
    34,500
    5.12
    29. Diabetes Mellitus
    5,433
    0.49
    32,260
    4.78
    30. Ovary Cancer
    5,061
    0.46
    1,994
    0.30
    31. Road Traffic Accidents
    4,566
    0.41
    13,017
    1.93
    32. Cervical Cancer
    3,799
    0.34
    3,076
    0.46
    33. Uterin Cancer
    3,461
    0.31
    761
    0.11
    34. Tuberculosis
    3,459
    0.31
    27,061
    4.01
    35. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    2,922
    0.26
    6,865
    1.02
    36. Skin Disease
    2,806
    0.25
    4,229
    0.63
    37. Diarrhoeal diseases
    2,731
    0.25
    6,189
    0.92
    38. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    2,618
    0.24
    323
    0.05
    39. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    2,555
    0.23
    1,807
    0.27
    40. Congenital Anomalies
    2,473
    0.22
    8,051
    1.19
    41. Hepatitis C
    2,220
    0.20
    0
    0.00
    42. Asthma
    1,922
    0.17
    11,404
    1.69
    43. Malnutrition
    1,910
    0.17
    4,311
    0.64
    44. Skin Cancers
    1,843
    0.17
    368
    0.05
    45. Epilepsy
    1,558
    0.14
    1,120
    0.17
    46. Hepatitis B
    1,423
    0.13
    590
    0.09
    47. Schizophrenia
    1,052
    0.10
    127
    0.02
    48. Fires
    1,007
    0.09
    600
    0.09
    49. Anemia
    875
    0.08
    3,435
    0.51
    50. Drug Use
    732
    0.07
    695
    0.10
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Japan JAPAN   Philippines PHILIPPINES
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    18.06
    66
    13.46
    85
    2. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    13.59
    37
    10.50
    69
    3. Stomach Cancer
    11.47
    28
    2.47
    171
    4. Breast Cancer
    10.31
    155
    21.58
    42
    5. Pancreas Cancer
    8.87
    10
    2.81
    120
    6. Liver Cancer
    6.62
    62
    9.73
    30
    7. Prostate Cancer
    6.05
    157
    17.74
    76
    8. Lymphomas
    4.22
    111
    2.77
    155
    9. Ovary Cancer
    3.30
    136
    4.41
    93
    10. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.28
    61
    0.87
    166
    11. Leukemia
    2.76
    133
    3.83
    80
    12. Cervical Cancer
    2.73
    152
    6.78
    110
    13. Oral Cancer
    2.19
    124
    3.74
    62
    14. Uterin Cancer
    2.02
    106
    1.71
    128
    15. Bladder Cancer
    1.86
    104
    0.82
    164
    16. Skin Cancers
    0.42
    167
    0.52
    161
    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.