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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 Somalia 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.

Somalia
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   Somalia SOMALIA
      Japan JAPAN   Somalia SOMALIA
           
    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
     
    34.7
    37.7
    36.2
    163
    158
    163
    1970
    69.4
    74.7
    72.0
    9
    13
    10
     
    38.7
    41.8
    40.2
    162
    159
    162
    1980
    73.6
    78.8
    76.1
    1
    5
    1
     
    41.0
    44.2
    42.6
    171
    169
    169
    1990
    75.9
    81.9
    78.8
    1
    1
    1
     
    40.0
    43.3
    41.6
    180
    179
    179
    2000
    77.6
    84.5
    81.1
    2
    1
    1
     
    49.1
    51.8
    50.5
    163
    164
    162
    2010
    79.5
    86.3
    83.0
    5
    1
    1
     
    50.8
    54.1
    52.4
    176
    173
    174
    2019
    81.5
    86.9
    84.3
    2
    1
    1
     
    54.0
    59.2
    56.5
    180
    181
    181
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Japan JAPAN   Somalia SOMALIA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    81.5
    86.9
    2
    1
    54.0
    59.2
    180
    181
    Age 5
    81.7
    87.2
    2
    1
    61.4
    66.4
    177
    178
    Age 10
    81.7
    87.2
    2
    1
    62.3
    67.4
    176
    177
    Age 15
    81.8
    87.2
    2
    1
    62.8
    67.8
    175
    176
    Age 20
    81.9
    87.2
    2
    1
    63.4
    68.2
    175
    176
    Age 25
    82.0
    87.3
    2
    1
    64.1
    68.6
    175
    176
    Age 30
    82.1
    87.4
    2
    1
    64.8
    69.2
    175
    177
    Age 35
    82.2
    87.4
    3
    1
    65.5
    69.8
    176
    178
    Age 40
    82.4
    87.6
    3
    1
    66.4
    70.6
    176
    178
    Age 45
    82.6
    87.7
    3
    1
    67.6
    71.6
    177
    178
    Age 50
    82.9
    87.9
    3
    1
    69.1
    72.8
    177
    178
    Age 55
    83.4
    88.2
    3
    1
    71.0
    74.3
    179
    178
    Age 60
    84.0
    88.6
    3
    1
    73.2
    76.0
    179
    178
    Age 65
    84.8
    89.0
    4
    1
    75.8
    78.1
    179
    178
    Age 70
    86.0
    89.6
    2
    1
    78.7
    80.3
    179
    176
    Age 75
    87.3
    90.3
    6
    1
    81.9
    83.0
    178
    172
    Age 80
    89.0
    91.3
    8
    2
    85.4
    86.1
    171
    166
    Age 85
    91.4
    92.8
    9
    3
    89.1
    89.5
    159
    163
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Japan JAPAN   Somalia SOMALIA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    30.62
    181
    129.66
    67
    2. Stroke
    23.21
    161
    150.17
    23
    3. Lung Cancers
    18.06
    66
    3.67
    149
    4. Influenza and Pneumonia
    16.56
    129
    155.59
    3
    5. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    13.59
    37
    8.09
    101
    6. Lung Disease
    12.69
    156
    44.55
    22
    7. Suicide
    12.24
    49
    14.66
    29
    8. Stomach Cancer
    11.47
    28
    4.92
    109
    9. Breast Cancer
    10.31
    155
    33.65
    7
    10. Pancreas Cancer
    8.87
    10
    1.69
    148
    11. Alzheimers & Dementia
    7.87
    159
    18.02
    82
    12. Kidney Disease
    7.61
    154
    31.84
    49
    13. Liver Cancer
    6.62
    62
    3.62
    148
    14. Prostate Cancer
    6.05
    157
    12.27
    123
    15. Other Injuries
    4.92
    133
    31.38
    1
    16. Liver Disease
    4.78
    164
    57.15
    7
    17. Lymphomas
    4.22
    111
    7.68
    12
    18. Ovary Cancer
    3.30
    136
    8.19
    6
    19. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.28
    61
    7.97
    19
    20. Other Neoplasms
    3.05
    31
    0.20
    162
    21. Leukemia
    2.76
    133
    6.38
    1
    22. Cervical Cancer
    2.73
    152
    23.71
    28
    23. Congenital Anomalies
    2.49
    167
    8.94
    20
    24. Endocrine Disorders
    2.36
    135
    3.58
    88
    25. Parkinson's Disease
    2.33
    156
    3.95
    100
    26. Road Traffic Accidents
    2.21
    175
    38.94
    28
    27. Oral Cancer
    2.19
    124
    4.64
    44
    28. Drownings
    2.12
    109
    6.47
    16
    29. Inflammatory/Heart
    2.08
    163
    5.86
    70
    30. Uterin Cancer
    2.02
    106
    2.44
    83
    31. Falls
    1.98
    173
    7.93
    52
    32. Bladder Cancer
    1.86
    104
    2.40
    74
    33. Diabetes Mellitus
    1.35
    182
    48.19
    41
    34. Hypertension
    1.07
    183
    50.05
    15
    35. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.61
    169
    8.06
    22
    36. Tuberculosis
    0.53
    140
    109.27
    5
    37. Diarrhoeal diseases
    0.53
    161
    128.81
    3
    38. Epilepsy
    0.51
    176
    3.50
    15
    39. Hepatitis C
    0.50
    19
    0.46
    21
    40. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    0.48
    56
    0.62
    33
    41. Skin Disease
    0.47
    142
    1.92
    73
    42. Skin Cancers
    0.42
    167
    2.55
    50
    43. Malnutrition
    0.41
    118
    42.27
    1
    44. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.40
    162
    5.27
    20
    45. Asthma
    0.36
    174
    25.62
    9
    46. Hepatitis B
    0.34
    77
    4.08
    2
    47. Drug Use
    0.33
    177
    0.62
    150
    48. Fires
    0.33
    161
    6.16
    6
    49. Low Birth Weight
    0.32
    183
    11.34
    25
    50. Schizophrenia
    0.31
    17
    0.00
    159
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Japan JAPAN   Somalia SOMALIA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    163,905
    14.84
    7,233
    4.57
    2. Stroke
    121,823
    11.03
    8,595
    5.43
    3. Influenza and Pneumonia
    107,899
    9.77
    21,712
    13.71
    4. Lung Cancers
    79,688
    7.21
    233
    0.15
    5. Lung Disease
    78,169
    7.08
    2,442
    1.54
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    57,340
    5.19
    546
    0.34
    7. Alzheimers & Dementia
    56,937
    5.15
    647
    0.41
    8. Stomach Cancer
    50,433
    4.57
    310
    0.20
    9. Kidney Disease
    44,779
    4.05
    2,051
    1.29
    10. Pancreas Cancer
    37,027
    3.35
    108
    0.07
    11. Liver Cancer
    29,384
    2.66
    256
    0.16
    12. Other Injuries
    22,068
    2.00
    3,602
    2.27
    13. Suicide
    19,466
    1.76
    1,219
    0.77
    14. Lymphomas
    19,273
    1.74
    605
    0.38
    15. Breast Cancer
    15,805
    1.43
    1,232
    0.78
    16. Other Neoplasms
    15,120
    1.37
    12
    0.01
    17. Liver Disease
    14,195
    1.29
    3,917
    2.47
    18. Parkinson's Disease
    14,007
    1.27
    184
    0.12
    19. Prostate Cancer
    13,515
    1.22
    285
    0.18
    20. Oesophagus Cancer
    12,316
    1.11
    516
    0.33
    21. Endocrine Disorders
    11,486
    1.04
    406
    0.26
    22. Bladder Cancer
    9,936
    0.90
    149
    0.09
    23. Falls
    9,736
    0.88
    548
    0.35
    24. Leukemia
    9,607
    0.87
    562
    0.35
    25. Drownings
    8,409
    0.76
    1,272
    0.80
    26. Oral Cancer
    8,333
    0.75
    328
    0.21
    27. Inflammatory/Heart
    8,232
    0.75
    521
    0.33
    28. Hypertension
    6,673
    0.60
    2,643
    1.67
    29. Diabetes Mellitus
    5,433
    0.49
    2,888
    1.82
    30. Ovary Cancer
    5,061
    0.46
    295
    0.19
    31. Road Traffic Accidents
    4,566
    0.41
    4,231
    2.67
    32. Cervical Cancer
    3,799
    0.34
    883
    0.56
    33. Uterin Cancer
    3,461
    0.31
    78
    0.05
    34. Tuberculosis
    3,459
    0.31
    10,261
    6.48
    35. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    2,922
    0.26
    559
    0.35
    36. Skin Disease
    2,806
    0.25
    151
    0.10
    37. Diarrhoeal diseases
    2,731
    0.25
    15,363
    9.70
    38. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    2,618
    0.24
    35
    0.02
    39. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    2,555
    0.23
    446
    0.28
    40. Congenital Anomalies
    2,473
    0.22
    3,410
    2.15
    41. Hepatitis C
    2,220
    0.20
    34
    0.02
    42. Asthma
    1,922
    0.17
    1,878
    1.19
    43. Malnutrition
    1,910
    0.17
    4,825
    3.05
    44. Skin Cancers
    1,843
    0.17
    164
    0.10
    45. Epilepsy
    1,558
    0.14
    419
    0.26
    46. Hepatitis B
    1,423
    0.13
    315
    0.20
    47. Schizophrenia
    1,052
    0.10
    0
    0.00
    48. Fires
    1,007
    0.09
    810
    0.51
    49. Anemia
    875
    0.08
    0
    0.00
    50. Drug Use
    732
    0.07
    54
    0.03
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Japan JAPAN   Somalia SOMALIA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    18.06
    66
    3.67
    149
    2. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    13.59
    37
    8.09
    101
    3. Stomach Cancer
    11.47
    28
    4.92
    109
    4. Breast Cancer
    10.31
    155
    33.65
    7
    5. Pancreas Cancer
    8.87
    10
    1.69
    148
    6. Liver Cancer
    6.62
    62
    3.62
    148
    7. Prostate Cancer
    6.05
    157
    12.27
    123
    8. Lymphomas
    4.22
    111
    7.68
    12
    9. Ovary Cancer
    3.30
    136
    8.19
    6
    10. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.28
    61
    7.97
    19
    11. Leukemia
    2.76
    133
    6.38
    1
    12. Cervical Cancer
    2.73
    152
    23.71
    28
    13. Oral Cancer
    2.19
    124
    4.64
    44
    14. Uterin Cancer
    2.02
    106
    2.44
    83
    15. Bladder Cancer
    1.86
    104
    2.40
    74
    16. Skin Cancers
    0.42
    167
    2.55
    50
    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.