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Bhutan
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 Bhutan and Japan 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.

Japan
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
Bhutan Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Bhutan BHUTAN   Japan JAPAN
      Bhutan BHUTAN   Japan JAPAN
           
    World Rank
           
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    36.9
    37.7
    37.3
    158
    159
    158
     
    65.3
    70.1
    67.7
    31
    35
    35
    1970
    40.2
    41.7
    40.9
    159
    160
    159
     
    69.4
    74.7
    72.0
    9
    13
    10
    1980
    45.6
    47.8
    46.7
    155
    156
    157
     
    73.6
    78.8
    76.1
    1
    5
    1
    1990
    51.6
    54.7
    53.1
    153
    152
    154
     
    75.9
    81.9
    78.8
    1
    1
    1
    2000
    60.0
    60.3
    60.2
    128
    138
    132
     
    77.6
    84.5
    81.1
    2
    1
    1
    2010
    67.7
    68.2
    67.9
    100
    128
    120
     
    79.5
    86.3
    83.0
    5
    1
    1
    2019
    72.0
    74.4
    73.1
    79
    108
    99
     
    81.5
    86.9
    84.3
    2
    1
    1
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Bhutan BHUTAN   Japan JAPAN
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    72.0
    74.4
    79
    108
    81.5
    86.9
    2
    1
    Age 5
    74.3
    76.3
    67
    105
    81.7
    87.2
    2
    1
    Age 10
    74.4
    76.4
    64
    105
    81.7
    87.2
    2
    1
    Age 15
    74.7
    76.7
    63
    104
    81.8
    87.2
    2
    1
    Age 20
    75.0
    76.8
    63
    104
    81.9
    87.2
    2
    1
    Age 25
    75.2
    77.0
    64
    104
    82.0
    87.3
    2
    1
    Age 30
    75.5
    77.1
    64
    104
    82.1
    87.4
    2
    1
    Age 35
    75.8
    77.4
    64
    104
    82.2
    87.4
    3
    1
    Age 40
    76.1
    77.6
    64
    103
    82.4
    87.6
    3
    1
    Age 45
    76.5
    78.0
    68
    103
    82.6
    87.7
    3
    1
    Age 50
    77.1
    78.5
    70
    103
    82.9
    87.9
    3
    1
    Age 55
    77.9
    79.1
    73
    103
    83.4
    88.2
    3
    1
    Age 60
    78.9
    80.0
    75
    104
    84.0
    88.6
    3
    1
    Age 65
    80.3
    81.1
    75
    104
    84.8
    89.0
    4
    1
    Age 70
    82.0
    82.5
    78
    108
    86.0
    89.6
    2
    1
    Age 75
    84.2
    84.4
    81
    118
    87.3
    90.3
    6
    1
    Age 80
    86.8
    86.9
    82
    130
    89.0
    91.3
    8
    2
    Age 85
    90.0
    90.1
    80
    119
    91.4
    92.8
    9
    3
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Bhutan BHUTAN   Japan JAPAN
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    117.54
    84
    30.62
    181
    2. Lung Disease
    87.76
    4
    12.69
    156
    3. Stroke
    60.70
    117
    23.21
    161
    4. Diabetes Mellitus
    27.56
    94
    1.35
    182
    5. Influenza and Pneumonia
    27.08
    92
    16.56
    129
    6. Liver Disease
    26.66
    70
    4.78
    164
    7. Diarrhoeal diseases
    26.23
    55
    0.53
    161
    8. Kidney Disease
    24.53
    78
    7.61
    154
    9. Stomach Cancer
    20.62
    2
    11.47
    28
    10. Tuberculosis
    18.33
    53
    0.53
    140
    11. Falls
    17.91
    4
    1.98
    173
    12. Road Traffic Accidents
    17.35
    85
    2.21
    175
    13. Alzheimers & Dementia
    16.73
    112
    7.87
    159
    14. Asthma
    12.98
    49
    0.36
    174
    15. Hypertension
    12.74
    117
    1.07
    183
    16. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    10.92
    9
    0.40
    162
    17. Cervical Cancer
    10.80
    80
    2.73
    152
    18. HIV/AIDS
    8.08
    64
    0.03
    164
    19. Lung Cancers
    7.68
    118
    18.06
    66
    20. Oesophagus Cancer
    7.67
    20
    3.28
    61
    21. Low Birth Weight
    7.39
    59
    0.32
    183
    22. Oral Cancer
    7.12
    15
    2.19
    124
    23. Other Injuries
    6.45
    108
    4.92
    133
    24. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    6.37
    39
    0.61
    169
    25. Liver Cancer
    5.90
    80
    6.62
    62
    26. Congenital Anomalies
    5.36
    102
    2.49
    167
    27. Ovary Cancer
    5.31
    57
    3.30
    136
    28. Parkinson's Disease
    5.20
    43
    2.33
    156
    29. Suicide
    5.07
    142
    12.24
    49
    30. Birth Trauma
    4.78
    68
    0.17
    180
    31. Encephalitis
    4.26
    2
    0.01
    169
    32. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    4.09
    168
    13.59
    37
    33. Pancreas Cancer
    3.57
    97
    8.87
    10
    34. Breast Cancer
    2.89
    183
    10.31
    155
    35. Drownings
    2.83
    76
    2.12
    109
    36. Leukemia
    2.69
    136
    2.76
    133
    37. Meningitis
    2.45
    56
    0.09
    180
    38. Violence
    2.26
    126
    0.19
    183
    39. Epilepsy
    2.00
    69
    0.51
    176
    40. Endocrine Disorders
    1.66
    158
    2.36
    135
    41. Skin Cancers
    1.61
    109
    0.42
    167
    42. Syphilis
    1.37
    26
    0.01
    156
    43. Inflammatory/Heart
    1.24
    179
    2.08
    163
    44. Skin Disease
    1.19
    106
    0.47
    142
    45. Prostate Cancer
    1.13
    181
    6.05
    157
    46. Fires
    1.13
    106
    0.33
    161
    47. Bladder Cancer
    1.12
    149
    1.86
    104
    48. Maternal Conditions
    1.04
    83
    0.04
    175
    49. Drug Use
    0.97
    117
    0.33
    177
    50. Alcohol
    0.92
    123
    0.24
    170
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Bhutan BHUTAN   Japan JAPAN
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    702
    17.06
    163,905
    14.84
    2. Lung Disease
    524
    12.73
    78,169
    7.08
    3. Stroke
    360
    8.75
    121,823
    11.03
    4. Influenza and Pneumonia
    177
    4.30
    107,899
    9.77
    5. Diarrhoeal diseases
    169
    4.11
    2,731
    0.25
    6. Liver Disease
    166
    4.03
    14,195
    1.29
    7. Diabetes Mellitus
    164
    3.99
    5,433
    0.49
    8. Kidney Disease
    149
    3.62
    44,779
    4.05
    9. Tuberculosis
    138
    3.35
    3,459
    0.31
    10. Road Traffic Accidents
    123
    2.99
    4,566
    0.41
    11. Stomach Cancer
    118
    2.87
    50,433
    4.57
    12. Falls
    111
    2.70
    9,736
    0.88
    13. Alzheimers & Dementia
    105
    2.55
    56,937
    5.15
    14. Low Birth Weight
    79
    1.92
    202
    0.02
    15. Asthma
    78
    1.90
    1,922
    0.17
    16. Hypertension
    77
    1.87
    6,673
    0.60
    17. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    68
    1.65
    2,555
    0.23
    18. HIV/AIDS
    58
    1.41
    48
    0.00
    19. Birth Trauma
    51
    1.24
    104
    0.01
    20. Congenital Anomalies
    50
    1.22
    2,473
    0.22
    21. Oesophagus Cancer
    44
    1.07
    12,316
    1.11
    22. Lung Cancers
    44
    1.07
    79,688
    7.21
    23. Oral Cancer
    43
    1.04
    8,333
    0.75
    24. Other Injuries
    43
    1.04
    22,068
    2.00
    25. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    39
    0.95
    2,922
    0.26
    26. Liver Cancer
    35
    0.85
    29,384
    2.66
    27. Suicide
    35
    0.85
    19,466
    1.76
    28. Parkinson's Disease
    31
    0.75
    14,007
    1.27
    29. Cervical Cancer
    30
    0.73
    3,799
    0.34
    30. Encephalitis
    28
    0.68
    5
    0.00
    31. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    24
    0.58
    57,340
    5.19
    32. Pancreas Cancer
    20
    0.49
    37,027
    3.35
    33. Drownings
    20
    0.49
    8,409
    0.76
    34. Leukemia
    19
    0.46
    9,607
    0.87
    35. Violence
    18
    0.44
    266
    0.02
    36. Meningitis
    17
    0.41
    308
    0.03
    37. Ovary Cancer
    14
    0.34
    5,061
    0.46
    38. Epilepsy
    14
    0.34
    1,558
    0.14
    39. Syphilis
    11
    0.27
    16
    0.00
    40. Endocrine Disorders
    11
    0.27
    11,486
    1.04
    41. Maternal Conditions
    9
    0.22
    39
    0.00
    42. Skin Cancers
    9
    0.22
    1,843
    0.17
    43. Breast Cancer
    8
    0.19
    15,805
    1.43
    44. Inflammatory/Heart
    8
    0.19
    8,232
    0.75
    45. Fires
    8
    0.19
    1,007
    0.09
    46. Drug Use
    7
    0.17
    732
    0.07
    47. Skin Disease
    7
    0.17
    2,806
    0.25
    48. Bladder Cancer
    6
    0.15
    9,936
    0.90
    49. Alcohol
    6
    0.15
    576
    0.05
    50. Lymphomas
    5
    0.12
    19,273
    1.74
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Bhutan BHUTAN   Japan JAPAN
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Stomach Cancer
    20.62
    2
    11.47
    28
    2. Cervical Cancer
    10.80
    80
    2.73
    152
    3. Lung Cancers
    7.68
    118
    18.06
    66
    4. Oesophagus Cancer
    7.67
    20
    3.28
    61
    5. Oral Cancer
    7.12
    15
    2.19
    124
    6. Liver Cancer
    5.90
    80
    6.62
    62
    7. Ovary Cancer
    5.31
    57
    3.30
    136
    8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    4.09
    168
    13.59
    37
    9. Pancreas Cancer
    3.57
    97
    8.87
    10
    10. Breast Cancer
    2.89
    183
    10.31
    155
    11. Leukemia
    2.69
    136
    2.76
    133
    12. Skin Cancers
    1.61
    109
    0.42
    167
    13. Prostate Cancer
    1.13
    181
    6.05
    157
    14. Bladder Cancer
    1.12
    149
    1.86
    104
    15. Lymphomas
    0.81
    180
    4.22
    111
    16. Uterin Cancer
    0.00
    182
    2.02
    106
    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.