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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 Laos 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.

Laos
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   Laos LAOS
      Japan JAPAN   Laos LAOS
           
    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
     
    42.2
    45.5
    43.8
    128
    125
    126
    1970
    69.4
    74.7
    72.0
    9
    13
    10
     
    44.7
    47.6
    46.1
    140
    139
    139
    1980
    73.6
    78.8
    76.1
    1
    5
    1
     
    47.8
    50.3
    49.1
    148
    148
    146
    1990
    75.9
    81.9
    78.8
    1
    1
    1
     
    53.4
    55.8
    54.6
    147
    148
    148
    2000
    77.6
    84.5
    81.1
    2
    1
    1
     
    56.5
    59.7
    58.1
    140
    142
    140
    2010
    79.5
    86.3
    83.0
    5
    1
    1
     
    62.0
    65.1
    63.6
    136
    137
    136
    2019
    81.5
    86.9
    84.3
    2
    1
    1
     
    66.2
    70.9
    68.5
    130
    128
    130
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Japan JAPAN   Laos LAOS
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    81.5
    86.9
    2
    1
    66.2
    70.9
    130
    128
    Age 5
    81.7
    87.2
    2
    1
    69.6
    73.9
    126
    125
    Age 10
    81.7
    87.2
    2
    1
    69.8
    74.1
    128
    126
    Age 15
    81.8
    87.2
    2
    1
    70.1
    74.3
    126
    126
    Age 20
    81.9
    87.2
    2
    1
    70.4
    74.5
    126
    125
    Age 25
    82.0
    87.3
    2
    1
    70.9
    74.8
    124
    125
    Age 30
    82.1
    87.4
    2
    1
    71.3
    75.0
    125
    125
    Age 35
    82.2
    87.4
    3
    1
    71.7
    75.4
    126
    124
    Age 40
    82.4
    87.6
    3
    1
    72.2
    75.8
    127
    125
    Age 45
    82.6
    87.7
    3
    1
    72.9
    76.3
    128
    127
    Age 50
    82.9
    87.9
    3
    1
    73.7
    76.9
    131
    128
    Age 55
    83.4
    88.2
    3
    1
    74.9
    77.8
    135
    130
    Age 60
    84.0
    88.6
    3
    1
    76.4
    78.9
    138
    132
    Age 65
    84.8
    89.0
    4
    1
    78.2
    80.3
    137
    135
    Age 70
    86.0
    89.6
    2
    1
    80.5
    82.0
    137
    135
    Age 75
    87.3
    90.3
    6
    1
    83.1
    84.2
    135
    135
    Age 80
    89.0
    91.3
    8
    2
    86.1
    86.8
    134
    135
    Age 85
    91.4
    92.8
    9
    3
    89.4
    90.0
    136
    140
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Japan JAPAN   Laos LAOS
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    30.62
    181
    139.74
    56
    2. Stroke
    23.21
    161
    152.50
    21
    3. Lung Cancers
    18.06
    66
    21.02
    48
    4. Influenza and Pneumonia
    16.56
    129
    59.07
    61
    5. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    13.59
    37
    10.17
    74
    6. Lung Disease
    12.69
    156
    46.19
    20
    7. Suicide
    12.24
    49
    5.98
    128
    8. Stomach Cancer
    11.47
    28
    11.97
    22
    9. Breast Cancer
    10.31
    155
    17.83
    80
    10. Pancreas Cancer
    8.87
    10
    1.38
    157
    11. Alzheimers & Dementia
    7.87
    159
    16.42
    119
    12. Kidney Disease
    7.61
    154
    38.60
    25
    13. Liver Cancer
    6.62
    62
    25.37
    4
    14. Prostate Cancer
    6.05
    157
    3.01
    174
    15. Other Injuries
    4.92
    133
    7.53
    92
    16. Liver Disease
    4.78
    164
    24.75
    75
    17. Lymphomas
    4.22
    111
    4.47
    102
    18. Ovary Cancer
    3.30
    136
    4.05
    108
    19. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.28
    61
    4.43
    41
    20. Other Neoplasms
    3.05
    31
    0.29
    143
    21. Leukemia
    2.76
    133
    5.00
    19
    22. Cervical Cancer
    2.73
    152
    7.80
    96
    23. Congenital Anomalies
    2.49
    167
    5.84
    92
    24. Endocrine Disorders
    2.36
    135
    3.39
    92
    25. Parkinson's Disease
    2.33
    156
    4.40
    75
    26. Road Traffic Accidents
    2.21
    175
    19.78
    77
    27. Oral Cancer
    2.19
    124
    7.55
    14
    28. Drownings
    2.12
    109
    7.51
    9
    29. Inflammatory/Heart
    2.08
    163
    4.66
    93
    30. Uterin Cancer
    2.02
    106
    1.27
    151
    31. Falls
    1.98
    173
    9.16
    28
    32. Bladder Cancer
    1.86
    104
    1.36
    137
    33. Diabetes Mellitus
    1.35
    182
    36.38
    71
    34. Hypertension
    1.07
    183
    24.41
    59
    35. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.61
    169
    16.83
    4
    36. Tuberculosis
    0.53
    140
    34.86
    29
    37. Diarrhoeal diseases
    0.53
    161
    27.89
    53
    38. Epilepsy
    0.51
    176
    0.86
    144
    39. Hepatitis C
    0.50
    19
    0.07
    106
    40. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    0.48
    56
    0.18
    135
    41. Skin Disease
    0.47
    142
    2.37
    45
    42. Skin Cancers
    0.42
    167
    1.43
    123
    43. Malnutrition
    0.41
    118
    3.82
    60
    44. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.40
    162
    3.57
    33
    45. Asthma
    0.36
    174
    19.60
    22
    46. Hepatitis B
    0.34
    77
    0.32
    80
    47. Drug Use
    0.33
    177
    0.53
    157
    48. Fires
    0.33
    161
    1.68
    85
    49. Low Birth Weight
    0.32
    183
    8.47
    50
    50. Schizophrenia
    0.31
    17
    0.00
    120
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Japan JAPAN   Laos LAOS
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    163,905
    14.84
    5,190
    12.89
    2. Stroke
    121,823
    11.03
    5,769
    14.33
    3. Influenza and Pneumonia
    107,899
    9.77
    2,820
    7.01
    4. Lung Cancers
    79,688
    7.21
    919
    2.28
    5. Lung Disease
    78,169
    7.08
    1,626
    4.04
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    57,340
    5.19
    422
    1.05
    7. Alzheimers & Dementia
    56,937
    5.15
    458
    1.14
    8. Stomach Cancer
    50,433
    4.57
    530
    1.32
    9. Kidney Disease
    44,779
    4.05
    1,646
    4.09
    10. Pancreas Cancer
    37,027
    3.35
    61
    0.15
    11. Liver Cancer
    29,384
    2.66
    1,104
    2.74
    12. Other Injuries
    22,068
    2.00
    519
    1.29
    13. Suicide
    19,466
    1.76
    390
    0.97
    14. Lymphomas
    19,273
    1.74
    211
    0.52
    15. Breast Cancer
    15,805
    1.43
    437
    1.09
    16. Other Neoplasms
    15,120
    1.37
    12
    0.03
    17. Liver Disease
    14,195
    1.29
    1,171
    2.91
    18. Parkinson's Disease
    14,007
    1.27
    139
    0.35
    19. Prostate Cancer
    13,515
    1.22
    37
    0.09
    20. Oesophagus Cancer
    12,316
    1.11
    214
    0.53
    21. Endocrine Disorders
    11,486
    1.04
    186
    0.46
    22. Bladder Cancer
    9,936
    0.90
    49
    0.12
    23. Falls
    9,736
    0.88
    440
    1.09
    24. Leukemia
    9,607
    0.87
    290
    0.72
    25. Drownings
    8,409
    0.76
    568
    1.41
    26. Oral Cancer
    8,333
    0.75
    349
    0.87
    27. Inflammatory/Heart
    8,232
    0.75
    206
    0.51
    28. Hypertension
    6,673
    0.60
    890
    2.21
    29. Diabetes Mellitus
    5,433
    0.49
    1,466
    3.64
    30. Ovary Cancer
    5,061
    0.46
    101
    0.25
    31. Road Traffic Accidents
    4,566
    0.41
    1,281
    3.18
    32. Cervical Cancer
    3,799
    0.34
    187
    0.46
    33. Uterin Cancer
    3,461
    0.31
    29
    0.07
    34. Tuberculosis
    3,459
    0.31
    1,949
    4.84
    35. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    2,922
    0.26
    651
    1.62
    36. Skin Disease
    2,806
    0.25
    89
    0.22
    37. Diarrhoeal diseases
    2,731
    0.25
    1,552
    3.86
    38. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    2,618
    0.24
    7
    0.02
    39. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    2,555
    0.23
    207
    0.51
    40. Congenital Anomalies
    2,473
    0.22
    647
    1.61
    41. Hepatitis C
    2,220
    0.20
    4
    0.01
    42. Asthma
    1,922
    0.17
    840
    2.09
    43. Malnutrition
    1,910
    0.17
    166
    0.41
    44. Skin Cancers
    1,843
    0.17
    59
    0.15
    45. Epilepsy
    1,558
    0.14
    58
    0.14
    46. Hepatitis B
    1,423
    0.13
    17
    0.04
    47. Schizophrenia
    1,052
    0.10
    0
    0.00
    48. Fires
    1,007
    0.09
    108
    0.27
    49. Anemia
    875
    0.08
    0
    0.00
    50. Drug Use
    732
    0.07
    33
    0.08
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Japan JAPAN   Laos LAOS
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    18.06
    66
    21.02
    48
    2. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    13.59
    37
    10.17
    74
    3. Stomach Cancer
    11.47
    28
    11.97
    22
    4. Breast Cancer
    10.31
    155
    17.83
    80
    5. Pancreas Cancer
    8.87
    10
    1.38
    157
    6. Liver Cancer
    6.62
    62
    25.37
    4
    7. Prostate Cancer
    6.05
    157
    3.01
    174
    8. Lymphomas
    4.22
    111
    4.47
    102
    9. Ovary Cancer
    3.30
    136
    4.05
    108
    10. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.28
    61
    4.43
    41
    11. Leukemia
    2.76
    133
    5.00
    19
    12. Cervical Cancer
    2.73
    152
    7.80
    96
    13. Oral Cancer
    2.19
    124
    7.55
    14
    14. Uterin Cancer
    2.02
    106
    1.27
    151
    15. Bladder Cancer
    1.86
    104
    1.36
    137
    16. Skin Cancers
    0.42
    167
    1.43
    123
    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.