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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 Pakistan 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.

Pakistan
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   Pakistan PAKISTAN
      Japan JAPAN   Pakistan PAKISTAN
           
    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
     
    47.8
    45.9
    46.9
    99
    120
    110
    1970
    69.4
    74.7
    72.0
    9
    13
    10
     
    51.7
    50.5
    51.1
    106
    126
    118
    1980
    73.6
    78.8
    76.1
    1
    5
    1
     
    55.6
    55.1
    55.3
    118
    131
    125
    1990
    75.9
    81.9
    78.8
    1
    1
    1
     
    59.7
    60.1
    59.9
    121
    133
    129
    2000
    77.6
    84.5
    81.1
    2
    1
    1
     
    62.0
    63.6
    62.8
    117
    128
    124
    2010
    79.5
    86.3
    83.0
    5
    1
    1
     
    64.1
    66.1
    65.1
    125
    134
    133
    2019
    81.5
    86.9
    84.3
    2
    1
    1
     
    64.6
    66.7
    65.6
    135
    152
    144
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Japan JAPAN   Pakistan PAKISTAN
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    81.5
    86.9
    2
    1
    64.6
    66.7
    135
    152
    Age 5
    81.7
    87.2
    2
    1
    69.5
    71.1
    129
    149
    Age 10
    81.7
    87.2
    2
    1
    69.8
    71.4
    130
    150
    Age 15
    81.8
    87.2
    2
    1
    70.0
    71.6
    130
    151
    Age 20
    81.9
    87.2
    2
    1
    70.3
    71.9
    128
    151
    Age 25
    82.0
    87.3
    2
    1
    70.8
    72.3
    127
    151
    Age 30
    82.1
    87.4
    2
    1
    71.3
    72.7
    124
    153
    Age 35
    82.2
    87.4
    3
    1
    71.8
    73.2
    123
    154
    Age 40
    82.4
    87.6
    3
    1
    72.4
    73.8
    123
    154
    Age 45
    82.6
    87.7
    3
    1
    73.2
    74.5
    124
    157
    Age 50
    82.9
    87.9
    3
    1
    74.1
    75.3
    124
    158
    Age 55
    83.4
    88.2
    3
    1
    75.3
    76.4
    125
    158
    Age 60
    84.0
    88.6
    3
    1
    76.8
    77.8
    120
    160
    Age 65
    84.8
    89.0
    4
    1
    78.7
    79.5
    116
    157
    Age 70
    86.0
    89.6
    2
    1
    80.9
    81.5
    118
    155
    Age 75
    87.3
    90.3
    6
    1
    83.5
    83.9
    115
    149
    Age 80
    89.0
    91.3
    8
    2
    86.4
    86.7
    114
    140
    Age 85
    91.4
    92.8
    9
    3
    89.7
    90.0
    103
    132
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Japan JAPAN   Pakistan PAKISTAN
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    30.62
    181
    193.56
    30
    2. Stroke
    23.21
    161
    116.52
    51
    3. Lung Cancers
    18.06
    66
    7.37
    120
    4. Influenza and Pneumonia
    16.56
    129
    37.37
    72
    5. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    13.59
    37
    3.71
    171
    6. Lung Disease
    12.69
    156
    77.79
    8
    7. Suicide
    12.24
    49
    9.77
    73
    8. Stomach Cancer
    11.47
    28
    2.97
    157
    9. Breast Cancer
    10.31
    155
    25.28
    26
    10. Pancreas Cancer
    8.87
    10
    0.79
    172
    11. Alzheimers & Dementia
    7.87
    159
    16.30
    121
    12. Kidney Disease
    7.61
    154
    42.04
    19
    13. Liver Cancer
    6.62
    62
    3.19
    159
    14. Prostate Cancer
    6.05
    157
    5.99
    159
    15. Other Injuries
    4.92
    133
    13.00
    37
    16. Liver Disease
    4.78
    164
    38.05
    29
    17. Lymphomas
    4.22
    111
    4.73
    89
    18. Ovary Cancer
    3.30
    136
    4.95
    71
    19. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.28
    61
    5.67
    31
    20. Other Neoplasms
    3.05
    31
    0.33
    126
    21. Leukemia
    2.76
    133
    2.78
    130
    22. Cervical Cancer
    2.73
    152
    5.56
    119
    23. Congenital Anomalies
    2.49
    167
    6.64
    62
    24. Endocrine Disorders
    2.36
    135
    6.05
    52
    25. Parkinson's Disease
    2.33
    156
    5.79
    27
    26. Road Traffic Accidents
    2.21
    175
    15.18
    95
    27. Oral Cancer
    2.19
    124
    11.65
    5
    28. Drownings
    2.12
    109
    2.12
    110
    29. Inflammatory/Heart
    2.08
    163
    1.61
    171
    30. Uterin Cancer
    2.02
    106
    1.80
    121
    31. Falls
    1.98
    173
    6.29
    80
    32. Bladder Cancer
    1.86
    104
    2.19
    82
    33. Diabetes Mellitus
    1.35
    182
    52.40
    35
    34. Hypertension
    1.07
    183
    20.05
    82
    35. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.61
    169
    4.53
    64
    36. Tuberculosis
    0.53
    140
    23.21
    49
    37. Diarrhoeal diseases
    0.53
    161
    65.76
    19
    38. Epilepsy
    0.51
    176
    2.83
    35
    39. Hepatitis C
    0.50
    19
    0.82
    6
    40. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    0.48
    56
    1.24
    3
    41. Skin Disease
    0.47
    142
    0.08
    177
    42. Skin Cancers
    0.42
    167
    1.16
    132
    43. Malnutrition
    0.41
    118
    3.52
    61
    44. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.40
    162
    17.89
    2
    45. Asthma
    0.36
    174
    16.73
    30
    46. Hepatitis B
    0.34
    77
    1.44
    21
    47. Drug Use
    0.33
    177
    0.54
    156
    48. Fires
    0.33
    161
    1.95
    76
    49. Low Birth Weight
    0.32
    183
    17.20
    2
    50. Schizophrenia
    0.31
    17
    0.00
    143
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Japan JAPAN   Pakistan PAKISTAN
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    163,905
    14.84
    240,720
    16.49
    2. Stroke
    121,823
    11.03
    141,432
    9.69
    3. Influenza and Pneumonia
    107,899
    9.77
    83,483
    5.72
    4. Lung Cancers
    79,688
    7.21
    9,688
    0.66
    5. Lung Disease
    78,169
    7.08
    86,968
    5.96
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    57,340
    5.19
    5,279
    0.36
    7. Alzheimers & Dementia
    56,937
    5.15
    15,216
    1.04
    8. Stomach Cancer
    50,433
    4.57
    4,044
    0.28
    9. Kidney Disease
    44,779
    4.05
    56,796
    3.89
    10. Pancreas Cancer
    37,027
    3.35
    1,069
    0.07
    11. Liver Cancer
    29,384
    2.66
    4,427
    0.30
    12. Other Injuries
    22,068
    2.00
    27,010
    1.85
    13. Suicide
    19,466
    1.76
    19,331
    1.32
    14. Lymphomas
    19,273
    1.74
    7,020
    0.48
    15. Breast Cancer
    15,805
    1.43
    18,009
    1.23
    16. Other Neoplasms
    15,120
    1.37
    412
    0.03
    17. Liver Disease
    14,195
    1.29
    54,835
    3.76
    18. Parkinson's Disease
    14,007
    1.27
    6,145
    0.42
    19. Prostate Cancer
    13,515
    1.22
    3,559
    0.24
    20. Oesophagus Cancer
    12,316
    1.11
    7,866
    0.54
    21. Endocrine Disorders
    11,486
    1.04
    11,439
    0.78
    22. Bladder Cancer
    9,936
    0.90
    2,727
    0.19
    23. Falls
    9,736
    0.88
    8,642
    0.59
    24. Leukemia
    9,607
    0.87
    5,254
    0.36
    25. Drownings
    8,409
    0.76
    5,376
    0.37
    26. Oral Cancer
    8,333
    0.75
    17,181
    1.18
    27. Inflammatory/Heart
    8,232
    0.75
    2,318
    0.16
    28. Hypertension
    6,673
    0.60
    22,917
    1.57
    29. Diabetes Mellitus
    5,433
    0.49
    63,852
    4.37
    30. Ovary Cancer
    5,061
    0.46
    3,533
    0.24
    31. Road Traffic Accidents
    4,566
    0.41
    28,170
    1.93
    32. Cervical Cancer
    3,799
    0.34
    4,009
    0.27
    33. Uterin Cancer
    3,461
    0.31
    1,191
    0.08
    34. Tuberculosis
    3,459
    0.31
    42,103
    2.88
    35. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    2,922
    0.26
    5,450
    0.37
    36. Skin Disease
    2,806
    0.25
    132
    0.01
    37. Diarrhoeal diseases
    2,731
    0.25
    104,383
    7.15
    38. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    2,618
    0.24
    1,388
    0.10
    39. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    2,555
    0.23
    26,017
    1.78
    40. Congenital Anomalies
    2,473
    0.22
    26,320
    1.80
    41. Hepatitis C
    2,220
    0.20
    1,227
    0.08
    42. Asthma
    1,922
    0.17
    20,750
    1.42
    43. Malnutrition
    1,910
    0.17
    8,852
    0.61
    44. Skin Cancers
    1,843
    0.17
    1,539
    0.11
    45. Epilepsy
    1,558
    0.14
    4,873
    0.33
    46. Hepatitis B
    1,423
    0.13
    2,267
    0.16
    47. Schizophrenia
    1,052
    0.10
    0
    0.00
    48. Fires
    1,007
    0.09
    4,305
    0.29
    49. Anemia
    875
    0.08
    0
    0.00
    50. Drug Use
    732
    0.07
    829
    0.06
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Japan JAPAN   Pakistan PAKISTAN
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    18.06
    66
    7.37
    120
    2. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    13.59
    37
    3.71
    171
    3. Stomach Cancer
    11.47
    28
    2.97
    157
    4. Breast Cancer
    10.31
    155
    25.28
    26
    5. Pancreas Cancer
    8.87
    10
    0.79
    172
    6. Liver Cancer
    6.62
    62
    3.19
    159
    7. Prostate Cancer
    6.05
    157
    5.99
    159
    8. Lymphomas
    4.22
    111
    4.73
    89
    9. Ovary Cancer
    3.30
    136
    4.95
    71
    10. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.28
    61
    5.67
    31
    11. Leukemia
    2.76
    133
    2.78
    130
    12. Cervical Cancer
    2.73
    152
    5.56
    119
    13. Oral Cancer
    2.19
    124
    11.65
    5
    14. Uterin Cancer
    2.02
    106
    1.80
    121
    15. Bladder Cancer
    1.86
    104
    2.19
    82
    16. Skin Cancers
    0.42
    167
    1.16
    132
    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.