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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 Viet Nam 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.

Viet Nam
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   Viet Nam VIET NAM
      Japan JAPAN   Viet Nam VIET NAM
           
    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
     
    42.6
    46.3
    44.4
    123
    119
    120
    1970
    69.4
    74.7
    72.0
    9
    13
    10
     
    46.9
    51.9
    49.4
    129
    118
    123
    1980
    73.6
    78.8
    76.1
    1
    5
    1
     
    55.5
    59.9
    57.7
    119
    114
    116
    1990
    75.9
    81.9
    78.8
    1
    1
    1
     
    64.1
    67.7
    65.9
    95
    108
    103
    2000
    77.6
    84.5
    81.1
    2
    1
    1
     
    68.5
    78.2
    73.4
    76
    35
    46
    2010
    79.5
    86.3
    83.0
    5
    1
    1
     
    70.3
    80.1
    75.2
    81
    36
    51
    2019
    81.5
    86.9
    84.3
    2
    1
    1
     
    69.6
    78.1
    73.7
    106
    73
    92
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Japan JAPAN   Viet Nam VIET NAM
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    81.5
    86.9
    2
    1
    69.6
    78.1
    106
    73
    Age 5
    81.7
    87.2
    2
    1
    71.2
    79.4
    103
    69
    Age 10
    81.7
    87.2
    2
    1
    71.3
    79.4
    107
    69
    Age 15
    81.8
    87.2
    2
    1
    71.4
    79.5
    108
    69
    Age 20
    81.9
    87.2
    2
    1
    71.7
    79.6
    108
    69
    Age 25
    82.0
    87.3
    2
    1
    72.0
    79.7
    108
    69
    Age 30
    82.1
    87.4
    2
    1
    72.4
    79.9
    109
    69
    Age 35
    82.2
    87.4
    3
    1
    72.7
    80.0
    110
    69
    Age 40
    82.4
    87.6
    3
    1
    73.1
    80.2
    112
    69
    Age 45
    82.6
    87.7
    3
    1
    73.7
    80.5
    114
    70
    Age 50
    82.9
    87.9
    3
    1
    74.5
    80.9
    115
    71
    Age 55
    83.4
    88.2
    3
    1
    75.5
    81.4
    116
    74
    Age 60
    84.0
    88.6
    3
    1
    76.9
    82.0
    117
    73
    Age 65
    84.8
    89.0
    4
    1
    78.6
    82.9
    121
    76
    Age 70
    86.0
    89.6
    2
    1
    80.7
    84.1
    125
    79
    Age 75
    87.3
    90.3
    6
    1
    83.2
    85.7
    130
    80
    Age 80
    89.0
    91.3
    8
    2
    86.1
    87.8
    129
    87
    Age 85
    91.4
    92.8
    9
    3
    89.4
    90.4
    132
    83
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Japan JAPAN   Viet Nam VIET NAM
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    30.62
    181
    86.67
    125
    2. Stroke
    23.21
    161
    155.75
    20
    3. Lung Cancers
    18.06
    66
    21.48
    46
    4. Influenza and Pneumonia
    16.56
    129
    25.84
    97
    5. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    13.59
    37
    8.23
    98
    6. Lung Disease
    12.69
    156
    34.16
    39
    7. Suicide
    12.24
    49
    7.22
    112
    8. Stomach Cancer
    11.47
    28
    15.13
    9
    9. Breast Cancer
    10.31
    155
    11.36
    148
    10. Pancreas Cancer
    8.87
    10
    0.92
    167
    11. Alzheimers & Dementia
    7.87
    159
    23.72
    20
    12. Kidney Disease
    7.61
    154
    24.12
    83
    13. Liver Cancer
    6.62
    62
    24.37
    7
    14. Prostate Cancer
    6.05
    157
    4.61
    166
    15. Other Injuries
    4.92
    133
    5.34
    126
    16. Liver Disease
    4.78
    164
    23.34
    81
    17. Lymphomas
    4.22
    111
    2.94
    151
    18. Ovary Cancer
    3.30
    136
    1.62
    178
    19. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.28
    61
    2.23
    97
    20. Other Neoplasms
    3.05
    31
    0.33
    127
    21. Leukemia
    2.76
    133
    4.93
    22
    22. Cervical Cancer
    2.73
    152
    4.34
    134
    23. Congenital Anomalies
    2.49
    167
    6.59
    63
    24. Endocrine Disorders
    2.36
    135
    2.08
    149
    25. Parkinson's Disease
    2.33
    156
    5.18
    44
    26. Road Traffic Accidents
    2.21
    175
    29.81
    50
    27. Oral Cancer
    2.19
    124
    7.03
    18
    28. Drownings
    2.12
    109
    5.36
    24
    29. Inflammatory/Heart
    2.08
    163
    4.93
    88
    30. Uterin Cancer
    2.02
    106
    2.12
    103
    31. Falls
    1.98
    173
    13.80
    10
    32. Bladder Cancer
    1.86
    104
    0.90
    160
    33. Diabetes Mellitus
    1.35
    182
    33.78
    78
    34. Hypertension
    1.07
    183
    18.94
    88
    35. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.61
    169
    0.86
    155
    36. Tuberculosis
    0.53
    140
    9.33
    70
    37. Diarrhoeal diseases
    0.53
    161
    4.47
    82
    38. Epilepsy
    0.51
    176
    0.58
    171
    39. Hepatitis C
    0.50
    19
    0.08
    103
    40. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    0.48
    56
    0.23
    117
    41. Skin Disease
    0.47
    142
    1.34
    102
    42. Skin Cancers
    0.42
    167
    0.46
    165
    43. Malnutrition
    0.41
    118
    0.11
    151
    44. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.40
    162
    1.57
    89
    45. Asthma
    0.36
    174
    7.89
    73
    46. Hepatitis B
    0.34
    77
    0.37
    75
    47. Drug Use
    0.33
    177
    1.31
    83
    48. Fires
    0.33
    161
    0.58
    132
    49. Low Birth Weight
    0.32
    183
    5.69
    84
    50. Schizophrenia
    0.31
    17
    0.00
    180
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Japan JAPAN   Viet Nam VIET NAM
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    163,905
    14.84
    91,939
    13.41
    2. Stroke
    121,823
    11.03
    159,032
    23.20
    3. Influenza and Pneumonia
    107,899
    9.77
    27,836
    4.06
    4. Lung Cancers
    79,688
    7.21
    21,294
    3.11
    5. Lung Disease
    78,169
    7.08
    35,875
    5.23
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    57,340
    5.19
    8,258
    1.20
    7. Alzheimers & Dementia
    56,937
    5.15
    29,307
    4.27
    8. Stomach Cancer
    50,433
    4.57
    15,134
    2.21
    9. Kidney Disease
    44,779
    4.05
    25,251
    3.68
    10. Pancreas Cancer
    37,027
    3.35
    929
    0.14
    11. Liver Cancer
    29,384
    2.66
    24,995
    3.65
    12. Other Injuries
    22,068
    2.00
    5,539
    0.81
    13. Suicide
    19,466
    1.76
    7,249
    1.06
    14. Lymphomas
    19,273
    1.74
    2,964
    0.43
    15. Breast Cancer
    15,805
    1.43
    6,187
    0.90
    16. Other Neoplasms
    15,120
    1.37
    325
    0.05
    17. Liver Disease
    14,195
    1.29
    23,900
    3.49
    18. Parkinson's Disease
    14,007
    1.27
    5,338
    0.78
    19. Prostate Cancer
    13,515
    1.22
    1,911
    0.28
    20. Oesophagus Cancer
    12,316
    1.11
    2,265
    0.33
    21. Endocrine Disorders
    11,486
    1.04
    2,082
    0.30
    22. Bladder Cancer
    9,936
    0.90
    896
    0.13
    23. Falls
    9,736
    0.88
    15,427
    2.25
    24. Leukemia
    9,607
    0.87
    4,899
    0.71
    25. Drownings
    8,409
    0.76
    5,097
    0.74
    26. Oral Cancer
    8,333
    0.75
    7,088
    1.03
    27. Inflammatory/Heart
    8,232
    0.75
    5,357
    0.78
    28. Hypertension
    6,673
    0.60
    19,880
    2.90
    29. Diabetes Mellitus
    5,433
    0.49
    33,860
    4.94
    30. Ovary Cancer
    5,061
    0.46
    864
    0.13
    31. Road Traffic Accidents
    4,566
    0.41
    29,475
    4.30
    32. Cervical Cancer
    3,799
    0.34
    2,391
    0.35
    33. Uterin Cancer
    3,461
    0.31
    1,159
    0.17
    34. Tuberculosis
    3,459
    0.31
    9,446
    1.38
    35. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    2,922
    0.26
    957
    0.14
    36. Skin Disease
    2,806
    0.25
    1,515
    0.22
    37. Diarrhoeal diseases
    2,731
    0.25
    4,390
    0.64
    38. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    2,618
    0.24
    224
    0.03
    39. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    2,555
    0.23
    1,708
    0.25
    40. Congenital Anomalies
    2,473
    0.22
    7,064
    1.03
    41. Hepatitis C
    2,220
    0.20
    78
    0.01
    42. Asthma
    1,922
    0.17
    8,150
    1.19
    43. Malnutrition
    1,910
    0.17
    120
    0.02
    44. Skin Cancers
    1,843
    0.17
    467
    0.07
    45. Epilepsy
    1,558
    0.14
    583
    0.09
    46. Hepatitis B
    1,423
    0.13
    379
    0.06
    47. Schizophrenia
    1,052
    0.10
    0
    0.00
    48. Fires
    1,007
    0.09
    595
    0.09
    49. Anemia
    875
    0.08
    0
    0.00
    50. Drug Use
    732
    0.07
    1,366
    0.20
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Japan JAPAN   Viet Nam VIET NAM
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    18.06
    66
    21.48
    46
    2. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    13.59
    37
    8.23
    98
    3. Stomach Cancer
    11.47
    28
    15.13
    9
    4. Breast Cancer
    10.31
    155
    11.36
    148
    5. Pancreas Cancer
    8.87
    10
    0.92
    167
    6. Liver Cancer
    6.62
    62
    24.37
    7
    7. Prostate Cancer
    6.05
    157
    4.61
    166
    8. Lymphomas
    4.22
    111
    2.94
    151
    9. Ovary Cancer
    3.30
    136
    1.62
    178
    10. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.28
    61
    2.23
    97
    11. Leukemia
    2.76
    133
    4.93
    22
    12. Cervical Cancer
    2.73
    152
    4.34
    134
    13. Oral Cancer
    2.19
    124
    7.03
    18
    14. Uterin Cancer
    2.02
    106
    2.12
    103
    15. Bladder Cancer
    1.86
    104
    0.90
    160
    16. Skin Cancers
    0.42
    167
    0.46
    165
    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.