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Ireland
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
IRELAND VS JAPAN

Compare Ireland 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
Ireland Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Ireland IRELAND   Japan JAPAN
      Ireland IRELAND   Japan JAPAN
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    67.9
    71.6
    69.7
    10
    26
    17
    		  
    65.3
    70.1
    67.7
    31
    35
    35
    1970
    68.8
    73.5
    71.1
    14
    26
    18
    		  
    69.4
    74.7
    72.0
    9
    13
    10
    1980
    70.1
    75.4
    72.7
    20
    27
    25
    		  
    73.6
    78.8
    76.1
    1
    5
    1
    1990
    71.9
    77.4
    74.6
    27
    26
    28
    		  
    75.9
    81.9
    78.8
    1
    1
    1
    2000
    73.8
    79.0
    76.4
    30
    31
    30
    		  
    77.6
    84.5
    81.1
    2
    1
    1
    2010
    78.4
    82.8
    80.6
    14
    19
    16
    		  
    79.5
    86.3
    83.0
    5
    1
    1
    2019
    80.2
    83.5
    81.8
    17
    26
    18
    		  
    81.5
    86.9
    84.3
    2
    1
    1
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Ireland IRELAND   Japan JAPAN
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    80.2
    83.5
    17
    26
    81.5
    86.9
    2
    1
    Age 5
    80.5
    83.7
    18
    28
    81.7
    87.2
    2
    1
    Age 10
    80.5
    83.8
    18
    28
    81.7
    87.2
    2
    1
    Age 15
    80.5
    83.8
    18
    28
    81.8
    87.2
    2
    1
    Age 20
    80.6
    83.8
    18
    28
    81.9
    87.2
    2
    1
    Age 25
    80.8
    83.9
    18
    28
    82.0
    87.3
    2
    1
    Age 30
    81.0
    83.9
    18
    28
    82.1
    87.4
    2
    1
    Age 35
    81.1
    84.0
    18
    29
    82.2
    87.4
    3
    1
    Age 40
    81.3
    84.1
    19
    29
    82.4
    87.6
    3
    1
    Age 45
    81.6
    84.3
    20
    29
    82.6
    87.7
    3
    1
    Age 50
    81.9
    84.5
    20
    29
    82.9
    87.9
    3
    1
    Age 55
    82.4
    84.8
    17
    29
    83.4
    88.2
    3
    1
    Age 60
    83.0
    85.3
    18
    29
    84.0
    88.6
    3
    1
    Age 65
    83.8
    85.9
    23
    32
    84.8
    89.0
    4
    1
    Age 70
    84.8
    86.7
    26
    35
    86.0
    89.6
    2
    1
    Age 75
    86.2
    87.7
    33
    37
    87.3
    90.3
    6
    1
    Age 80
    88.0
    89.0
    44
    48
    89.0
    91.3
    8
    2
    Age 85
    90.3
    90.8
    61
    60
    91.4
    92.8
    9
    3
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Ireland IRELAND   Japan JAPAN
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    53.73
    158
    30.62
    181
    2. Alzheimers & Dementia
    32.23
    9
    7.87
    159
    3. Lung Cancers
    24.05
    30
    18.06
    66
    4. Lung Disease
    20.91
    98
    12.69
    156
    5. Stroke
    19.27
    172
    23.21
    161
    6. Breast Cancer
    19.15
    59
    10.31
    155
    7. Prostate Cancer
    14.80
    104
    6.05
    157
    8. Influenza and Pneumonia
    13.45
    145
    16.56
    129
    9. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    13.41
    38
    13.59
    37
    10. Suicide
    8.90
    86
    12.24
    49
    11. Ovary Cancer
    6.83
    17
    3.30
    136
    12. Pancreas Cancer
    6.56
    48
    8.87
    10
    13. Lymphomas
    6.29
    33
    4.22
    111
    14. Kidney Disease
    6.12
    160
    7.61
    154
    15. Parkinson's Disease
    5.57
    32
    2.33
    156
    16. Oesophagus Cancer
    5.30
    35
    3.28
    61
    17. Diabetes Mellitus
    4.68
    172
    1.35
    182
    18. Stomach Cancer
    4.47
    126
    11.47
    28
    19. Liver Disease
    4.13
    169
    4.78
    164
    20. Liver Cancer
    3.97
    132
    6.62
    62
    21. Leukemia
    3.39
    105
    2.76
    133
    22. Drug Use
    3.38
    20
    0.33
    177
    23. Congenital Anomalies
    3.33
    149
    2.49
    167
    24. Endocrine Disorders
    3.24
    103
    2.36
    135
    25. Inflammatory/Heart
    3.19
    131
    2.08
    163
    26. Skin Cancers
    3.15
    28
    0.42
    167
    27. Falls
    3.03
    147
    1.98
    173
    28. Cervical Cancer
    3.00
    145
    2.73
    152
    29. Uterin Cancer
    2.94
    58
    2.02
    106
    30. Bladder Cancer
    2.93
    57
    1.86
    104
    31. Road Traffic Accidents
    2.92
    171
    2.21
    175
    32. Other Neoplasms
    2.55
    39
    3.05
    31
    33. Oral Cancer
    2.43
    108
    2.19
    124
    34. Other Injuries
    2.23
    179
    4.92
    133
    35. Hypertension
    1.87
    178
    1.07
    183
    36. Low Birth Weight
    1.39
    157
    0.32
    183
    37. Epilepsy
    1.27
    117
    0.51
    176
    38. Multiple Sclerosis
    1.12
    5
    0.04
    175
    39. Drownings
    1.05
    148
    2.12
    109
    40. Alcohol
    1.04
    112
    0.24
    170
    41. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.79
    158
    0.61
    169
    42. Violence
    0.77
    163
    0.19
    183
    43. Asthma
    0.70
    149
    0.36
    174
    44. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    0.68
    24
    0.48
    56
    45. Skin Disease
    0.63
    128
    0.47
    142
    46. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.58
    149
    0.40
    162
    47. Diarrhoeal diseases
    0.55
    158
    0.53
    161
    48. Fires
    0.41
    152
    0.33
    161
    49. Hepatitis C
    0.32
    35
    0.50
    19
    50. Anemia
    0.29
    42
    0.14
    52
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Ireland IRELAND   Japan JAPAN
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    4,762
    18.40
    163,905
    14.84
    2. Alzheimers & Dementia
    3,209
    12.40
    56,937
    5.15
    3. Lung Cancers
    1,916
    7.40
    79,688
    7.21
    4. Lung Disease
    1,915
    7.40
    78,169
    7.08
    5. Stroke
    1,770
    6.84
    121,823
    11.03
    6. Influenza and Pneumonia
    1,298
    5.02
    107,899
    9.77
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    1,095
    4.23
    57,340
    5.19
    8. Breast Cancer
    760
    2.94
    15,805
    1.43
    9. Prostate Cancer
    585
    2.26
    13,515
    1.22
    10. Kidney Disease
    566
    2.19
    44,779
    4.05
    11. Pancreas Cancer
    530
    2.05
    37,027
    3.35
    12. Parkinson's Disease
    530
    2.05
    14,007
    1.27
    13. Lymphomas
    513
    1.98
    19,273
    1.74
    14. Suicide
    470
    1.82
    19,466
    1.76
    15. Oesophagus Cancer
    419
    1.62
    12,316
    1.11
    16. Diabetes Mellitus
    414
    1.60
    5,433
    0.49
    17. Stomach Cancer
    357
    1.38
    50,433
    4.57
    18. Liver Cancer
    318
    1.23
    29,384
    2.66
    19. Liver Disease
    279
    1.08
    14,195
    1.29
    20. Leukemia
    274
    1.06
    9,607
    0.87
    21. Ovary Cancer
    273
    1.05
    5,061
    0.46
    22. Bladder Cancer
    256
    0.99
    9,936
    0.90
    23. Skin Cancers
    252
    0.97
    1,843
    0.17
    24. Endocrine Disorders
    249
    0.96
    11,486
    1.04
    25. Falls
    247
    0.95
    9,736
    0.88
    26. Inflammatory/Heart
    240
    0.93
    8,232
    0.75
    27. Other Neoplasms
    218
    0.84
    15,120
    1.37
    28. Oral Cancer
    183
    0.71
    8,333
    0.75
    29. Hypertension
    175
    0.68
    6,673
    0.60
    30. Other Injuries
    171
    0.66
    22,068
    2.00
    31. Drug Use
    167
    0.65
    732
    0.07
    32. Congenital Anomalies
    153
    0.59
    2,473
    0.22
    33. Road Traffic Accidents
    153
    0.59
    4,566
    0.41
    34. Uterin Cancer
    126
    0.49
    3,461
    0.31
    35. Cervical Cancer
    103
    0.40
    3,799
    0.34
    36. Epilepsy
    85
    0.33
    1,558
    0.14
    37. Multiple Sclerosis
    83
    0.32
    108
    0.01
    38. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    67
    0.26
    2,922
    0.26
    39. Alcohol
    64
    0.25
    576
    0.05
    40. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    59
    0.23
    2,618
    0.24
    41. Asthma
    58
    0.22
    1,922
    0.17
    42. Skin Disease
    58
    0.22
    2,806
    0.25
    43. Drownings
    57
    0.22
    8,409
    0.76
    44. Low Birth Weight
    56
    0.22
    202
    0.02
    45. Diarrhoeal diseases
    53
    0.20
    2,731
    0.25
    46. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    50
    0.19
    2,555
    0.23
    47. Violence
    38
    0.15
    266
    0.02
    48. Fires
    30
    0.12
    1,007
    0.09
    49. Anemia
    29
    0.11
    875
    0.08
    50. Tuberculosis
    23
    0.09
    3,459
    0.31
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Ireland IRELAND   Japan JAPAN
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    24.05
    30
    18.06
    66
    2. Breast Cancer
    19.15
    59
    10.31
    155
    3. Prostate Cancer
    14.80
    104
    6.05
    157
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    13.41
    38
    13.59
    37
    5. Ovary Cancer
    6.83
    17
    3.30
    136
    6. Pancreas Cancer
    6.56
    48
    8.87
    10
    7. Lymphomas
    6.29
    33
    4.22
    111
    8. Oesophagus Cancer
    5.30
    35
    3.28
    61
    9. Stomach Cancer
    4.47
    126
    11.47
    28
    10. Liver Cancer
    3.97
    132
    6.62
    62
    11. Leukemia
    3.39
    105
    2.76
    133
    12. Skin Cancers
    3.15
    28
    0.42
    167
    13. Cervical Cancer
    3.00
    145
    2.73
    152
    14. Uterin Cancer
    2.94
    58
    2.02
    106
    15. Bladder Cancer
    2.93
    57
    1.86
    104
    16. Oral Cancer
    2.43
    108
    2.19
    124
    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.