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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
JAPAN VS BELARUS

Compare Japan and Belarus 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.

Belarus
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   Belarus BELARUS
      Japan JAPAN   Belarus BELARUS
           
    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
    		  
    64.0
    72.9
    68.3
    35
    16
    31
    1970
    69.4
    74.7
    72.0
    9
    13
    10
    		  
    68.0
    76.0
    71.9
    21
    6
    11
    1980
    73.6
    78.8
    76.1
    1
    5
    1
    		  
    65.9
    75.6
    70.6
    54
    24
    36
    1990
    75.9
    81.9
    78.8
    1
    1
    1
    		  
    66.3
    75.6
    70.8
    74
    39
    57
    2000
    77.6
    84.5
    81.1
    2
    1
    1
    		  
    62.6
    73.5
    68.0
    115
    84
    103
    2010
    79.5
    86.3
    83.0
    5
    1
    1
    		  
    64.5
    76.3
    70.3
    122
    81
    103
    2019
    81.5
    86.9
    84.3
    2
    1
    1
    		  
    69.7
    79.6
    74.8
    104
    53
    79
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Japan JAPAN   Belarus BELARUS
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    81.5
    86.9
    2
    1
    69.7
    79.6
    104
    53
    Age 5
    81.7
    87.2
    2
    1
    70.0
    79.9
    123
    63
    Age 10
    81.7
    87.2
    2
    1
    70.0
    79.9
    125
    64
    Age 15
    81.8
    87.2
    2
    1
    70.0
    79.9
    129
    64
    Age 20
    81.9
    87.2
    2
    1
    70.1
    80.0
    131
    64
    Age 25
    82.0
    87.3
    2
    1
    70.3
    80.1
    136
    64
    Age 30
    82.1
    87.4
    2
    1
    70.5
    80.2
    136
    65
    Age 35
    82.2
    87.4
    3
    1
    70.9
    80.3
    138
    64
    Age 40
    82.4
    87.6
    3
    1
    71.4
    80.5
    139
    64
    Age 45
    82.6
    87.7
    3
    1
    72.2
    80.9
    143
    64
    Age 50
    82.9
    87.9
    3
    1
    73.2
    81.3
    145
    63
    Age 55
    83.4
    88.2
    3
    1
    74.4
    81.8
    144
    63
    Age 60
    84.0
    88.6
    3
    1
    76.0
    82.5
    143
    64
    Age 65
    84.8
    89.0
    4
    1
    78.1
    83.3
    140
    68
    Age 70
    86.0
    89.6
    2
    1
    80.6
    84.5
    132
    68
    Age 75
    87.3
    90.3
    6
    1
    83.3
    85.9
    125
    73
    Age 80
    89.0
    91.3
    8
    2
    86.3
    88.0
    116
    74
    Age 85
    91.4
    92.8
    9
    3
    89.8
    90.6
    96
    70
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Japan JAPAN   Belarus BELARUS
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    30.62
    181
    282.35
    10
    2. Stroke
    23.21
    161
    88.08
    87
    3. Lung Cancers
    18.06
    66
    18.53
    62
    4. Influenza and Pneumonia
    16.56
    129
    7.00
    175
    5. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    13.59
    37
    17.05
    12
    6. Lung Disease
    12.69
    156
    12.05
    159
    7. Suicide
    12.24
    49
    16.49
    22
    8. Stomach Cancer
    11.47
    28
    10.43
    41
    9. Breast Cancer
    10.31
    155
    13.60
    126
    10. Pancreas Cancer
    8.87
    10
    7.23
    40
    11. Alzheimers & Dementia
    7.87
    159
    15.86
    125
    12. Kidney Disease
    7.61
    154
    2.70
    181
    13. Liver Cancer
    6.62
    62
    2.31
    177
    14. Prostate Cancer
    6.05
    157
    16.14
    85
    15. Other Injuries
    4.92
    133
    8.33
    83
    16. Liver Disease
    4.78
    164
    14.66
    108
    17. Lymphomas
    4.22
    111
    4.50
    99
    18. Ovary Cancer
    3.30
    136
    4.83
    75
    19. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.28
    61
    3.20
    63
    20. Other Neoplasms
    3.05
    31
    0.31
    137
    21. Leukemia
    2.76
    133
    3.67
    87
    22. Cervical Cancer
    2.73
    152
    3.98
    138
    23. Congenital Anomalies
    2.49
    167
    2.85
    159
    24. Endocrine Disorders
    2.36
    135
    1.05
    173
    25. Parkinson's Disease
    2.33
    156
    3.10
    141
    26. Road Traffic Accidents
    2.21
    175
    6.48
    146
    27. Oral Cancer
    2.19
    124
    6.03
    30
    28. Drownings
    2.12
    109
    4.91
    27
    29. Inflammatory/Heart
    2.08
    163
    10.19
    27
    30. Uterin Cancer
    2.02
    106
    3.90
    29
    31. Falls
    1.98
    173
    6.97
    69
    32. Bladder Cancer
    1.86
    104
    1.70
    112
    33. Diabetes Mellitus
    1.35
    182
    2.20
    181
    34. Hypertension
    1.07
    183
    2.07
    176
    35. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.61
    169
    1.46
    133
    36. Tuberculosis
    0.53
    140
    2.52
    100
    37. Diarrhoeal diseases
    0.53
    161
    0.10
    179
    38. Epilepsy
    0.51
    176
    1.06
    131
    39. Hepatitis C
    0.50
    19
    0.01
    157
    40. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    0.48
    56
    0.09
    164
    41. Skin Disease
    0.47
    142
    0.19
    169
    42. Skin Cancers
    0.42
    167
    1.81
    99
    43. Malnutrition
    0.41
    118
    0.17
    144
    44. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.40
    162
    1.59
    85
    45. Asthma
    0.36
    174
    0.72
    146
    46. Hepatitis B
    0.34
    77
    0.13
    118
    47. Drug Use
    0.33
    177
    3.17
    23
    48. Fires
    0.33
    161
    4.48
    15
    49. Low Birth Weight
    0.32
    183
    0.98
    168
    50. Schizophrenia
    0.31
    17
    0.00
    69
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Japan JAPAN   Belarus BELARUS
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    163,905
    14.84
    53,186
    48.88
    2. Stroke
    121,823
    11.03
    16,393
    15.07
    3. Influenza and Pneumonia
    107,899
    9.77
    1,086
    1.00
    4. Lung Cancers
    79,688
    7.21
    2,950
    2.71
    5. Lung Disease
    78,169
    7.08
    2,208
    2.03
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    57,340
    5.19
    2,886
    2.65
    7. Alzheimers & Dementia
    56,937
    5.15
    3,530
    3.24
    8. Stomach Cancer
    50,433
    4.57
    1,690
    1.55
    9. Kidney Disease
    44,779
    4.05
    480
    0.44
    10. Pancreas Cancer
    37,027
    3.35
    1,171
    1.08
    11. Liver Cancer
    29,384
    2.66
    363
    0.33
    12. Other Injuries
    22,068
    2.00
    1,099
    1.01
    13. Suicide
    19,466
    1.76
    2,004
    1.84
    14. Lymphomas
    19,273
    1.74
    672
    0.62
    15. Breast Cancer
    15,805
    1.43
    1,230
    1.13
    16. Other Neoplasms
    15,120
    1.37
    52
    0.05
    17. Liver Disease
    14,195
    1.29
    2,078
    1.91
    18. Parkinson's Disease
    14,007
    1.27
    621
    0.57
    19. Prostate Cancer
    13,515
    1.22
    936
    0.86
    20. Oesophagus Cancer
    12,316
    1.11
    493
    0.45
    21. Endocrine Disorders
    11,486
    1.04
    141
    0.13
    22. Bladder Cancer
    9,936
    0.90
    295
    0.27
    23. Falls
    9,736
    0.88
    952
    0.87
    24. Leukemia
    9,607
    0.87
    554
    0.51
    25. Drownings
    8,409
    0.76
    543
    0.50
    26. Oral Cancer
    8,333
    0.75
    901
    0.83
    27. Inflammatory/Heart
    8,232
    0.75
    1,361
    1.25
    28. Hypertension
    6,673
    0.60
    367
    0.34
    29. Diabetes Mellitus
    5,433
    0.49
    373
    0.34
    30. Ovary Cancer
    5,061
    0.46
    429
    0.39
    31. Road Traffic Accidents
    4,566
    0.41
    722
    0.66
    32. Cervical Cancer
    3,799
    0.34
    303
    0.28
    33. Uterin Cancer
    3,461
    0.31
    391
    0.36
    34. Tuberculosis
    3,459
    0.31
    269
    0.25
    35. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    2,922
    0.26
    235
    0.22
    36. Skin Disease
    2,806
    0.25
    31
    0.03
    37. Diarrhoeal diseases
    2,731
    0.25
    13
    0.01
    38. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    2,618
    0.24
    15
    0.01
    39. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    2,555
    0.23
    239
    0.22
    40. Congenital Anomalies
    2,473
    0.22
    202
    0.19
    41. Hepatitis C
    2,220
    0.20
    1
    0.00
    42. Asthma
    1,922
    0.17
    122
    0.11
    43. Malnutrition
    1,910
    0.17
    22
    0.02
    44. Skin Cancers
    1,843
    0.17
    272
    0.25
    45. Epilepsy
    1,558
    0.14
    116
    0.11
    46. Hepatitis B
    1,423
    0.13
    14
    0.01
    47. Schizophrenia
    1,052
    0.10
    0
    0.00
    48. Fires
    1,007
    0.09
    620
    0.57
    49. Anemia
    875
    0.08
    0
    0.00
    50. Drug Use
    732
    0.07
    389
    0.36
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Japan JAPAN   Belarus BELARUS
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    18.06
    66
    18.53
    62
    2. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    13.59
    37
    17.05
    12
    3. Stomach Cancer
    11.47
    28
    10.43
    41
    4. Breast Cancer
    10.31
    155
    13.60
    126
    5. Pancreas Cancer
    8.87
    10
    7.23
    40
    6. Liver Cancer
    6.62
    62
    2.31
    177
    7. Prostate Cancer
    6.05
    157
    16.14
    85
    8. Lymphomas
    4.22
    111
    4.50
    99
    9. Ovary Cancer
    3.30
    136
    4.83
    75
    10. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.28
    61
    3.20
    63
    11. Leukemia
    2.76
    133
    3.67
    87
    12. Cervical Cancer
    2.73
    152
    3.98
    138
    13. Oral Cancer
    2.19
    124
    6.03
    30
    14. Uterin Cancer
    2.02
    106
    3.90
    29
    15. Bladder Cancer
    1.86
    104
    1.70
    112
    16. Skin Cancers
    0.42
    167
    1.81
    99
    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.