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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 BHUTAN

Compare Japan and Bhutan 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.

Bhutan
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   Bhutan BHUTAN
      Japan JAPAN   Bhutan BHUTAN
           
    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
    		  
    36.9
    37.7
    37.3
    158
    159
    158
    1970
    69.4
    74.7
    72.0
    9
    13
    10
    		  
    40.2
    41.7
    40.9
    159
    160
    159
    1980
    73.6
    78.8
    76.1
    1
    5
    1
    		  
    45.6
    47.8
    46.7
    155
    156
    157
    1990
    75.9
    81.9
    78.8
    1
    1
    1
    		  
    51.6
    54.7
    53.1
    153
    152
    154
    2000
    77.6
    84.5
    81.1
    2
    1
    1
    		  
    60.0
    60.3
    60.2
    128
    138
    132
    2010
    79.5
    86.3
    83.0
    5
    1
    1
    		  
    67.7
    68.2
    67.9
    100
    128
    120
    2019
    81.5
    86.9
    84.3
    2
    1
    1
    		  
    72.0
    74.4
    73.1
    79
    108
    99
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Japan JAPAN   Bhutan BHUTAN
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    81.5
    86.9
    2
    1
    72.0
    74.4
    79
    108
    Age 5
    81.7
    87.2
    2
    1
    74.3
    76.3
    67
    105
    Age 10
    81.7
    87.2
    2
    1
    74.4
    76.4
    64
    105
    Age 15
    81.8
    87.2
    2
    1
    74.7
    76.7
    63
    104
    Age 20
    81.9
    87.2
    2
    1
    75.0
    76.8
    63
    104
    Age 25
    82.0
    87.3
    2
    1
    75.2
    77.0
    64
    104
    Age 30
    82.1
    87.4
    2
    1
    75.5
    77.1
    64
    104
    Age 35
    82.2
    87.4
    3
    1
    75.8
    77.4
    64
    104
    Age 40
    82.4
    87.6
    3
    1
    76.1
    77.6
    64
    103
    Age 45
    82.6
    87.7
    3
    1
    76.5
    78.0
    68
    103
    Age 50
    82.9
    87.9
    3
    1
    77.1
    78.5
    70
    103
    Age 55
    83.4
    88.2
    3
    1
    77.9
    79.1
    73
    103
    Age 60
    84.0
    88.6
    3
    1
    78.9
    80.0
    75
    104
    Age 65
    84.8
    89.0
    4
    1
    80.3
    81.1
    75
    104
    Age 70
    86.0
    89.6
    2
    1
    82.0
    82.5
    78
    108
    Age 75
    87.3
    90.3
    6
    1
    84.2
    84.4
    81
    118
    Age 80
    89.0
    91.3
    8
    2
    86.8
    86.9
    82
    130
    Age 85
    91.4
    92.8
    9
    3
    90.0
    90.1
    80
    119
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Japan JAPAN   Bhutan BHUTAN
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    30.62
    181
    117.54
    84
    2. Stroke
    23.21
    161
    60.70
    117
    3. Lung Cancers
    18.06
    66
    7.68
    118
    4. Influenza and Pneumonia
    16.56
    129
    27.08
    92
    5. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    13.59
    37
    4.09
    168
    6. Lung Disease
    12.69
    156
    87.76
    4
    7. Suicide
    12.24
    49
    5.07
    142
    8. Stomach Cancer
    11.47
    28
    20.62
    2
    9. Breast Cancer
    10.31
    155
    2.89
    183
    10. Pancreas Cancer
    8.87
    10
    3.57
    97
    11. Alzheimers & Dementia
    7.87
    159
    16.73
    112
    12. Kidney Disease
    7.61
    154
    24.53
    78
    13. Liver Cancer
    6.62
    62
    5.90
    80
    14. Prostate Cancer
    6.05
    157
    1.13
    181
    15. Other Injuries
    4.92
    133
    6.45
    108
    16. Liver Disease
    4.78
    164
    26.66
    70
    17. Lymphomas
    4.22
    111
    0.81
    180
    18. Ovary Cancer
    3.30
    136
    5.31
    57
    19. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.28
    61
    7.67
    20
    20. Other Neoplasms
    3.05
    31
    0.36
    117
    21. Leukemia
    2.76
    133
    2.69
    136
    22. Cervical Cancer
    2.73
    152
    10.80
    80
    23. Congenital Anomalies
    2.49
    167
    5.36
    102
    24. Endocrine Disorders
    2.36
    135
    1.66
    158
    25. Parkinson's Disease
    2.33
    156
    5.20
    43
    26. Road Traffic Accidents
    2.21
    175
    17.35
    85
    27. Oral Cancer
    2.19
    124
    7.12
    15
    28. Drownings
    2.12
    109
    2.83
    76
    29. Inflammatory/Heart
    2.08
    163
    1.24
    179
    30. Uterin Cancer
    2.02
    106
    0.00
    182
    31. Falls
    1.98
    173
    17.91
    4
    32. Bladder Cancer
    1.86
    104
    1.12
    149
    33. Diabetes Mellitus
    1.35
    182
    27.56
    94
    34. Hypertension
    1.07
    183
    12.74
    117
    35. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.61
    169
    6.37
    39
    36. Tuberculosis
    0.53
    140
    18.33
    53
    37. Diarrhoeal diseases
    0.53
    161
    26.23
    55
    38. Epilepsy
    0.51
    176
    2.00
    69
    39. Hepatitis C
    0.50
    19
    0.14
    75
    40. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    0.48
    56
    0.89
    10
    41. Skin Disease
    0.47
    142
    1.19
    106
    42. Skin Cancers
    0.42
    167
    1.61
    109
    43. Malnutrition
    0.41
    118
    0.49
    116
    44. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.40
    162
    10.92
    9
    45. Asthma
    0.36
    174
    12.98
    49
    46. Hepatitis B
    0.34
    77
    0.60
    60
    47. Drug Use
    0.33
    177
    0.97
    117
    48. Fires
    0.33
    161
    1.13
    106
    49. Low Birth Weight
    0.32
    183
    7.39
    59
    50. Schizophrenia
    0.31
    17
    0.00
    72
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Japan JAPAN   Bhutan BHUTAN
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    163,905
    14.84
    702
    17.06
    2. Stroke
    121,823
    11.03
    360
    8.75
    3. Influenza and Pneumonia
    107,899
    9.77
    177
    4.30
    4. Lung Cancers
    79,688
    7.21
    44
    1.07
    5. Lung Disease
    78,169
    7.08
    524
    12.73
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    57,340
    5.19
    24
    0.58
    7. Alzheimers & Dementia
    56,937
    5.15
    105
    2.55
    8. Stomach Cancer
    50,433
    4.57
    118
    2.87
    9. Kidney Disease
    44,779
    4.05
    149
    3.62
    10. Pancreas Cancer
    37,027
    3.35
    20
    0.49
    11. Liver Cancer
    29,384
    2.66
    35
    0.85
    12. Other Injuries
    22,068
    2.00
    43
    1.04
    13. Suicide
    19,466
    1.76
    35
    0.85
    14. Lymphomas
    19,273
    1.74
    5
    0.12
    15. Breast Cancer
    15,805
    1.43
    8
    0.19
    16. Other Neoplasms
    15,120
    1.37
    2
    0.05
    17. Liver Disease
    14,195
    1.29
    166
    4.03
    18. Parkinson's Disease
    14,007
    1.27
    31
    0.75
    19. Prostate Cancer
    13,515
    1.22
    3
    0.07
    20. Oesophagus Cancer
    12,316
    1.11
    44
    1.07
    21. Endocrine Disorders
    11,486
    1.04
    11
    0.27
    22. Bladder Cancer
    9,936
    0.90
    6
    0.15
    23. Falls
    9,736
    0.88
    111
    2.70
    24. Leukemia
    9,607
    0.87
    19
    0.46
    25. Drownings
    8,409
    0.76
    20
    0.49
    26. Oral Cancer
    8,333
    0.75
    43
    1.04
    27. Inflammatory/Heart
    8,232
    0.75
    8
    0.19
    28. Hypertension
    6,673
    0.60
    77
    1.87
    29. Diabetes Mellitus
    5,433
    0.49
    164
    3.99
    30. Ovary Cancer
    5,061
    0.46
    14
    0.34
    31. Road Traffic Accidents
    4,566
    0.41
    123
    2.99
    32. Cervical Cancer
    3,799
    0.34
    30
    0.73
    33. Uterin Cancer
    3,461
    0.31
    0
    0.00
    34. Tuberculosis
    3,459
    0.31
    138
    3.35
    35. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    2,922
    0.26
    39
    0.95
    36. Skin Disease
    2,806
    0.25
    7
    0.17
    37. Diarrhoeal diseases
    2,731
    0.25
    169
    4.11
    38. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    2,618
    0.24
    5
    0.12
    39. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    2,555
    0.23
    68
    1.65
    40. Congenital Anomalies
    2,473
    0.22
    50
    1.22
    41. Hepatitis C
    2,220
    0.20
    1
    0.02
    42. Asthma
    1,922
    0.17
    78
    1.90
    43. Malnutrition
    1,910
    0.17
    3
    0.07
    44. Skin Cancers
    1,843
    0.17
    9
    0.22
    45. Epilepsy
    1,558
    0.14
    14
    0.34
    46. Hepatitis B
    1,423
    0.13
    4
    0.10
    47. Schizophrenia
    1,052
    0.10
    0
    0.00
    48. Fires
    1,007
    0.09
    8
    0.19
    49. Anemia
    875
    0.08
    0
    0.00
    50. Drug Use
    732
    0.07
    7
    0.17
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Japan JAPAN   Bhutan BHUTAN
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    18.06
    66
    7.68
    118
    2. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    13.59
    37
    4.09
    168
    3. Stomach Cancer
    11.47
    28
    20.62
    2
    4. Breast Cancer
    10.31
    155
    2.89
    183
    5. Pancreas Cancer
    8.87
    10
    3.57
    97
    6. Liver Cancer
    6.62
    62
    5.90
    80
    7. Prostate Cancer
    6.05
    157
    1.13
    181
    8. Lymphomas
    4.22
    111
    0.81
    180
    9. Ovary Cancer
    3.30
    136
    5.31
    57
    10. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.28
    61
    7.67
    20
    11. Leukemia
    2.76
    133
    2.69
    136
    12. Cervical Cancer
    2.73
    152
    10.80
    80
    13. Oral Cancer
    2.19
    124
    7.12
    15
    14. Uterin Cancer
    2.02
    106
    0.00
    182
    15. Bladder Cancer
    1.86
    104
    1.12
    149
    16. Skin Cancers
    0.42
    167
    1.61
    109
    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.