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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 CAMEROON

Compare Japan and Cameroon 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.

Cameroon
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   Cameroon CAMEROON
      Japan JAPAN   Cameroon CAMEROON
           
    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
    		  
    40.5
    43.1
    41.7
    141
    134
    137
    1970
    69.4
    74.7
    72.0
    9
    13
    10
    		  
    44.9
    47.5
    46.2
    137
    140
    137
    1980
    73.6
    78.8
    76.1
    1
    5
    1
    		  
    50.1
    53.1
    51.5
    138
    139
    139
    1990
    75.9
    81.9
    78.8
    1
    1
    1
    		  
    53.1
    56.3
    54.6
    150
    146
    147
    2000
    77.6
    84.5
    81.1
    2
    1
    1
    		  
    50.2
    52.6
    51.4
    158
    162
    158
    2010
    79.5
    86.3
    83.0
    5
    1
    1
    		  
    54.1
    56.4
    55.3
    169
    169
    169
    2019
    81.5
    86.9
    84.3
    2
    1
    1
    		  
    60.3
    64.5
    62.4
    168
    168
    169
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Japan JAPAN   Cameroon CAMEROON
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    81.5
    86.9
    2
    1
    60.3
    64.5
    168
    168
    Age 5
    81.7
    87.2
    2
    1
    65.5
    69.3
    164
    165
    Age 10
    81.7
    87.2
    2
    1
    66.4
    70.1
    163
    163
    Age 15
    81.8
    87.2
    2
    1
    66.9
    70.5
    164
    162
    Age 20
    81.9
    87.2
    2
    1
    67.3
    70.9
    164
    162
    Age 25
    82.0
    87.3
    2
    1
    67.8
    71.3
    164
    162
    Age 30
    82.1
    87.4
    2
    1
    68.4
    71.9
    164
    160
    Age 35
    82.2
    87.4
    3
    1
    69.1
    72.6
    164
    160
    Age 40
    82.4
    87.6
    3
    1
    70.0
    73.5
    160
    159
    Age 45
    82.6
    87.7
    3
    1
    71.1
    74.6
    157
    156
    Age 50
    82.9
    87.9
    3
    1
    72.5
    75.7
    156
    151
    Age 55
    83.4
    88.2
    3
    1
    74.0
    77.0
    150
    150
    Age 60
    84.0
    88.6
    3
    1
    75.8
    78.4
    149
    148
    Age 65
    84.8
    89.0
    4
    1
    77.9
    80.0
    147
    146
    Age 70
    86.0
    89.6
    2
    1
    80.2
    81.9
    144
    139
    Age 75
    87.3
    90.3
    6
    1
    83.0
    84.3
    140
    129
    Age 80
    89.0
    91.3
    8
    2
    86.1
    87.1
    133
    114
    Age 85
    91.4
    92.8
    9
    3
    89.6
    90.3
    124
    100
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Japan JAPAN   Cameroon CAMEROON
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    30.62
    181
    122.39
    77
    2. Stroke
    23.21
    161
    118.87
    44
    3. Lung Cancers
    18.06
    66
    2.77
    162
    4. Influenza and Pneumonia
    16.56
    129
    116.04
    17
    5. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    13.59
    37
    5.92
    135
    6. Lung Disease
    12.69
    156
    26.42
    70
    7. Suicide
    12.24
    49
    15.92
    25
    8. Stomach Cancer
    11.47
    28
    4.30
    128
    9. Breast Cancer
    10.31
    155
    23.24
    36
    10. Pancreas Cancer
    8.87
    10
    3.03
    112
    11. Alzheimers & Dementia
    7.87
    159
    20.71
    37
    12. Kidney Disease
    7.61
    154
    46.48
    14
    13. Liver Cancer
    6.62
    62
    6.88
    58
    14. Prostate Cancer
    6.05
    157
    29.36
    31
    15. Other Injuries
    4.92
    133
    15.43
    20
    16. Liver Disease
    4.78
    164
    36.47
    37
    17. Lymphomas
    4.22
    111
    2.94
    152
    18. Ovary Cancer
    3.30
    136
    4.11
    102
    19. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.28
    61
    1.32
    137
    20. Other Neoplasms
    3.05
    31
    0.56
    81
    21. Leukemia
    2.76
    133
    1.52
    160
    22. Cervical Cancer
    2.73
    152
    23.20
    29
    23. Congenital Anomalies
    2.49
    167
    10.13
    7
    24. Endocrine Disorders
    2.36
    135
    9.27
    24
    25. Parkinson's Disease
    2.33
    156
    6.68
    15
    26. Road Traffic Accidents
    2.21
    175
    40.18
    24
    27. Oral Cancer
    2.19
    124
    6.50
    24
    28. Drownings
    2.12
    109
    3.78
    50
    29. Inflammatory/Heart
    2.08
    163
    7.89
    42
    30. Uterin Cancer
    2.02
    106
    1.27
    152
    31. Falls
    1.98
    173
    10.66
    18
    32. Bladder Cancer
    1.86
    104
    0.54
    177
    33. Diabetes Mellitus
    1.35
    182
    57.00
    30
    34. Hypertension
    1.07
    183
    21.74
    73
    35. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.61
    169
    6.68
    35
    36. Tuberculosis
    0.53
    140
    40.86
    25
    37. Diarrhoeal diseases
    0.53
    161
    55.91
    29
    38. Epilepsy
    0.51
    176
    4.11
    7
    39. Hepatitis C
    0.50
    19
    0.17
    68
    40. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    0.48
    56
    0.28
    94
    41. Skin Disease
    0.47
    142
    2.88
    31
    42. Skin Cancers
    0.42
    167
    1.92
    89
    43. Malnutrition
    0.41
    118
    5.84
    47
    44. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.40
    162
    2.67
    48
    45. Asthma
    0.36
    174
    14.72
    40
    46. Hepatitis B
    0.34
    77
    1.80
    14
    47. Drug Use
    0.33
    177
    5.35
    8
    48. Fires
    0.33
    161
    4.38
    18
    49. Low Birth Weight
    0.32
    183
    11.05
    26
    50. Schizophrenia
    0.31
    17
    0.00
    80
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Japan JAPAN   Cameroon CAMEROON
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    163,905
    14.84
    10,695
    5.97
    2. Stroke
    121,823
    11.03
    11,199
    6.25
    3. Influenza and Pneumonia
    107,899
    9.77
    19,694
    11.00
    4. Lung Cancers
    79,688
    7.21
    301
    0.17
    5. Lung Disease
    78,169
    7.08
    2,310
    1.29
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    57,340
    5.19
    569
    0.32
    7. Alzheimers & Dementia
    56,937
    5.15
    1,157
    0.65
    8. Stomach Cancer
    50,433
    4.57
    458
    0.26
    9. Kidney Disease
    44,779
    4.05
    5,140
    2.87
    10. Pancreas Cancer
    37,027
    3.35
    290
    0.16
    11. Liver Cancer
    29,384
    2.66
    875
    0.49
    12. Other Injuries
    22,068
    2.00
    3,289
    1.84
    13. Suicide
    19,466
    1.76
    2,333
    1.30
    14. Lymphomas
    19,273
    1.74
    489
    0.27
    15. Breast Cancer
    15,805
    1.43
    1,874
    1.05
    16. Other Neoplasms
    15,120
    1.37
    49
    0.03
    17. Liver Disease
    14,195
    1.29
    4,531
    2.53
    18. Parkinson's Disease
    14,007
    1.27
    449
    0.25
    19. Prostate Cancer
    13,515
    1.22
    940
    0.52
    20. Oesophagus Cancer
    12,316
    1.11
    135
    0.08
    21. Endocrine Disorders
    11,486
    1.04
    2,474
    1.38
    22. Bladder Cancer
    9,936
    0.90
    65
    0.04
    23. Falls
    9,736
    0.88
    1,235
    0.69
    24. Leukemia
    9,607
    0.87
    275
    0.15
    25. Drownings
    8,409
    0.76
    1,178
    0.66
    26. Oral Cancer
    8,333
    0.75
    845
    0.47
    27. Inflammatory/Heart
    8,232
    0.75
    986
    0.55
    28. Hypertension
    6,673
    0.60
    2,035
    1.14
    29. Diabetes Mellitus
    5,433
    0.49
    5,468
    3.05
    30. Ovary Cancer
    5,061
    0.46
    303
    0.17
    31. Road Traffic Accidents
    4,566
    0.41
    7,810
    4.36
    32. Cervical Cancer
    3,799
    0.34
    1,582
    0.88
    33. Uterin Cancer
    3,461
    0.31
    75
    0.04
    34. Tuberculosis
    3,459
    0.31
    7,414
    4.14
    35. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    2,922
    0.26
    754
    0.42
    36. Skin Disease
    2,806
    0.25
    324
    0.18
    37. Diarrhoeal diseases
    2,731
    0.25
    11,849
    6.62
    38. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    2,618
    0.24
    26
    0.01
    39. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    2,555
    0.23
    323
    0.18
    40. Congenital Anomalies
    2,473
    0.22
    5,258
    2.94
    41. Hepatitis C
    2,220
    0.20
    27
    0.02
    42. Asthma
    1,922
    0.17
    1,619
    0.90
    43. Malnutrition
    1,910
    0.17
    1,218
    0.68
    44. Skin Cancers
    1,843
    0.17
    204
    0.11
    45. Epilepsy
    1,558
    0.14
    867
    0.48
    46. Hepatitis B
    1,423
    0.13
    336
    0.19
    47. Schizophrenia
    1,052
    0.10
    0
    0.00
    48. Fires
    1,007
    0.09
    908
    0.51
    49. Anemia
    875
    0.08
    0
    0.00
    50. Drug Use
    732
    0.07
    928
    0.52
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Japan JAPAN   Cameroon CAMEROON
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    18.06
    66
    2.77
    162
    2. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    13.59
    37
    5.92
    135
    3. Stomach Cancer
    11.47
    28
    4.30
    128
    4. Breast Cancer
    10.31
    155
    23.24
    36
    5. Pancreas Cancer
    8.87
    10
    3.03
    112
    6. Liver Cancer
    6.62
    62
    6.88
    58
    7. Prostate Cancer
    6.05
    157
    29.36
    31
    8. Lymphomas
    4.22
    111
    2.94
    152
    9. Ovary Cancer
    3.30
    136
    4.11
    102
    10. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.28
    61
    1.32
    137
    11. Leukemia
    2.76
    133
    1.52
    160
    12. Cervical Cancer
    2.73
    152
    23.20
    29
    13. Oral Cancer
    2.19
    124
    6.50
    24
    14. Uterin Cancer
    2.02
    106
    1.27
    152
    15. Bladder Cancer
    1.86
    104
    0.54
    177
    16. Skin Cancers
    0.42
    167
    1.92
    89
    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.