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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 DR CONGO

Compare Japan and DR Congo 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.

DR Congo
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   DR Congo DR CONGO
      Japan JAPAN   DR Congo DR CONGO
           
    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
    		  
    39.9
    43.1
    41.4
    143
    135
    140
    1970
    69.4
    74.7
    72.0
    9
    13
    10
    		  
    43.6
    46.8
    45.2
    143
    141
    141
    1980
    73.6
    78.8
    76.1
    1
    5
    1
    		  
    46.2
    49.4
    47.8
    154
    149
    152
    1990
    75.9
    81.9
    78.8
    1
    1
    1
    		  
    44.4
    48.3
    46.3
    174
    172
    174
    2000
    77.6
    84.5
    81.1
    2
    1
    1
    		  
    49.8
    52.7
    51.3
    160
    160
    159
    2010
    79.5
    86.3
    83.0
    5
    1
    1
    		  
    55.9
    59.0
    57.4
    164
    160
    163
    2019
    81.5
    86.9
    84.3
    2
    1
    1
    		  
    60.0
    64.8
    62.4
    170
    165
    170
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Japan JAPAN   DR Congo DR CONGO
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    81.5
    86.9
    2
    1
    60.0
    64.8
    170
    165
    Age 5
    81.7
    87.2
    2
    1
    66.0
    70.3
    161
    156
    Age 10
    81.7
    87.2
    2
    1
    66.7
    71.0
    159
    153
    Age 15
    81.8
    87.2
    2
    1
    67.4
    71.5
    157
    153
    Age 20
    81.9
    87.2
    2
    1
    67.8
    71.8
    158
    153
    Age 25
    82.0
    87.3
    2
    1
    68.3
    72.2
    157
    153
    Age 30
    82.1
    87.4
    2
    1
    68.8
    72.6
    157
    154
    Age 35
    82.2
    87.4
    3
    1
    69.4
    73.1
    157
    156
    Age 40
    82.4
    87.6
    3
    1
    70.1
    73.7
    157
    157
    Age 45
    82.6
    87.7
    3
    1
    71.0
    74.5
    158
    158
    Age 50
    82.9
    87.9
    3
    1
    72.2
    75.4
    158
    157
    Age 55
    83.4
    88.2
    3
    1
    73.6
    76.5
    160
    156
    Age 60
    84.0
    88.6
    3
    1
    75.4
    77.9
    160
    157
    Age 65
    84.8
    89.0
    4
    1
    77.5
    79.6
    159
    155
    Age 70
    86.0
    89.6
    2
    1
    80.0
    81.5
    156
    154
    Age 75
    87.3
    90.3
    6
    1
    82.8
    83.9
    152
    147
    Age 80
    89.0
    91.3
    8
    2
    85.9
    86.7
    148
    143
    Age 85
    91.4
    92.8
    9
    3
    89.4
    90.0
    139
    137
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Japan JAPAN   DR Congo DR CONGO
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    30.62
    181
    108.48
    92
    2. Stroke
    23.21
    161
    112.53
    56
    3. Lung Cancers
    18.06
    66
    3.48
    152
    4. Influenza and Pneumonia
    16.56
    129
    117.32
    16
    5. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    13.59
    37
    9.05
    87
    6. Lung Disease
    12.69
    156
    44.15
    23
    7. Suicide
    12.24
    49
    12.41
    45
    8. Stomach Cancer
    11.47
    28
    6.55
    82
    9. Breast Cancer
    10.31
    155
    15.42
    112
    10. Pancreas Cancer
    8.87
    10
    2.92
    114
    11. Alzheimers & Dementia
    7.87
    159
    19.83
    52
    12. Kidney Disease
    7.61
    154
    24.38
    79
    13. Liver Cancer
    6.62
    62
    9.59
    31
    14. Prostate Cancer
    6.05
    157
    31.05
    27
    15. Other Injuries
    4.92
    133
    12.62
    40
    16. Liver Disease
    4.78
    164
    36.25
    41
    17. Lymphomas
    4.22
    111
    4.48
    101
    18. Ovary Cancer
    3.30
    136
    3.08
    143
    19. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.28
    61
    2.18
    101
    20. Other Neoplasms
    3.05
    31
    0.25
    151
    21. Leukemia
    2.76
    133
    3.40
    102
    22. Cervical Cancer
    2.73
    152
    22.64
    30
    23. Congenital Anomalies
    2.49
    167
    7.74
    35
    24. Endocrine Disorders
    2.36
    135
    10.69
    18
    25. Parkinson's Disease
    2.33
    156
    3.70
    117
    26. Road Traffic Accidents
    2.21
    175
    39.80
    25
    27. Oral Cancer
    2.19
    124
    2.21
    121
    28. Drownings
    2.12
    109
    3.10
    72
    29. Inflammatory/Heart
    2.08
    163
    9.82
    29
    30. Uterin Cancer
    2.02
    106
    1.91
    111
    31. Falls
    1.98
    173
    8.41
    41
    32. Bladder Cancer
    1.86
    104
    0.78
    167
    33. Diabetes Mellitus
    1.35
    182
    36.82
    69
    34. Hypertension
    1.07
    183
    50.51
    14
    35. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.61
    169
    5.00
    58
    36. Tuberculosis
    0.53
    140
    79.20
    9
    37. Diarrhoeal diseases
    0.53
    161
    55.99
    28
    38. Epilepsy
    0.51
    176
    2.36
    50
    39. Hepatitis C
    0.50
    19
    0.14
    76
    40. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    0.48
    56
    0.63
    32
    41. Skin Disease
    0.47
    142
    1.81
    79
    42. Skin Cancers
    0.42
    167
    2.16
    74
    43. Malnutrition
    0.41
    118
    11.91
    24
    44. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.40
    162
    4.14
    24
    45. Asthma
    0.36
    174
    20.76
    18
    46. Hepatitis B
    0.34
    77
    0.96
    39
    47. Drug Use
    0.33
    177
    1.25
    88
    48. Fires
    0.33
    161
    3.03
    48
    49. Low Birth Weight
    0.32
    183
    11.44
    22
    50. Schizophrenia
    0.31
    17
    0.00
    89
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Japan JAPAN   DR Congo DR CONGO
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    163,905
    14.84
    34,713
    5.28
    2. Stroke
    121,823
    11.03
    36,596
    5.56
    3. Influenza and Pneumonia
    107,899
    9.77
    73,546
    11.18
    4. Lung Cancers
    79,688
    7.21
    1,158
    0.18
    5. Lung Disease
    78,169
    7.08
    13,527
    2.06
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    57,340
    5.19
    2,966
    0.45
    7. Alzheimers & Dementia
    56,937
    5.15
    4,548
    0.69
    8. Stomach Cancer
    50,433
    4.57
    2,579
    0.39
    9. Kidney Disease
    44,779
    4.05
    9,077
    1.38
    10. Pancreas Cancer
    37,027
    3.35
    1,017
    0.15
    11. Liver Cancer
    29,384
    2.66
    3,840
    0.58
    12. Other Injuries
    22,068
    2.00
    8,272
    1.26
    13. Suicide
    19,466
    1.76
    5,812
    0.88
    14. Lymphomas
    19,273
    1.74
    2,061
    0.31
    15. Breast Cancer
    15,805
    1.43
    3,416
    0.52
    16. Other Neoplasms
    15,120
    1.37
    88
    0.01
    17. Liver Disease
    14,195
    1.29
    15,044
    2.29
    18. Parkinson's Disease
    14,007
    1.27
    1,035
    0.16
    19. Prostate Cancer
    13,515
    1.22
    3,948
    0.60
    20. Oesophagus Cancer
    12,316
    1.11
    790
    0.12
    21. Endocrine Disorders
    11,486
    1.04
    7,380
    1.12
    22. Bladder Cancer
    9,936
    0.90
    270
    0.04
    23. Falls
    9,736
    0.88
    3,483
    0.53
    24. Leukemia
    9,607
    0.87
    1,871
    0.28
    25. Drownings
    8,409
    0.76
    3,454
    0.52
    26. Oral Cancer
    8,333
    0.75
    1,003
    0.15
    27. Inflammatory/Heart
    8,232
    0.75
    4,045
    0.61
    28. Hypertension
    6,673
    0.60
    15,743
    2.39
    29. Diabetes Mellitus
    5,433
    0.49
    12,902
    1.96
    30. Ovary Cancer
    5,061
    0.46
    656
    0.10
    31. Road Traffic Accidents
    4,566
    0.41
    30,256
    4.60
    32. Cervical Cancer
    3,799
    0.34
    4,823
    0.73
    33. Uterin Cancer
    3,461
    0.31
    352
    0.05
    34. Tuberculosis
    3,459
    0.31
    43,759
    6.65
    35. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    2,922
    0.26
    1,923
    0.29
    36. Skin Disease
    2,806
    0.25
    781
    0.12
    37. Diarrhoeal diseases
    2,731
    0.25
    41,301
    6.28
    38. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    2,618
    0.24
    217
    0.03
    39. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    2,555
    0.23
    1,728
    0.26
    40. Congenital Anomalies
    2,473
    0.22
    16,256
    2.47
    41. Hepatitis C
    2,220
    0.20
    69
    0.01
    42. Asthma
    1,922
    0.17
    7,733
    1.18
    43. Malnutrition
    1,910
    0.17
    8,910
    1.35
    44. Skin Cancers
    1,843
    0.17
    765
    0.12
    45. Epilepsy
    1,558
    0.14
    1,727
    0.26
    46. Hepatitis B
    1,423
    0.13
    456
    0.07
    47. Schizophrenia
    1,052
    0.10
    0
    0.00
    48. Fires
    1,007
    0.09
    2,007
    0.31
    49. Anemia
    875
    0.08
    0
    0.00
    50. Drug Use
    732
    0.07
    638
    0.10
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Japan JAPAN   DR Congo DR CONGO
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    18.06
    66
    3.48
    152
    2. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    13.59
    37
    9.05
    87
    3. Stomach Cancer
    11.47
    28
    6.55
    82
    4. Breast Cancer
    10.31
    155
    15.42
    112
    5. Pancreas Cancer
    8.87
    10
    2.92
    114
    6. Liver Cancer
    6.62
    62
    9.59
    31
    7. Prostate Cancer
    6.05
    157
    31.05
    27
    8. Lymphomas
    4.22
    111
    4.48
    101
    9. Ovary Cancer
    3.30
    136
    3.08
    143
    10. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.28
    61
    2.18
    101
    11. Leukemia
    2.76
    133
    3.40
    102
    12. Cervical Cancer
    2.73
    152
    22.64
    30
    13. Oral Cancer
    2.19
    124
    2.21
    121
    14. Uterin Cancer
    2.02
    106
    1.91
    111
    15. Bladder Cancer
    1.86
    104
    0.78
    167
    16. Skin Cancers
    0.42
    167
    2.16
    74
    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.