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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 ETHIOPIA

Compare Japan and Ethiopia 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.

Ethiopia
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   Ethiopia ETHIOPIA
      Japan JAPAN   Ethiopia ETHIOPIA
           
    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
    		  
    37.3
    40.2
    38.7
    155
    152
    155
    1970
    69.4
    74.7
    72.0
    9
    13
    10
    		  
    41.5
    44.5
    43.0
    155
    152
    153
    1980
    73.6
    78.8
    76.1
    1
    5
    1
    		  
    43.3
    46.3
    44.8
    164
    160
    161
    1990
    75.9
    81.9
    78.8
    1
    1
    1
    		  
    46.1
    49.1
    47.5
    168
    168
    168
    2000
    77.6
    84.5
    81.1
    2
    1
    1
    		  
    49.3
    53.1
    51.2
    162
    156
    160
    2010
    79.5
    86.3
    83.0
    5
    1
    1
    		  
    60.1
    63.6
    61.8
    144
    144
    146
    2019
    81.5
    86.9
    84.3
    2
    1
    1
    		  
    66.9
    70.5
    68.7
    126
    130
    128
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Japan JAPAN   Ethiopia ETHIOPIA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    81.5
    86.9
    2
    1
    66.9
    70.5
    126
    130
    Age 5
    81.7
    87.2
    2
    1
    70.8
    73.8
    112
    127
    Age 10
    81.7
    87.2
    2
    1
    71.2
    74.2
    108
    125
    Age 15
    81.8
    87.2
    2
    1
    71.5
    74.4
    105
    124
    Age 20
    81.9
    87.2
    2
    1
    71.9
    74.7
    103
    124
    Age 25
    82.0
    87.3
    2
    1
    72.2
    74.9
    103
    123
    Age 30
    82.1
    87.4
    2
    1
    72.6
    75.2
    103
    123
    Age 35
    82.2
    87.4
    3
    1
    73.1
    75.6
    103
    122
    Age 40
    82.4
    87.6
    3
    1
    73.6
    76.1
    102
    121
    Age 45
    82.6
    87.7
    3
    1
    74.2
    76.7
    102
    121
    Age 50
    82.9
    87.9
    3
    1
    75.1
    77.5
    102
    116
    Age 55
    83.4
    88.2
    3
    1
    76.1
    78.4
    101
    115
    Age 60
    84.0
    88.6
    3
    1
    77.4
    79.4
    101
    112
    Age 65
    84.8
    89.0
    4
    1
    79.1
    80.7
    105
    110
    Age 70
    86.0
    89.6
    2
    1
    81.2
    82.4
    108
    111
    Age 75
    87.3
    90.3
    6
    1
    83.6
    84.5
    107
    106
    Age 80
    89.0
    91.3
    8
    2
    86.5
    87.2
    105
    101
    Age 85
    91.4
    92.8
    9
    3
    89.8
    90.4
    94
    91
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Japan JAPAN   Ethiopia ETHIOPIA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    30.62
    181
    78.39
    134
    2. Stroke
    23.21
    161
    83.71
    90
    3. Lung Cancers
    18.06
    66
    4.05
    145
    4. Influenza and Pneumonia
    16.56
    129
    79.86
    42
    5. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    13.59
    37
    6.59
    127
    6. Lung Disease
    12.69
    156
    25.66
    75
    7. Suicide
    12.24
    49
    9.45
    80
    8. Stomach Cancer
    11.47
    28
    2.77
    163
    9. Breast Cancer
    10.31
    155
    26.35
    21
    10. Pancreas Cancer
    8.87
    10
    0.83
    170
    11. Alzheimers & Dementia
    7.87
    159
    21.74
    30
    12. Kidney Disease
    7.61
    154
    24.20
    81
    13. Liver Cancer
    6.62
    62
    3.00
    167
    14. Prostate Cancer
    6.05
    157
    6.02
    158
    15. Other Injuries
    4.92
    133
    14.07
    29
    16. Liver Disease
    4.78
    164
    50.31
    11
    17. Lymphomas
    4.22
    111
    5.49
    64
    18. Ovary Cancer
    3.30
    136
    7.86
    9
    19. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.28
    61
    3.35
    59
    20. Other Neoplasms
    3.05
    31
    0.30
    139
    21. Leukemia
    2.76
    133
    6.06
    6
    22. Cervical Cancer
    2.73
    152
    16.48
    49
    23. Congenital Anomalies
    2.49
    167
    6.38
    73
    24. Endocrine Disorders
    2.36
    135
    2.30
    141
    25. Parkinson's Disease
    2.33
    156
    3.68
    119
    26. Road Traffic Accidents
    2.21
    175
    42.41
    19
    27. Oral Cancer
    2.19
    124
    2.58
    101
    28. Drownings
    2.12
    109
    2.44
    90
    29. Inflammatory/Heart
    2.08
    163
    3.59
    120
    30. Uterin Cancer
    2.02
    106
    1.54
    136
    31. Falls
    1.98
    173
    8.65
    38
    32. Bladder Cancer
    1.86
    104
    2.06
    92
    33. Diabetes Mellitus
    1.35
    182
    33.58
    80
    34. Hypertension
    1.07
    183
    29.73
    46
    35. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.61
    169
    3.22
    83
    36. Tuberculosis
    0.53
    140
    25.31
    44
    37. Diarrhoeal diseases
    0.53
    161
    63.15
    22
    38. Epilepsy
    0.51
    176
    2.02
    65
    39. Hepatitis C
    0.50
    19
    0.21
    55
    40. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    0.48
    56
    0.47
    59
    41. Skin Disease
    0.47
    142
    1.67
    88
    42. Skin Cancers
    0.42
    167
    1.82
    97
    43. Malnutrition
    0.41
    118
    11.17
    26
    44. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.40
    162
    2.22
    60
    45. Asthma
    0.36
    174
    8.13
    71
    46. Hepatitis B
    0.34
    77
    1.25
    27
    47. Drug Use
    0.33
    177
    0.71
    140
    48. Fires
    0.33
    161
    3.73
    33
    49. Low Birth Weight
    0.32
    183
    9.52
    37
    50. Schizophrenia
    0.31
    17
    0.00
    97
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Japan JAPAN   Ethiopia ETHIOPIA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    163,905
    14.84
    36,530
    6.48
    2. Stroke
    121,823
    11.03
    39,362
    6.98
    3. Influenza and Pneumonia
    107,899
    9.77
    59,931
    10.63
    4. Lung Cancers
    79,688
    7.21
    2,202
    0.39
    5. Lung Disease
    78,169
    7.08
    11,870
    2.11
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    57,340
    5.19
    3,755
    0.67
    7. Alzheimers & Dementia
    56,937
    5.15
    8,258
    1.46
    8. Stomach Cancer
    50,433
    4.57
    1,519
    0.27
    9. Kidney Disease
    44,779
    4.05
    12,103
    2.15
    10. Pancreas Cancer
    37,027
    3.35
    488
    0.09
    11. Liver Cancer
    29,384
    2.66
    1,730
    0.31
    12. Other Injuries
    22,068
    2.00
    11,735
    2.08
    13. Suicide
    19,466
    1.76
    6,030
    1.07
    14. Lymphomas
    19,273
    1.74
    3,590
    0.64
    15. Breast Cancer
    15,805
    1.43
    8,485
    1.51
    16. Other Neoplasms
    15,120
    1.37
    148
    0.03
    17. Liver Disease
    14,195
    1.29
    27,270
    4.84
    18. Parkinson's Disease
    14,007
    1.27
    1,578
    0.28
    19. Prostate Cancer
    13,515
    1.22
    1,244
    0.22
    20. Oesophagus Cancer
    12,316
    1.11
    1,839
    0.33
    21. Endocrine Disorders
    11,486
    1.04
    1,623
    0.29
    22. Bladder Cancer
    9,936
    0.90
    1,080
    0.19
    23. Falls
    9,736
    0.88
    4,510
    0.80
    24. Leukemia
    9,607
    0.87
    4,222
    0.75
    25. Drownings
    8,409
    0.76
    3,133
    0.56
    26. Oral Cancer
    8,333
    0.75
    1,477
    0.26
    27. Inflammatory/Heart
    8,232
    0.75
    2,168
    0.38
    28. Hypertension
    6,673
    0.60
    13,470
    2.39
    29. Diabetes Mellitus
    5,433
    0.49
    16,258
    2.88
    30. Ovary Cancer
    5,061
    0.46
    2,424
    0.43
    31. Road Traffic Accidents
    4,566
    0.41
    31,564
    5.60
    32. Cervical Cancer
    3,799
    0.34
    5,019
    0.89
    33. Uterin Cancer
    3,461
    0.31
    421
    0.07
    34. Tuberculosis
    3,459
    0.31
    21,455
    3.81
    35. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    2,922
    0.26
    1,758
    0.31
    36. Skin Disease
    2,806
    0.25
    904
    0.16
    37. Diarrhoeal diseases
    2,731
    0.25
    44,361
    7.87
    38. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    2,618
    0.24
    221
    0.04
    39. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    2,555
    0.23
    1,339
    0.24
    40. Congenital Anomalies
    2,473
    0.22
    15,638
    2.77
    41. Hepatitis C
    2,220
    0.20
    115
    0.02
    42. Asthma
    1,922
    0.17
    4,484
    0.80
    43. Malnutrition
    1,910
    0.17
    8,643
    1.53
    44. Skin Cancers
    1,843
    0.17
    1,006
    0.18
    45. Epilepsy
    1,558
    0.14
    1,625
    0.29
    46. Hepatitis B
    1,423
    0.13
    742
    0.13
    47. Schizophrenia
    1,052
    0.10
    0
    0.00
    48. Fires
    1,007
    0.09
    3,255
    0.58
    49. Anemia
    875
    0.08
    0
    0.00
    50. Drug Use
    732
    0.07
    513
    0.09
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Japan JAPAN   Ethiopia ETHIOPIA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    18.06
    66
    4.05
    145
    2. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    13.59
    37
    6.59
    127
    3. Stomach Cancer
    11.47
    28
    2.77
    163
    4. Breast Cancer
    10.31
    155
    26.35
    21
    5. Pancreas Cancer
    8.87
    10
    0.83
    170
    6. Liver Cancer
    6.62
    62
    3.00
    167
    7. Prostate Cancer
    6.05
    157
    6.02
    158
    8. Lymphomas
    4.22
    111
    5.49
    64
    9. Ovary Cancer
    3.30
    136
    7.86
    9
    10. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.28
    61
    3.35
    59
    11. Leukemia
    2.76
    133
    6.06
    6
    12. Cervical Cancer
    2.73
    152
    16.48
    49
    13. Oral Cancer
    2.19
    124
    2.58
    101
    14. Uterin Cancer
    2.02
    106
    1.54
    136
    15. Bladder Cancer
    1.86
    104
    2.06
    92
    16. Skin Cancers
    0.42
    167
    1.82
    97
    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.