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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 GAMBIA

Compare Japan and Gambia 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.

Gambia
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   Gambia GAMBIA
      Japan JAPAN   Gambia GAMBIA
           
    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
    		  
    33.1
    33.3
    33.2
    168
    171
    170
    1970
    69.4
    74.7
    72.0
    9
    13
    10
    		  
    36.9
    37.7
    37.3
    169
    170
    169
    1980
    73.6
    78.8
    76.1
    1
    5
    1
    		  
    43.3
    44.9
    44.1
    163
    164
    164
    1990
    75.9
    81.9
    78.8
    1
    1
    1
    		  
    50.3
    52.4
    51.3
    156
    160
    157
    2000
    77.6
    84.5
    81.1
    2
    1
    1
    		  
    54.8
    57.1
    55.9
    147
    148
    148
    2010
    79.5
    86.3
    83.0
    5
    1
    1
    		  
    58.3
    60.5
    59.3
    152
    153
    153
    2019
    81.5
    86.9
    84.3
    2
    1
    1
    		  
    63.4
    67.7
    65.5
    144
    148
    145
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Japan JAPAN   Gambia GAMBIA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    81.5
    86.9
    2
    1
    63.4
    67.7
    144
    148
    Age 5
    81.7
    87.2
    2
    1
    67.2
    71.0
    149
    151
    Age 10
    81.7
    87.2
    2
    1
    67.5
    71.3
    149
    152
    Age 15
    81.8
    87.2
    2
    1
    67.8
    71.5
    147
    152
    Age 20
    81.9
    87.2
    2
    1
    68.2
    71.8
    149
    154
    Age 25
    82.0
    87.3
    2
    1
    68.6
    72.1
    150
    154
    Age 30
    82.1
    87.4
    2
    1
    69.1
    72.5
    151
    156
    Age 35
    82.2
    87.4
    3
    1
    69.7
    73.1
    151
    157
    Age 40
    82.4
    87.6
    3
    1
    70.4
    73.8
    149
    155
    Age 45
    82.6
    87.7
    3
    1
    71.5
    74.6
    149
    155
    Age 50
    82.9
    87.9
    3
    1
    72.7
    75.6
    150
    154
    Age 55
    83.4
    88.2
    3
    1
    74.1
    76.7
    149
    153
    Age 60
    84.0
    88.6
    3
    1
    75.8
    78.0
    148
    154
    Age 65
    84.8
    89.0
    4
    1
    77.8
    79.6
    148
    153
    Age 70
    86.0
    89.6
    2
    1
    80.2
    81.5
    146
    152
    Age 75
    87.3
    90.3
    6
    1
    83.0
    83.8
    143
    153
    Age 80
    89.0
    91.3
    8
    2
    86.0
    86.6
    141
    155
    Age 85
    91.4
    92.8
    9
    3
    89.3
    89.7
    147
    155
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Japan JAPAN   Gambia GAMBIA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    30.62
    181
    142.59
    53
    2. Stroke
    23.21
    161
    108.94
    59
    3. Lung Cancers
    18.06
    66
    3.62
    150
    4. Influenza and Pneumonia
    16.56
    129
    113.77
    18
    5. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    13.59
    37
    1.05
    183
    6. Lung Disease
    12.69
    156
    29.40
    54
    7. Suicide
    12.24
    49
    9.64
    77
    8. Stomach Cancer
    11.47
    28
    1.43
    178
    9. Breast Cancer
    10.31
    155
    4.44
    182
    10. Pancreas Cancer
    8.87
    10
    0.54
    179
    11. Alzheimers & Dementia
    7.87
    159
    19.89
    49
    12. Kidney Disease
    7.61
    154
    32.04
    48
    13. Liver Cancer
    6.62
    62
    30.83
    3
    14. Prostate Cancer
    6.05
    157
    6.08
    156
    15. Other Injuries
    4.92
    133
    11.81
    46
    16. Liver Disease
    4.78
    164
    33.48
    48
    17. Lymphomas
    4.22
    111
    0.74
    181
    18. Ovary Cancer
    3.30
    136
    0.44
    183
    19. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.28
    61
    0.48
    177
    20. Other Neoplasms
    3.05
    31
    0.42
    95
    21. Leukemia
    2.76
    133
    0.09
    183
    22. Cervical Cancer
    2.73
    152
    25.76
    23
    23. Congenital Anomalies
    2.49
    167
    6.72
    59
    24. Endocrine Disorders
    2.36
    135
    11.17
    16
    25. Parkinson's Disease
    2.33
    156
    6.31
    18
    26. Road Traffic Accidents
    2.21
    175
    51.34
    8
    27. Oral Cancer
    2.19
    124
    0.01
    181
    28. Drownings
    2.12
    109
    2.58
    84
    29. Inflammatory/Heart
    2.08
    163
    6.44
    58
    30. Uterin Cancer
    2.02
    106
    0.23
    180
    31. Falls
    1.98
    173
    9.85
    22
    32. Bladder Cancer
    1.86
    104
    0.44
    181
    33. Diabetes Mellitus
    1.35
    182
    37.65
    66
    34. Hypertension
    1.07
    183
    22.89
    68
    35. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.61
    169
    6.56
    37
    36. Tuberculosis
    0.53
    140
    28.42
    38
    37. Diarrhoeal diseases
    0.53
    161
    41.12
    43
    38. Epilepsy
    0.51
    176
    2.78
    36
    39. Hepatitis C
    0.50
    19
    0.10
    91
    40. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    0.48
    56
    0.25
    104
    41. Skin Disease
    0.47
    142
    2.12
    59
    42. Skin Cancers
    0.42
    167
    0.01
    177
    43. Malnutrition
    0.41
    118
    7.13
    39
    44. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.40
    162
    2.55
    52
    45. Asthma
    0.36
    174
    15.88
    35
    46. Hepatitis B
    0.34
    77
    1.06
    36
    47. Drug Use
    0.33
    177
    2.38
    34
    48. Fires
    0.33
    161
    3.83
    32
    49. Low Birth Weight
    0.32
    183
    9.17
    43
    50. Schizophrenia
    0.31
    17
    0.00
    100
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Japan JAPAN   Gambia GAMBIA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    163,905
    14.84
    1,007
    7.83
    2. Stroke
    121,823
    11.03
    802
    6.24
    3. Influenza and Pneumonia
    107,899
    9.77
    1,340
    10.42
    4. Lung Cancers
    79,688
    7.21
    34
    0.26
    5. Lung Disease
    78,169
    7.08
    206
    1.60
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    57,340
    5.19
    11
    0.09
    7. Alzheimers & Dementia
    56,937
    5.15
    89
    0.69
    8. Stomach Cancer
    50,433
    4.57
    14
    0.11
    9. Kidney Disease
    44,779
    4.05
    266
    2.07
    10. Pancreas Cancer
    37,027
    3.35
    6
    0.05
    11. Liver Cancer
    29,384
    2.66
    377
    2.93
    12. Other Injuries
    22,068
    2.00
    194
    1.51
    13. Suicide
    19,466
    1.76
    113
    0.88
    14. Lymphomas
    19,273
    1.74
    12
    0.09
    15. Breast Cancer
    15,805
    1.43
    26
    0.20
    16. Other Neoplasms
    15,120
    1.37
    3
    0.02
    17. Liver Disease
    14,195
    1.29
    323
    2.51
    18. Parkinson's Disease
    14,007
    1.27
    34
    0.26
    19. Prostate Cancer
    13,515
    1.22
    21
    0.16
    20. Oesophagus Cancer
    12,316
    1.11
    5
    0.04
    21. Endocrine Disorders
    11,486
    1.04
    230
    1.79
    22. Bladder Cancer
    9,936
    0.90
    4
    0.03
    23. Falls
    9,736
    0.88
    83
    0.65
    24. Leukemia
    9,607
    0.87
    2
    0.02
    25. Drownings
    8,409
    0.76
    69
    0.54
    26. Oral Cancer
    8,333
    0.75
    0
    0.00
    27. Inflammatory/Heart
    8,232
    0.75
    59
    0.46
    28. Hypertension
    6,673
    0.60
    172
    1.34
    29. Diabetes Mellitus
    5,433
    0.49
    290
    2.25
    30. Ovary Cancer
    5,061
    0.46
    2
    0.02
    31. Road Traffic Accidents
    4,566
    0.41
    695
    5.40
    32. Cervical Cancer
    3,799
    0.34
    145
    1.13
    33. Uterin Cancer
    3,461
    0.31
    1
    0.01
    34. Tuberculosis
    3,459
    0.31
    445
    3.46
    35. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    2,922
    0.26
    56
    0.44
    36. Skin Disease
    2,806
    0.25
    19
    0.15
    37. Diarrhoeal diseases
    2,731
    0.25
    626
    4.87
    38. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    2,618
    0.24
    2
    0.02
    39. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    2,555
    0.23
    24
    0.19
    40. Congenital Anomalies
    2,473
    0.22
    383
    2.98
    41. Hepatitis C
    2,220
    0.20
    1
    0.01
    42. Asthma
    1,922
    0.17
    134
    1.04
    43. Malnutrition
    1,910
    0.17
    110
    0.86
    44. Skin Cancers
    1,843
    0.17
    0
    0.00
    45. Epilepsy
    1,558
    0.14
    43
    0.33
    46. Hepatitis B
    1,423
    0.13
    14
    0.11
    47. Schizophrenia
    1,052
    0.10
    0
    0.00
    48. Fires
    1,007
    0.09
    67
    0.52
    49. Anemia
    875
    0.08
    0
    0.00
    50. Drug Use
    732
    0.07
    28
    0.22
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Japan JAPAN   Gambia GAMBIA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    18.06
    66
    3.62
    150
    2. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    13.59
    37
    1.05
    183
    3. Stomach Cancer
    11.47
    28
    1.43
    178
    4. Breast Cancer
    10.31
    155
    4.44
    182
    5. Pancreas Cancer
    8.87
    10
    0.54
    179
    6. Liver Cancer
    6.62
    62
    30.83
    3
    7. Prostate Cancer
    6.05
    157
    6.08
    156
    8. Lymphomas
    4.22
    111
    0.74
    181
    9. Ovary Cancer
    3.30
    136
    0.44
    183
    10. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.28
    61
    0.48
    177
    11. Leukemia
    2.76
    133
    0.09
    183
    12. Cervical Cancer
    2.73
    152
    25.76
    23
    13. Oral Cancer
    2.19
    124
    0.01
    181
    14. Uterin Cancer
    2.02
    106
    0.23
    180
    15. Bladder Cancer
    1.86
    104
    0.44
    181
    16. Skin Cancers
    0.42
    167
    0.01
    177
    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.