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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 GHANA

Compare Japan and Ghana 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.

Ghana
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   Ghana GHANA
      Japan JAPAN   Ghana GHANA
           
    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
    		  
    44.4
    47.3
    45.8
    118
    114
    117
    1970
    69.4
    74.7
    72.0
    9
    13
    10
    		  
    47.8
    50.7
    49.2
    124
    124
    125
    1980
    73.6
    78.8
    76.1
    1
    5
    1
    		  
    51.6
    54.5
    53.0
    132
    134
    133
    1990
    75.9
    81.9
    78.8
    1
    1
    1
    		  
    55.7
    58.1
    56.9
    138
    142
    141
    2000
    77.6
    84.5
    81.1
    2
    1
    1
    		  
    55.9
    58.6
    57.2
    144
    146
    147
    2010
    79.5
    86.3
    83.0
    5
    1
    1
    		  
    59.6
    62.2
    60.9
    147
    149
    150
    2019
    81.5
    86.9
    84.3
    2
    1
    1
    		  
    63.7
    69.2
    66.3
    142
    137
    139
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Japan JAPAN   Ghana GHANA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    81.5
    86.9
    2
    1
    63.7
    69.2
    142
    137
    Age 5
    81.7
    87.2
    2
    1
    67.0
    72.1
    150
    138
    Age 10
    81.7
    87.2
    2
    1
    67.4
    72.5
    150
    140
    Age 15
    81.8
    87.2
    2
    1
    67.7
    72.7
    152
    140
    Age 20
    81.9
    87.2
    2
    1
    68.1
    73.0
    151
    140
    Age 25
    82.0
    87.3
    2
    1
    68.6
    73.3
    151
    139
    Age 30
    82.1
    87.4
    2
    1
    69.1
    73.7
    150
    140
    Age 35
    82.2
    87.4
    3
    1
    69.7
    74.3
    150
    140
    Age 40
    82.4
    87.6
    3
    1
    70.4
    75.0
    150
    139
    Age 45
    82.6
    87.7
    3
    1
    71.4
    75.8
    152
    138
    Age 50
    82.9
    87.9
    3
    1
    72.5
    76.7
    153
    140
    Age 55
    83.4
    88.2
    3
    1
    74.0
    77.7
    154
    138
    Age 60
    84.0
    88.6
    3
    1
    75.7
    78.9
    153
    133
    Age 65
    84.8
    89.0
    4
    1
    77.7
    80.4
    151
    128
    Age 70
    86.0
    89.6
    2
    1
    80.1
    82.2
    151
    124
    Age 75
    87.3
    90.3
    6
    1
    82.9
    84.4
    147
    121
    Age 80
    89.0
    91.3
    8
    2
    86.0
    87.0
    142
    118
    Age 85
    91.4
    92.8
    9
    3
    89.4
    90.2
    134
    113
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Japan JAPAN   Ghana GHANA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    30.62
    181
    119.93
    79
    2. Stroke
    23.21
    161
    124.02
    35
    3. Lung Cancers
    18.06
    66
    1.71
    177
    4. Influenza and Pneumonia
    16.56
    129
    99.08
    26
    5. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    13.59
    37
    6.86
    121
    6. Lung Disease
    12.69
    156
    26.48
    69
    7. Suicide
    12.24
    49
    10.54
    64
    8. Stomach Cancer
    11.47
    28
    6.41
    86
    9. Breast Cancer
    10.31
    155
    19.09
    60
    10. Pancreas Cancer
    8.87
    10
    2.52
    128
    11. Alzheimers & Dementia
    7.87
    159
    17.79
    85
    12. Kidney Disease
    7.61
    154
    30.38
    56
    13. Liver Cancer
    6.62
    62
    17.60
    10
    14. Prostate Cancer
    6.05
    157
    24.21
    50
    15. Other Injuries
    4.92
    133
    10.75
    58
    16. Liver Disease
    4.78
    164
    36.74
    35
    17. Lymphomas
    4.22
    111
    5.70
    55
    18. Ovary Cancer
    3.30
    136
    8.00
    7
    19. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.28
    61
    2.61
    87
    20. Other Neoplasms
    3.05
    31
    0.41
    98
    21. Leukemia
    2.76
    133
    1.38
    163
    22. Cervical Cancer
    2.73
    152
    24.53
    27
    23. Congenital Anomalies
    2.49
    167
    7.03
    51
    24. Endocrine Disorders
    2.36
    135
    6.88
    37
    25. Parkinson's Disease
    2.33
    156
    4.48
    70
    26. Road Traffic Accidents
    2.21
    175
    31.33
    46
    27. Oral Cancer
    2.19
    124
    2.86
    86
    28. Drownings
    2.12
    109
    2.38
    93
    29. Inflammatory/Heart
    2.08
    163
    11.13
    23
    30. Uterin Cancer
    2.02
    106
    2.86
    68
    31. Falls
    1.98
    173
    8.85
    34
    32. Bladder Cancer
    1.86
    104
    1.91
    102
    33. Diabetes Mellitus
    1.35
    182
    44.68
    47
    34. Hypertension
    1.07
    183
    17.73
    94
    35. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.61
    169
    2.19
    103
    36. Tuberculosis
    0.53
    140
    44.25
    21
    37. Diarrhoeal diseases
    0.53
    161
    30.48
    50
    38. Epilepsy
    0.51
    176
    1.45
    103
    39. Hepatitis C
    0.50
    19
    0.15
    73
    40. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    0.48
    56
    0.17
    138
    41. Skin Disease
    0.47
    142
    1.87
    77
    42. Skin Cancers
    0.42
    167
    1.57
    114
    43. Malnutrition
    0.41
    118
    8.62
    36
    44. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.40
    162
    1.73
    80
    45. Asthma
    0.36
    174
    13.95
    42
    46. Hepatitis B
    0.34
    77
    0.55
    64
    47. Drug Use
    0.33
    177
    3.31
    22
    48. Fires
    0.33
    161
    3.31
    41
    49. Low Birth Weight
    0.32
    183
    9.43
    38
    50. Schizophrenia
    0.31
    17
    0.00
    102
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Japan JAPAN   Ghana GHANA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    163,905
    14.84
    14,103
    8.06
    2. Stroke
    121,823
    11.03
    15,163
    8.67
    3. Influenza and Pneumonia
    107,899
    9.77
    16,262
    9.29
    4. Lung Cancers
    79,688
    7.21
    237
    0.14
    5. Lung Disease
    78,169
    7.08
    3,120
    1.78
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    57,340
    5.19
    803
    0.46
    7. Alzheimers & Dementia
    56,937
    5.15
    1,294
    0.74
    8. Stomach Cancer
    50,433
    4.57
    870
    0.50
    9. Kidney Disease
    44,779
    4.05
    4,161
    2.38
    10. Pancreas Cancer
    37,027
    3.35
    334
    0.19
    11. Liver Cancer
    29,384
    2.66
    2,851
    1.63
    12. Other Injuries
    22,068
    2.00
    2,433
    1.39
    13. Suicide
    19,466
    1.76
    1,993
    1.14
    14. Lymphomas
    19,273
    1.74
    875
    0.50
    15. Breast Cancer
    15,805
    1.43
    1,937
    1.11
    16. Other Neoplasms
    15,120
    1.37
    48
    0.03
    17. Liver Disease
    14,195
    1.29
    6,053
    3.46
    18. Parkinson's Disease
    14,007
    1.27
    387
    0.22
    19. Prostate Cancer
    13,515
    1.22
    1,031
    0.59
    20. Oesophagus Cancer
    12,316
    1.11
    285
    0.16
    21. Endocrine Disorders
    11,486
    1.04
    1,965
    1.12
    22. Bladder Cancer
    9,936
    0.90
    245
    0.14
    23. Falls
    9,736
    0.88
    1,168
    0.67
    24. Leukemia
    9,607
    0.87
    340
    0.19
    25. Drownings
    8,409
    0.76
    740
    0.42
    26. Oral Cancer
    8,333
    0.75
    483
    0.28
    27. Inflammatory/Heart
    8,232
    0.75
    1,615
    0.92
    28. Hypertension
    6,673
    0.60
    2,231
    1.28
    29. Diabetes Mellitus
    5,433
    0.49
    5,929
    3.39
    30. Ovary Cancer
    5,061
    0.46
    698
    0.40
    31. Road Traffic Accidents
    4,566
    0.41
    7,808
    4.46
    32. Cervical Cancer
    3,799
    0.34
    2,161
    1.24
    33. Uterin Cancer
    3,461
    0.31
    219
    0.13
    34. Tuberculosis
    3,459
    0.31
    10,214
    5.84
    35. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    2,922
    0.26
    321
    0.18
    36. Skin Disease
    2,806
    0.25
    264
    0.15
    37. Diarrhoeal diseases
    2,731
    0.25
    6,538
    3.74
    38. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    2,618
    0.24
    16
    0.01
    39. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    2,555
    0.23
    256
    0.15
    40. Congenital Anomalies
    2,473
    0.22
    3,935
    2.25
    41. Hepatitis C
    2,220
    0.20
    28
    0.02
    42. Asthma
    1,922
    0.17
    1,979
    1.13
    43. Malnutrition
    1,910
    0.17
    1,868
    1.07
    44. Skin Cancers
    1,843
    0.17
    214
    0.12
    45. Epilepsy
    1,558
    0.14
    329
    0.19
    46. Hepatitis B
    1,423
    0.13
    101
    0.06
    47. Schizophrenia
    1,052
    0.10
    0
    0.00
    48. Fires
    1,007
    0.09
    729
    0.42
    49. Anemia
    875
    0.08
    0
    0.00
    50. Drug Use
    732
    0.07
    630
    0.36
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Japan JAPAN   Ghana GHANA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    18.06
    66
    1.71
    177
    2. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    13.59
    37
    6.86
    121
    3. Stomach Cancer
    11.47
    28
    6.41
    86
    4. Breast Cancer
    10.31
    155
    19.09
    60
    5. Pancreas Cancer
    8.87
    10
    2.52
    128
    6. Liver Cancer
    6.62
    62
    17.60
    10
    7. Prostate Cancer
    6.05
    157
    24.21
    50
    8. Lymphomas
    4.22
    111
    5.70
    55
    9. Ovary Cancer
    3.30
    136
    8.00
    7
    10. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.28
    61
    2.61
    87
    11. Leukemia
    2.76
    133
    1.38
    163
    12. Cervical Cancer
    2.73
    152
    24.53
    27
    13. Oral Cancer
    2.19
    124
    2.86
    86
    14. Uterin Cancer
    2.02
    106
    2.86
    68
    15. Bladder Cancer
    1.86
    104
    1.91
    102
    16. Skin Cancers
    0.42
    167
    1.57
    114
    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.