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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

Compare Japan and Iraq 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.

Iraq
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   Iraq IRAQ
      Japan JAPAN   Iraq IRAQ
           
    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
     
    49.4
    51.2
    50.3
    90
    95
    94
    1970
    69.4
    74.7
    72.0
    9
    13
    10
     
    55.1
    56.9
    56.0
    91
    96
    93
    1980
    73.6
    78.8
    76.1
    1
    5
    1
     
    60.2
    62.8
    61.5
    92
    100
    93
    1990
    75.9
    81.9
    78.8
    1
    1
    1
     
    60.2
    63.3
    61.8
    119
    125
    121
    2000
    77.6
    84.5
    81.1
    2
    1
    1
     
    67.8
    72.3
    70.0
    82
    97
    94
    2010
    79.5
    86.3
    83.0
    5
    1
    1
     
    68.4
    72.8
    70.6
    96
    109
    101
    2019
    81.5
    86.9
    84.3
    2
    1
    1
     
    69.9
    75.0
    72.4
    98
    106
    108
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Japan JAPAN   Iraq IRAQ
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    81.5
    86.9
    2
    1
    69.9
    75.0
    98
    106
    Age 5
    81.7
    87.2
    2
    1
    72.0
    76.8
    93
    99
    Age 10
    81.7
    87.2
    2
    1
    72.2
    76.9
    94
    99
    Age 15
    81.8
    87.2
    2
    1
    72.3
    77.0
    92
    99
    Age 20
    81.9
    87.2
    2
    1
    72.6
    77.2
    92
    99
    Age 25
    82.0
    87.3
    2
    1
    73.0
    77.4
    90
    98
    Age 30
    82.1
    87.4
    2
    1
    73.3
    77.6
    91
    99
    Age 35
    82.2
    87.4
    3
    1
    73.7
    77.8
    92
    98
    Age 40
    82.4
    87.6
    3
    1
    74.1
    78.1
    95
    98
    Age 45
    82.6
    87.7
    3
    1
    74.6
    78.4
    94
    98
    Age 50
    82.9
    87.9
    3
    1
    75.4
    79.0
    93
    98
    Age 55
    83.4
    88.2
    3
    1
    76.3
    79.7
    93
    99
    Age 60
    84.0
    88.6
    3
    1
    77.6
    80.7
    94
    98
    Age 65
    84.8
    89.0
    4
    1
    79.3
    81.9
    95
    97
    Age 70
    86.0
    89.6
    2
    1
    81.4
    83.4
    100
    95
    Age 75
    87.3
    90.3
    6
    1
    83.8
    85.4
    91
    91
    Age 80
    89.0
    91.3
    8
    2
    86.7
    87.7
    87
    88
    Age 85
    91.4
    92.8
    9
    3
    89.9
    90.4
    86
    85
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Japan JAPAN   Iraq IRAQ
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    30.62
    181
    227.26
    23
    2. Stroke
    23.21
    161
    128.44
    31
    3. Lung Cancers
    18.06
    66
    11.72
    97
    4. Influenza and Pneumonia
    16.56
    129
    15.14
    135
    5. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    13.59
    37
    4.32
    158
    6. Lung Disease
    12.69
    156
    8.53
    174
    7. Suicide
    12.24
    49
    4.74
    144
    8. Stomach Cancer
    11.47
    28
    3.94
    132
    9. Breast Cancer
    10.31
    155
    15.07
    115
    10. Pancreas Cancer
    8.87
    10
    2.88
    115
    11. Alzheimers & Dementia
    7.87
    159
    19.16
    66
    12. Kidney Disease
    7.61
    154
    37.39
    29
    13. Liver Cancer
    6.62
    62
    3.04
    165
    14. Prostate Cancer
    6.05
    157
    2.81
    176
    15. Other Injuries
    4.92
    133
    6.33
    113
    16. Liver Disease
    4.78
    164
    10.94
    118
    17. Lymphomas
    4.22
    111
    3.82
    128
    18. Ovary Cancer
    3.30
    136
    3.16
    141
    19. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.28
    61
    0.95
    158
    20. Other Neoplasms
    3.05
    31
    0.14
    181
    21. Leukemia
    2.76
    133
    4.79
    26
    22. Cervical Cancer
    2.73
    152
    1.39
    180
    23. Congenital Anomalies
    2.49
    167
    6.83
    57
    24. Endocrine Disorders
    2.36
    135
    1.35
    167
    25. Parkinson's Disease
    2.33
    156
    4.74
    59
    26. Road Traffic Accidents
    2.21
    175
    34.41
    37
    27. Oral Cancer
    2.19
    124
    2.01
    133
    28. Drownings
    2.12
    109
    1.56
    127
    29. Inflammatory/Heart
    2.08
    163
    5.43
    77
    30. Uterin Cancer
    2.02
    106
    0.59
    173
    31. Falls
    1.98
    173
    2.77
    156
    32. Bladder Cancer
    1.86
    104
    3.81
    31
    33. Diabetes Mellitus
    1.35
    182
    43.40
    51
    34. Hypertension
    1.07
    183
    16.27
    101
    35. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.61
    169
    0.92
    151
    36. Tuberculosis
    0.53
    140
    2.26
    106
    37. Diarrhoeal diseases
    0.53
    161
    3.46
    87
    38. Epilepsy
    0.51
    176
    0.75
    161
    39. Hepatitis C
    0.50
    19
    0.01
    159
    40. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    0.48
    56
    0.12
    152
    41. Skin Disease
    0.47
    142
    0.25
    165
    42. Skin Cancers
    0.42
    167
    2.00
    87
    43. Malnutrition
    0.41
    118
    0.24
    131
    44. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.40
    162
    1.42
    93
    45. Asthma
    0.36
    174
    5.15
    86
    46. Hepatitis B
    0.34
    77
    0.24
    92
    47. Drug Use
    0.33
    177
    1.73
    58
    48. Fires
    0.33
    161
    2.35
    66
    49. Low Birth Weight
    0.32
    183
    8.00
    54
    50. Schizophrenia
    0.31
    17
    0.00
    112
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Japan JAPAN   Iraq IRAQ
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    163,905
    14.84
    36,594
    24.98
    2. Stroke
    121,823
    11.03
    20,793
    14.19
    3. Influenza and Pneumonia
    107,899
    9.77
    5,551
    3.79
    4. Lung Cancers
    79,688
    7.21
    2,162
    1.48
    5. Lung Disease
    78,169
    7.08
    1,329
    0.91
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    57,340
    5.19
    852
    0.58
    7. Alzheimers & Dementia
    56,937
    5.15
    2,429
    1.66
    8. Stomach Cancer
    50,433
    4.57
    771
    0.53
    9. Kidney Disease
    44,779
    4.05
    6,323
    4.32
    10. Pancreas Cancer
    37,027
    3.35
    530
    0.36
    11. Liver Cancer
    29,384
    2.66
    555
    0.38
    12. Other Injuries
    22,068
    2.00
    2,212
    1.51
    13. Suicide
    19,466
    1.76
    1,418
    0.97
    14. Lymphomas
    19,273
    1.74
    811
    0.55
    15. Breast Cancer
    15,805
    1.43
    1,783
    1.22
    16. Other Neoplasms
    15,120
    1.37
    26
    0.02
    17. Liver Disease
    14,195
    1.29
    2,127
    1.45
    18. Parkinson's Disease
    14,007
    1.27
    658
    0.45
    19. Prostate Cancer
    13,515
    1.22
    171
    0.12
    20. Oesophagus Cancer
    12,316
    1.11
    173
    0.12
    21. Endocrine Disorders
    11,486
    1.04
    462
    0.32
    22. Bladder Cancer
    9,936
    0.90
    628
    0.43
    23. Falls
    9,736
    0.88
    709
    0.48
    24. Leukemia
    9,607
    0.87
    1,315
    0.90
    25. Drownings
    8,409
    0.76
    658
    0.45
    26. Oral Cancer
    8,333
    0.75
    410
    0.28
    27. Inflammatory/Heart
    8,232
    0.75
    1,190
    0.81
    28. Hypertension
    6,673
    0.60
    2,451
    1.67
    29. Diabetes Mellitus
    5,433
    0.49
    7,395
    5.05
    30. Ovary Cancer
    5,061
    0.46
    376
    0.26
    31. Road Traffic Accidents
    4,566
    0.41
    10,726
    7.32
    32. Cervical Cancer
    3,799
    0.34
    162
    0.11
    33. Uterin Cancer
    3,461
    0.31
    61
    0.04
    34. Tuberculosis
    3,459
    0.31
    821
    0.56
    35. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    2,922
    0.26
    159
    0.11
    36. Skin Disease
    2,806
    0.25
    49
    0.03
    37. Diarrhoeal diseases
    2,731
    0.25
    1,578
    1.08
    38. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    2,618
    0.24
    21
    0.01
    39. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    2,555
    0.23
    283
    0.19
    40. Congenital Anomalies
    2,473
    0.22
    4,812
    3.28
    41. Hepatitis C
    2,220
    0.20
    1
    0.00
    42. Asthma
    1,922
    0.17
    914
    0.62
    43. Malnutrition
    1,910
    0.17
    92
    0.06
    44. Skin Cancers
    1,843
    0.17
    339
    0.23
    45. Epilepsy
    1,558
    0.14
    253
    0.17
    46. Hepatitis B
    1,423
    0.13
    57
    0.04
    47. Schizophrenia
    1,052
    0.10
    0
    0.00
    48. Fires
    1,007
    0.09
    742
    0.51
    49. Anemia
    875
    0.08
    0
    0.00
    50. Drug Use
    732
    0.07
    441
    0.30
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Japan JAPAN   Iraq IRAQ
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    18.06
    66
    11.72
    97
    2. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    13.59
    37
    4.32
    158
    3. Stomach Cancer
    11.47
    28
    3.94
    132
    4. Breast Cancer
    10.31
    155
    15.07
    115
    5. Pancreas Cancer
    8.87
    10
    2.88
    115
    6. Liver Cancer
    6.62
    62
    3.04
    165
    7. Prostate Cancer
    6.05
    157
    2.81
    176
    8. Lymphomas
    4.22
    111
    3.82
    128
    9. Ovary Cancer
    3.30
    136
    3.16
    141
    10. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.28
    61
    0.95
    158
    11. Leukemia
    2.76
    133
    4.79
    26
    12. Cervical Cancer
    2.73
    152
    1.39
    180
    13. Oral Cancer
    2.19
    124
    2.01
    133
    14. Uterin Cancer
    2.02
    106
    0.59
    173
    15. Bladder Cancer
    1.86
    104
    3.81
    31
    16. Skin Cancers
    0.42
    167
    2.00
    87
    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.