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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 LESOTHO

Compare Japan and Lesotho 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.

Lesotho
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   Lesotho LESOTHO
      Japan JAPAN   Lesotho LESOTHO
           
    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
    		  
    44.9
    48.3
    46.6
    115
    111
    114
    1970
    69.4
    74.7
    72.0
    9
    13
    10
    		  
    47.5
    50.8
    49.1
    126
    122
    127
    1980
    73.6
    78.8
    76.1
    1
    5
    1
    		  
    52.2
    55.5
    53.8
    130
    128
    131
    1990
    75.9
    81.9
    78.8
    1
    1
    1
    		  
    56.7
    60.5
    58.6
    135
    131
    134
    2000
    77.6
    84.5
    81.1
    2
    1
    1
    		  
    48.2
    50.3
    49.3
    167
    167
    166
    2010
    79.5
    86.3
    83.0
    5
    1
    1
    		  
    49.4
    52.6
    51.1
    179
    178
    179
    2019
    81.5
    86.9
    84.3
    2
    1
    1
    		  
    47.7
    54.2
    50.7
    183
    183
    183
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Japan JAPAN   Lesotho LESOTHO
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    81.5
    86.9
    2
    1
    47.7
    54.2
    183
    183
    Age 5
    81.7
    87.2
    2
    1
    52.5
    58.8
    183
    183
    Age 10
    81.7
    87.2
    2
    1
    52.8
    59.1
    183
    183
    Age 15
    81.8
    87.2
    2
    1
    52.9
    59.2
    183
    183
    Age 20
    81.9
    87.2
    2
    1
    53.6
    59.7
    183
    183
    Age 25
    82.0
    87.3
    2
    1
    54.5
    60.6
    183
    183
    Age 30
    82.1
    87.4
    2
    1
    55.6
    62.0
    183
    183
    Age 35
    82.2
    87.4
    3
    1
    57.2
    63.8
    183
    183
    Age 40
    82.4
    87.6
    3
    1
    59.4
    66.0
    183
    183
    Age 45
    82.6
    87.7
    3
    1
    62.0
    68.3
    183
    183
    Age 50
    82.9
    87.9
    3
    1
    65.0
    70.7
    183
    183
    Age 55
    83.4
    88.2
    3
    1
    68.1
    73.0
    183
    181
    Age 60
    84.0
    88.6
    3
    1
    71.2
    75.2
    183
    180
    Age 65
    84.8
    89.0
    4
    1
    74.4
    77.5
    182
    180
    Age 70
    86.0
    89.6
    2
    1
    77.7
    79.9
    182
    179
    Age 75
    87.3
    90.3
    6
    1
    81.2
    82.6
    183
    178
    Age 80
    89.0
    91.3
    8
    2
    84.8
    85.7
    181
    172
    Age 85
    91.4
    92.8
    9
    3
    88.6
    89.1
    175
    172
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Japan JAPAN   Lesotho LESOTHO
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    30.62
    181
    155.85
    43
    2. Stroke
    23.21
    161
    211.66
    3
    3. Lung Cancers
    18.06
    66
    3.87
    146
    4. Influenza and Pneumonia
    16.56
    129
    192.07
    1
    5. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    13.59
    37
    2.77
    180
    6. Lung Disease
    12.69
    156
    83.85
    6
    7. Suicide
    12.24
    49
    87.48
    1
    8. Stomach Cancer
    11.47
    28
    0.76
    181
    9. Breast Cancer
    10.31
    155
    11.68
    143
    10. Pancreas Cancer
    8.87
    10
    0.90
    168
    11. Alzheimers & Dementia
    7.87
    159
    17.24
    99
    12. Kidney Disease
    7.61
    154
    69.87
    4
    13. Liver Cancer
    6.62
    62
    4.78
    106
    14. Prostate Cancer
    6.05
    157
    24.42
    47
    15. Other Injuries
    4.92
    133
    28.67
    2
    16. Liver Disease
    4.78
    164
    51.33
    9
    17. Lymphomas
    4.22
    111
    4.86
    86
    18. Ovary Cancer
    3.30
    136
    3.01
    145
    19. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.28
    61
    5.57
    33
    20. Other Neoplasms
    3.05
    31
    0.66
    73
    21. Leukemia
    2.76
    133
    2.43
    144
    22. Cervical Cancer
    2.73
    152
    44.59
    9
    23. Congenital Anomalies
    2.49
    167
    11.28
    4
    24. Endocrine Disorders
    2.36
    135
    14.08
    10
    25. Parkinson's Disease
    2.33
    156
    4.56
    67
    26. Road Traffic Accidents
    2.21
    175
    36.62
    32
    27. Oral Cancer
    2.19
    124
    3.76
    61
    28. Drownings
    2.12
    109
    9.67
    7
    29. Inflammatory/Heart
    2.08
    163
    21.17
    6
    30. Uterin Cancer
    2.02
    106
    2.88
    66
    31. Falls
    1.98
    173
    8.24
    44
    32. Bladder Cancer
    1.86
    104
    0.70
    170
    33. Diabetes Mellitus
    1.35
    182
    147.55
    5
    34. Hypertension
    1.07
    183
    74.75
    1
    35. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.61
    169
    18.88
    3
    36. Tuberculosis
    0.53
    140
    68.85
    13
    37. Diarrhoeal diseases
    0.53
    161
    142.10
    2
    38. Epilepsy
    0.51
    176
    7.57
    1
    39. Hepatitis C
    0.50
    19
    0.16
    72
    40. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    0.48
    56
    1.28
    2
    41. Skin Disease
    0.47
    142
    5.11
    14
    42. Skin Cancers
    0.42
    167
    3.61
    19
    43. Malnutrition
    0.41
    118
    17.17
    13
    44. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.40
    162
    7.68
    13
    45. Asthma
    0.36
    174
    45.32
    3
    46. Hepatitis B
    0.34
    77
    1.71
    15
    47. Drug Use
    0.33
    177
    1.67
    61
    48. Fires
    0.33
    161
    14.67
    1
    49. Low Birth Weight
    0.32
    183
    18.96
    1
    50. Schizophrenia
    0.31
    17
    0.00
    122
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Japan JAPAN   Lesotho LESOTHO
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    163,905
    14.84
    2,101
    6.31
    2. Stroke
    121,823
    11.03
    2,817
    8.45
    3. Influenza and Pneumonia
    107,899
    9.77
    3,214
    9.65
    4. Lung Cancers
    79,688
    7.21
    51
    0.15
    5. Lung Disease
    78,169
    7.08
    1,102
    3.31
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    57,340
    5.19
    40
    0.12
    7. Alzheimers & Dementia
    56,937
    5.15
    194
    0.58
    8. Stomach Cancer
    50,433
    4.57
    11
    0.03
    9. Kidney Disease
    44,779
    4.05
    1,015
    3.05
    10. Pancreas Cancer
    37,027
    3.35
    12
    0.04
    11. Liver Cancer
    29,384
    2.66
    71
    0.21
    12. Other Injuries
    22,068
    2.00
    533
    1.60
    13. Suicide
    19,466
    1.76
    1,539
    4.62
    14. Lymphomas
    19,273
    1.74
    78
    0.23
    15. Breast Cancer
    15,805
    1.43
    97
    0.29
    16. Other Neoplasms
    15,120
    1.37
    9
    0.03
    17. Liver Disease
    14,195
    1.29
    792
    2.38
    18. Parkinson's Disease
    14,007
    1.27
    55
    0.17
    19. Prostate Cancer
    13,515
    1.22
    81
    0.24
    20. Oesophagus Cancer
    12,316
    1.11
    73
    0.22
    21. Endocrine Disorders
    11,486
    1.04
    235
    0.71
    22. Bladder Cancer
    9,936
    0.90
    10
    0.03
    23. Falls
    9,736
    0.88
    128
    0.38
    24. Leukemia
    9,607
    0.87
    39
    0.12
    25. Drownings
    8,409
    0.76
    200
    0.60
    26. Oral Cancer
    8,333
    0.75
    52
    0.16
    27. Inflammatory/Heart
    8,232
    0.75
    305
    0.92
    28. Hypertension
    6,673
    0.60
    990
    2.97
    29. Diabetes Mellitus
    5,433
    0.49
    2,000
    6.00
    30. Ovary Cancer
    5,061
    0.46
    24
    0.07
    31. Road Traffic Accidents
    4,566
    0.41
    678
    2.03
    32. Cervical Cancer
    3,799
    0.34
    372
    1.12
    33. Uterin Cancer
    3,461
    0.31
    23
    0.07
    34. Tuberculosis
    3,459
    0.31
    1,208
    3.63
    35. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    2,922
    0.26
    279
    0.84
    36. Skin Disease
    2,806
    0.25
    70
    0.21
    37. Diarrhoeal diseases
    2,731
    0.25
    2,354
    7.06
    38. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    2,618
    0.24
    18
    0.05
    39. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    2,555
    0.23
    126
    0.38
    40. Congenital Anomalies
    2,473
    0.22
    389
    1.17
    41. Hepatitis C
    2,220
    0.20
    2
    0.01
    42. Asthma
    1,922
    0.17
    678
    2.03
    43. Malnutrition
    1,910
    0.17
    357
    1.07
    44. Skin Cancers
    1,843
    0.17
    46
    0.14
    45. Epilepsy
    1,558
    0.14
    143
    0.43
    46. Hepatitis B
    1,423
    0.13
    27
    0.08
    47. Schizophrenia
    1,052
    0.10
    0
    0.00
    48. Fires
    1,007
    0.09
    269
    0.81
    49. Anemia
    875
    0.08
    0
    0.00
    50. Drug Use
    732
    0.07
    32
    0.10
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Japan JAPAN   Lesotho LESOTHO
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    18.06
    66
    3.87
    146
    2. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    13.59
    37
    2.77
    180
    3. Stomach Cancer
    11.47
    28
    0.76
    181
    4. Breast Cancer
    10.31
    155
    11.68
    143
    5. Pancreas Cancer
    8.87
    10
    0.90
    168
    6. Liver Cancer
    6.62
    62
    4.78
    106
    7. Prostate Cancer
    6.05
    157
    24.42
    47
    8. Lymphomas
    4.22
    111
    4.86
    86
    9. Ovary Cancer
    3.30
    136
    3.01
    145
    10. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.28
    61
    5.57
    33
    11. Leukemia
    2.76
    133
    2.43
    144
    12. Cervical Cancer
    2.73
    152
    44.59
    9
    13. Oral Cancer
    2.19
    124
    3.76
    61
    14. Uterin Cancer
    2.02
    106
    2.88
    66
    15. Bladder Cancer
    1.86
    104
    0.70
    170
    16. Skin Cancers
    0.42
    167
    3.61
    19
    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.