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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 LIBERIA

Compare Japan and Liberia 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.

Liberia
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   Liberia LIBERIA
      Japan JAPAN   Liberia LIBERIA
           
    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
    		  
    38.9
    41.3
    40.1
    149
    144
    146
    1970
    69.4
    74.7
    72.0
    9
    13
    10
    		  
    41.3
    43.1
    42.2
    156
    156
    157
    1980
    73.6
    78.8
    76.1
    1
    5
    1
    		  
    43.4
    45.5
    44.4
    162
    163
    162
    1990
    75.9
    81.9
    78.8
    1
    1
    1
    		  
    41.8
    44.1
    42.9
    177
    178
    177
    2000
    77.6
    84.5
    81.1
    2
    1
    1
    		  
    51.2
    52.6
    51.9
    155
    163
    156
    2010
    79.5
    86.3
    83.0
    5
    1
    1
    		  
    58.4
    61.0
    59.7
    151
    152
    152
    2019
    81.5
    86.9
    84.3
    2
    1
    1
    		  
    63.2
    65.0
    64.1
    149
    163
    155
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Japan JAPAN   Liberia LIBERIA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    81.5
    86.9
    2
    1
    63.2
    65.0
    149
    163
    Age 5
    81.7
    87.2
    2
    1
    69.4
    70.4
    131
    154
    Age 10
    81.7
    87.2
    2
    1
    69.9
    70.9
    126
    155
    Age 15
    81.8
    87.2
    2
    1
    70.3
    71.3
    123
    155
    Age 20
    81.9
    87.2
    2
    1
    70.7
    71.6
    122
    155
    Age 25
    82.0
    87.3
    2
    1
    71.1
    72.0
    121
    155
    Age 30
    82.1
    87.4
    2
    1
    71.6
    72.5
    121
    155
    Age 35
    82.2
    87.4
    3
    1
    72.2
    73.1
    120
    155
    Age 40
    82.4
    87.6
    3
    1
    72.9
    73.8
    117
    153
    Age 45
    82.6
    87.7
    3
    1
    73.7
    74.6
    112
    154
    Age 50
    82.9
    87.9
    3
    1
    74.8
    75.5
    106
    155
    Age 55
    83.4
    88.2
    3
    1
    76.0
    76.7
    103
    154
    Age 60
    84.0
    88.6
    3
    1
    77.4
    78.0
    102
    155
    Age 65
    84.8
    89.0
    4
    1
    79.2
    79.7
    98
    151
    Age 70
    86.0
    89.6
    2
    1
    81.3
    81.7
    102
    147
    Age 75
    87.3
    90.3
    6
    1
    83.8
    84.1
    89
    139
    Age 80
    89.0
    91.3
    8
    2
    86.7
    86.9
    92
    132
    Age 85
    91.4
    92.8
    9
    3
    89.9
    90.1
    85
    115
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Japan JAPAN   Liberia LIBERIA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    30.62
    181
    98.87
    112
    2. Stroke
    23.21
    161
    79.84
    94
    3. Lung Cancers
    18.06
    66
    2.68
    165
    4. Influenza and Pneumonia
    16.56
    129
    78.43
    44
    5. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    13.59
    37
    3.79
    170
    6. Lung Disease
    12.69
    156
    15.39
    139
    7. Suicide
    12.24
    49
    7.37
    108
    8. Stomach Cancer
    11.47
    28
    5.47
    99
    9. Breast Cancer
    10.31
    155
    17.79
    81
    10. Pancreas Cancer
    8.87
    10
    1.56
    152
    11. Alzheimers & Dementia
    7.87
    159
    17.56
    92
    12. Kidney Disease
    7.61
    154
    27.80
    69
    13. Liver Cancer
    6.62
    62
    17.19
    11
    14. Prostate Cancer
    6.05
    157
    38.87
    16
    15. Other Injuries
    4.92
    133
    9.64
    70
    16. Liver Disease
    4.78
    164
    34.32
    44
    17. Lymphomas
    4.22
    111
    3.62
    132
    18. Ovary Cancer
    3.30
    136
    3.65
    123
    19. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.28
    61
    0.64
    174
    20. Other Neoplasms
    3.05
    31
    0.32
    134
    21. Leukemia
    2.76
    133
    0.66
    178
    22. Cervical Cancer
    2.73
    152
    35.18
    16
    23. Congenital Anomalies
    2.49
    167
    7.74
    37
    24. Endocrine Disorders
    2.36
    135
    5.61
    58
    25. Parkinson's Disease
    2.33
    156
    4.57
    66
    26. Road Traffic Accidents
    2.21
    175
    55.89
    4
    27. Oral Cancer
    2.19
    124
    2.01
    131
    28. Drownings
    2.12
    109
    2.30
    99
    29. Inflammatory/Heart
    2.08
    163
    4.81
    91
    30. Uterin Cancer
    2.02
    106
    2.31
    91
    31. Falls
    1.98
    173
    7.14
    68
    32. Bladder Cancer
    1.86
    104
    0.83
    163
    33. Diabetes Mellitus
    1.35
    182
    31.63
    86
    34. Hypertension
    1.07
    183
    18.52
    90
    35. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.61
    169
    5.75
    50
    36. Tuberculosis
    0.53
    140
    89.99
    7
    37. Diarrhoeal diseases
    0.53
    161
    47.97
    37
    38. Epilepsy
    0.51
    176
    2.16
    56
    39. Hepatitis C
    0.50
    19
    0.14
    77
    40. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    0.48
    56
    0.20
    127
    41. Skin Disease
    0.47
    142
    1.74
    80
    42. Skin Cancers
    0.42
    167
    2.29
    61
    43. Malnutrition
    0.41
    118
    10.21
    29
    44. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.40
    162
    2.08
    67
    45. Asthma
    0.36
    174
    8.98
    68
    46. Hepatitis B
    0.34
    77
    1.16
    31
    47. Drug Use
    0.33
    177
    1.66
    63
    48. Fires
    0.33
    161
    3.65
    35
    49. Low Birth Weight
    0.32
    183
    11.72
    21
    50. Schizophrenia
    0.31
    17
    0.00
    123
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Japan JAPAN   Liberia LIBERIA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    163,905
    14.84
    1,885
    5.60
    2. Stroke
    121,823
    11.03
    1,578
    4.68
    3. Influenza and Pneumonia
    107,899
    9.77
    2,693
    7.99
    4. Lung Cancers
    79,688
    7.21
    66
    0.20
    5. Lung Disease
    78,169
    7.08
    294
    0.87
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    57,340
    5.19
    90
    0.27
    7. Alzheimers & Dementia
    56,937
    5.15
    235
    0.70
    8. Stomach Cancer
    50,433
    4.57
    122
    0.36
    9. Kidney Disease
    44,779
    4.05
    609
    1.81
    10. Pancreas Cancer
    37,027
    3.35
    38
    0.11
    11. Liver Cancer
    29,384
    2.66
    439
    1.30
    12. Other Injuries
    22,068
    2.00
    380
    1.13
    13. Suicide
    19,466
    1.76
    220
    0.65
    14. Lymphomas
    19,273
    1.74
    93
    0.28
    15. Breast Cancer
    15,805
    1.43
    246
    0.73
    16. Other Neoplasms
    15,120
    1.37
    6
    0.02
    17. Liver Disease
    14,195
    1.29
    858
    2.55
    18. Parkinson's Disease
    14,007
    1.27
    72
    0.21
    19. Prostate Cancer
    13,515
    1.22
    297
    0.88
    20. Oesophagus Cancer
    12,316
    1.11
    16
    0.05
    21. Endocrine Disorders
    11,486
    1.04
    245
    0.73
    22. Bladder Cancer
    9,936
    0.90
    19
    0.06
    23. Falls
    9,736
    0.88
    155
    0.46
    24. Leukemia
    9,607
    0.87
    23
    0.07
    25. Drownings
    8,409
    0.76
    127
    0.38
    26. Oral Cancer
    8,333
    0.75
    50
    0.15
    27. Inflammatory/Heart
    8,232
    0.75
    115
    0.34
    28. Hypertension
    6,673
    0.60
    371
    1.10
    29. Diabetes Mellitus
    5,433
    0.49
    650
    1.93
    30. Ovary Cancer
    5,061
    0.46
    50
    0.15
    31. Road Traffic Accidents
    4,566
    0.41
    1,920
    5.70
    32. Cervical Cancer
    3,799
    0.34
    474
    1.41
    33. Uterin Cancer
    3,461
    0.31
    28
    0.08
    34. Tuberculosis
    3,459
    0.31
    2,766
    8.21
    35. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    2,922
    0.26
    126
    0.37
    36. Skin Disease
    2,806
    0.25
    41
    0.12
    37. Diarrhoeal diseases
    2,731
    0.25
    1,592
    4.73
    38. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    2,618
    0.24
    4
    0.01
    39. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    2,555
    0.23
    50
    0.15
    40. Congenital Anomalies
    2,473
    0.22
    833
    2.47
    41. Hepatitis C
    2,220
    0.20
    4
    0.01
    42. Asthma
    1,922
    0.17
    200
    0.59
    43. Malnutrition
    1,910
    0.17
    353
    1.05
    44. Skin Cancers
    1,843
    0.17
    51
    0.15
    45. Epilepsy
    1,558
    0.14
    81
    0.24
    46. Hepatitis B
    1,423
    0.13
    39
    0.12
    47. Schizophrenia
    1,052
    0.10
    0
    0.00
    48. Fires
    1,007
    0.09
    153
    0.45
    49. Anemia
    875
    0.08
    0
    0.00
    50. Drug Use
    732
    0.07
    42
    0.12
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Japan JAPAN   Liberia LIBERIA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    18.06
    66
    2.68
    165
    2. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    13.59
    37
    3.79
    170
    3. Stomach Cancer
    11.47
    28
    5.47
    99
    4. Breast Cancer
    10.31
    155
    17.79
    81
    5. Pancreas Cancer
    8.87
    10
    1.56
    152
    6. Liver Cancer
    6.62
    62
    17.19
    11
    7. Prostate Cancer
    6.05
    157
    38.87
    16
    8. Lymphomas
    4.22
    111
    3.62
    132
    9. Ovary Cancer
    3.30
    136
    3.65
    123
    10. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.28
    61
    0.64
    174
    11. Leukemia
    2.76
    133
    0.66
    178
    12. Cervical Cancer
    2.73
    152
    35.18
    16
    13. Oral Cancer
    2.19
    124
    2.01
    131
    14. Uterin Cancer
    2.02
    106
    2.31
    91
    15. Bladder Cancer
    1.86
    104
    0.83
    163
    16. Skin Cancers
    0.42
    167
    2.29
    61
    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.