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Japan
COUNTRY #1
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JAPAN VS MALAWI

Compare Japan and Malawi 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.

Malawi
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
105,804,023
Created with Raphaël 2.2.0 95+ 90-94 85-89 80-84 75-79 70-74 65-69 60-64 55-59 50-54 45-49 40-44 35-39 30-34 25-29 20-24 15-19 10-14 5-9 0-42.5%2.5%5%5%7.5%7.5%
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Malawi Population Pyramid
38,142,971
Created with Raphaël 2.2.0 95+ 90-94 85-89 80-84 75-79 70-74 65-69 60-64 55-59 50-54 45-49 40-44 35-39 30-34 25-29 20-24 15-19 10-14 5-9 0-42.5%2.5%5%5%7.5%7.5%
LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Japan JAPAN   Malawi MALAWI
  Japan JAPAN   Malawi MALAWI
       
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
  
37.4
38.5
37.9
153
155
157
1970
69.4
74.7
72.0
9
13
10
  
40.1
41.6
40.8
161
161
160
1980
73.6
78.8
76.1
1
5
1
  
43.9
45.8
44.8
159
162
160
1990
75.9
81.9
78.8
1
1
1
  
47.3
50.0
48.6
164
166
164
2000
77.6
84.5
81.1
2
1
1
  
42.6
43.6
43.1
180
182
182
2010
79.5
86.3
83.0
5
1
1
  
51.7
54.0
52.9
172
174
173
2019
81.5
86.9
84.3
2
1
1
  
62.3
68.9
65.6
153
138
143
LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Japan JAPAN   Malawi MALAWI
      World Rank       World Rank
  M F M F M F M F
At Birth
81.5
86.9
2
1
62.3
68.9
153
138
Age
81.5
86.9
2
1
62.3
68.9
153
138
Age 5
81.7
87.2
2
1
65.3
71.6
165
142
Age 10
81.7
87.2
2
1
65.8
72.1
165
143
Age 15
81.8
87.2
2
1
66.1
72.3
165
143
Age 20
81.9
87.2
2
1
66.5
72.6
165
143
Age 25
82.0
87.3
2
1
67.0
73.0
165
143
Age 30
82.1
87.4
2
1
67.6
73.4
165
142
Age 35
82.2
87.4
3
1
68.3
74.0
166
142
Age 40
82.4
87.6
3
1
69.1
74.8
167
142
Age 45
82.6
87.7
3
1
70.2
75.6
167
140
Age 50
82.9
87.9
3
1
71.6
76.6
166
141
Age 55
83.4
88.2
3
1
73.3
77.8
166
132
Age 60
84.0
88.6
3
1
75.1
79.0
164
128
Age 65
84.8
89.0
4
1
77.3
80.5
164
120
Age 70
86.0
89.6
2
1
79.8
82.3
162
116
Age 75
87.3
90.3
6
1
82.7
84.5
158
107
Age 80
89.0
91.3
8
2
85.9
87.2
153
102
Age 85
91.4
92.8
9
3
89.4
90.3
141
97
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Japan JAPAN   Malawi MALAWI
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Coronary Heart Disease
30.62
181
82.36
130
2. Stroke
23.21
161
99.81
73
3. Lung Cancers
18.06
66
1.92
173
4. Influenza and Pneumonia
16.56
129
79.50
43
5. Colon-Rectum Cancers
13.59
37
2.90
178
6. Lung Disease
12.69
156
23.06
86
7. Suicide
12.24
49
10.58
63
8. Stomach Cancer
11.47
28
2.55
167
9. Breast Cancer
10.31
155
13.43
128
10. Pancreas Cancer
8.87
10
0.45
180
11. Alzheimers & Dementia
7.87
159
19.90
48
12. Kidney Disease
7.61
154
23.88
86
13. Liver Cancer
6.62
62
3.24
158
14. Prostate Cancer
6.05
157
13.89
113
15. Other Injuries
4.92
133
10.06
67
16. Liver Disease
4.78
164
43.20
16
17. Lymphomas
4.22
111
7.19
18
18. Ovary Cancer
3.30
136
3.33
134
19. Oesophagus Cancer
3.28
61
21.94
1
20. Other Neoplasms
3.05
31
0.27
147
21. Leukemia
2.76
133
0.62
179
22. Cervical Cancer
2.73
152
62.51
2
23. Congenital Anomalies
2.49
167
6.35
75
24. Endocrine Disorders
2.36
135
2.36
134
25. Parkinson's Disease
2.33
156
3.95
97
26. Road Traffic Accidents
2.21
175
57.15
3
27. Oral Cancer
2.19
124
3.05
83
28. Drownings
2.12
109
2.23
104
29. Inflammatory/Heart
2.08
163
4.28
101
30. Uterin Cancer
2.02
106
0.51
175
31. Falls
1.98
173
8.32
43
32. Bladder Cancer
1.86
104
4.76
13
33. Diabetes Mellitus
1.35
182
36.03
73
34. Hypertension
1.07
183
32.87
38
35. Peptic Ulcer Disease
0.61
169
3.68
73
36. Tuberculosis
0.53
140
23.26
47
37. Diarrhoeal diseases
0.53
161
60.66
25
38. Epilepsy
0.51
176
2.04
64
39. Hepatitis C
0.50
19
0.19
58
40. Rheumatoid Arthritis
0.48
56
0.50
53
41. Skin Disease
0.47
142
1.36
100
42. Skin Cancers
0.42
167
4.59
9
43. Malnutrition
0.41
118
14.32
16
44. Rheumatic Heart Disease
0.40
162
1.88
74
45. Asthma
0.36
174
9.68
66
46. Hepatitis B
0.34
77
1.03
37
47. Drug Use
0.33
177
0.57
152
48. Fires
0.33
161
2.94
51
49. Low Birth Weight
0.32
183
8.83
48
50. Schizophrenia
0.31
17
0.00
126
TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
  Japan JAPAN   Malawi MALAWI
  Deaths % Deaths %
1. Coronary Heart Disease
163,905
14.84
4,929
5.11
2. Stroke
121,823
11.03
5,939
6.16
3. Influenza and Pneumonia
107,899
9.77
7,739
8.03
4. Lung Cancers
79,688
7.21
131
0.14
5. Lung Disease
78,169
7.08
1,340
1.39
6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
57,340
5.19
234
0.24
7. Alzheimers & Dementia
56,937
5.15
782
0.81
8. Stomach Cancer
50,433
4.57
206
0.21
9. Kidney Disease
44,779
4.05
1,567
1.63
10. Pancreas Cancer
37,027
3.35
38
0.04
11. Liver Cancer
29,384
2.66
317
0.33
12. Other Injuries
22,068
2.00
1,266
1.31
13. Suicide
19,466
1.76
1,007
1.04
14. Lymphomas
19,273
1.74
839
0.87
15. Breast Cancer
15,805
1.43
600
0.62
16. Other Neoplasms
15,120
1.37
17
0.02
17. Liver Disease
14,195
1.29
3,259
3.38
18. Parkinson's Disease
14,007
1.27
200
0.21
19. Prostate Cancer
13,515
1.22
271
0.28
20. Oesophagus Cancer
12,316
1.11
1,842
1.91
21. Endocrine Disorders
11,486
1.04
257
0.27
22. Bladder Cancer
9,936
0.90
388
0.40
23. Falls
9,736
0.88
562
0.58
24. Leukemia
9,607
0.87
82
0.09
25. Drownings
8,409
0.76
458
0.47
26. Oral Cancer
8,333
0.75
251
0.26
27. Inflammatory/Heart
8,232
0.75
370
0.38
28. Hypertension
6,673
0.60
1,797
1.86
29. Diabetes Mellitus
5,433
0.49
2,267
2.35
30. Ovary Cancer
5,061
0.46
158
0.16
31. Road Traffic Accidents
4,566
0.41
6,221
6.45
32. Cervical Cancer
3,799
0.34
2,876
2.98
33. Uterin Cancer
3,461
0.31
23
0.02
34. Tuberculosis
3,459
0.31
2,992
3.10
35. Peptic Ulcer Disease
2,922
0.26
280
0.29
36. Skin Disease
2,806
0.25
101
0.10
37. Diarrhoeal diseases
2,731
0.25
5,782
6.00
38. Rheumatoid Arthritis
2,618
0.24
29
0.03
39. Rheumatic Heart Disease
2,555
0.23
154
0.16
40. Congenital Anomalies
2,473
0.22
2,509
2.60
41. Hepatitis C
2,220
0.20
15
0.02
42. Asthma
1,922
0.17
705
0.73
43. Malnutrition
1,910
0.17
1,499
1.55
44. Skin Cancers
1,843
0.17
331
0.34
45. Epilepsy
1,558
0.14
260
0.27
46. Hepatitis B
1,423
0.13
88
0.09
47. Schizophrenia
1,052
0.10
0
0.00
48. Fires
1,007
0.09
380
0.39
49. Anemia
875
0.08
0
0.00
50. Drug Use
732
0.07
47
0.05
CANCER RANK BY TYPE
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Japan JAPAN   Malawi MALAWI
  Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Lung Cancers
18.06
66
1.92
173
2. Colon-Rectum Cancers
13.59
37
2.90
178
3. Stomach Cancer
11.47
28
2.55
167
4. Breast Cancer
10.31
155
13.43
128
5. Pancreas Cancer
8.87
10
0.45
180
6. Liver Cancer
6.62
62
3.24
158
7. Prostate Cancer
6.05
157
13.89
113
8. Lymphomas
4.22
111
7.19
18
9. Ovary Cancer
3.30
136
3.33
134
10. Oesophagus Cancer
3.28
61
21.94
1
11. Leukemia
2.76
133
0.62
179
12. Cervical Cancer
2.73
152
62.51
2
13. Oral Cancer
2.19
124
3.05
83
14. Uterin Cancer
2.02
106
0.51
175
15. Bladder Cancer
1.86
104
4.76
13
16. Skin Cancers
0.42
167
4.59
9
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.