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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 MALDIVES

Compare Japan and Maldives 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.

Maldives
COUNTRY #2
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DYNAMIC PYRAMIDS
Data Source: United Nations
Japan Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Japan JAPAN   Maldives MALDIVES
      Japan JAPAN   Maldives MALDIVES
           
    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
    		  
    45.1
    42.6
    43.9
    111
    140
    124
    1970
    69.4
    74.7
    72.0
    9
    13
    10
    		  
    51.5
    48.9
    50.2
    109
    132
    120
    1980
    73.6
    78.8
    76.1
    1
    5
    1
    		  
    57.4
    54.8
    56.1
    110
    132
    123
    1990
    75.9
    81.9
    78.8
    1
    1
    1
    		  
    61.8
    59.2
    60.5
    112
    138
    128
    2000
    77.6
    84.5
    81.1
    2
    1
    1
    		  
    68.9
    70.4
    69.6
    71
    108
    96
    2010
    79.5
    86.3
    83.0
    5
    1
    1
    		  
    75.6
    78.0
    76.7
    34
    53
    36
    2019
    81.5
    86.9
    84.3
    2
    1
    1
    		  
    78.6
    80.8
    79.6
    28
    41
    33
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Japan JAPAN   Maldives MALDIVES
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    81.5
    86.9
    2
    1
    78.6
    80.8
    28
    41
    Age 5
    81.7
    87.2
    2
    1
    79.3
    81.3
    27
    43
    Age 10
    81.7
    87.2
    2
    1
    79.4
    81.4
    27
    43
    Age 15
    81.8
    87.2
    2
    1
    79.5
    81.5
    26
    43
    Age 20
    81.9
    87.2
    2
    1
    79.6
    81.6
    26
    43
    Age 25
    82.0
    87.3
    2
    1
    79.7
    81.7
    28
    44
    Age 30
    82.1
    87.4
    2
    1
    79.8
    81.8
    28
    44
    Age 35
    82.2
    87.4
    3
    1
    79.9
    81.9
    29
    45
    Age 40
    82.4
    87.6
    3
    1
    80.0
    81.9
    31
    46
    Age 45
    82.6
    87.7
    3
    1
    80.1
    82.1
    31
    46
    Age 50
    82.9
    87.9
    3
    1
    80.4
    82.2
    34
    48
    Age 55
    83.4
    88.2
    3
    1
    80.7
    82.5
    39
    52
    Age 60
    84.0
    88.6
    3
    1
    81.4
    83.1
    40
    55
    Age 65
    84.8
    89.0
    4
    1
    82.2
    83.7
    41
    59
    Age 70
    86.0
    89.6
    2
    1
    83.5
    84.5
    48
    67
    Age 75
    87.3
    90.3
    6
    1
    85.5
    86.3
    47
    61
    Age 80
    89.0
    91.3
    8
    2
    87.7
    88.3
    54
    60
    Age 85
    91.4
    92.8
    9
    3
    90.4
    91.0
    57
    56
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Japan JAPAN   Maldives MALDIVES
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    30.62
    181
    103.55
    102
    2. Stroke
    23.21
    161
    52.95
    123
    3. Lung Cancers
    18.06
    66
    13.06
    89
    4. Influenza and Pneumonia
    16.56
    129
    11.61
    151
    5. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    13.59
    37
    7.68
    109
    6. Lung Disease
    12.69
    156
    34.69
    38
    7. Suicide
    12.24
    49
    2.76
    165
    8. Stomach Cancer
    11.47
    28
    0.39
    183
    9. Breast Cancer
    10.31
    155
    18.52
    71
    10. Pancreas Cancer
    8.87
    10
    1.42
    156
    11. Alzheimers & Dementia
    7.87
    159
    18.30
    78
    12. Kidney Disease
    7.61
    154
    29.04
    65
    13. Liver Cancer
    6.62
    62
    9.20
    35
    14. Prostate Cancer
    6.05
    157
    8.38
    139
    15. Other Injuries
    4.92
    133
    4.22
    145
    16. Liver Disease
    4.78
    164
    7.83
    143
    17. Lymphomas
    4.22
    111
    2.62
    159
    18. Ovary Cancer
    3.30
    136
    6.77
    18
    19. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.28
    61
    0.03
    182
    20. Other Neoplasms
    3.05
    31
    0.75
    66
    21. Leukemia
    2.76
    133
    2.87
    126
    22. Cervical Cancer
    2.73
    152
    15.15
    53
    23. Congenital Anomalies
    2.49
    167
    4.18
    130
    24. Endocrine Disorders
    2.36
    135
    6.80
    39
    25. Parkinson's Disease
    2.33
    156
    4.42
    73
    26. Road Traffic Accidents
    2.21
    175
    1.85
    177
    27. Oral Cancer
    2.19
    124
    4.34
    52
    28. Drownings
    2.12
    109
    3.18
    70
    29. Inflammatory/Heart
    2.08
    163
    1.71
    170
    30. Uterin Cancer
    2.02
    106
    1.73
    127
    31. Falls
    1.98
    173
    5.80
    86
    32. Bladder Cancer
    1.86
    104
    2.01
    95
    33. Diabetes Mellitus
    1.35
    182
    17.38
    114
    34. Hypertension
    1.07
    183
    6.22
    151
    35. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.61
    169
    1.34
    137
    36. Tuberculosis
    0.53
    140
    4.39
    87
    37. Diarrhoeal diseases
    0.53
    161
    4.20
    83
    38. Epilepsy
    0.51
    176
    1.14
    126
    39. Hepatitis C
    0.50
    19
    0.02
    144
    40. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    0.48
    56
    0.13
    150
    41. Skin Disease
    0.47
    142
    3.03
    27
    42. Skin Cancers
    0.42
    167
    0.01
    178
    43. Malnutrition
    0.41
    118
    1.00
    102
    44. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.40
    162
    1.04
    114
    45. Asthma
    0.36
    174
    3.60
    99
    46. Hepatitis B
    0.34
    77
    0.08
    146
    47. Drug Use
    0.33
    177
    0.46
    161
    48. Fires
    0.33
    161
    0.99
    114
    49. Low Birth Weight
    0.32
    183
    2.91
    126
    50. Schizophrenia
    0.31
    17
    0.00
    128
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Japan JAPAN   Maldives MALDIVES
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    163,905
    14.84
    279
    23.13
    2. Stroke
    121,823
    11.03
    143
    11.86
    3. Influenza and Pneumonia
    107,899
    9.77
    33
    2.74
    4. Lung Cancers
    79,688
    7.21
    36
    2.99
    5. Lung Disease
    78,169
    7.08
    91
    7.55
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    57,340
    5.19
    21
    1.74
    7. Alzheimers & Dementia
    56,937
    5.15
    47
    3.90
    8. Stomach Cancer
    50,433
    4.57
    1
    0.08
    9. Kidney Disease
    44,779
    4.05
    80
    6.63
    10. Pancreas Cancer
    37,027
    3.35
    4
    0.33
    11. Liver Cancer
    29,384
    2.66
    27
    2.24
    12. Other Injuries
    22,068
    2.00
    16
    1.33
    13. Suicide
    19,466
    1.76
    15
    1.24
    14. Lymphomas
    19,273
    1.74
    7
    0.58
    15. Breast Cancer
    15,805
    1.43
    28
    2.32
    16. Other Neoplasms
    15,120
    1.37
    2
    0.17
    17. Liver Disease
    14,195
    1.29
    24
    1.99
    18. Parkinson's Disease
    14,007
    1.27
    12
    1.00
    19. Prostate Cancer
    13,515
    1.22
    11
    0.91
    20. Oesophagus Cancer
    12,316
    1.11
    0
    0.00
    21. Endocrine Disorders
    11,486
    1.04
    22
    1.82
    22. Bladder Cancer
    9,936
    0.90
    5
    0.41
    23. Falls
    9,736
    0.88
    19
    1.58
    24. Leukemia
    9,607
    0.87
    13
    1.08
    25. Drownings
    8,409
    0.76
    14
    1.16
    26. Oral Cancer
    8,333
    0.75
    15
    1.24
    27. Inflammatory/Heart
    8,232
    0.75
    5
    0.41
    28. Hypertension
    6,673
    0.60
    16
    1.33
    29. Diabetes Mellitus
    5,433
    0.49
    47
    3.90
    30. Ovary Cancer
    5,061
    0.46
    9
    0.75
    31. Road Traffic Accidents
    4,566
    0.41
    9
    0.75
    32. Cervical Cancer
    3,799
    0.34
    22
    1.82
    33. Uterin Cancer
    3,461
    0.31
    2
    0.17
    34. Tuberculosis
    3,459
    0.31
    11
    0.91
    35. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    2,922
    0.26
    4
    0.33
    36. Skin Disease
    2,806
    0.25
    8
    0.66
    37. Diarrhoeal diseases
    2,731
    0.25
    14
    1.16
    38. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    2,618
    0.24
    0
    0.00
    39. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    2,555
    0.23
    3
    0.25
    40. Congenital Anomalies
    2,473
    0.22
    19
    1.58
    41. Hepatitis C
    2,220
    0.20
    0
    0.00
    42. Asthma
    1,922
    0.17
    10
    0.83
    43. Malnutrition
    1,910
    0.17
    3
    0.25
    44. Skin Cancers
    1,843
    0.17
    0
    0.00
    45. Epilepsy
    1,558
    0.14
    5
    0.41
    46. Hepatitis B
    1,423
    0.13
    0
    0.00
    47. Schizophrenia
    1,052
    0.10
    0
    0.00
    48. Fires
    1,007
    0.09
    4
    0.33
    49. Anemia
    875
    0.08
    0
    0.00
    50. Drug Use
    732
    0.07
    2
    0.17
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Japan JAPAN   Maldives MALDIVES
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    18.06
    66
    13.06
    89
    2. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    13.59
    37
    7.68
    109
    3. Stomach Cancer
    11.47
    28
    0.39
    183
    4. Breast Cancer
    10.31
    155
    18.52
    71
    5. Pancreas Cancer
    8.87
    10
    1.42
    156
    6. Liver Cancer
    6.62
    62
    9.20
    35
    7. Prostate Cancer
    6.05
    157
    8.38
    139
    8. Lymphomas
    4.22
    111
    2.62
    159
    9. Ovary Cancer
    3.30
    136
    6.77
    18
    10. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.28
    61
    0.03
    182
    11. Leukemia
    2.76
    133
    2.87
    126
    12. Cervical Cancer
    2.73
    152
    15.15
    53
    13. Oral Cancer
    2.19
    124
    4.34
    52
    14. Uterin Cancer
    2.02
    106
    1.73
    127
    15. Bladder Cancer
    1.86
    104
    2.01
    95
    16. Skin Cancers
    0.42
    167
    0.01
    178
    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.