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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 NEPAL

Compare Japan and Nepal 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.

Nepal
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   Nepal NEPAL
      Japan JAPAN   Nepal NEPAL
           
    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
    		  
    39.0
    38.4
    38.7
    148
    156
    154
    1970
    69.4
    74.7
    72.0
    9
    13
    10
    		  
    43.1
    42.8
    43.0
    145
    157
    152
    1980
    73.6
    78.8
    76.1
    1
    5
    1
    		  
    48.7
    48.2
    48.4
    144
    155
    149
    1990
    75.9
    81.9
    78.8
    1
    1
    1
    		  
    54.7
    54.2
    54.5
    142
    155
    151
    2000
    77.6
    84.5
    81.1
    2
    1
    1
    		  
    61.5
    63.5
    62.5
    121
    129
    129
    2010
    79.5
    86.3
    83.0
    5
    1
    1
    		  
    66.7
    69.4
    68.0
    109
    124
    119
    2019
    81.5
    86.9
    84.3
    2
    1
    1
    		  
    68.9
    72.7
    70.9
    113
    119
    116
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Japan JAPAN   Nepal NEPAL
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    81.5
    86.9
    2
    1
    68.9
    72.7
    113
    119
    Age 5
    81.7
    87.2
    2
    1
    71.2
    74.9
    102
    118
    Age 10
    81.7
    87.2
    2
    1
    71.4
    75.1
    103
    117
    Age 15
    81.8
    87.2
    2
    1
    71.6
    75.2
    104
    118
    Age 20
    81.9
    87.2
    2
    1
    71.8
    75.4
    104
    119
    Age 25
    82.0
    87.3
    2
    1
    72.2
    75.6
    105
    119
    Age 30
    82.1
    87.4
    2
    1
    72.5
    75.8
    106
    118
    Age 35
    82.2
    87.4
    3
    1
    72.9
    76.0
    106
    118
    Age 40
    82.4
    87.6
    3
    1
    73.3
    76.3
    107
    118
    Age 45
    82.6
    87.7
    3
    1
    73.8
    76.8
    111
    117
    Age 50
    82.9
    87.9
    3
    1
    74.5
    77.4
    112
    118
    Age 55
    83.4
    88.2
    3
    1
    75.5
    78.2
    118
    117
    Age 60
    84.0
    88.6
    3
    1
    76.8
    79.2
    123
    120
    Age 65
    84.8
    89.0
    4
    1
    78.5
    80.4
    123
    124
    Age 70
    86.0
    89.6
    2
    1
    80.7
    82.0
    129
    134
    Age 75
    87.3
    90.3
    6
    1
    83.2
    84.1
    133
    137
    Age 80
    89.0
    91.3
    8
    2
    86.1
    86.7
    132
    146
    Age 85
    91.4
    92.8
    9
    3
    89.4
    89.8
    145
    151
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Japan JAPAN   Nepal NEPAL
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    30.62
    181
    102.19
    104
    2. Stroke
    23.21
    161
    67.32
    106
    3. Lung Cancers
    18.06
    66
    18.16
    65
    4. Influenza and Pneumonia
    16.56
    129
    29.37
    86
    5. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    13.59
    37
    5.77
    137
    6. Lung Disease
    12.69
    156
    149.01
    1
    7. Suicide
    12.24
    49
    9.77
    74
    8. Stomach Cancer
    11.47
    28
    6.79
    79
    9. Breast Cancer
    10.31
    155
    8.50
    172
    10. Pancreas Cancer
    8.87
    10
    2.18
    138
    11. Alzheimers & Dementia
    7.87
    159
    13.60
    145
    12. Kidney Disease
    7.61
    154
    21.28
    103
    13. Liver Cancer
    6.62
    62
    1.19
    183
    14. Prostate Cancer
    6.05
    157
    0.95
    182
    15. Other Injuries
    4.92
    133
    7.36
    96
    16. Liver Disease
    4.78
    164
    30.02
    57
    17. Lymphomas
    4.22
    111
    3.51
    134
    18. Ovary Cancer
    3.30
    136
    4.60
    83
    19. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.28
    61
    2.40
    92
    20. Other Neoplasms
    3.05
    31
    0.26
    148
    21. Leukemia
    2.76
    133
    2.61
    139
    22. Cervical Cancer
    2.73
    152
    15.27
    52
    23. Congenital Anomalies
    2.49
    167
    4.79
    117
    24. Endocrine Disorders
    2.36
    135
    1.14
    171
    25. Parkinson's Disease
    2.33
    156
    4.37
    77
    26. Road Traffic Accidents
    2.21
    175
    20.65
    72
    27. Oral Cancer
    2.19
    124
    6.52
    23
    28. Drownings
    2.12
    109
    5.38
    23
    29. Inflammatory/Heart
    2.08
    163
    1.08
    183
    30. Uterin Cancer
    2.02
    106
    0.48
    176
    31. Falls
    1.98
    173
    15.55
    5
    32. Bladder Cancer
    1.86
    104
    1.62
    119
    33. Diabetes Mellitus
    1.35
    182
    16.12
    117
    34. Hypertension
    1.07
    183
    11.58
    122
    35. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.61
    169
    1.16
    144
    36. Tuberculosis
    0.53
    140
    72.19
    12
    37. Diarrhoeal diseases
    0.53
    161
    29.68
    51
    38. Epilepsy
    0.51
    176
    3.57
    12
    39. Hepatitis C
    0.50
    19
    0.12
    81
    40. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    0.48
    56
    0.94
    9
    41. Skin Disease
    0.47
    142
    0.09
    176
    42. Skin Cancers
    0.42
    167
    2.13
    76
    43. Malnutrition
    0.41
    118
    4.05
    59
    44. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.40
    162
    11.28
    7
    45. Asthma
    0.36
    174
    30.93
    6
    46. Hepatitis B
    0.34
    77
    0.48
    69
    47. Drug Use
    0.33
    177
    0.42
    167
    48. Fires
    0.33
    161
    0.94
    117
    49. Low Birth Weight
    0.32
    183
    8.46
    51
    50. Schizophrenia
    0.31
    17
    0.00
    138
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Japan JAPAN   Nepal NEPAL
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    163,905
    14.84
    19,677
    12.26
    2. Stroke
    121,823
    11.03
    12,909
    8.04
    3. Influenza and Pneumonia
    107,899
    9.77
    6,237
    3.88
    4. Lung Cancers
    79,688
    7.21
    3,586
    2.23
    5. Lung Disease
    78,169
    7.08
    27,027
    16.83
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    57,340
    5.19
    1,167
    0.73
    7. Alzheimers & Dementia
    56,937
    5.15
    2,022
    1.26
    8. Stomach Cancer
    50,433
    4.57
    1,379
    0.86
    9. Kidney Disease
    44,779
    4.05
    4,284
    2.67
    10. Pancreas Cancer
    37,027
    3.35
    445
    0.28
    11. Liver Cancer
    29,384
    2.66
    256
    0.16
    12. Other Injuries
    22,068
    2.00
    1,655
    1.03
    13. Suicide
    19,466
    1.76
    2,571
    1.60
    14. Lymphomas
    19,273
    1.74
    768
    0.48
    15. Breast Cancer
    15,805
    1.43
    1,038
    0.65
    16. Other Neoplasms
    15,120
    1.37
    50
    0.03
    17. Liver Disease
    14,195
    1.29
    6,383
    3.98
    18. Parkinson's Disease
    14,007
    1.27
    760
    0.47
    19. Prostate Cancer
    13,515
    1.22
    85
    0.05
    20. Oesophagus Cancer
    12,316
    1.11
    491
    0.31
    21. Endocrine Disorders
    11,486
    1.04
    257
    0.16
    22. Bladder Cancer
    9,936
    0.90
    325
    0.20
    23. Falls
    9,736
    0.88
    3,321
    2.07
    24. Leukemia
    9,607
    0.87
    668
    0.42
    25. Drownings
    8,409
    0.76
    1,505
    0.94
    26. Oral Cancer
    8,333
    0.75
    1,389
    0.87
    27. Inflammatory/Heart
    8,232
    0.75
    217
    0.14
    28. Hypertension
    6,673
    0.60
    2,092
    1.30
    29. Diabetes Mellitus
    5,433
    0.49
    2,929
    1.82
    30. Ovary Cancer
    5,061
    0.46
    585
    0.36
    31. Road Traffic Accidents
    4,566
    0.41
    4,654
    2.90
    32. Cervical Cancer
    3,799
    0.34
    1,969
    1.23
    33. Uterin Cancer
    3,461
    0.31
    56
    0.03
    34. Tuberculosis
    3,459
    0.31
    16,535
    10.30
    35. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    2,922
    0.26
    191
    0.12
    36. Skin Disease
    2,806
    0.25
    17
    0.01
    37. Diarrhoeal diseases
    2,731
    0.25
    6,071
    3.78
    38. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    2,618
    0.24
    173
    0.11
    39. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    2,555
    0.23
    2,320
    1.44
    40. Congenital Anomalies
    2,473
    0.22
    1,949
    1.21
    41. Hepatitis C
    2,220
    0.20
    29
    0.02
    42. Asthma
    1,922
    0.17
    5,930
    3.69
    43. Malnutrition
    1,910
    0.17
    845
    0.53
    44. Skin Cancers
    1,843
    0.17
    400
    0.25
    45. Epilepsy
    1,558
    0.14
    874
    0.54
    46. Hepatitis B
    1,423
    0.13
    117
    0.07
    47. Schizophrenia
    1,052
    0.10
    0
    0.00
    48. Fires
    1,007
    0.09
    184
    0.11
    49. Anemia
    875
    0.08
    0
    0.00
    50. Drug Use
    732
    0.07
    93
    0.06
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Japan JAPAN   Nepal NEPAL
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    18.06
    66
    18.16
    65
    2. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    13.59
    37
    5.77
    137
    3. Stomach Cancer
    11.47
    28
    6.79
    79
    4. Breast Cancer
    10.31
    155
    8.50
    172
    5. Pancreas Cancer
    8.87
    10
    2.18
    138
    6. Liver Cancer
    6.62
    62
    1.19
    183
    7. Prostate Cancer
    6.05
    157
    0.95
    182
    8. Lymphomas
    4.22
    111
    3.51
    134
    9. Ovary Cancer
    3.30
    136
    4.60
    83
    10. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.28
    61
    2.40
    92
    11. Leukemia
    2.76
    133
    2.61
    139
    12. Cervical Cancer
    2.73
    152
    15.27
    52
    13. Oral Cancer
    2.19
    124
    6.52
    23
    14. Uterin Cancer
    2.02
    106
    0.48
    176
    15. Bladder Cancer
    1.86
    104
    1.62
    119
    16. Skin Cancers
    0.42
    167
    2.13
    76
    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.