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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 NEW GUINEA

Compare Japan and New Guinea 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.

New Guinea
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   New Guinea NEW GUINEA
      Japan JAPAN   New Guinea NEW GUINEA
           
    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
    		  
    37.8
    39.7
    38.7
    151
    154
    152
    1970
    69.4
    74.7
    72.0
    9
    13
    10
    		  
    42.8
    44.7
    43.7
    149
    151
    149
    1980
    73.6
    78.8
    76.1
    1
    5
    1
    		  
    49.5
    53.8
    51.6
    141
    137
    138
    1990
    75.9
    81.9
    78.8
    1
    1
    1
    		  
    52.3
    57.8
    55.0
    151
    144
    144
    2000
    77.6
    84.5
    81.1
    2
    1
    1
    		  
    56.7
    61.3
    58.9
    139
    133
    136
    2010
    79.5
    86.3
    83.0
    5
    1
    1
    		  
    59.5
    64.3
    61.8
    148
    142
    145
    2019
    81.5
    86.9
    84.3
    2
    1
    1
    		  
    63.4
    67.4
    65.3
    145
    149
    148
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Japan JAPAN   New Guinea NEW GUINEA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    81.5
    86.9
    2
    1
    63.4
    67.4
    145
    149
    Age 5
    81.7
    87.2
    2
    1
    66.6
    70.2
    154
    157
    Age 10
    81.7
    87.2
    2
    1
    66.9
    70.5
    157
    159
    Age 15
    81.8
    87.2
    2
    1
    67.1
    70.7
    160
    161
    Age 20
    81.9
    87.2
    2
    1
    67.5
    70.9
    160
    161
    Age 25
    82.0
    87.3
    2
    1
    68.0
    71.3
    161
    161
    Age 30
    82.1
    87.4
    2
    1
    68.5
    71.8
    161
    162
    Age 35
    82.2
    87.4
    3
    1
    69.1
    72.3
    161
    162
    Age 40
    82.4
    87.6
    3
    1
    69.9
    73.1
    164
    162
    Age 45
    82.6
    87.7
    3
    1
    70.9
    73.9
    162
    163
    Age 50
    82.9
    87.9
    3
    1
    72.1
    75.0
    161
    163
    Age 55
    83.4
    88.2
    3
    1
    73.6
    76.2
    161
    164
    Age 60
    84.0
    88.6
    3
    1
    75.4
    77.6
    159
    163
    Age 65
    84.8
    89.0
    4
    1
    77.5
    79.3
    157
    163
    Age 70
    86.0
    89.6
    2
    1
    80.0
    81.3
    154
    161
    Age 75
    87.3
    90.3
    6
    1
    82.9
    83.8
    148
    157
    Age 80
    89.0
    91.3
    8
    2
    86.0
    86.6
    146
    156
    Age 85
    91.4
    92.8
    9
    3
    89.4
    89.8
    143
    146
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Japan JAPAN   New Guinea NEW GUINEA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    30.62
    181
    152.96
    47
    2. Stroke
    23.21
    161
    118.90
    43
    3. Lung Cancers
    18.06
    66
    13.71
    82
    4. Influenza and Pneumonia
    16.56
    129
    41.97
    66
    5. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    13.59
    37
    10.80
    64
    6. Lung Disease
    12.69
    156
    122.46
    2
    7. Suicide
    12.24
    49
    3.57
    157
    8. Stomach Cancer
    11.47
    28
    10.61
    36
    9. Breast Cancer
    10.31
    155
    28.94
    13
    10. Pancreas Cancer
    8.87
    10
    2.21
    136
    11. Alzheimers & Dementia
    7.87
    159
    14.47
    138
    12. Kidney Disease
    7.61
    154
    13.07
    128
    13. Liver Cancer
    6.62
    62
    12.14
    22
    14. Prostate Cancer
    6.05
    157
    21.28
    54
    15. Other Injuries
    4.92
    133
    8.96
    77
    16. Liver Disease
    4.78
    164
    10.10
    127
    17. Lymphomas
    4.22
    111
    6.83
    21
    18. Ovary Cancer
    3.30
    136
    5.99
    34
    19. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.28
    61
    4.59
    38
    20. Other Neoplasms
    3.05
    31
    0.37
    113
    21. Leukemia
    2.76
    133
    4.25
    57
    22. Cervical Cancer
    2.73
    152
    21.97
    33
    23. Congenital Anomalies
    2.49
    167
    6.28
    80
    24. Endocrine Disorders
    2.36
    135
    2.76
    123
    25. Parkinson's Disease
    2.33
    156
    6.12
    20
    26. Road Traffic Accidents
    2.21
    175
    14.45
    99
    27. Oral Cancer
    2.19
    124
    12.56
    2
    28. Drownings
    2.12
    109
    2.58
    85
    29. Inflammatory/Heart
    2.08
    163
    4.35
    97
    30. Uterin Cancer
    2.02
    106
    3.18
    48
    31. Falls
    1.98
    173
    13.87
    8
    32. Bladder Cancer
    1.86
    104
    2.00
    96
    33. Diabetes Mellitus
    1.35
    182
    96.77
    10
    34. Hypertension
    1.07
    183
    25.98
    53
    35. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.61
    169
    6.32
    40
    36. Tuberculosis
    0.53
    140
    46.96
    20
    37. Diarrhoeal diseases
    0.53
    161
    48.64
    36
    38. Epilepsy
    0.51
    176
    1.37
    111
    39. Hepatitis C
    0.50
    19
    0.12
    83
    40. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    0.48
    56
    0.12
    155
    41. Skin Disease
    0.47
    142
    2.76
    33
    42. Skin Cancers
    0.42
    167
    9.28
    1
    43. Malnutrition
    0.41
    118
    3.38
    64
    44. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.40
    162
    17.27
    3
    45. Asthma
    0.36
    174
    47.57
    2
    46. Hepatitis B
    0.34
    77
    0.39
    73
    47. Drug Use
    0.33
    177
    0.20
    180
    48. Fires
    0.33
    161
    5.98
    7
    49. Low Birth Weight
    0.32
    183
    8.64
    49
    50. Schizophrenia
    0.31
    17
    0.00
    144
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Japan JAPAN   New Guinea NEW GUINEA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    163,905
    14.84
    6,835
    12.17
    2. Stroke
    121,823
    11.03
    5,095
    9.08
    3. Influenza and Pneumonia
    107,899
    9.77
    2,595
    4.62
    4. Lung Cancers
    79,688
    7.21
    622
    1.11
    5. Lung Disease
    78,169
    7.08
    4,538
    8.08
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    57,340
    5.19
    445
    0.79
    7. Alzheimers & Dementia
    56,937
    5.15
    343
    0.61
    8. Stomach Cancer
    50,433
    4.57
    447
    0.80
    9. Kidney Disease
    44,779
    4.05
    687
    1.22
    10. Pancreas Cancer
    37,027
    3.35
    107
    0.19
    11. Liver Cancer
    29,384
    2.66
    644
    1.15
    12. Other Injuries
    22,068
    2.00
    647
    1.15
    13. Suicide
    19,466
    1.76
    259
    0.46
    14. Lymphomas
    19,273
    1.74
    353
    0.63
    15. Breast Cancer
    15,805
    1.43
    764
    1.36
    16. Other Neoplasms
    15,120
    1.37
    15
    0.03
    17. Liver Disease
    14,195
    1.29
    624
    1.11
    18. Parkinson's Disease
    14,007
    1.27
    185
    0.33
    19. Prostate Cancer
    13,515
    1.22
    285
    0.51
    20. Oesophagus Cancer
    12,316
    1.11
    199
    0.35
    21. Endocrine Disorders
    11,486
    1.04
    153
    0.27
    22. Bladder Cancer
    9,936
    0.90
    82
    0.15
    23. Falls
    9,736
    0.88
    502
    0.89
    24. Leukemia
    9,607
    0.87
    253
    0.45
    25. Drownings
    8,409
    0.76
    240
    0.43
    26. Oral Cancer
    8,333
    0.75
    580
    1.03
    27. Inflammatory/Heart
    8,232
    0.75
    229
    0.41
    28. Hypertension
    6,673
    0.60
    1,096
    1.95
    29. Diabetes Mellitus
    5,433
    0.49
    4,533
    8.07
    30. Ovary Cancer
    5,061
    0.46
    179
    0.32
    31. Road Traffic Accidents
    4,566
    0.41
    1,105
    1.97
    32. Cervical Cancer
    3,799
    0.34
    665
    1.18
    33. Uterin Cancer
    3,461
    0.31
    81
    0.14
    34. Tuberculosis
    3,459
    0.31
    3,969
    7.07
    35. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    2,922
    0.26
    301
    0.54
    36. Skin Disease
    2,806
    0.25
    126
    0.22
    37. Diarrhoeal diseases
    2,731
    0.25
    2,295
    4.09
    38. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    2,618
    0.24
    5
    0.01
    39. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    2,555
    0.23
    1,072
    1.91
    40. Congenital Anomalies
    2,473
    0.22
    951
    1.69
    41. Hepatitis C
    2,220
    0.20
    8
    0.01
    42. Asthma
    1,922
    0.17
    1,842
    3.28
    43. Malnutrition
    1,910
    0.17
    134
    0.24
    44. Skin Cancers
    1,843
    0.17
    417
    0.74
    45. Epilepsy
    1,558
    0.14
    111
    0.20
    46. Hepatitis B
    1,423
    0.13
    27
    0.05
    47. Schizophrenia
    1,052
    0.10
    0
    0.00
    48. Fires
    1,007
    0.09
    488
    0.87
    49. Anemia
    875
    0.08
    0
    0.00
    50. Drug Use
    732
    0.07
    13
    0.02
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Japan JAPAN   New Guinea NEW GUINEA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    18.06
    66
    13.71
    82
    2. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    13.59
    37
    10.80
    64
    3. Stomach Cancer
    11.47
    28
    10.61
    36
    4. Breast Cancer
    10.31
    155
    28.94
    13
    5. Pancreas Cancer
    8.87
    10
    2.21
    136
    6. Liver Cancer
    6.62
    62
    12.14
    22
    7. Prostate Cancer
    6.05
    157
    21.28
    54
    8. Lymphomas
    4.22
    111
    6.83
    21
    9. Ovary Cancer
    3.30
    136
    5.99
    34
    10. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.28
    61
    4.59
    38
    11. Leukemia
    2.76
    133
    4.25
    57
    12. Cervical Cancer
    2.73
    152
    21.97
    33
    13. Oral Cancer
    2.19
    124
    12.56
    2
    14. Uterin Cancer
    2.02
    106
    3.18
    48
    15. Bladder Cancer
    1.86
    104
    2.00
    96
    16. Skin Cancers
    0.42
    167
    9.28
    1
    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.