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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 NIGERIA

Compare Japan and Nigeria 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.

Nigeria
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   Nigeria NIGERIA
      Japan JAPAN   Nigeria NIGERIA
           
    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
    		  
    37.2
    40.3
    38.7
    157
    151
    153
    1970
    69.4
    74.7
    72.0
    9
    13
    10
    		  
    40.6
    43.7
    42.1
    158
    155
    158
    1980
    73.6
    78.8
    76.1
    1
    5
    1
    		  
    43.8
    46.9
    45.3
    160
    159
    159
    1990
    75.9
    81.9
    78.8
    1
    1
    1
    		  
    46.0
    48.6
    47.2
    170
    170
    170
    2000
    77.6
    84.5
    81.1
    2
    1
    1
    		  
    46.2
    48.1
    47.1
    174
    175
    175
    2010
    79.5
    86.3
    83.0
    5
    1
    1
    		  
    51.2
    52.9
    52.0
    175
    176
    176
    2019
    81.5
    86.9
    84.3
    2
    1
    1
    		  
    61.2
    64.1
    62.6
    160
    169
    167
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Japan JAPAN   Nigeria NIGERIA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    81.5
    86.9
    2
    1
    61.2
    64.1
    160
    169
    Age 5
    81.7
    87.2
    2
    1
    69.5
    71.9
    128
    140
    Age 10
    81.7
    87.2
    2
    1
    70.4
    72.7
    120
    138
    Age 15
    81.8
    87.2
    2
    1
    70.9
    73.1
    117
    136
    Age 20
    81.9
    87.2
    2
    1
    71.2
    73.4
    116
    136
    Age 25
    82.0
    87.3
    2
    1
    71.6
    73.7
    116
    136
    Age 30
    82.1
    87.4
    2
    1
    72.0
    74.1
    115
    136
    Age 35
    82.2
    87.4
    3
    1
    72.5
    74.6
    112
    135
    Age 40
    82.4
    87.6
    3
    1
    73.2
    75.2
    109
    135
    Age 45
    82.6
    87.7
    3
    1
    74.1
    75.9
    104
    136
    Age 50
    82.9
    87.9
    3
    1
    75.1
    76.8
    101
    133
    Age 55
    83.4
    88.2
    3
    1
    76.2
    77.7
    95
    136
    Age 60
    84.0
    88.6
    3
    1
    77.6
    78.9
    95
    136
    Age 65
    84.8
    89.0
    4
    1
    79.3
    80.3
    94
    133
    Age 70
    86.0
    89.6
    2
    1
    81.3
    82.1
    101
    130
    Age 75
    87.3
    90.3
    6
    1
    83.8
    84.4
    93
    126
    Age 80
    89.0
    91.3
    8
    2
    86.7
    87.1
    88
    107
    Age 85
    91.4
    92.8
    9
    3
    90.0
    90.4
    81
    94
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Japan JAPAN   Nigeria NIGERIA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    30.62
    181
    100.91
    107
    2. Stroke
    23.21
    161
    88.68
    86
    3. Lung Cancers
    18.06
    66
    1.37
    178
    4. Influenza and Pneumonia
    16.56
    129
    98.12
    28
    5. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    13.59
    37
    4.32
    157
    6. Lung Disease
    12.69
    156
    20.77
    99
    7. Suicide
    12.24
    49
    6.87
    117
    8. Stomach Cancer
    11.47
    28
    2.52
    169
    9. Breast Cancer
    10.31
    155
    20.56
    47
    10. Pancreas Cancer
    8.87
    10
    2.64
    126
    11. Alzheimers & Dementia
    7.87
    159
    19.45
    59
    12. Kidney Disease
    7.61
    154
    23.87
    88
    13. Liver Cancer
    6.62
    62
    6.19
    71
    14. Prostate Cancer
    6.05
    157
    20.40
    63
    15. Other Injuries
    4.92
    133
    10.98
    56
    16. Liver Disease
    4.78
    164
    41.99
    21
    17. Lymphomas
    4.22
    111
    5.96
    45
    18. Ovary Cancer
    3.30
    136
    3.90
    112
    19. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.28
    61
    0.75
    171
    20. Other Neoplasms
    3.05
    31
    0.50
    88
    21. Leukemia
    2.76
    133
    2.06
    151
    22. Cervical Cancer
    2.73
    152
    21.11
    35
    23. Congenital Anomalies
    2.49
    167
    11.22
    5
    24. Endocrine Disorders
    2.36
    135
    7.01
    35
    25. Parkinson's Disease
    2.33
    156
    5.60
    29
    26. Road Traffic Accidents
    2.21
    175
    27.25
    54
    27. Oral Cancer
    2.19
    124
    2.44
    107
    28. Drownings
    2.12
    109
    2.17
    107
    29. Inflammatory/Heart
    2.08
    163
    5.49
    76
    30. Uterin Cancer
    2.02
    106
    1.60
    132
    31. Falls
    1.98
    173
    8.54
    40
    32. Bladder Cancer
    1.86
    104
    0.81
    166
    33. Diabetes Mellitus
    1.35
    182
    33.50
    82
    34. Hypertension
    1.07
    183
    16.07
    103
    35. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.61
    169
    7.03
    31
    36. Tuberculosis
    0.53
    140
    99.13
    6
    37. Diarrhoeal diseases
    0.53
    161
    78.99
    13
    38. Epilepsy
    0.51
    176
    3.25
    23
    39. Hepatitis C
    0.50
    19
    0.27
    40
    40. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    0.48
    56
    0.26
    99
    41. Skin Disease
    0.47
    142
    1.64
    90
    42. Skin Cancers
    0.42
    167
    2.29
    62
    43. Malnutrition
    0.41
    118
    2.36
    83
    44. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.40
    162
    2.05
    69
    45. Asthma
    0.36
    174
    10.71
    58
    46. Hepatitis B
    0.34
    77
    1.19
    29
    47. Drug Use
    0.33
    177
    5.81
    5
    48. Fires
    0.33
    161
    3.44
    37
    49. Low Birth Weight
    0.32
    183
    14.70
    5
    50. Schizophrenia
    0.31
    17
    0.00
    140
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Japan JAPAN   Nigeria NIGERIA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    163,905
    14.84
    61,374
    4.14
    2. Stroke
    121,823
    11.03
    57,744
    3.90
    3. Influenza and Pneumonia
    107,899
    9.77
    207,281
    14.00
    4. Lung Cancers
    79,688
    7.21
    1,295
    0.09
    5. Lung Disease
    78,169
    7.08
    12,569
    0.85
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    57,340
    5.19
    4,152
    0.28
    7. Alzheimers & Dementia
    56,937
    5.15
    6,786
    0.46
    8. Stomach Cancer
    50,433
    4.57
    2,129
    0.14
    9. Kidney Disease
    44,779
    4.05
    18,189
    1.23
    10. Pancreas Cancer
    37,027
    3.35
    1,975
    0.13
    11. Liver Cancer
    29,384
    2.66
    5,289
    0.36
    12. Other Injuries
    22,068
    2.00
    22,696
    1.53
    13. Suicide
    19,466
    1.76
    7,019
    0.47
    14. Lymphomas
    19,273
    1.74
    5,202
    0.35
    15. Breast Cancer
    15,805
    1.43
    11,884
    0.80
    16. Other Neoplasms
    15,120
    1.37
    290
    0.02
    17. Liver Disease
    14,195
    1.29
    38,326
    2.59
    18. Parkinson's Disease
    14,007
    1.27
    2,473
    0.17
    19. Prostate Cancer
    13,515
    1.22
    5,914
    0.40
    20. Oesophagus Cancer
    12,316
    1.11
    560
    0.04
    21. Endocrine Disorders
    11,486
    1.04
    15,799
    1.07
    22. Bladder Cancer
    9,936
    0.90
    670
    0.05
    23. Falls
    9,736
    0.88
    7,528
    0.51
    24. Leukemia
    9,607
    0.87
    2,257
    0.15
    25. Drownings
    8,409
    0.76
    6,584
    0.44
    26. Oral Cancer
    8,333
    0.75
    2,238
    0.15
    27. Inflammatory/Heart
    8,232
    0.75
    4,826
    0.33
    28. Hypertension
    6,673
    0.60
    10,692
    0.72
    29. Diabetes Mellitus
    5,433
    0.49
    22,497
    1.52
    30. Ovary Cancer
    5,061
    0.46
    2,133
    0.14
    31. Road Traffic Accidents
    4,566
    0.41
    41,693
    2.82
    32. Cervical Cancer
    3,799
    0.34
    10,574
    0.71
    33. Uterin Cancer
    3,461
    0.31
    679
    0.05
    34. Tuberculosis
    3,459
    0.31
    127,335
    8.60
    35. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    2,922
    0.26
    5,846
    0.39
    36. Skin Disease
    2,806
    0.25
    1,468
    0.10
    37. Diarrhoeal diseases
    2,731
    0.25
    144,724
    9.77
    38. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    2,618
    0.24
    165
    0.01
    39. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    2,555
    0.23
    1,946
    0.13
    40. Congenital Anomalies
    2,473
    0.22
    49,696
    3.36
    41. Hepatitis C
    2,220
    0.20
    304
    0.02
    42. Asthma
    1,922
    0.17
    8,192
    0.55
    43. Malnutrition
    1,910
    0.17
    5,896
    0.40
    44. Skin Cancers
    1,843
    0.17
    1,933
    0.13
    45. Epilepsy
    1,558
    0.14
    5,001
    0.34
    46. Hepatitis B
    1,423
    0.13
    1,488
    0.10
    47. Schizophrenia
    1,052
    0.10
    0
    0.00
    48. Fires
    1,007
    0.09
    7,132
    0.48
    49. Anemia
    875
    0.08
    0
    0.00
    50. Drug Use
    732
    0.07
    6,273
    0.42
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Japan JAPAN   Nigeria NIGERIA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    18.06
    66
    1.37
    178
    2. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    13.59
    37
    4.32
    157
    3. Stomach Cancer
    11.47
    28
    2.52
    169
    4. Breast Cancer
    10.31
    155
    20.56
    47
    5. Pancreas Cancer
    8.87
    10
    2.64
    126
    6. Liver Cancer
    6.62
    62
    6.19
    71
    7. Prostate Cancer
    6.05
    157
    20.40
    63
    8. Lymphomas
    4.22
    111
    5.96
    45
    9. Ovary Cancer
    3.30
    136
    3.90
    112
    10. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.28
    61
    0.75
    171
    11. Leukemia
    2.76
    133
    2.06
    151
    12. Cervical Cancer
    2.73
    152
    21.11
    35
    13. Oral Cancer
    2.19
    124
    2.44
    107
    14. Uterin Cancer
    2.02
    106
    1.60
    132
    15. Bladder Cancer
    1.86
    104
    0.81
    166
    16. Skin Cancers
    0.42
    167
    2.29
    62
    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.