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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 NORTH KOREA

Compare Japan and North Korea 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.

North Korea
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   North Korea NORTH KOREA
      Japan JAPAN   North Korea NORTH KOREA
           
    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
    		  
    53.8
    57.1
    55.4
    76
    77
    76
    1970
    69.4
    74.7
    72.0
    9
    13
    10
    		  
    59.5
    64.5
    62.0
    72
    70
    71
    1980
    73.6
    78.8
    76.1
    1
    5
    1
    		  
    64.6
    71.0
    67.8
    63
    63
    63
    1990
    75.9
    81.9
    78.8
    1
    1
    1
    		  
    66.5
    73.6
    69.9
    71
    62
    66
    2000
    77.6
    84.5
    81.1
    2
    1
    1
    		  
    61.1
    69.3
    65.4
    122
    115
    117
    2010
    79.5
    86.3
    83.0
    5
    1
    1
    		  
    65.4
    72.4
    69.0
    115
    110
    110
    2019
    81.5
    86.9
    84.3
    2
    1
    1
    		  
    69.3
    75.7
    72.6
    109
    97
    106
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Japan JAPAN   North Korea NORTH KOREA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    81.5
    86.9
    2
    1
    69.3
    75.7
    109
    97
    Age 5
    81.7
    87.2
    2
    1
    70.6
    76.8
    116
    98
    Age 10
    81.7
    87.2
    2
    1
    70.7
    77.0
    116
    98
    Age 15
    81.8
    87.2
    2
    1
    70.9
    77.1
    118
    98
    Age 20
    81.9
    87.2
    2
    1
    71.2
    77.2
    117
    98
    Age 25
    82.0
    87.3
    2
    1
    71.6
    77.4
    115
    99
    Age 30
    82.1
    87.4
    2
    1
    72.0
    77.5
    116
    100
    Age 35
    82.2
    87.4
    3
    1
    72.4
    77.8
    116
    99
    Age 40
    82.4
    87.6
    3
    1
    72.8
    78.1
    119
    99
    Age 45
    82.6
    87.7
    3
    1
    73.4
    78.5
    120
    97
    Age 50
    82.9
    87.9
    3
    1
    74.2
    79.0
    121
    97
    Age 55
    83.4
    88.2
    3
    1
    75.3
    79.8
    124
    96
    Age 60
    84.0
    88.6
    3
    1
    76.8
    80.8
    122
    97
    Age 65
    84.8
    89.0
    4
    1
    78.6
    82.0
    119
    94
    Age 70
    86.0
    89.6
    2
    1
    80.8
    83.6
    120
    91
    Age 75
    87.3
    90.3
    6
    1
    83.4
    85.5
    118
    87
    Age 80
    89.0
    91.3
    8
    2
    86.4
    87.8
    113
    85
    Age 85
    91.4
    92.8
    9
    3
    89.7
    90.5
    104
    77
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Japan JAPAN   North Korea NORTH KOREA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    30.62
    181
    105.37
    99
    2. Stroke
    23.21
    161
    162.14
    15
    3. Lung Cancers
    18.06
    66
    37.70
    4
    4. Influenza and Pneumonia
    16.56
    129
    22.75
    104
    5. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    13.59
    37
    10.37
    70
    6. Lung Disease
    12.69
    156
    87.71
    5
    7. Suicide
    12.24
    49
    8.20
    95
    8. Stomach Cancer
    11.47
    28
    11.99
    21
    9. Breast Cancer
    10.31
    155
    7.80
    177
    10. Pancreas Cancer
    8.87
    10
    4.85
    68
    11. Alzheimers & Dementia
    7.87
    159
    16.26
    122
    12. Kidney Disease
    7.61
    154
    12.98
    129
    13. Liver Cancer
    6.62
    62
    16.66
    12
    14. Prostate Cancer
    6.05
    157
    2.38
    178
    15. Other Injuries
    4.92
    133
    5.48
    125
    16. Liver Disease
    4.78
    164
    14.33
    111
    17. Lymphomas
    4.22
    111
    1.84
    175
    18. Ovary Cancer
    3.30
    136
    2.96
    147
    19. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.28
    61
    3.80
    49
    20. Other Neoplasms
    3.05
    31
    0.14
    180
    21. Leukemia
    2.76
    133
    3.44
    99
    22. Cervical Cancer
    2.73
    152
    4.11
    136
    23. Congenital Anomalies
    2.49
    167
    3.79
    139
    24. Endocrine Disorders
    2.36
    135
    1.60
    160
    25. Parkinson's Disease
    2.33
    156
    3.78
    113
    26. Road Traffic Accidents
    2.21
    175
    22.21
    64
    27. Oral Cancer
    2.19
    124
    1.62
    152
    28. Drownings
    2.12
    109
    4.46
    35
    29. Inflammatory/Heart
    2.08
    163
    2.40
    153
    30. Uterin Cancer
    2.02
    106
    0.78
    168
    31. Falls
    1.98
    173
    6.34
    79
    32. Bladder Cancer
    1.86
    104
    1.61
    120
    33. Diabetes Mellitus
    1.35
    182
    11.82
    137
    34. Hypertension
    1.07
    183
    18.24
    92
    35. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.61
    169
    5.64
    51
    36. Tuberculosis
    0.53
    140
    57.14
    16
    37. Diarrhoeal diseases
    0.53
    161
    1.70
    109
    38. Epilepsy
    0.51
    176
    0.98
    137
    39. Hepatitis C
    0.50
    19
    0.03
    126
    40. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    0.48
    56
    0.65
    30
    41. Skin Disease
    0.47
    142
    0.58
    138
    42. Skin Cancers
    0.42
    167
    0.55
    160
    43. Malnutrition
    0.41
    118
    1.25
    93
    44. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.40
    162
    6.87
    15
    45. Asthma
    0.36
    174
    4.81
    90
    46. Hepatitis B
    0.34
    77
    0.23
    94
    47. Drug Use
    0.33
    177
    1.24
    89
    48. Fires
    0.33
    161
    0.90
    118
    49. Low Birth Weight
    0.32
    183
    4.39
    98
    50. Schizophrenia
    0.31
    17
    0.00
    88
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Japan JAPAN   North Korea NORTH KOREA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    163,905
    14.84
    31,342
    14.63
    2. Stroke
    121,823
    11.03
    49,648
    23.17
    3. Influenza and Pneumonia
    107,899
    9.77
    6,231
    2.91
    4. Lung Cancers
    79,688
    7.21
    11,893
    5.55
    5. Lung Disease
    78,169
    7.08
    26,178
    12.22
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    57,340
    5.19
    3,232
    1.51
    7. Alzheimers & Dementia
    56,937
    5.15
    4,340
    2.03
    8. Stomach Cancer
    50,433
    4.57
    3,771
    1.76
    9. Kidney Disease
    44,779
    4.05
    3,959
    1.85
    10. Pancreas Cancer
    37,027
    3.35
    1,525
    0.71
    11. Liver Cancer
    29,384
    2.66
    5,326
    2.49
    12. Other Injuries
    22,068
    2.00
    1,531
    0.71
    13. Suicide
    19,466
    1.76
    2,407
    1.12
    14. Lymphomas
    19,273
    1.74
    560
    0.26
    15. Breast Cancer
    15,805
    1.43
    1,366
    0.64
    16. Other Neoplasms
    15,120
    1.37
    44
    0.02
    17. Liver Disease
    14,195
    1.29
    4,506
    2.10
    18. Parkinson's Disease
    14,007
    1.27
    1,155
    0.54
    19. Prostate Cancer
    13,515
    1.22
    219
    0.10
    20. Oesophagus Cancer
    12,316
    1.11
    1,222
    0.57
    21. Endocrine Disorders
    11,486
    1.04
    452
    0.21
    22. Bladder Cancer
    9,936
    0.90
    500
    0.23
    23. Falls
    9,736
    0.88
    1,801
    0.84
    24. Leukemia
    9,607
    0.87
    965
    0.45
    25. Drownings
    8,409
    0.76
    1,126
    0.53
    26. Oral Cancer
    8,333
    0.75
    513
    0.24
    27. Inflammatory/Heart
    8,232
    0.75
    684
    0.32
    28. Hypertension
    6,673
    0.60
    5,368
    2.51
    29. Diabetes Mellitus
    5,433
    0.49
    3,671
    1.71
    30. Ovary Cancer
    5,061
    0.46
    532
    0.25
    31. Road Traffic Accidents
    4,566
    0.41
    6,210
    2.90
    32. Cervical Cancer
    3,799
    0.34
    704
    0.33
    33. Uterin Cancer
    3,461
    0.31
    138
    0.06
    34. Tuberculosis
    3,459
    0.31
    17,417
    8.13
    35. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    2,922
    0.26
    1,712
    0.80
    36. Skin Disease
    2,806
    0.25
    158
    0.07
    37. Diarrhoeal diseases
    2,731
    0.25
    374
    0.17
    38. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    2,618
    0.24
    198
    0.09
    39. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    2,555
    0.23
    2,093
    0.98
    40. Congenital Anomalies
    2,473
    0.22
    991
    0.46
    41. Hepatitis C
    2,220
    0.20
    10
    0.00
    42. Asthma
    1,922
    0.17
    1,439
    0.67
    43. Malnutrition
    1,910
    0.17
    317
    0.15
    44. Skin Cancers
    1,843
    0.17
    168
    0.08
    45. Epilepsy
    1,558
    0.14
    266
    0.12
    46. Hepatitis B
    1,423
    0.13
    68
    0.03
    47. Schizophrenia
    1,052
    0.10
    0
    0.00
    48. Fires
    1,007
    0.09
    253
    0.12
    49. Anemia
    875
    0.08
    0
    0.00
    50. Drug Use
    732
    0.07
    356
    0.17
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Japan JAPAN   North Korea NORTH KOREA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    18.06
    66
    37.70
    4
    2. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    13.59
    37
    10.37
    70
    3. Stomach Cancer
    11.47
    28
    11.99
    21
    4. Breast Cancer
    10.31
    155
    7.80
    177
    5. Pancreas Cancer
    8.87
    10
    4.85
    68
    6. Liver Cancer
    6.62
    62
    16.66
    12
    7. Prostate Cancer
    6.05
    157
    2.38
    178
    8. Lymphomas
    4.22
    111
    1.84
    175
    9. Ovary Cancer
    3.30
    136
    2.96
    147
    10. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.28
    61
    3.80
    49
    11. Leukemia
    2.76
    133
    3.44
    99
    12. Cervical Cancer
    2.73
    152
    4.11
    136
    13. Oral Cancer
    2.19
    124
    1.62
    152
    14. Uterin Cancer
    2.02
    106
    0.78
    168
    15. Bladder Cancer
    1.86
    104
    1.61
    120
    16. Skin Cancers
    0.42
    167
    0.55
    160
    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.