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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

Compare Japan and Qatar 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.

Qatar
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   Qatar QATAR
      Japan JAPAN   Qatar QATAR
           
    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
     
    51.9
    55.0
    53.4
    83
    84
    83
    1970
    69.4
    74.7
    72.0
    9
    13
    10
     
    59.3
    63.0
    61.1
    75
    76
    77
    1980
    73.6
    78.8
    76.1
    1
    5
    1
     
    64.7
    68.9
    66.7
    62
    74
    71
    1990
    75.9
    81.9
    78.8
    1
    1
    1
     
    67.7
    72.3
    70.0
    56
    77
    64
    2000
    77.6
    84.5
    81.1
    2
    1
    1
     
    75.3
    77.8
    76.2
    17
    39
    31
    2010
    79.5
    86.3
    83.0
    5
    1
    1
     
    76.4
    79.2
    77.3
    28
    41
    34
    2019
    81.5
    86.9
    84.3
    2
    1
    1
     
    78.0
    76.6
    77.2
    34
    93
    50
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Japan JAPAN   Qatar QATAR
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    81.5
    86.9
    2
    1
    78.0
    76.6
    34
    93
    Age 5
    81.7
    87.2
    2
    1
    78.6
    77.1
    34
    96
    Age 10
    81.7
    87.2
    2
    1
    78.6
    77.1
    34
    97
    Age 15
    81.8
    87.2
    2
    1
    78.7
    77.2
    34
    97
    Age 20
    81.9
    87.2
    2
    1
    78.9
    77.2
    34
    97
    Age 25
    82.0
    87.3
    2
    1
    79.1
    77.3
    34
    100
    Age 30
    82.1
    87.4
    2
    1
    79.2
    77.4
    36
    101
    Age 35
    82.2
    87.4
    3
    1
    79.3
    77.4
    36
    103
    Age 40
    82.4
    87.6
    3
    1
    79.5
    77.5
    39
    105
    Age 45
    82.6
    87.7
    3
    1
    79.7
    77.6
    39
    107
    Age 50
    82.9
    87.9
    3
    1
    79.9
    77.8
    40
    113
    Age 55
    83.4
    88.2
    3
    1
    80.2
    78.0
    42
    124
    Age 60
    84.0
    88.6
    3
    1
    80.6
    78.4
    42
    147
    Age 65
    84.8
    89.0
    4
    1
    81.2
    79.1
    61
    168
    Age 70
    86.0
    89.6
    2
    1
    82.1
    80.1
    73
    178
    Age 75
    87.3
    90.3
    6
    1
    83.6
    81.6
    111
    183
    Age 80
    89.0
    91.3
    8
    2
    85.5
    83.5
    166
    183
    Age 85
    91.4
    92.8
    9
    3
    88.3
    87.5
    179
    181
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Japan JAPAN   Qatar QATAR
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    30.62
    181
    227.64
    22
    2. Stroke
    23.21
    161
    51.69
    126
    3. Lung Cancers
    18.06
    66
    10.46
    101
    4. Influenza and Pneumonia
    16.56
    129
    23.53
    102
    5. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    13.59
    37
    10.56
    67
    6. Lung Disease
    12.69
    156
    16.88
    128
    7. Suicide
    12.24
    49
    4.66
    145
    8. Stomach Cancer
    11.47
    28
    5.12
    104
    9. Breast Cancer
    10.31
    155
    15.02
    117
    10. Pancreas Cancer
    8.87
    10
    3.34
    102
    11. Alzheimers & Dementia
    7.87
    159
    22.69
    22
    12. Kidney Disease
    7.61
    154
    43.20
    18
    13. Liver Cancer
    6.62
    62
    4.56
    113
    14. Prostate Cancer
    6.05
    157
    6.20
    153
    15. Other Injuries
    4.92
    133
    5.08
    131
    16. Liver Disease
    4.78
    164
    27.39
    65
    17. Lymphomas
    4.22
    111
    4.10
    116
    18. Ovary Cancer
    3.30
    136
    5.90
    36
    19. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.28
    61
    2.64
    85
    20. Other Neoplasms
    3.05
    31
    0.38
    108
    21. Leukemia
    2.76
    133
    3.39
    104
    22. Cervical Cancer
    2.73
    152
    3.25
    143
    23. Congenital Anomalies
    2.49
    167
    3.81
    138
    24. Endocrine Disorders
    2.36
    135
    4.61
    72
    25. Parkinson's Disease
    2.33
    156
    8.66
    4
    26. Road Traffic Accidents
    2.21
    175
    8.79
    128
    27. Oral Cancer
    2.19
    124
    2.20
    122
    28. Drownings
    2.12
    109
    1.56
    126
    29. Inflammatory/Heart
    2.08
    163
    3.34
    129
    30. Uterin Cancer
    2.02
    106
    2.32
    90
    31. Falls
    1.98
    173
    6.19
    81
    32. Bladder Cancer
    1.86
    104
    4.03
    25
    33. Diabetes Mellitus
    1.35
    182
    112.65
    7
    34. Hypertension
    1.07
    183
    6.19
    152
    35. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.61
    169
    1.89
    118
    36. Tuberculosis
    0.53
    140
    0.25
    156
    37. Diarrhoeal diseases
    0.53
    161
    0.98
    136
    38. Epilepsy
    0.51
    176
    0.57
    172
    39. Hepatitis C
    0.50
    19
    0.01
    164
    40. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    0.48
    56
    0.10
    160
    41. Skin Disease
    0.47
    142
    4.68
    17
    42. Skin Cancers
    0.42
    167
    0.55
    159
    43. Malnutrition
    0.41
    118
    0.20
    138
    44. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.40
    162
    1.01
    118
    45. Asthma
    0.36
    174
    1.41
    122
    46. Hepatitis B
    0.34
    77
    0.13
    117
    47. Drug Use
    0.33
    177
    0.80
    131
    48. Fires
    0.33
    161
    2.19
    70
    49. Low Birth Weight
    0.32
    183
    2.36
    139
    50. Schizophrenia
    0.31
    17
    0.00
    146
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Japan JAPAN   Qatar QATAR
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    163,905
    14.84
    1,082
    26.54
    2. Stroke
    121,823
    11.03
    255
    6.25
    3. Influenza and Pneumonia
    107,899
    9.77
    108
    2.65
    4. Lung Cancers
    79,688
    7.21
    73
    1.79
    5. Lung Disease
    78,169
    7.08
    68
    1.67
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    57,340
    5.19
    83
    2.04
    7. Alzheimers & Dementia
    56,937
    5.15
    75
    1.84
    8. Stomach Cancer
    50,433
    4.57
    42
    1.03
    9. Kidney Disease
    44,779
    4.05
    179
    4.39
    10. Pancreas Cancer
    37,027
    3.35
    25
    0.61
    11. Liver Cancer
    29,384
    2.66
    44
    1.08
    12. Other Injuries
    22,068
    2.00
    115
    2.82
    13. Suicide
    19,466
    1.76
    165
    4.05
    14. Lymphomas
    19,273
    1.74
    48
    1.18
    15. Breast Cancer
    15,805
    1.43
    53
    1.30
    16. Other Neoplasms
    15,120
    1.37
    3
    0.07
    17. Liver Disease
    14,195
    1.29
    202
    4.95
    18. Parkinson's Disease
    14,007
    1.27
    28
    0.69
    19. Prostate Cancer
    13,515
    1.22
    18
    0.44
    20. Oesophagus Cancer
    12,316
    1.11
    13
    0.32
    21. Endocrine Disorders
    11,486
    1.04
    39
    0.96
    22. Bladder Cancer
    9,936
    0.90
    27
    0.66
    23. Falls
    9,736
    0.88
    129
    3.16
    24. Leukemia
    9,607
    0.87
    57
    1.40
    25. Drownings
    8,409
    0.76
    45
    1.10
    26. Oral Cancer
    8,333
    0.75
    25
    0.61
    27. Inflammatory/Heart
    8,232
    0.75
    32
    0.78
    28. Hypertension
    6,673
    0.60
    26
    0.64
    29. Diabetes Mellitus
    5,433
    0.49
    459
    11.26
    30. Ovary Cancer
    5,061
    0.46
    17
    0.42
    31. Road Traffic Accidents
    4,566
    0.41
    206
    5.05
    32. Cervical Cancer
    3,799
    0.34
    13
    0.32
    33. Uterin Cancer
    3,461
    0.31
    6
    0.15
    34. Tuberculosis
    3,459
    0.31
    8
    0.20
    35. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    2,922
    0.26
    7
    0.17
    36. Skin Disease
    2,806
    0.25
    16
    0.39
    37. Diarrhoeal diseases
    2,731
    0.25
    10
    0.25
    38. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    2,618
    0.24
    0
    0.00
    39. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    2,555
    0.23
    8
    0.20
    40. Congenital Anomalies
    2,473
    0.22
    70
    1.72
    41. Hepatitis C
    2,220
    0.20
    0
    0.00
    42. Asthma
    1,922
    0.17
    10
    0.25
    43. Malnutrition
    1,910
    0.17
    1
    0.02
    44. Skin Cancers
    1,843
    0.17
    8
    0.20
    45. Epilepsy
    1,558
    0.14
    13
    0.32
    46. Hepatitis B
    1,423
    0.13
    2
    0.05
    47. Schizophrenia
    1,052
    0.10
    0
    0.00
    48. Fires
    1,007
    0.09
    42
    1.03
    49. Anemia
    875
    0.08
    0
    0.00
    50. Drug Use
    732
    0.07
    12
    0.29
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Japan JAPAN   Qatar QATAR
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    18.06
    66
    10.46
    101
    2. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    13.59
    37
    10.56
    67
    3. Stomach Cancer
    11.47
    28
    5.12
    104
    4. Breast Cancer
    10.31
    155
    15.02
    117
    5. Pancreas Cancer
    8.87
    10
    3.34
    102
    6. Liver Cancer
    6.62
    62
    4.56
    113
    7. Prostate Cancer
    6.05
    157
    6.20
    153
    8. Lymphomas
    4.22
    111
    4.10
    116
    9. Ovary Cancer
    3.30
    136
    5.90
    36
    10. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.28
    61
    2.64
    85
    11. Leukemia
    2.76
    133
    3.39
    104
    12. Cervical Cancer
    2.73
    152
    3.25
    143
    13. Oral Cancer
    2.19
    124
    2.20
    122
    14. Uterin Cancer
    2.02
    106
    2.32
    90
    15. Bladder Cancer
    1.86
    104
    4.03
    25
    16. Skin Cancers
    0.42
    167
    0.55
    159
    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.