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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 SAMOA

Compare Japan and Samoa 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.

Samoa
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   Samoa SAMOA
      Japan JAPAN   Samoa SAMOA
           
    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
    		  
    47.0
    53.6
    50.2
    101
    89
    95
    1970
    69.4
    74.7
    72.0
    9
    13
    10
    		  
    52.0
    58.6
    55.2
    105
    91
    96
    1980
    73.6
    78.8
    76.1
    1
    5
    1
    		  
    57.0
    63.6
    60.2
    112
    95
    104
    1990
    75.9
    81.9
    78.8
    1
    1
    1
    		  
    62.1
    68.7
    65.3
    110
    100
    109
    2000
    77.6
    84.5
    81.1
    2
    1
    1
    		  
    67.2
    73.7
    70.2
    92
    81
    92
    2010
    79.5
    86.3
    83.0
    5
    1
    1
    		  
    69.6
    76.1
    72.6
    93
    84
    92
    2019
    81.5
    86.9
    84.3
    2
    1
    1
    		  
    69.2
    71.8
    70.5
    111
    124
    118
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Japan JAPAN   Samoa SAMOA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    81.5
    86.9
    2
    1
    69.2
    71.8
    111
    124
    Age 5
    81.7
    87.2
    2
    1
    70.1
    72.6
    121
    135
    Age 10
    81.7
    87.2
    2
    1
    70.2
    72.7
    122
    137
    Age 15
    81.8
    87.2
    2
    1
    70.3
    72.8
    124
    139
    Age 20
    81.9
    87.2
    2
    1
    70.6
    73.0
    123
    139
    Age 25
    82.0
    87.3
    2
    1
    71.1
    73.3
    122
    140
    Age 30
    82.1
    87.4
    2
    1
    71.6
    73.6
    120
    141
    Age 35
    82.2
    87.4
    3
    1
    72.2
    73.9
    121
    144
    Age 40
    82.4
    87.6
    3
    1
    72.8
    74.4
    120
    147
    Age 45
    82.6
    87.7
    3
    1
    73.6
    75.1
    116
    148
    Age 50
    82.9
    87.9
    3
    1
    74.6
    75.9
    111
    149
    Age 55
    83.4
    88.2
    3
    1
    75.8
    77.0
    108
    149
    Age 60
    84.0
    88.6
    3
    1
    77.4
    78.3
    105
    149
    Age 65
    84.8
    89.0
    4
    1
    79.2
    79.9
    101
    147
    Age 70
    86.0
    89.6
    2
    1
    81.4
    81.8
    99
    142
    Age 75
    87.3
    90.3
    6
    1
    83.8
    84.1
    92
    141
    Age 80
    89.0
    91.3
    8
    2
    86.6
    86.7
    93
    142
    Age 85
    91.4
    92.8
    9
    3
    89.8
    89.8
    99
    152
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Japan JAPAN   Samoa SAMOA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    30.62
    181
    189.77
    33
    2. Stroke
    23.21
    161
    118.02
    45
    3. Lung Cancers
    18.06
    66
    21.56
    44
    4. Influenza and Pneumonia
    16.56
    129
    39.32
    68
    5. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    13.59
    37
    8.66
    93
    6. Lung Disease
    12.69
    156
    47.54
    19
    7. Suicide
    12.24
    49
    14.60
    30
    8. Stomach Cancer
    11.47
    28
    12.23
    20
    9. Breast Cancer
    10.31
    155
    26.40
    20
    10. Pancreas Cancer
    8.87
    10
    2.68
    124
    11. Alzheimers & Dementia
    7.87
    159
    19.13
    68
    12. Kidney Disease
    7.61
    154
    39.81
    23
    13. Liver Cancer
    6.62
    62
    4.91
    99
    14. Prostate Cancer
    6.05
    157
    24.32
    48
    15. Other Injuries
    4.92
    133
    8.08
    85
    16. Liver Disease
    4.78
    164
    18.98
    94
    17. Lymphomas
    4.22
    111
    3.94
    122
    18. Ovary Cancer
    3.30
    136
    14.84
    1
    19. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.28
    61
    0.72
    172
    20. Other Neoplasms
    3.05
    31
    0.52
    86
    21. Leukemia
    2.76
    133
    2.10
    150
    22. Cervical Cancer
    2.73
    152
    7.89
    94
    23. Congenital Anomalies
    2.49
    167
    5.11
    112
    24. Endocrine Disorders
    2.36
    135
    4.28
    81
    25. Parkinson's Disease
    2.33
    156
    6.72
    14
    26. Road Traffic Accidents
    2.21
    175
    15.42
    93
    27. Oral Cancer
    2.19
    124
    3.32
    75
    28. Drownings
    2.12
    109
    7.42
    11
    29. Inflammatory/Heart
    2.08
    163
    5.15
    83
    30. Uterin Cancer
    2.02
    106
    7.58
    4
    31. Falls
    1.98
    173
    6.17
    83
    32. Bladder Cancer
    1.86
    104
    3.56
    38
    33. Diabetes Mellitus
    1.35
    182
    82.64
    13
    34. Hypertension
    1.07
    183
    23.76
    63
    35. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.61
    169
    6.92
    34
    36. Tuberculosis
    0.53
    140
    1.05
    126
    37. Diarrhoeal diseases
    0.53
    161
    8.39
    70
    38. Epilepsy
    0.51
    176
    1.39
    109
    39. Hepatitis C
    0.50
    19
    0.02
    135
    40. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    0.48
    56
    0.16
    142
    41. Skin Disease
    0.47
    142
    2.65
    34
    42. Skin Cancers
    0.42
    167
    1.24
    130
    43. Malnutrition
    0.41
    118
    2.76
    74
    44. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.40
    162
    7.61
    14
    45. Asthma
    0.36
    174
    17.01
    29
    46. Hepatitis B
    0.34
    77
    0.21
    99
    47. Drug Use
    0.33
    177
    0.42
    168
    48. Fires
    0.33
    161
    1.12
    107
    49. Low Birth Weight
    0.32
    183
    3.59
    116
    50. Schizophrenia
    0.31
    17
    0.00
    151
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Japan JAPAN   Samoa SAMOA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    163,905
    14.84
    241
    21.56
    2. Stroke
    121,823
    11.03
    148
    13.24
    3. Influenza and Pneumonia
    107,899
    9.77
    53
    4.74
    4. Lung Cancers
    79,688
    7.21
    26
    2.33
    5. Lung Disease
    78,169
    7.08
    57
    5.10
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    57,340
    5.19
    12
    1.07
    7. Alzheimers & Dementia
    56,937
    5.15
    19
    1.70
    8. Stomach Cancer
    50,433
    4.57
    16
    1.43
    9. Kidney Disease
    44,779
    4.05
    52
    4.65
    10. Pancreas Cancer
    37,027
    3.35
    4
    0.36
    11. Liver Cancer
    29,384
    2.66
    7
    0.63
    12. Other Injuries
    22,068
    2.00
    13
    1.16
    13. Suicide
    19,466
    1.76
    25
    2.24
    14. Lymphomas
    19,273
    1.74
    6
    0.54
    15. Breast Cancer
    15,805
    1.43
    19
    1.70
    16. Other Neoplasms
    15,120
    1.37
    1
    0.09
    17. Liver Disease
    14,195
    1.29
    27
    2.42
    18. Parkinson's Disease
    14,007
    1.27
    7
    0.63
    19. Prostate Cancer
    13,515
    1.22
    11
    0.98
    20. Oesophagus Cancer
    12,316
    1.11
    1
    0.09
    21. Endocrine Disorders
    11,486
    1.04
    6
    0.54
    22. Bladder Cancer
    9,936
    0.90
    5
    0.45
    23. Falls
    9,736
    0.88
    8
    0.72
    24. Leukemia
    9,607
    0.87
    3
    0.27
    25. Drownings
    8,409
    0.76
    13
    1.16
    26. Oral Cancer
    8,333
    0.75
    4
    0.36
    27. Inflammatory/Heart
    8,232
    0.75
    7
    0.63
    28. Hypertension
    6,673
    0.60
    30
    2.68
    29. Diabetes Mellitus
    5,433
    0.49
    108
    9.66
    30. Ovary Cancer
    5,061
    0.46
    10
    0.89
    31. Road Traffic Accidents
    4,566
    0.41
    26
    2.33
    32. Cervical Cancer
    3,799
    0.34
    6
    0.54
    33. Uterin Cancer
    3,461
    0.31
    5
    0.45
    34. Tuberculosis
    3,459
    0.31
    2
    0.18
    35. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    2,922
    0.26
    9
    0.81
    36. Skin Disease
    2,806
    0.25
    3
    0.27
    37. Diarrhoeal diseases
    2,731
    0.25
    12
    1.07
    38. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    2,618
    0.24
    0
    0.00
    39. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    2,555
    0.23
    11
    0.98
    40. Congenital Anomalies
    2,473
    0.22
    18
    1.61
    41. Hepatitis C
    2,220
    0.20
    0
    0.00
    42. Asthma
    1,922
    0.17
    21
    1.88
    43. Malnutrition
    1,910
    0.17
    3
    0.27
    44. Skin Cancers
    1,843
    0.17
    2
    0.18
    45. Epilepsy
    1,558
    0.14
    2
    0.18
    46. Hepatitis B
    1,423
    0.13
    0
    0.00
    47. Schizophrenia
    1,052
    0.10
    0
    0.00
    48. Fires
    1,007
    0.09
    2
    0.18
    49. Anemia
    875
    0.08
    0
    0.00
    50. Drug Use
    732
    0.07
    1
    0.09
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Japan JAPAN   Samoa SAMOA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    18.06
    66
    21.56
    44
    2. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    13.59
    37
    8.66
    93
    3. Stomach Cancer
    11.47
    28
    12.23
    20
    4. Breast Cancer
    10.31
    155
    26.40
    20
    5. Pancreas Cancer
    8.87
    10
    2.68
    124
    6. Liver Cancer
    6.62
    62
    4.91
    99
    7. Prostate Cancer
    6.05
    157
    24.32
    48
    8. Lymphomas
    4.22
    111
    3.94
    122
    9. Ovary Cancer
    3.30
    136
    14.84
    1
    10. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.28
    61
    0.72
    172
    11. Leukemia
    2.76
    133
    2.10
    150
    12. Cervical Cancer
    2.73
    152
    7.89
    94
    13. Oral Cancer
    2.19
    124
    3.32
    75
    14. Uterin Cancer
    2.02
    106
    7.58
    4
    15. Bladder Cancer
    1.86
    104
    3.56
    38
    16. Skin Cancers
    0.42
    167
    1.24
    130
    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.