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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 SOUTH AFRICA

Compare Japan and South Africa 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.

South Africa
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   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
      Japan JAPAN   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
           
    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
    		  
    47.4
    51.0
    49.2
    100
    96
    98
    1970
    69.4
    74.7
    72.0
    9
    13
    10
    		  
    50.4
    55.8
    53.0
    118
    101
    107
    1980
    73.6
    78.8
    76.1
    1
    5
    1
    		  
    53.9
    60.6
    57.2
    125
    112
    119
    1990
    75.9
    81.9
    78.8
    1
    1
    1
    		  
    57.9
    65.4
    61.6
    130
    118
    123
    2000
    77.6
    84.5
    81.1
    2
    1
    1
    		  
    54.6
    60.1
    57.3
    148
    140
    146
    2010
    79.5
    86.3
    83.0
    5
    1
    1
    		  
    55.5
    60.3
    58.0
    165
    154
    159
    2019
    81.5
    86.9
    84.3
    2
    1
    1
    		  
    62.2
    68.3
    65.3
    154
    145
    149
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Japan JAPAN   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    81.5
    86.9
    2
    1
    62.2
    68.3
    154
    145
    Age 5
    81.7
    87.2
    2
    1
    64.6
    70.5
    168
    153
    Age 10
    81.7
    87.2
    2
    1
    64.8
    70.7
    167
    157
    Age 15
    81.8
    87.2
    2
    1
    65.0
    70.8
    167
    158
    Age 20
    81.9
    87.2
    2
    1
    65.3
    71.2
    167
    158
    Age 25
    82.0
    87.3
    2
    1
    66.0
    71.8
    167
    157
    Age 30
    82.1
    87.4
    2
    1
    67.1
    72.8
    167
    152
    Age 35
    82.2
    87.4
    3
    1
    68.5
    74.1
    165
    141
    Age 40
    82.4
    87.6
    3
    1
    70.2
    75.4
    156
    131
    Age 45
    82.6
    87.7
    3
    1
    71.9
    76.8
    147
    118
    Age 50
    82.9
    87.9
    3
    1
    73.6
    78.0
    133
    107
    Age 55
    83.4
    88.2
    3
    1
    75.5
    79.2
    119
    101
    Age 60
    84.0
    88.6
    3
    1
    77.3
    80.5
    106
    100
    Age 65
    84.8
    89.0
    4
    1
    79.4
    82.0
    91
    96
    Age 70
    86.0
    89.6
    2
    1
    81.8
    83.6
    84
    90
    Age 75
    87.3
    90.3
    6
    1
    84.1
    85.4
    82
    88
    Age 80
    89.0
    91.3
    8
    2
    86.6
    87.4
    95
    97
    Age 85
    91.4
    92.8
    9
    3
    89.6
    90.1
    115
    122
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Japan JAPAN   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    30.62
    181
    83.76
    128
    2. Stroke
    23.21
    161
    80.50
    93
    3. Lung Cancers
    18.06
    66
    18.34
    64
    4. Influenza and Pneumonia
    16.56
    129
    83.23
    40
    5. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    13.59
    37
    8.90
    89
    6. Lung Disease
    12.69
    156
    31.41
    47
    7. Suicide
    12.24
    49
    23.49
    8
    8. Stomach Cancer
    11.47
    28
    3.68
    137
    9. Breast Cancer
    10.31
    155
    18.21
    76
    10. Pancreas Cancer
    8.87
    10
    4.98
    65
    11. Alzheimers & Dementia
    7.87
    159
    16.44
    118
    12. Kidney Disease
    7.61
    154
    35.72
    35
    13. Liver Cancer
    6.62
    62
    5.46
    87
    14. Prostate Cancer
    6.05
    157
    35.20
    22
    15. Other Injuries
    4.92
    133
    10.77
    57
    16. Liver Disease
    4.78
    164
    18.41
    95
    17. Lymphomas
    4.22
    111
    6.08
    39
    18. Ovary Cancer
    3.30
    136
    3.85
    115
    19. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.28
    61
    8.50
    16
    20. Other Neoplasms
    3.05
    31
    0.65
    75
    21. Leukemia
    2.76
    133
    3.34
    108
    22. Cervical Cancer
    2.73
    152
    20.99
    37
    23. Congenital Anomalies
    2.49
    167
    6.23
    83
    24. Endocrine Disorders
    2.36
    135
    11.70
    14
    25. Parkinson's Disease
    2.33
    156
    3.36
    130
    26. Road Traffic Accidents
    2.21
    175
    22.70
    61
    27. Oral Cancer
    2.19
    124
    3.18
    80
    28. Drownings
    2.12
    109
    4.06
    44
    29. Inflammatory/Heart
    2.08
    163
    12.75
    17
    30. Uterin Cancer
    2.02
    106
    2.15
    99
    31. Falls
    1.98
    173
    2.99
    150
    32. Bladder Cancer
    1.86
    104
    2.19
    83
    33. Diabetes Mellitus
    1.35
    182
    74.67
    16
    34. Hypertension
    1.07
    183
    33.86
    36
    35. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.61
    169
    4.52
    65
    36. Tuberculosis
    0.53
    140
    39.83
    26
    37. Diarrhoeal diseases
    0.53
    161
    33.37
    46
    38. Epilepsy
    0.51
    176
    3.28
    22
    39. Hepatitis C
    0.50
    19
    0.02
    142
    40. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    0.48
    56
    0.88
    11
    41. Skin Disease
    0.47
    142
    2.91
    30
    42. Skin Cancers
    0.42
    167
    2.47
    53
    43. Malnutrition
    0.41
    118
    4.41
    56
    44. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.40
    162
    2.04
    70
    45. Asthma
    0.36
    174
    13.63
    45
    46. Hepatitis B
    0.34
    77
    0.28
    86
    47. Drug Use
    0.33
    177
    1.52
    67
    48. Fires
    0.33
    161
    6.64
    4
    49. Low Birth Weight
    0.32
    183
    7.16
    63
    50. Schizophrenia
    0.31
    17
    0.00
    160
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Japan JAPAN   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    163,905
    14.84
    32,739
    7.20
    2. Stroke
    121,823
    11.03
    30,693
    6.75
    3. Influenza and Pneumonia
    107,899
    9.77
    39,341
    8.65
    4. Lung Cancers
    79,688
    7.21
    7,705
    1.70
    5. Lung Disease
    78,169
    7.08
    11,895
    2.62
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    57,340
    5.19
    3,587
    0.79
    7. Alzheimers & Dementia
    56,937
    5.15
    4,676
    1.03
    8. Stomach Cancer
    50,433
    4.57
    1,535
    0.34
    9. Kidney Disease
    44,779
    4.05
    15,302
    3.37
    10. Pancreas Cancer
    37,027
    3.35
    2,007
    0.44
    11. Liver Cancer
    29,384
    2.66
    2,383
    0.52
    12. Other Injuries
    22,068
    2.00
    6,014
    1.32
    13. Suicide
    19,466
    1.76
    13,774
    3.03
    14. Lymphomas
    19,273
    1.74
    2,818
    0.62
    15. Breast Cancer
    15,805
    1.43
    4,533
    1.00
    16. Other Neoplasms
    15,120
    1.37
    267
    0.06
    17. Liver Disease
    14,195
    1.29
    9,013
    1.98
    18. Parkinson's Disease
    14,007
    1.27
    1,077
    0.24
    19. Prostate Cancer
    13,515
    1.22
    4,374
    0.96
    20. Oesophagus Cancer
    12,316
    1.11
    3,486
    0.77
    21. Endocrine Disorders
    11,486
    1.04
    5,890
    1.30
    22. Bladder Cancer
    9,936
    0.90
    829
    0.18
    23. Falls
    9,736
    0.88
    1,399
    0.31
    24. Leukemia
    9,607
    0.87
    1,464
    0.32
    25. Drownings
    8,409
    0.76
    2,403
    0.53
    26. Oral Cancer
    8,333
    0.75
    1,406
    0.31
    27. Inflammatory/Heart
    8,232
    0.75
    5,408
    1.19
    28. Hypertension
    6,673
    0.60
    12,789
    2.81
    29. Diabetes Mellitus
    5,433
    0.49
    30,188
    6.64
    30. Ovary Cancer
    5,061
    0.46
    951
    0.21
    31. Road Traffic Accidents
    4,566
    0.41
    13,014
    2.86
    32. Cervical Cancer
    3,799
    0.34
    5,555
    1.22
    33. Uterin Cancer
    3,461
    0.31
    512
    0.11
    34. Tuberculosis
    3,459
    0.31
    21,965
    4.83
    35. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    2,922
    0.26
    1,894
    0.42
    36. Skin Disease
    2,806
    0.25
    1,101
    0.24
    37. Diarrhoeal diseases
    2,731
    0.25
    15,843
    3.49
    38. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    2,618
    0.24
    376
    0.08
    39. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    2,555
    0.23
    1,015
    0.22
    40. Congenital Anomalies
    2,473
    0.22
    4,351
    0.96
    41. Hepatitis C
    2,220
    0.20
    8
    0.00
    42. Asthma
    1,922
    0.17
    5,966
    1.31
    43. Malnutrition
    1,910
    0.17
    2,381
    0.52
    44. Skin Cancers
    1,843
    0.17
    993
    0.22
    45. Epilepsy
    1,558
    0.14
    1,870
    0.41
    46. Hepatitis B
    1,423
    0.13
    139
    0.03
    47. Schizophrenia
    1,052
    0.10
    0
    0.00
    48. Fires
    1,007
    0.09
    3,618
    0.80
    49. Anemia
    875
    0.08
    0
    0.00
    50. Drug Use
    732
    0.07
    770
    0.17
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Japan JAPAN   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    18.06
    66
    18.34
    64
    2. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    13.59
    37
    8.90
    89
    3. Stomach Cancer
    11.47
    28
    3.68
    137
    4. Breast Cancer
    10.31
    155
    18.21
    76
    5. Pancreas Cancer
    8.87
    10
    4.98
    65
    6. Liver Cancer
    6.62
    62
    5.46
    87
    7. Prostate Cancer
    6.05
    157
    35.20
    22
    8. Lymphomas
    4.22
    111
    6.08
    39
    9. Ovary Cancer
    3.30
    136
    3.85
    115
    10. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.28
    61
    8.50
    16
    11. Leukemia
    2.76
    133
    3.34
    108
    12. Cervical Cancer
    2.73
    152
    20.99
    37
    13. Oral Cancer
    2.19
    124
    3.18
    80
    14. Uterin Cancer
    2.02
    106
    2.15
    99
    15. Bladder Cancer
    1.86
    104
    2.19
    83
    16. Skin Cancers
    0.42
    167
    2.47
    53
    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.