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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 LAOS

Compare Japan and Laos 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.

Laos
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
105,804,023
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Laos Population Pyramid
9,479,753
LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Japan JAPAN   Laos LAOS
  Japan JAPAN   Laos LAOS
       
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
  
42.2
45.5
43.8
128
125
126
1970
69.4
74.7
72.0
9
13
10
  
44.7
47.6
46.1
140
139
139
1980
73.6
78.8
76.1
1
5
1
  
47.8
50.3
49.1
148
148
146
1990
75.9
81.9
78.8
1
1
1
  
53.4
55.8
54.6
147
148
148
2000
77.6
84.5
81.1
2
1
1
  
56.5
59.7
58.1
140
142
140
2010
79.5
86.3
83.0
5
1
1
  
62.0
65.1
63.6
136
137
136
2019
81.5
86.9
84.3
2
1
1
  
66.2
70.9
68.5
130
128
130
LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Japan JAPAN   Laos LAOS
      World Rank       World Rank
  M F M F M F M F
At Birth
81.5
86.9
2
1
66.2
70.9
130
128
Age
81.5
86.9
2
1
66.2
70.9
130
128
Age 5
81.7
87.2
2
1
69.6
73.9
126
125
Age 10
81.7
87.2
2
1
69.8
74.1
128
126
Age 15
81.8
87.2
2
1
70.1
74.3
126
126
Age 20
81.9
87.2
2
1
70.4
74.5
126
125
Age 25
82.0
87.3
2
1
70.9
74.8
124
125
Age 30
82.1
87.4
2
1
71.3
75.0
125
125
Age 35
82.2
87.4
3
1
71.7
75.4
126
124
Age 40
82.4
87.6
3
1
72.2
75.8
127
125
Age 45
82.6
87.7
3
1
72.9
76.3
128
127
Age 50
82.9
87.9
3
1
73.7
76.9
131
128
Age 55
83.4
88.2
3
1
74.9
77.8
135
130
Age 60
84.0
88.6
3
1
76.4
78.9
138
132
Age 65
84.8
89.0
4
1
78.2
80.3
137
135
Age 70
86.0
89.6
2
1
80.5
82.0
137
135
Age 75
87.3
90.3
6
1
83.1
84.2
135
135
Age 80
89.0
91.3
8
2
86.1
86.8
134
135
Age 85
91.4
92.8
9
3
89.4
90.0
136
140
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Japan JAPAN   Laos LAOS
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Coronary Heart Disease
30.62
181
139.74
56
2. Stroke
23.21
161
152.50
21
3. Lung Cancers
18.06
66
21.02
48
4. Influenza and Pneumonia
16.56
129
59.07
61
5. Colon-Rectum Cancers
13.59
37
10.17
74
6. Lung Disease
12.69
156
46.19
20
7. Suicide
12.24
49
5.98
128
8. Stomach Cancer
11.47
28
11.97
22
9. Breast Cancer
10.31
155
17.83
80
10. Pancreas Cancer
8.87
10
1.38
157
11. Alzheimers & Dementia
7.87
159
16.42
119
12. Kidney Disease
7.61
154
38.60
25
13. Liver Cancer
6.62
62
25.37
4
14. Prostate Cancer
6.05
157
3.01
174
15. Other Injuries
4.92
133
7.53
92
16. Liver Disease
4.78
164
24.75
75
17. Lymphomas
4.22
111
4.47
102
18. Ovary Cancer
3.30
136
4.05
108
19. Oesophagus Cancer
3.28
61
4.43
41
20. Other Neoplasms
3.05
31
0.29
143
21. Leukemia
2.76
133
5.00
19
22. Cervical Cancer
2.73
152
7.80
96
23. Congenital Anomalies
2.49
167
5.84
92
24. Endocrine Disorders
2.36
135
3.39
92
25. Parkinson's Disease
2.33
156
4.40
75
26. Road Traffic Accidents
2.21
175
19.78
77
27. Oral Cancer
2.19
124
7.55
14
28. Drownings
2.12
109
7.51
9
29. Inflammatory/Heart
2.08
163
4.66
93
30. Uterin Cancer
2.02
106
1.27
151
31. Falls
1.98
173
9.16
28
32. Bladder Cancer
1.86
104
1.36
137
33. Diabetes Mellitus
1.35
182
36.38
71
34. Hypertension
1.07
183
24.41
59
35. Peptic Ulcer Disease
0.61
169
16.83
4
36. Tuberculosis
0.53
140
34.86
29
37. Diarrhoeal diseases
0.53
161
27.89
53
38. Epilepsy
0.51
176
0.86
144
39. Hepatitis C
0.50
19
0.07
106
40. Rheumatoid Arthritis
0.48
56
0.18
135
41. Skin Disease
0.47
142
2.37
45
42. Skin Cancers
0.42
167
1.43
123
43. Malnutrition
0.41
118
3.82
60
44. Rheumatic Heart Disease
0.40
162
3.57
33
45. Asthma
0.36
174
19.60
22
46. Hepatitis B
0.34
77
0.32
80
47. Drug Use
0.33
177
0.53
157
48. Fires
0.33
161
1.68
85
49. Low Birth Weight
0.32
183
8.47
50
50. Schizophrenia
0.31
17
0.00
120
TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
  Japan JAPAN   Laos LAOS
  Deaths % Deaths %
1. Coronary Heart Disease
163,905
14.84
5,190
12.89
2. Stroke
121,823
11.03
5,769
14.33
3. Influenza and Pneumonia
107,899
9.77
2,820
7.01
4. Lung Cancers
79,688
7.21
919
2.28
5. Lung Disease
78,169
7.08
1,626
4.04
6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
57,340
5.19
422
1.05
7. Alzheimers & Dementia
56,937
5.15
458
1.14
8. Stomach Cancer
50,433
4.57
530
1.32
9. Kidney Disease
44,779
4.05
1,646
4.09
10. Pancreas Cancer
37,027
3.35
61
0.15
11. Liver Cancer
29,384
2.66
1,104
2.74
12. Other Injuries
22,068
2.00
519
1.29
13. Suicide
19,466
1.76
390
0.97
14. Lymphomas
19,273
1.74
211
0.52
15. Breast Cancer
15,805
1.43
437
1.09
16. Other Neoplasms
15,120
1.37
12
0.03
17. Liver Disease
14,195
1.29
1,171
2.91
18. Parkinson's Disease
14,007
1.27
139
0.35
19. Prostate Cancer
13,515
1.22
37
0.09
20. Oesophagus Cancer
12,316
1.11
214
0.53
21. Endocrine Disorders
11,486
1.04
186
0.46
22. Bladder Cancer
9,936
0.90
49
0.12
23. Falls
9,736
0.88
440
1.09
24. Leukemia
9,607
0.87
290
0.72
25. Drownings
8,409
0.76
568
1.41
26. Oral Cancer
8,333
0.75
349
0.87
27. Inflammatory/Heart
8,232
0.75
206
0.51
28. Hypertension
6,673
0.60
890
2.21
29. Diabetes Mellitus
5,433
0.49
1,466
3.64
30. Ovary Cancer
5,061
0.46
101
0.25
31. Road Traffic Accidents
4,566
0.41
1,281
3.18
32. Cervical Cancer
3,799
0.34
187
0.46
33. Uterin Cancer
3,461
0.31
29
0.07
34. Tuberculosis
3,459
0.31
1,949
4.84
35. Peptic Ulcer Disease
2,922
0.26
651
1.62
36. Skin Disease
2,806
0.25
89
0.22
37. Diarrhoeal diseases
2,731
0.25
1,552
3.86
38. Rheumatoid Arthritis
2,618
0.24
7
0.02
39. Rheumatic Heart Disease
2,555
0.23
207
0.51
40. Congenital Anomalies
2,473
0.22
647
1.61
41. Hepatitis C
2,220
0.20
4
0.01
42. Asthma
1,922
0.17
840
2.09
43. Malnutrition
1,910
0.17
166
0.41
44. Skin Cancers
1,843
0.17
59
0.15
45. Epilepsy
1,558
0.14
58
0.14
46. Hepatitis B
1,423
0.13
17
0.04
47. Schizophrenia
1,052
0.10
0
0.00
48. Fires
1,007
0.09
108
0.27
49. Anemia
875
0.08
0
0.00
50. Drug Use
732
0.07
33
0.08
CANCER RANK BY TYPE
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Japan JAPAN   Laos LAOS
  Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Lung Cancers
18.06
66
21.02
48
2. Colon-Rectum Cancers
13.59
37
10.17
74
3. Stomach Cancer
11.47
28
11.97
22
4. Breast Cancer
10.31
155
17.83
80
5. Pancreas Cancer
8.87
10
1.38
157
6. Liver Cancer
6.62
62
25.37
4
7. Prostate Cancer
6.05
157
3.01
174
8. Lymphomas
4.22
111
4.47
102
9. Ovary Cancer
3.30
136
4.05
108
10. Oesophagus Cancer
3.28
61
4.43
41
11. Leukemia
2.76
133
5.00
19
12. Cervical Cancer
2.73
152
7.80
96
13. Oral Cancer
2.19
124
7.55
14
14. Uterin Cancer
2.02
106
1.27
151
15. Bladder Cancer
1.86
104
1.36
137
16. Skin Cancers
0.42
167
1.43
123
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.