although data are somewhat outdated due to lack of regular national monitoring in the country japan is in the best countries for fiveyear survival estimate for cervical and breast cancer in the s with regards to colorectal cancer japan has attained fiveyear survival estimate over for both men and women in the early s which is above the oecd average of for men and for women in the late s a striking feature of the japanese hospital sector is the high inhospital case fatality rates for acute myocardial infarction ami although japanese are less likely to die of ischemic heart disease compared to people in other oecd countries they are more likely to die once admitted into hospital for ami than patients in other oecd countries