Finland vs Japan: Annual death rate by age group
Finland
1.96 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2024
Japan
1.77 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Finland rank
36th
Japan rank
38th
Annual death rate by age group over time
- Finland
- Japan
How they compare
Finland currently reports 1.96 deaths per 1,000 people against 1.77 deaths per 1,000 people in Japan, a difference of 0.19 deaths per 1,000 people.
That makes Finland's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 16 times across 77 shared years of data; in 1947 it was Japan ahead.
Finland ranks 36th and Japan ranks 38th of 41 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 4 and Japan in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 54.37 deaths per 1,000 people | 73.22 deaths per 1,000 people | 18.85 deaths per 1,000 people | Japan |
| 1950s | 31.01 deaths per 1,000 people | 44.87 deaths per 1,000 people | 13.85 deaths per 1,000 people | Japan |
| 1960s | 17.54 deaths per 1,000 people | 21.64 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.11 deaths per 1,000 people | Japan |
| 1970s | 10.45 deaths per 1,000 people | 10.47 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.021 deaths per 1,000 people | Japan |
| 1980s | 6.31 deaths per 1,000 people | 5.81 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.492 deaths per 1,000 people | Finland |
| 1990s | 4.5 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.11 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.395 deaths per 1,000 people | Finland |
| 2000s | 3.04 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.82 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.219 deaths per 1,000 people | Finland |
| 2010s | 2.04 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.07 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.026 deaths per 1,000 people | Japan |
| 2020s | 1.85 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.76 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.0925 deaths per 1,000 people | Finland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual death rate by age group, Finland or Japan?
- Finland, at 1.96 deaths per 1,000 people against 1.77 deaths per 1,000 people in Japan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual death rate by age group between Finland and Japan?
- 0.19 deaths per 1,000 people, with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Japan?
- 77 years are reported by both, from 1947 to 2023.
- How do Finland and Japan rank globally for annual death rate by age group?
- Finland ranks 36th and Japan ranks 38th of 41 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual death rate by age group. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Death rate, calculated as the number of deaths divided by the average number of people alive during the interval.