Belarus vs Japan: Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex
Belarus
1.63 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Japan
1.56 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Belarus rank
224th
Japan rank
226th
Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex over time
- Belarus
- Japan
How they compare
Belarus currently reports 1.63 deaths per 1,000 people against 1.56 deaths per 1,000 people in Japan, a difference of 0.07 deaths per 1,000 people.
Across all 74 years both countries report, Belarus has been ahead every year.
Belarus ranks 224th and Japan ranks 226th of 236 countries.
Belarus has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belarus | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 59.7 deaths per 1,000 people | 41.49 deaths per 1,000 people | 18.21 deaths per 1,000 people | Belarus |
| 1960s | 22.9 deaths per 1,000 people | 19.11 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.79 deaths per 1,000 people | Belarus |
| 1970s | 15.21 deaths per 1,000 people | 9.12 deaths per 1,000 people | 6.09 deaths per 1,000 people | Belarus |
| 1980s | 12.35 deaths per 1,000 people | 5.26 deaths per 1,000 people | 7.1 deaths per 1,000 people | Belarus |
| 1990s | 10.19 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.76 deaths per 1,000 people | 6.43 deaths per 1,000 people | Belarus |
| 2000s | 6.26 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.63 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.64 deaths per 1,000 people | Belarus |
| 2010s | 2.95 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.98 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.9694 deaths per 1,000 people | Belarus |
| 2020s | 1.81 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.63 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.185 deaths per 1,000 people | Belarus |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex, Belarus or Japan?
- Belarus, at 1.63 deaths per 1,000 people against 1.56 deaths per 1,000 people in Japan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex between Belarus and Japan?
- 0.07 deaths per 1,000 people, with Belarus ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and Japan?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Belarus and Japan rank globally for annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex?
- Belarus ranks 224th and Japan ranks 226th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex. 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.