Japan vs Macau, China: Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex

Japan
1.56 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Macau, China
1.31 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Japan rank
226th
Macau, China rank
229th

Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex over time

  • Japan
  • Macau, China
020406080194719852023

How they compare

Japan currently reports 1.56 deaths per 1,000 people against 1.31 deaths per 1,000 people in Macau, China, a difference of 0.25 deaths per 1,000 people.

That makes Japan's figure about 1.2 times Macau, China's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Macau, China ahead.

Japan ranks 226th and Macau, China ranks 229th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 2 and Macau, China in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Macau, China Difference Ahead
1950s 41.49 deaths per 1,000 people 54.98 deaths per 1,000 people 13.49 deaths per 1,000 people Macau, China
1960s 19.11 deaths per 1,000 people 36.38 deaths per 1,000 people 17.28 deaths per 1,000 people Macau, China
1970s 9.12 deaths per 1,000 people 21.61 deaths per 1,000 people 12.49 deaths per 1,000 people Macau, China
1980s 5.26 deaths per 1,000 people 12.39 deaths per 1,000 people 7.13 deaths per 1,000 people Macau, China
1990s 3.76 deaths per 1,000 people 6.83 deaths per 1,000 people 3.07 deaths per 1,000 people Macau, China
2000s 2.63 deaths per 1,000 people 3.65 deaths per 1,000 people 1.03 deaths per 1,000 people Macau, China
2010s 1.98 deaths per 1,000 people 1.84 deaths per 1,000 people 0.1379 deaths per 1,000 people Japan
2020s 1.63 deaths per 1,000 people 1.37 deaths per 1,000 people 0.2562 deaths per 1,000 people Japan

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, Japan or Macau, China?
Japan, at 1.56 deaths per 1,000 people against 1.31 deaths per 1,000 people in Macau, China as of 2023.
What is the difference in annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex between Japan and Macau, China?
0.25 deaths per 1,000 people, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Macau, China?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Japan and Macau, China rank globally for annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex?
Japan ranks 226th and Macau, China ranks 229th 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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Indicator
Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex
Unit
deaths per 1,000 people
Source
Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 18,722 data points, 1751–2023
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Death rate, calculated as the number of deaths divided by the average number of people alive during the interval.