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
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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About this data
Death rate, calculated as the number of deaths divided by the average number of people alive during the interval.