Estonia vs Japan: Annual death rates at different ages in males
Estonia
1.97 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Japan
1.74 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Estonia rank
230th
Japan rank
232nd
Annual death rates at different ages in males over time
- Estonia
- Japan
How they compare
Estonia currently reports 1.97 deaths per 1,000 people against 1.74 deaths per 1,000 people in Japan, a difference of 0.23 deaths per 1,000 people.
That makes Estonia's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Japan ahead.
Estonia ranks 230th and Japan ranks 232nd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Estonia averaged higher in 7 and Japan in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Estonia | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 40.53 deaths per 1,000 people | 48.09 deaths per 1,000 people | 7.56 deaths per 1,000 people | Japan |
| 1960s | 26.39 deaths per 1,000 people | 24.06 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.33 deaths per 1,000 people | Estonia |
| 1970s | 20.32 deaths per 1,000 people | 11.75 deaths per 1,000 people | 8.58 deaths per 1,000 people | Estonia |
| 1980s | 17.94 deaths per 1,000 people | 6.34 deaths per 1,000 people | 11.59 deaths per 1,000 people | Estonia |
| 1990s | 13.71 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.44 deaths per 1,000 people | 9.27 deaths per 1,000 people | Estonia |
| 2000s | 6.9 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.01 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.89 deaths per 1,000 people | Estonia |
| 2010s | 2.65 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.15 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.493 deaths per 1,000 people | Estonia |
| 2020s | 2.09 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.81 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.2761 deaths per 1,000 people | Estonia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual death rates at different ages in males, Estonia or Japan?
- Estonia, at 1.97 deaths per 1,000 people against 1.74 deaths per 1,000 people in Japan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual death rates at different ages in males between Estonia and Japan?
- 0.23 deaths per 1,000 people, with Estonia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Japan?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Estonia and Japan rank globally for annual death rates at different ages in males?
- Estonia ranks 230th and Japan ranks 232nd 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 at different ages in males. 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.