Finland vs Japan: Annual death rates at different ages in males
Finland
2.02 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Japan
1.74 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Finland rank
229th
Japan rank
232nd
Annual death rates at different ages in males over time
- Finland
- Japan
How they compare
Finland currently reports 2.02 deaths per 1,000 people against 1.74 deaths per 1,000 people in Japan, a difference of 0.28 deaths per 1,000 people.
That makes Finland's figure about 1.2 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 17 times across 77 shared years of data; in 1947 it was Japan ahead.
Finland ranks 229th and Japan ranks 232nd of 236 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 6 and Japan in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 60.52 deaths per 1,000 people | 78.08 deaths per 1,000 people | 17.55 deaths per 1,000 people | Japan |
| 1950s | 34.63 deaths per 1,000 people | 48.09 deaths per 1,000 people | 13.46 deaths per 1,000 people | Japan |
| 1960s | 19.71 deaths per 1,000 people | 24.06 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.35 deaths per 1,000 people | Japan |
| 1970s | 11.81 deaths per 1,000 people | 11.75 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.063 deaths per 1,000 people | Finland |
| 1980s | 6.95 deaths per 1,000 people | 6.34 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.605 deaths per 1,000 people | Finland |
| 1990s | 4.9 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.44 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.457 deaths per 1,000 people | Finland |
| 2000s | 3.41 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.01 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.4 deaths per 1,000 people | Finland |
| 2010s | 2.19 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.15 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.039 deaths per 1,000 people | Finland |
| 2020s | 2.01 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.81 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.2008 deaths per 1,000 people | Finland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual death rates at different ages in males, Finland or Japan?
- Finland, at 2.02 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 Finland and Japan?
- 0.28 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 rates at different ages in males?
- Finland ranks 229th 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.