Iceland vs Japan: Annual death rates at different ages in males
Iceland
1.48 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Japan
1.74 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Iceland rank
233rd
Japan rank
232nd
Annual death rates at different ages in males over time
- Iceland
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 1.74 deaths per 1,000 people against 1.48 deaths per 1,000 people in Iceland, a difference of 0.26 deaths per 1,000 people.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.2 times Iceland's.
The two have swapped places 28 times across 77 shared years of data; in 1947 it was Japan ahead.
Iceland ranks 233rd and Japan ranks 232nd of 236 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 4 and Japan in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 27.22 deaths per 1,000 people | 78.08 deaths per 1,000 people | 50.86 deaths per 1,000 people | Japan |
| 1950s | 22.08 deaths per 1,000 people | 48.09 deaths per 1,000 people | 26.01 deaths per 1,000 people | Japan |
| 1960s | 17.97 deaths per 1,000 people | 24.06 deaths per 1,000 people | 6.09 deaths per 1,000 people | Japan |
| 1970s | 12.14 deaths per 1,000 people | 11.75 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.3973 deaths per 1,000 people | Iceland |
| 1980s | 6.53 deaths per 1,000 people | 6.34 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.1829 deaths per 1,000 people | Iceland |
| 1990s | 5.17 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.44 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.729 deaths per 1,000 people | Iceland |
| 2000s | 2.79 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.01 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.219 deaths per 1,000 people | Japan |
| 2010s | 1.56 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.15 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.593 deaths per 1,000 people | Japan |
| 2020s | 2.52 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.81 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.7076 deaths per 1,000 people | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual death rates at different ages in males, Iceland or Japan?
- Japan, at 1.74 deaths per 1,000 people against 1.48 deaths per 1,000 people in Iceland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual death rates at different ages in males between Iceland and Japan?
- 0.26 deaths per 1,000 people, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Japan?
- 77 years are reported by both, from 1947 to 2023.
- How do Iceland and Japan rank globally for annual death rates at different ages in males?
- Iceland ranks 233rd 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.