Japan vs Singapore: Annual death rates at different ages
Japan
1.65 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Singapore
1.73 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Japan rank
231st
Singapore rank
229th
Annual death rates at different ages over time
- Japan
- Singapore
How they compare
Singapore currently reports 1.73 deaths per 1,000 people against 1.65 deaths per 1,000 people in Japan, a difference of 0.08 deaths per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Singapore ahead.
Japan ranks 231st and Singapore ranks 229th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 1 and Singapore in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 44.86 deaths per 1,000 people | 66.06 deaths per 1,000 people | 21.2 deaths per 1,000 people | Singapore |
| 1960s | 21.65 deaths per 1,000 people | 30.02 deaths per 1,000 people | 8.37 deaths per 1,000 people | Singapore |
| 1970s | 10.47 deaths per 1,000 people | 16.36 deaths per 1,000 people | 5.89 deaths per 1,000 people | Singapore |
| 1980s | 5.81 deaths per 1,000 people | 9.33 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.52 deaths per 1,000 people | Singapore |
| 1990s | 4.11 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.49 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.3853 deaths per 1,000 people | Singapore |
| 2000s | 2.82 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.56 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.2665 deaths per 1,000 people | Japan |
| 2010s | 2.07 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.12 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.0482 deaths per 1,000 people | Singapore |
| 2020s | 1.72 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.88 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.1535 deaths per 1,000 people | Singapore |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual death rates at different ages, Japan or Singapore?
- Singapore, at 1.73 deaths per 1,000 people against 1.65 deaths per 1,000 people in Japan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual death rates at different ages between Japan and Singapore?
- 0.08 deaths per 1,000 people, with Singapore ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Singapore?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Japan and Singapore rank globally for annual death rates at different ages?
- Japan ranks 231st and Singapore ranks 229th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual death rates at different ages. 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.