Which has higher deaths by age group, Japan or Nicaragua?

Nicaragua, at 1,946 deaths against 1,761 deaths in Japan as of 2023.

What is the difference in deaths by age group between Japan and Nicaragua?

185 deaths, with Nicaragua ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Nicaragua?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Deaths by age group. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Japan vs Nicaragua: Deaths by age group

Japan

1,761 deaths

in 2023

Nicaragua

1,946 deaths

in 2023

Japan rank

98th

Nicaragua rank

96th

Deaths by age group over time

Japan
Nicaragua

How they compare

Nicaragua currently reports 1,946 deaths against 1,761 deaths in Japan, a difference of 185 deaths.

That makes Nicaragua's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Japan ahead.

Japan ranks 98th and Nicaragua ranks 96th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 5 and Nicaragua in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Japan	Nicaragua	Difference	Ahead
1950s	130,790 deaths	18,478 deaths	112,312 deaths	Japan
1960s	47,004 deaths	18,039 deaths	28,965 deaths	Japan
1970s	27,211 deaths	18,488 deaths	8,722 deaths	Japan
1980s	11,465 deaths	15,452 deaths	3,987 deaths	Nicaragua
1990s	6,742 deaths	8,424 deaths	1,682 deaths	Nicaragua
2000s	4,340 deaths	4,249 deaths	90.4 deaths	Japan
2010s	2,873 deaths	2,758 deaths	115.4 deaths	Japan
2020s	1,880 deaths	2,061 deaths	181.5 deaths	Nicaragua

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher deaths by age group, Japan or Nicaragua?: Nicaragua, at 1,946 deaths against 1,761 deaths in Japan as of 2023.
What is the difference in deaths by age group between Japan and Nicaragua?: 185 deaths, with Nicaragua ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Nicaragua?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Japan and Nicaragua rank globally for deaths by age group?: Japan ranks 98th and Nicaragua ranks 96th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Deaths by age group. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Deaths by age group
Unit: deaths
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Number of deaths in a calendar year. This only includes people aged 0-4.