Japan vs Qatar: Brain and nervous system cancer death rate
Japan
1.29 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Qatar
1.37 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2023
Japan rank
100th
Qatar rank
98th
Brain and nervous system cancer death rate over time
- Japan
- Qatar
How they compare
Qatar currently reports 1.37 deaths per 100,000 people against 1.29 deaths per 100,000 people in Japan, a difference of 0.08 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Qatar's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 20 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Qatar ahead.
Japan ranks 100th and Qatar ranks 98th of 111 countries.
Qatar has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9598 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.71 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.75 deaths per 100,000 people | Qatar |
| 2000s | 0.8713 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.9 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.03 deaths per 100,000 people | Qatar |
| 2010s | 1.08 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.09 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0108 deaths per 100,000 people | Qatar |
| 2020s | 1.26 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.34 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0824 deaths per 100,000 people | Qatar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher brain and nervous system cancer death rate, Japan or Qatar?
- Qatar, at 1.37 deaths per 100,000 people against 1.29 deaths per 100,000 people in Japan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in brain and nervous system cancer death rate between Japan and Qatar?
- 0.08 deaths per 100,000 people, with Qatar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Qatar?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2022.
- How do Japan and Qatar rank globally for brain and nervous system cancer death rate?
- Japan ranks 100th and Qatar ranks 98th of 111 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- WHO Mortality Database (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Brain and nervous system cancer death rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Reported deaths from brain and nervous system cancers in both sexes in those aged all ages per 100,000 people.