Japan vs Samoa: Burden of disease
Japan
30,022 DALYs per 100,000 people
in 2021
Samoa
29,635 DALYs per 100,000 people
in 2021
Japan rank
135th
Samoa rank
137th
Burden of disease over time
- Japan
- Samoa
How they compare
Japan currently reports 30,022 DALYs per 100,000 people against 29,635 DALYs per 100,000 people in Samoa, a difference of 387 DALYs per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Samoa ahead.
Japan ranks 135th and Samoa ranks 137th of 194 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 1 and Samoa in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27,281 DALYs per 100,000 people | 28,603 DALYs per 100,000 people | 1,322 DALYs per 100,000 people | Samoa |
| 2010s | 28,748 DALYs per 100,000 people | 29,454 DALYs per 100,000 people | 705.94 DALYs per 100,000 people | Samoa |
| 2020s | 29,656 DALYs per 100,000 people | 29,577 DALYs per 100,000 people | 78.5 DALYs per 100,000 people | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher burden of disease, Japan or Samoa?
- Japan, at 30,022 DALYs per 100,000 people against 29,635 DALYs per 100,000 people in Samoa as of 2021.
- What is the difference in burden of disease between Japan and Samoa?
- 387 DALYs per 100,000 people, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Samoa?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Japan and Samoa rank globally for burden of disease?
- Japan ranks 135th and Samoa ranks 137th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Burden of disease. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of DALYs from all causes in both sexes, per 100,000 people.