Japan vs Spain: Death rate from cardiovascular diseases by age group
Japan
6.78 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Spain
6.45 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2023
Japan rank
54th
Spain rank
57th
Death rate from cardiovascular diseases by age group over time
- Japan
- Spain
How they compare
Japan currently reports 6.78 deaths per 100,000 people against 6.45 deaths per 100,000 people in Spain, a difference of 0.33 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.1 times Spain's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 72 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Spain ahead.
Japan ranks 54th and Spain ranks 57th of 111 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 4 and Spain in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 11.79 deaths per 100,000 people | 135.18 deaths per 100,000 people | 123.39 deaths per 100,000 people | Spain |
| 1960s | 21.91 deaths per 100,000 people | 93.5 deaths per 100,000 people | 71.59 deaths per 100,000 people | Spain |
| 1970s | 22.71 deaths per 100,000 people | 79.77 deaths per 100,000 people | 57.06 deaths per 100,000 people | Spain |
| 1980s | 19.72 deaths per 100,000 people | 55.41 deaths per 100,000 people | 35.69 deaths per 100,000 people | Spain |
| 1990s | 16.25 deaths per 100,000 people | 16.19 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0554 deaths per 100,000 people | Japan |
| 2000s | 10.97 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.64 deaths per 100,000 people | 7.33 deaths per 100,000 people | Japan |
| 2010s | 5.94 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.12 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.81 deaths per 100,000 people | Japan |
| 2020s | 6.3 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.82 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.48 deaths per 100,000 people | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher death rate from cardiovascular diseases by age group, Japan or Spain?
- Japan, at 6.78 deaths per 100,000 people against 6.45 deaths per 100,000 people in Spain as of 2022.
- What is the difference in death rate from cardiovascular diseases by age group between Japan and Spain?
- 0.33 deaths per 100,000 people, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Spain?
- 72 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2022.
- How do Japan and Spain rank globally for death rate from cardiovascular diseases by age group?
- Japan ranks 54th and Spain ranks 57th of 111 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Death rate from cardiovascular diseases by age group. 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 cardiovascular diseases per 100,000 people in both sexes aged less than 1 year.