Japan vs Spain: Death rate from cardiovascular diseases by sex
Japan
92.36 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Spain
96.07 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2023
Japan rank
100th
Spain rank
98th
Death rate from cardiovascular diseases by sex over time
- Japan
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 96.07 deaths per 100,000 people against 92.36 deaths per 100,000 people in Japan, a difference of 3.71 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 72 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Spain ahead.
Japan ranks 100th and Spain ranks 98th of 111 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 3 and Spain in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 389.94 deaths per 100,000 people | 367.44 deaths per 100,000 people | 22.51 deaths per 100,000 people | Japan |
| 1960s | 442.65 deaths per 100,000 people | 353.7 deaths per 100,000 people | 88.95 deaths per 100,000 people | Japan |
| 1970s | 374.36 deaths per 100,000 people | 374.11 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.2499 deaths per 100,000 people | Japan |
| 1980s | 255.62 deaths per 100,000 people | 295.69 deaths per 100,000 people | 40.07 deaths per 100,000 people | Spain |
| 1990s | 177.83 deaths per 100,000 people | 222.93 deaths per 100,000 people | 45.11 deaths per 100,000 people | Spain |
| 2000s | 127.92 deaths per 100,000 people | 155.71 deaths per 100,000 people | 27.79 deaths per 100,000 people | Spain |
| 2010s | 98.85 deaths per 100,000 people | 111.27 deaths per 100,000 people | 12.42 deaths per 100,000 people | Spain |
| 2020s | 89.48 deaths per 100,000 people | 99.83 deaths per 100,000 people | 10.35 deaths per 100,000 people | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher death rate from cardiovascular diseases by sex, Japan or Spain?
- Spain, at 96.07 deaths per 100,000 people against 92.36 deaths per 100,000 people in Japan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in death rate from cardiovascular diseases by sex between Japan and Spain?
- 3.71 deaths per 100,000 people, with Spain 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 sex?
- Japan ranks 100th and Spain ranks 98th 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 sex. 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 in males in those aged all ages per 100,000 people.