France vs Japan: Death rate from cardiovascular diseases by sex
France
46.92 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Japan
47.21 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
France rank
109th
Japan rank
108th
Death rate from cardiovascular diseases by sex over time
- France
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 47.21 deaths per 100,000 people against 46.92 deaths per 100,000 people in France, a difference of 0.29 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 73 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Japan ahead.
France ranks 109th and Japan ranks 108th of 111 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, France averaged higher in 2 and Japan in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 263.73 deaths per 100,000 people | 295.26 deaths per 100,000 people | 31.53 deaths per 100,000 people | Japan |
| 1960s | 225.3 deaths per 100,000 people | 309.82 deaths per 100,000 people | 84.52 deaths per 100,000 people | Japan |
| 1970s | 193.24 deaths per 100,000 people | 263.18 deaths per 100,000 people | 69.94 deaths per 100,000 people | Japan |
| 1980s | 148.99 deaths per 100,000 people | 176.75 deaths per 100,000 people | 27.76 deaths per 100,000 people | Japan |
| 1990s | 104.82 deaths per 100,000 people | 113.3 deaths per 100,000 people | 8.48 deaths per 100,000 people | Japan |
| 2000s | 79.79 deaths per 100,000 people | 73.59 deaths per 100,000 people | 6.19 deaths per 100,000 people | France |
| 2010s | 54.28 deaths per 100,000 people | 54.38 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0929 deaths per 100,000 people | Japan |
| 2020s | 46.16 deaths per 100,000 people | 46 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1625 deaths per 100,000 people | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher death rate from cardiovascular diseases by sex, France or Japan?
- Japan, at 47.21 deaths per 100,000 people against 46.92 deaths per 100,000 people in France as of 2022.
- What is the difference in death rate from cardiovascular diseases by sex between France and Japan?
- 0.29 deaths per 100,000 people, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Japan?
- 73 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2022.
- How do France and Japan rank globally for death rate from cardiovascular diseases by sex?
- France ranks 109th and Japan ranks 108th 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 females in those aged all ages per 100,000 people.