France vs Japan: Death rate from cardiovascular diseases
France
62.62 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Japan
68.23 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
France rank
107th
Japan rank
104th
Death rate from cardiovascular diseases over time
- France
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 68.23 deaths per 100,000 people against 62.62 deaths per 100,000 people in France, a difference of 5.61 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.1 times France's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 73 shared years of data; in 1950 it was France ahead.
France ranks 107th and Japan ranks 104th of 111 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, France averaged higher in 1 and Japan in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 308.97 deaths per 100,000 people | 333.47 deaths per 100,000 people | 24.5 deaths per 100,000 people | Japan |
| 1960s | 277.01 deaths per 100,000 people | 366.95 deaths per 100,000 people | 89.94 deaths per 100,000 people | Japan |
| 1970s | 245.96 deaths per 100,000 people | 311.08 deaths per 100,000 people | 65.12 deaths per 100,000 people | Japan |
| 1980s | 193.39 deaths per 100,000 people | 210.43 deaths per 100,000 people | 17.04 deaths per 100,000 people | Japan |
| 1990s | 138.71 deaths per 100,000 people | 140.83 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.12 deaths per 100,000 people | Japan |
| 2000s | 106 deaths per 100,000 people | 97.71 deaths per 100,000 people | 8.3 deaths per 100,000 people | France |
| 2010s | 72.38 deaths per 100,000 people | 74.85 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.47 deaths per 100,000 people | Japan |
| 2020s | 62.01 deaths per 100,000 people | 66.25 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.24 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, France or Japan?
- Japan, at 68.23 deaths per 100,000 people against 62.62 deaths per 100,000 people in France as of 2022.
- What is the difference in death rate from cardiovascular diseases between France and Japan?
- 5.61 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?
- France ranks 107th and Japan ranks 104th of 111 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- WHO Mortality Database (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Death rate from cardiovascular diseases. 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 both sexes in those aged all ages per 100,000 people.