Japan vs Uruguay: Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year
Japan
1.16 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Uruguay
1.2 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Japan rank
34th
Uruguay rank
32nd
Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year over time
- Japan
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 1.2 deaths per 100,000 people against 1.16 deaths per 100,000 people in Japan, a difference of 0.04 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Uruguay ahead.
Japan ranks 34th and Uruguay ranks 32nd of 194 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 2 and Uruguay in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8241 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.9513 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1272 deaths per 100,000 people | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 1.02 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.9789 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0379 deaths per 100,000 people | Japan |
| 2020s | 1.13 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.08 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0488 deaths per 100,000 people | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year, Japan or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 1.2 deaths per 100,000 people against 1.16 deaths per 100,000 people in Japan as of 2021.
- What is the difference in crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year between Japan and Uruguay?
- 0.04 deaths per 100,000 people, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Uruguay?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Japan and Uruguay rank globally for crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year?
- Japan ranks 34th and Uruguay ranks 32nd of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year. 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 deaths from all causes in both sexes, per 100,000 people.