Australia vs Japan: Death rate from cardiovascular diseases by age group
Australia
1.79 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2023
Japan
2.07 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Australia rank
87th
Japan rank
84th
Death rate from cardiovascular diseases by age group over time
- Australia
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 2.07 deaths per 100,000 people against 1.79 deaths per 100,000 people in Australia, a difference of 0.28 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.2 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 72 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Japan ahead.
Australia ranks 87th and Japan ranks 84th of 110 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 9.26 deaths per 100,000 people | 17.14 deaths per 100,000 people | 7.89 deaths per 100,000 people | Japan |
| 1960s | 6.51 deaths per 100,000 people | 9.73 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.22 deaths per 100,000 people | Japan |
| 1970s | 4.44 deaths per 100,000 people | 6.56 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.11 deaths per 100,000 people | Japan |
| 1980s | 3.81 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.33 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.52 deaths per 100,000 people | Japan |
| 1990s | 2.9 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.17 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.27 deaths per 100,000 people | Japan |
| 2000s | 2.44 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.45 deaths per 100,000 people | 1 deaths per 100,000 people | Japan |
| 2010s | 1.85 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.36 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5091 deaths per 100,000 people | Japan |
| 2020s | 1.81 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.87 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0589 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, Australia or Japan?
- Japan, at 2.07 deaths per 100,000 people against 1.79 deaths per 100,000 people in Australia as of 2022.
- What is the difference in death rate from cardiovascular diseases by age group between Australia and Japan?
- 0.28 deaths per 100,000 people, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Japan?
- 72 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2022.
- How do Australia and Japan rank globally for death rate from cardiovascular diseases by age group?
- Australia ranks 87th and Japan ranks 84th of 110 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 20-24 years.