Ireland vs Japan: Death rate from cardiovascular diseases by age group
Ireland
2.24 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Japan
2.07 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Ireland rank
81st
Japan rank
84th
Death rate from cardiovascular diseases by age group over time
- Ireland
- Japan
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 2.24 deaths per 100,000 people against 2.07 deaths per 100,000 people in Japan, a difference of 0.17 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Ireland's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 32 times across 73 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Ireland ahead.
Ireland ranks 81st and Japan ranks 84th of 110 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 2 and Japan in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 17.46 deaths per 100,000 people | 17.14 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.3144 deaths per 100,000 people | Ireland |
| 1960s | 9.39 deaths per 100,000 people | 9.73 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.3437 deaths per 100,000 people | Japan |
| 1970s | 6.83 deaths per 100,000 people | 6.56 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.2759 deaths per 100,000 people | Ireland |
| 1980s | 3.98 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.33 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.34 deaths per 100,000 people | Japan |
| 1990s | 3.8 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.17 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.3669 deaths per 100,000 people | Japan |
| 2000s | 3.04 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.47 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.4295 deaths per 100,000 people | Japan |
| 2010s | 1.7 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.36 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.6608 deaths per 100,000 people | Japan |
| 2020s | 1.5 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.87 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.3731 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, Ireland or Japan?
- Ireland, at 2.24 deaths per 100,000 people against 2.07 deaths per 100,000 people in Japan as of 2022.
- What is the difference in death rate from cardiovascular diseases by age group between Ireland and Japan?
- 0.17 deaths per 100,000 people, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Japan?
- 73 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2022.
- How do Ireland and Japan rank globally for death rate from cardiovascular diseases by age group?
- Ireland ranks 81st 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.