Iraq vs Japan: Diarrheal diseases death rate

Iraq
1.99 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Japan
1.96 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Iraq rank
118th
Japan rank
119th

Diarrheal diseases death rate over time

  • Iraq
  • Japan
051015200020102021

How they compare

Iraq currently reports 1.99 deaths per 100,000 people against 1.96 deaths per 100,000 people in Japan, a difference of 0.03 deaths per 100,000 people.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Iraq ahead.

Iraq ranks 118th and Japan ranks 119th of 194 countries.

Iraq has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iraq Japan Difference Ahead
2000s 12.53 deaths per 100,000 people 1.43 deaths per 100,000 people 11.09 deaths per 100,000 people Iraq
2010s 5.26 deaths per 100,000 people 2.21 deaths per 100,000 people 3.05 deaths per 100,000 people Iraq
2020s 2.06 deaths per 100,000 people 2.04 deaths per 100,000 people 0.015 deaths per 100,000 people Iraq

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher diarrheal diseases death rate, Iraq or Japan?
Iraq, at 1.99 deaths per 100,000 people against 1.96 deaths per 100,000 people in Japan as of 2021.
What is the difference in diarrheal diseases death rate between Iraq and Japan?
0.03 deaths per 100,000 people, with Iraq ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Japan?
22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Iraq and Japan rank globally for diarrheal diseases death rate?
Iraq ranks 118th and Japan ranks 119th of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Diarrheal diseases death rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Diarrheal diseases death rate
Unit
deaths per 100,000 people
Source
World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 4,268 data points, 2000–2021
Last refreshed

Estimated number of deaths from diarrhoeal diseases in both sexes, per 100,000 people.