Australia vs Japan: Death rate from digestive diseases
Australia
13.88 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2023
Japan
13.28 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Australia rank
84th
Japan rank
86th
Death rate from digestive diseases over time
- Australia
- Japan
How they compare
Australia currently reports 13.88 deaths per 100,000 people against 13.28 deaths per 100,000 people in Japan, a difference of 0.6 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 72 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Japan ahead.
Australia ranks 84th and Japan ranks 86th of 111 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 2 and Japan in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 27.88 deaths per 100,000 people | 74.22 deaths per 100,000 people | 46.33 deaths per 100,000 people | Japan |
| 1960s | 21.81 deaths per 100,000 people | 51.59 deaths per 100,000 people | 29.78 deaths per 100,000 people | Japan |
| 1970s | 21.32 deaths per 100,000 people | 38.79 deaths per 100,000 people | 17.47 deaths per 100,000 people | Japan |
| 1980s | 21.44 deaths per 100,000 people | 26.52 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.08 deaths per 100,000 people | Japan |
| 1990s | 16.04 deaths per 100,000 people | 18.98 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.94 deaths per 100,000 people | Japan |
| 2000s | 13.49 deaths per 100,000 people | 14.36 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.8645 deaths per 100,000 people | Japan |
| 2010s | 12.55 deaths per 100,000 people | 12.5 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0499 deaths per 100,000 people | Australia |
| 2020s | 13.59 deaths per 100,000 people | 12.79 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.8024 deaths per 100,000 people | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher death rate from digestive diseases, Australia or Japan?
- Australia, at 13.88 deaths per 100,000 people against 13.28 deaths per 100,000 people in Japan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in death rate from digestive diseases between Australia and Japan?
- 0.6 deaths per 100,000 people, with Australia 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 digestive diseases?
- Australia ranks 84th and Japan ranks 86th 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 digestive 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 digestive diseases in both sexes in those aged all ages per 100,000 people.