Japan vs Paraguay: Death rate from poisoning
Japan
0.18 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Paraguay
0.17 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Japan rank
158th
Paraguay rank
159th
Death rate from poisoning over time
- Japan
- Paraguay
How they compare
Japan currently reports 0.18 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.17 deaths per 100,000 people in Paraguay, a difference of 0.01 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.1 times Paraguay's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 158th and Paraguay ranks 159th of 194 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 2 and Paraguay in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Paraguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.375 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.211 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.164 deaths per 100,000 people | Japan |
| 2010s | 0.259 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.188 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.071 deaths per 100,000 people | Japan |
| 2020s | 0.17 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.18 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.01 deaths per 100,000 people | Paraguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher death rate from poisoning, Japan or Paraguay?
- Japan, at 0.18 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.17 deaths per 100,000 people in Paraguay as of 2021.
- What is the difference in death rate from poisoning between Japan and Paraguay?
- 0.01 deaths per 100,000 people, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Paraguay?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Japan and Paraguay rank globally for death rate from poisoning?
- Japan ranks 158th and Paraguay ranks 159th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Death rate from poisoning. 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 poisonings in both sexes, per 100,000 people.