Brazil vs Japan: Number of deaths from cardiovascular diseases
Brazil
389,463 deaths
in 2021
Japan
412,809 deaths
in 2021
Brazil rank
9th
Japan rank
6th
Number of deaths from cardiovascular diseases over time
- Brazil
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 412,809 deaths against 389,463 deaths in Brazil, a difference of 23,346 deaths.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.1 times Brazil's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 9th and Japan ranks 6th of 194 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 319,938 deaths | 322,407 deaths | 2,468 deaths | Japan |
| 2010s | 357,696 deaths | 375,001 deaths | 17,305 deaths | Japan |
| 2020s | 378,950 deaths | 402,910 deaths | 23,960 deaths | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of deaths from cardiovascular diseases, Brazil or Japan?
- Japan, at 412,809 deaths against 389,463 deaths in Brazil as of 2021.
- What is the difference in number of deaths from cardiovascular diseases between Brazil and Japan?
- 23,346 deaths, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Japan?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Brazil and Japan rank globally for number of deaths from cardiovascular diseases?
- Brazil ranks 9th and Japan ranks 6th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of deaths from cardiovascular diseases. 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 cardiovascular diseases in both sexes.