Japan vs Philippines: Deaths from pneumonia
Japan
92,037 deaths
in 2021
Philippines
105,200 deaths
in 2021
Japan rank
5th
Philippines rank
4th
Deaths from pneumonia over time
- Japan
- Philippines
How they compare
Philippines currently reports 105,200 deaths against 92,037 deaths in Japan, a difference of 13,163 deaths.
That makes Philippines's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 5th and Philippines ranks 4th of 194 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Philippines | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 110,125 deaths | 47,811 deaths | 62,314 deaths | Japan |
| 2010s | 134,718 deaths | 68,427 deaths | 66,292 deaths | Japan |
| 2020s | 95,095 deaths | 92,264 deaths | 2,831 deaths | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher deaths from pneumonia, Japan or Philippines?
- Philippines, at 105,200 deaths against 92,037 deaths in Japan as of 2021.
- What is the difference in deaths from pneumonia between Japan and Philippines?
- 13,163 deaths, with Philippines ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Philippines?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Japan and Philippines rank globally for deaths from pneumonia?
- Japan ranks 5th and Philippines ranks 4th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Deaths from pneumonia. 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 lower respiratory infections in both sexes.