Which has higher deaths from parkinson's disease, Japan or United States of America?

United States of America, at 39,370 deaths against 14,818 deaths in Japan as of 2021.

What is the difference in deaths from parkinson's disease between Japan and United States of America?

24,552 deaths, with United States of America ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and United States of America?

22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.

Where does this data come from?

World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Deaths from Parkinson's disease. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Japan vs United States of America: Deaths from Parkinson's disease

Japan

14,818 deaths

in 2021

United States of America

39,370 deaths

in 2021

Japan rank

4th

United States of America rank

3rd

Deaths from Parkinson's disease over time

Japan
United States of America

How they compare

United States of America currently reports 39,370 deaths against 14,818 deaths in Japan, a difference of 24,552 deaths.

That makes United States of America's figure about 2.7 times Japan's.

Across all 22 years both countries report, United States of America has been ahead every year.

Japan ranks 4th and United States of America ranks 3rd of 194 countries.

United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Japan	United States of America	Difference	Ahead
2000s	3,944 deaths	18,973 deaths	15,029 deaths	United States of America
2010s	8,950 deaths	28,666 deaths	19,716 deaths	United States of America
2020s	14,221 deaths	40,350 deaths	26,129 deaths	United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher deaths from parkinson's disease, Japan or United States of America?: United States of America, at 39,370 deaths against 14,818 deaths in Japan as of 2021.
What is the difference in deaths from parkinson's disease between Japan and United States of America?: 24,552 deaths, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and United States of America?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Japan and United States of America rank globally for deaths from parkinson's disease?: Japan ranks 4th and United States of America ranks 3rd 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 Parkinson's disease. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Deaths from Parkinson's disease
Unit: deaths
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: 28 August 2026

Estimated number of deaths from parkinson disease in both sexes.