Japan vs United States: Number of deaths from stroke
Japan
130,679 deaths
in 2021
United States
174,318 deaths
in 2021
Japan rank
8th
United States rank
6th
Number of deaths from stroke over time
- Japan
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 174,318 deaths against 130,679 deaths in Japan, a difference of 43,639 deaths.
That makes United States's figure about 1.3 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was United States ahead.
Japan ranks 8th and United States ranks 6th of 194 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 138,426 deaths | 154,949 deaths | 16,524 deaths | United States |
| 2010s | 132,569 deaths | 146,698 deaths | 14,129 deaths | United States |
| 2020s | 128,650 deaths | 173,260 deaths | 44,610 deaths | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of deaths from stroke, Japan or United States?
- United States, at 174,318 deaths against 130,679 deaths in Japan as of 2021.
- What is the difference in number of deaths from stroke between Japan and United States?
- 43,639 deaths, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and United States?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Japan and United States rank globally for number of deaths from stroke?
- Japan ranks 8th and United States ranks 6th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization (2024) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of deaths from stroke. 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 stroke in both sexes.