Japan vs Switzerland: Infectious and parasitic diseases death rate
Japan
4.68 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Switzerland
4.22 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2023
Japan rank
96th
Switzerland rank
98th
Infectious and parasitic diseases death rate over time
- Japan
- Switzerland
How they compare
Japan currently reports 4.68 deaths per 100,000 people against 4.22 deaths per 100,000 people in Switzerland, a difference of 0.46 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.1 times Switzerland's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 72 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 96th and Switzerland ranks 98th of 111 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 7 and Switzerland in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 140.25 deaths per 100,000 people | 34.56 deaths per 100,000 people | 105.7 deaths per 100,000 people | Japan |
| 1960s | 51.42 deaths per 100,000 people | 17.46 deaths per 100,000 people | 33.96 deaths per 100,000 people | Japan |
| 1970s | 18.2 deaths per 100,000 people | 8.9 deaths per 100,000 people | 9.3 deaths per 100,000 people | Japan |
| 1980s | 8.61 deaths per 100,000 people | 6.01 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.6 deaths per 100,000 people | Japan |
| 1990s | 8.37 deaths per 100,000 people | 10.38 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.01 deaths per 100,000 people | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 7.95 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.03 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.92 deaths per 100,000 people | Japan |
| 2010s | 6.17 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.22 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.95 deaths per 100,000 people | Japan |
| 2020s | 4.52 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.98 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5359 deaths per 100,000 people | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infectious and parasitic diseases death rate, Japan or Switzerland?
- Japan, at 4.68 deaths per 100,000 people against 4.22 deaths per 100,000 people in Switzerland as of 2022.
- What is the difference in infectious and parasitic diseases death rate between Japan and Switzerland?
- 0.46 deaths per 100,000 people, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Switzerland?
- 72 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2022.
- How do Japan and Switzerland rank globally for infectious and parasitic diseases death rate?
- Japan ranks 96th and Switzerland ranks 98th of 111 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Infectious and parasitic diseases death rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Reported deaths from infectious and parasitic diseases in both sexes in those aged all ages per 100,000 people.