Japan vs Norway: Mortality rate, adult, female

Japan
36.56 per 1,000 female adults
in 2024
Norway
36.2 per 1,000 female adults
in 2024
Japan rank
197th
Norway rank
198th

Mortality rate, adult, female over time

  • Japan
  • Norway
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How they compare

Japan currently reports 36.56 per 1,000 female adults against 36.2 per 1,000 female adults in Norway, a difference of 0.36 per 1,000 female adults.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Japan ahead.

Japan ranks 197th and Norway ranks 198th of 218 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 2 and Norway in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Norway Difference Ahead
1960s 124.26 per 1,000 female adults 79.58 per 1,000 female adults 44.68 per 1,000 female adults Japan
1970s 85.79 per 1,000 female adults 73.1 per 1,000 female adults 12.68 per 1,000 female adults Japan
1980s 61.21 per 1,000 female adults 68.3 per 1,000 female adults 7.09 per 1,000 female adults Norway
1990s 50.85 per 1,000 female adults 63.25 per 1,000 female adults 12.4 per 1,000 female adults Norway
2000s 44.67 per 1,000 female adults 55.53 per 1,000 female adults 10.86 per 1,000 female adults Norway
2010s 38.56 per 1,000 female adults 43.28 per 1,000 female adults 4.72 per 1,000 female adults Norway
2020s 36.27 per 1,000 female adults 37.55 per 1,000 female adults 1.28 per 1,000 female adults Norway

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, adult, female, Japan or Norway?
Japan, at 36.56 per 1,000 female adults against 36.2 per 1,000 female adults in Norway as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, adult, female between Japan and Norway?
0.36 per 1,000 female adults, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Norway?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Japan and Norway rank globally for mortality rate, adult, female?
Japan ranks 197th and Norway ranks 198th of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Mortality rate, adult, female (per 1,000 female adults). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Mortality rate, adult, female (per 1,000 female adults)
Unit
per 1,000 female adults
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
266 places, 17,145 data points, 1960–2024
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Adult mortality rate, female, is the probability of dying between the ages of 15 and 60--that is, the probability of a 15-year-old female dying before reaching age 60, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year between those ages.