Denmark vs Japan: Mortality rates at age 25
Denmark
0.0409 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Japan
0.0435 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Denmark rank
205th
Japan rank
202nd
Mortality rates at age 25 over time
- Denmark
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 0.0435 deaths per 1,000 people against 0.0409 deaths per 1,000 people in Denmark, a difference of 0.0026 deaths per 1,000 people.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.1 times Denmark's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Japan ahead.
Denmark ranks 205th and Japan ranks 202nd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 3 and Japan in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.1146 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.3287 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.2141 deaths per 1,000 people | Japan |
| 1960s | 0.104 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.1794 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.0754 deaths per 1,000 people | Japan |
| 1970s | 0.1037 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.1103 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.0066 deaths per 1,000 people | Japan |
| 1980s | 0.1146 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.0805 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.0341 deaths per 1,000 people | Denmark |
| 1990s | 0.0971 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.0713 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.0258 deaths per 1,000 people | Denmark |
| 2000s | 0.0687 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.0622 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.0065 deaths per 1,000 people | Denmark |
| 2010s | 0.0479 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.0568 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.0089 deaths per 1,000 people | Japan |
| 2020s | 0.0422 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.0467 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.0045 deaths per 1,000 people | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rates at age 25, Denmark or Japan?
- Japan, at 0.0435 deaths per 1,000 people against 0.0409 deaths per 1,000 people in Denmark as of 2023.
- What is the difference in mortality rates at age 25 between Denmark and Japan?
- 0.0026 deaths per 1,000 people, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Japan?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Denmark and Japan rank globally for mortality rates at age 25?
- Denmark ranks 205th and Japan ranks 202nd of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Mortality rates at age 25. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Death rate, calculated as the number of deaths divided by the average number of people alive during the interval.