Guernsey vs Japan: Mortality rates at age 65
Guernsey
0.9822 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Japan
0.9657 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Guernsey rank
217th
Japan rank
218th
Mortality rates at age 65 over time
- Guernsey
- Japan
How they compare
Guernsey currently reports 0.9822 deaths per 1,000 people against 0.9657 deaths per 1,000 people in Japan, a difference of 0.0165 deaths per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Japan ahead.
Guernsey ranks 217th and Japan ranks 218th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Guernsey averaged higher in 5 and Japan in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guernsey | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.71 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.85 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.14 deaths per 1,000 people | Japan |
| 1960s | 2.63 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.3 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.6708 deaths per 1,000 people | Japan |
| 1970s | 2.61 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.46 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.1515 deaths per 1,000 people | Guernsey |
| 1980s | 2.25 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.8 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.45 deaths per 1,000 people | Guernsey |
| 1990s | 1.83 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.67 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.158 deaths per 1,000 people | Guernsey |
| 2000s | 1.36 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.32 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.0437 deaths per 1,000 people | Guernsey |
| 2010s | 1.03 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.14 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.1037 deaths per 1,000 people | Japan |
| 2020s | 1.02 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.01 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.0047 deaths per 1,000 people | Guernsey |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rates at age 65, Guernsey or Japan?
- Guernsey, at 0.9822 deaths per 1,000 people against 0.9657 deaths per 1,000 people in Japan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in mortality rates at age 65 between Guernsey and Japan?
- 0.0165 deaths per 1,000 people, with Guernsey ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guernsey and Japan?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Guernsey and Japan rank globally for mortality rates at age 65?
- Guernsey ranks 217th and Japan ranks 218th 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 65. 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.