Italy vs Japan: Mortality rates at age 65
Italy
0.9413 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Japan
0.9657 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Italy rank
220th
Japan rank
218th
Mortality rates at age 65 over time
- Italy
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 0.9657 deaths per 1,000 people against 0.9413 deaths per 1,000 people in Italy, a difference of 0.0244 deaths per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Japan ahead.
Italy ranks 220th and Japan ranks 218th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 5 and Japan in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.89 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.85 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.9595 deaths per 1,000 people | Japan |
| 1960s | 3.12 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.3 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.1781 deaths per 1,000 people | Japan |
| 1970s | 2.86 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.46 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.3995 deaths per 1,000 people | Italy |
| 1980s | 2.54 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.8 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.74 deaths per 1,000 people | Italy |
| 1990s | 2.02 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.67 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.3533 deaths per 1,000 people | Italy |
| 2000s | 1.4 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.32 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.085 deaths per 1,000 people | Italy |
| 2010s | 1.1 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.14 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.0323 deaths per 1,000 people | Japan |
| 2020s | 1.13 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.01 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.1158 deaths per 1,000 people | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rates at age 65, Italy or Japan?
- Japan, at 0.9657 deaths per 1,000 people against 0.9413 deaths per 1,000 people in Italy as of 2023.
- What is the difference in mortality rates at age 65 between Italy and Japan?
- 0.0244 deaths per 1,000 people, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Japan?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Italy and Japan rank globally for mortality rates at age 65?
- Italy ranks 220th 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.