Japan vs Sweden: Mortality rates age 65 by sex
Japan
0.9657
in 2023
Sweden
0.9912
in 2023
Japan rank
218th
Sweden rank
216th
Mortality rates age 65 by sex over time
- Japan
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 0.9912 against 0.9657 in Japan, a difference of 0.0255.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 218th and Sweden ranks 216th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 5 and Sweden in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.85 | 2.42 | 1.43 | Japan |
| 1960s | 3.3 | 2.42 | 0.8851 | Japan |
| 1970s | 2.46 | 2.4 | 0.0577 | Japan |
| 1980s | 1.8 | 2.18 | 0.3822 | Sweden |
| 1990s | 1.67 | 1.78 | 0.1079 | Sweden |
| 2000s | 1.32 | 1.38 | 0.0564 | Sweden |
| 2010s | 1.14 | 1.07 | 0.0641 | Japan |
| 2020s | 1.01 | 1 | 0.0117 | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rates age 65 by sex, Japan or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 0.9912 against 0.9657 in Japan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in mortality rates age 65 by sex between Japan and Sweden?
- 0.0255, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Sweden?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Japan and Sweden rank globally for mortality rates age 65 by sex?
- Japan ranks 218th and Sweden ranks 216th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Mortality rates age 65 by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.