Democratic Republic of Congo vs Japan: Number of deaths per year

Democratic Republic of Congo
901,849
in 2023
Japan
1.52 million
in 2023
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
11th
Japan rank
8th

Number of deaths per year over time

  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Japan
500.0k1.0M1.5M195019862023

How they compare

Japan currently reports 1.52 million against 901,849 in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 622,581.

That makes Japan's figure about 1.7 times Democratic Republic of Congo's.

Across all 74 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 11th and Japan ranks 8th of 236 countries.

Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Democratic Republic of Congo Japan Difference Ahead
1950s 334,055 789,677 455,622 Japan
1960s 392,307 718,153 325,846 Japan
1970s 457,370 721,829 264,459 Japan
1980s 559,313 765,890 206,576 Japan
1990s 690,585 912,143 221,558 Japan
2000s 769,627 1.09 million 319,105 Japan
2010s 836,284 1.34 million 498,747 Japan
2020s 909,990 1.51 million 602,120 Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of deaths per year, Democratic Republic of Congo or Japan?
Japan, at 1.52 million against 901,849 in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of deaths per year between Democratic Republic of Congo and Japan?
622,581, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Japan?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Japan rank globally for number of deaths per year?
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 11th and Japan ranks 8th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Number of deaths per year. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Democratic Republic of Congo vs Japan: Number of deaths per year. Statizoid, drawing on Our World in Data. Retrieved 10 November 2026, from https://health.statizoid.com/compare/number-of-deaths-per-year/congo-dem-rep/japan/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://health.statizoid.com/compare/number-of-deaths-per-year/congo-dem-rep/japan/">Democratic Republic of Congo vs Japan: Number of deaths per year</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Number of deaths per year
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed