Japan vs Pakistan: Number of deaths per year

Japan
1.52 million
in 2023
Pakistan
1.60 million
in 2023
Japan rank
8th
Pakistan rank
7th

Number of deaths per year over time

  • Japan
  • Pakistan
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How they compare

Pakistan currently reports 1.60 million against 1.52 million in Japan, a difference of 75,890.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Pakistan ahead.

Japan ranks 8th and Pakistan ranks 7th of 236 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Pakistan Difference Ahead
1950s 789,677 942,151 152,474 Pakistan
1960s 718,153 886,789 168,636 Pakistan
1970s 721,829 930,616 208,787 Pakistan
1980s 765,890 1.11 million 342,264 Pakistan
1990s 912,143 1.33 million 418,188 Pakistan
2000s 1.09 million 1.43 million 336,961 Pakistan
2010s 1.34 million 1.55 million 216,802 Pakistan
2020s 1.51 million 1.66 million 146,558 Pakistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of deaths per year, Japan or Pakistan?
Pakistan, at 1.60 million against 1.52 million in Japan as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of deaths per year between Japan and Pakistan?
75,890, with Pakistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Pakistan?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Japan and Pakistan rank globally for number of deaths per year?
Japan ranks 8th and Pakistan ranks 7th 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.

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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