Brazil vs Japan: Number of deaths
Brazil
1.84 million deaths
in 2021
Japan
1.44 million deaths
in 2021
Brazil rank
6th
Japan rank
9th
Number of deaths over time
- Brazil
- Japan
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 1.84 million deaths against 1.44 million deaths in Japan, a difference of 397,340 deaths.
That makes Brazil's figure about 1.3 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 6th and Japan ranks 9th of 194 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 1 and Japan in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.04 million deaths | 1.05 million deaths | 13,717 deaths | Japan |
| 2010s | 1.24 million deaths | 1.29 million deaths | 49,460 deaths | Japan |
| 2020s | 1.70 million deaths | 1.41 million deaths | 294,805 deaths | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of deaths, Brazil or Japan?
- Brazil, at 1.84 million deaths against 1.44 million deaths in Japan as of 2021.
- What is the difference in number of deaths between Brazil and Japan?
- 397,340 deaths, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Japan?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Brazil and Japan rank globally for number of deaths?
- Brazil ranks 6th and Japan ranks 9th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths from all causes in both sexes.