Japan vs Mexico: Number of deaths
Japan
1.44 million deaths
in 2021
Mexico
1.10 million deaths
in 2021
Japan rank
9th
Mexico rank
10th
Number of deaths over time
- Japan
- Mexico
How they compare
Japan currently reports 1.44 million deaths against 1.10 million deaths in Mexico, a difference of 339,690 deaths.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.3 times Mexico's.
Across all 22 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 9th and Mexico ranks 10th of 194 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.05 million deaths | 500,688 deaths | 551,240 deaths | Japan |
| 2010s | 1.29 million deaths | 644,001 deaths | 649,070 deaths | Japan |
| 2020s | 1.41 million deaths | 1.09 million deaths | 319,500 deaths | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of deaths, Japan or Mexico?
- Japan, at 1.44 million deaths against 1.10 million deaths in Mexico as of 2021.
- What is the difference in number of deaths between Japan and Mexico?
- 339,690 deaths, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Mexico?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Japan and Mexico rank globally for number of deaths?
- Japan ranks 9th and Mexico ranks 10th 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.