Japan vs Nigeria: Number of deaths
Japan
1.44 million deaths
in 2021
Nigeria
1.71 million deaths
in 2021
Japan rank
9th
Nigeria rank
7th
Number of deaths over time
- Japan
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 1.71 million deaths against 1.44 million deaths in Japan, a difference of 272,620 deaths.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.2 times Japan's.
Across all 22 years both countries report, Nigeria has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 9th and Nigeria ranks 7th of 194 countries.
Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.05 million deaths | 1.66 million deaths | 605,102 deaths | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 1.29 million deaths | 1.67 million deaths | 381,017 deaths | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 1.41 million deaths | 1.72 million deaths | 313,730 deaths | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of deaths, Japan or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 1.71 million deaths against 1.44 million deaths in Japan as of 2021.
- What is the difference in number of deaths between Japan and Nigeria?
- 272,620 deaths, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Nigeria?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Japan and Nigeria rank globally for number of deaths?
- Japan ranks 9th and Nigeria ranks 7th 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.