Japan vs Pakistan: Number of deaths
Japan
1.44 million deaths
in 2021
Pakistan
1.63 million deaths
in 2021
Japan rank
9th
Pakistan rank
8th
Number of deaths over time
- Japan
- Pakistan
How they compare
Pakistan currently reports 1.63 million deaths against 1.44 million deaths in Japan, a difference of 194,780 deaths.
That makes Pakistan's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.
Across all 22 years both countries report, Pakistan has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 9th and Pakistan ranks 8th of 194 countries.
Pakistan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Pakistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.05 million deaths | 1.43 million deaths | 380,935 deaths | Pakistan |
| 2010s | 1.29 million deaths | 1.48 million deaths | 191,786 deaths | Pakistan |
| 2020s | 1.41 million deaths | 1.63 million deaths | 222,500 deaths | Pakistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of deaths, Japan or Pakistan?
- Pakistan, at 1.63 million deaths against 1.44 million deaths in Japan as of 2021.
- What is the difference in number of deaths between Japan and Pakistan?
- 194,780 deaths, with Pakistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Pakistan?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Japan and Pakistan rank globally for number of deaths?
- Japan ranks 9th and Pakistan ranks 8th 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.