Indonesia vs Japan: Number of deaths
Indonesia
2.12 million deaths
in 2023
Japan
1.52 million deaths
in 2023
Indonesia rank
5th
Japan rank
8th
Number of deaths over time
- Indonesia
- Japan
How they compare
Indonesia currently reports 2.12 million deaths against 1.52 million deaths in Japan, a difference of 593,280 deaths.
That makes Indonesia's figure about 1.4 times Japan's.
Across all 74 years both countries report, Indonesia has been ahead every year.
Indonesia ranks 5th and Japan ranks 8th of 236 countries.
Indonesia has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Indonesia | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.49 million deaths | 789,677 deaths | 703,191 deaths | Indonesia |
| 1960s | 1.65 million deaths | 718,153 deaths | 933,027 deaths | Indonesia |
| 1970s | 1.55 million deaths | 721,829 deaths | 831,476 deaths | Indonesia |
| 1980s | 1.50 million deaths | 765,890 deaths | 737,239 deaths | Indonesia |
| 1990s | 1.51 million deaths | 912,143 deaths | 596,607 deaths | Indonesia |
| 2000s | 1.71 million deaths | 1.09 million deaths | 625,964 deaths | Indonesia |
| 2010s | 1.95 million deaths | 1.34 million deaths | 619,479 deaths | Indonesia |
| 2020s | 2.35 million deaths | 1.51 million deaths | 841,898 deaths | Indonesia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of deaths, Indonesia or Japan?
- Indonesia, at 2.12 million deaths against 1.52 million deaths in Japan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of deaths between Indonesia and Japan?
- 593,280 deaths, with Indonesia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Japan?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Indonesia and Japan rank globally for number of deaths?
- Indonesia ranks 5th and Japan ranks 8th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed 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
Number of deaths in a calendar year.