What is the difference in respiratory infection death rate between Japan and Mongolia?

0.15 deaths per 100,000 people, with Mongolia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Mongolia?

8 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2022.

Where does this data come from?

WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Respiratory infection death rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Japan vs Mongolia: Respiratory infection death rate

Japan

17.94 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2022

Mongolia

18.09 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2023

Japan rank

73rd

Mongolia rank

72nd

Respiratory infection death rate over time

Japan
Mongolia

How they compare

Mongolia currently reports 18.09 deaths per 100,000 people against 17.94 deaths per 100,000 people in Japan, a difference of 0.15 deaths per 100,000 people.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 8 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Mongolia ahead.

Japan ranks 73rd and Mongolia ranks 72nd of 109 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 1 and Mongolia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Japan	Mongolia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	38.82 deaths per 100,000 people	79.81 deaths per 100,000 people	40.99 deaths per 100,000 people	Mongolia
2010s	16.95 deaths per 100,000 people	14.36 deaths per 100,000 people	2.59 deaths per 100,000 people	Japan
2020s	15.06 deaths per 100,000 people	54.08 deaths per 100,000 people	39.01 deaths per 100,000 people	Mongolia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher respiratory infection death rate, Japan or Mongolia?: Mongolia, at 18.09 deaths per 100,000 people against 17.94 deaths per 100,000 people in Japan as of 2023.
What is the difference in respiratory infection death rate between Japan and Mongolia?: 0.15 deaths per 100,000 people, with Mongolia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Mongolia?: 8 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2022.
How do Japan and Mongolia rank globally for respiratory infection death rate?: Japan ranks 73rd and Mongolia ranks 72nd of 109 countries.
Where does this data come from?: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Respiratory infection death rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Respiratory infection death rate
Unit: deaths per 100,000 people
Source: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 109 places, 4,746 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Reported deaths from respiratory infections in both sexes in those aged all ages per 100,000 people.