Canada vs Japan: Respiratory infections death rate by age group
Canada
4.73 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Japan
3.58 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Canada rank
78th
Japan rank
81st
Respiratory infections death rate by age group over time
- Canada
- Japan
How they compare
Canada currently reports 4.73 deaths per 100,000 people against 3.58 deaths per 100,000 people in Japan, a difference of 1.15 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.3 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 73 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Japan ahead.
Canada ranks 78th and Japan ranks 81st of 109 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 1 and Japan in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 517.1 deaths per 100,000 people | 876.65 deaths per 100,000 people | 359.55 deaths per 100,000 people | Japan |
| 1960s | 260.23 deaths per 100,000 people | 357.6 deaths per 100,000 people | 97.37 deaths per 100,000 people | Japan |
| 1970s | 102.72 deaths per 100,000 people | 104.2 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.48 deaths per 100,000 people | Japan |
| 1980s | 18.41 deaths per 100,000 people | 23.99 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.58 deaths per 100,000 people | Japan |
| 1990s | 7.69 deaths per 100,000 people | 12.14 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.45 deaths per 100,000 people | Japan |
| 2000s | 5.64 deaths per 100,000 people | 7.38 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.74 deaths per 100,000 people | Japan |
| 2010s | 4.49 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.63 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1456 deaths per 100,000 people | Japan |
| 2020s | 2.74 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.42 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.3196 deaths per 100,000 people | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher respiratory infections death rate by age group, Canada or Japan?
- Canada, at 4.73 deaths per 100,000 people against 3.58 deaths per 100,000 people in Japan as of 2022.
- What is the difference in respiratory infections death rate by age group between Canada and Japan?
- 1.15 deaths per 100,000 people, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Japan?
- 73 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2022.
- How do Canada and Japan rank globally for respiratory infections death rate by age group?
- Canada ranks 78th and Japan ranks 81st of 109 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Respiratory infections death rate by age group. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Reported deaths from respiratory infections per 100,000 people in both sexes aged less than 1 year.