France vs Japan: Respiratory infections death rate by age group
France
3.37 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Japan
3.58 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
France rank
83rd
Japan rank
81st
Respiratory infections death rate by age group over time
- France
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 3.58 deaths per 100,000 people against 3.37 deaths per 100,000 people in France, a difference of 0.21 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.1 times France's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 73 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Japan ahead.
France ranks 83rd and Japan ranks 81st of 109 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, France averaged higher in 1 and Japan in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 467.56 deaths per 100,000 people | 876.65 deaths per 100,000 people | 409.09 deaths per 100,000 people | Japan |
| 1960s | 113.44 deaths per 100,000 people | 357.6 deaths per 100,000 people | 244.15 deaths per 100,000 people | Japan |
| 1970s | 33.72 deaths per 100,000 people | 104.2 deaths per 100,000 people | 70.48 deaths per 100,000 people | Japan |
| 1980s | 12.81 deaths per 100,000 people | 23.99 deaths per 100,000 people | 11.18 deaths per 100,000 people | Japan |
| 1990s | 9.73 deaths per 100,000 people | 12.14 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.41 deaths per 100,000 people | Japan |
| 2000s | 2.6 deaths per 100,000 people | 7.38 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.78 deaths per 100,000 people | Japan |
| 2010s | 2.11 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.63 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.52 deaths per 100,000 people | Japan |
| 2020s | 2.61 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.42 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1952 deaths per 100,000 people | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher respiratory infections death rate by age group, France or Japan?
- Japan, at 3.58 deaths per 100,000 people against 3.37 deaths per 100,000 people in France as of 2022.
- What is the difference in respiratory infections death rate by age group between France and Japan?
- 0.21 deaths per 100,000 people, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Japan?
- 73 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2022.
- How do France and Japan rank globally for respiratory infections death rate by age group?
- France ranks 83rd 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.