Japan vs Norway: Respiratory infections death rate by age group
Japan
3.58 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Norway
3.37 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2016
Japan rank
81st
Norway rank
82nd
Respiratory infections death rate by age group over time
- Japan
- Norway
How they compare
Japan currently reports 3.58 deaths per 100,000 people against 3.37 deaths per 100,000 people in Norway, a difference of 0.21 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.1 times Norway's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 81st and Norway ranks 82nd of 109 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 6 and Norway in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 850.71 deaths per 100,000 people | 278.36 deaths per 100,000 people | 572.34 deaths per 100,000 people | Japan |
| 1960s | 357.6 deaths per 100,000 people | 106.16 deaths per 100,000 people | 251.43 deaths per 100,000 people | Japan |
| 1970s | 104.2 deaths per 100,000 people | 56.11 deaths per 100,000 people | 48.09 deaths per 100,000 people | Japan |
| 1980s | 23.99 deaths per 100,000 people | 35.51 deaths per 100,000 people | 11.53 deaths per 100,000 people | Norway |
| 1990s | 12.14 deaths per 100,000 people | 7.99 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.15 deaths per 100,000 people | Japan |
| 2000s | 7.38 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.77 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.61 deaths per 100,000 people | Japan |
| 2010s | 5.18 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.14 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.05 deaths per 100,000 people | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher respiratory infections death rate by age group, Japan or Norway?
- Japan, at 3.58 deaths per 100,000 people against 3.37 deaths per 100,000 people in Norway as of 2022.
- What is the difference in respiratory infections death rate by age group between Japan and Norway?
- 0.21 deaths per 100,000 people, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Norway?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2016.
- How do Japan and Norway rank globally for respiratory infections death rate by age group?
- Japan ranks 81st and Norway ranks 82nd 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.