Japan vs Sweden: Respiratory infections death rate by age group

Japan
3.58 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Sweden
3.89 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2023
Japan rank
81st
Sweden rank
79th

Respiratory infections death rate by age group over time

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How they compare

Sweden currently reports 3.89 deaths per 100,000 people against 3.58 deaths per 100,000 people in Japan, a difference of 0.31 deaths per 100,000 people.

That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 72 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Japan ahead.

Japan ranks 81st and Sweden ranks 79th of 109 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 7 and Sweden in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Sweden Difference Ahead
1950s 850.71 deaths per 100,000 people 148.42 deaths per 100,000 people 702.28 deaths per 100,000 people Japan
1960s 357.6 deaths per 100,000 people 50.05 deaths per 100,000 people 307.55 deaths per 100,000 people Japan
1970s 104.2 deaths per 100,000 people 26.34 deaths per 100,000 people 77.86 deaths per 100,000 people Japan
1980s 23.99 deaths per 100,000 people 16.23 deaths per 100,000 people 7.76 deaths per 100,000 people Japan
1990s 12.14 deaths per 100,000 people 6.86 deaths per 100,000 people 5.29 deaths per 100,000 people Japan
2000s 7.38 deaths per 100,000 people 4.89 deaths per 100,000 people 2.49 deaths per 100,000 people Japan
2010s 4.63 deaths per 100,000 people 4.52 deaths per 100,000 people 0.1108 deaths per 100,000 people Japan
2020s 2.42 deaths per 100,000 people 5.33 deaths per 100,000 people 2.91 deaths per 100,000 people Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher respiratory infections death rate by age group, Japan or Sweden?
Sweden, at 3.89 deaths per 100,000 people against 3.58 deaths per 100,000 people in Japan as of 2023.
What is the difference in respiratory infections death rate by age group between Japan and Sweden?
0.31 deaths per 100,000 people, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Sweden?
72 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2022.
How do Japan and Sweden rank globally for respiratory infections death rate by age group?
Japan ranks 81st and Sweden ranks 79th 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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Indicator
Respiratory infections death rate by age group
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

Reported deaths from respiratory infections per 100,000 people in both sexes aged less than 1 year.