Finland vs Japan: Probability of dying that year, among males
Finland
0.2%
in 2023
Japan
0.2%
in 2023
Finland rank
229th
Japan rank
232nd
Probability of dying that year, among males over time
- Finland
- Japan
How they compare
Finland currently reports 0.2% against 0.2% in Japan, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Finland's figure about 1.2 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 17 times across 77 shared years of data; in 1947 it was Japan ahead.
Finland ranks 229th and Japan ranks 232nd of 236 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 6 and Japan in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 5.8% | 7.4% | 1.6% | Japan |
| 1950s | 3.4% | 4.6% | 1.3% | Japan |
| 1960s | 1.9% | 2.4% | 0.4% | Japan |
| 1970s | 1.2% | 1.2% | 0.0% | Finland |
| 1980s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.1% | Finland |
| 1990s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.0% | Finland |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.0% | Finland |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Finland |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Finland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher probability of dying that year, among males, Finland or Japan?
- Finland, at 0.2% against 0.2% in Japan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in probability of dying that year, among males between Finland and Japan?
- 0.0%, with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Japan?
- 77 years are reported by both, from 1947 to 2023.
- How do Finland and Japan rank globally for probability of dying that year, among males?
- Finland ranks 229th and Japan ranks 232nd of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Probability of dying that year, among males. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Probability of dying in a given interval, among people who survived to the start of that interval.