Iceland vs Japan: Probability of dying that year, among males
Iceland
0.1%
in 2023
Japan
0.2%
in 2023
Iceland rank
233rd
Japan rank
232nd
Probability of dying that year, among males over time
- Iceland
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 0.2% against 0.1% in Iceland, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.2 times Iceland's.
The two have swapped places 28 times across 77 shared years of data; in 1947 it was Japan ahead.
Iceland ranks 233rd and Japan ranks 232nd of 236 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 4 and Japan in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 2.7% | 7.4% | 4.7% | Japan |
| 1950s | 2.2% | 4.6% | 2.5% | Japan |
| 1960s | 1.8% | 2.4% | 0.6% | Japan |
| 1970s | 1.2% | 1.2% | 0.0% | Iceland |
| 1980s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.0% | Iceland |
| 1990s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.1% | Iceland |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.0% | Japan |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Japan |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher probability of dying that year, among males, Iceland or Japan?
- Japan, at 0.2% against 0.1% in Iceland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in probability of dying that year, among males between Iceland and Japan?
- 0.1%, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Japan?
- 77 years are reported by both, from 1947 to 2023.
- How do Iceland and Japan rank globally for probability of dying that year, among males?
- Iceland ranks 233rd 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.