What is the difference between these sentences?


I was trying to write "Half of the population will die" in Google Translate. I
wrote：

「人口の半分は死にます。」

But Google decided this was better:

「人口の半分が死亡します。」

Are these just different ways to write the same sentence, or is using the noun
and する verb better for this sentence?




Neither is better than the other per se, but there is a clear difference in
formality. As usual, the kango version (死亡) is more formal, whereas the wago
version (死ぬ) is more common in casual speech.

See questions tagged with [wago-and-kango](/questions/tagged/wago-and-kango
"show questions tagged 'wago-and-kango'").




Neither is better than the other per se, but there is a clear difference in
formality. As usual, the kango version (死亡) is more formal, whereas the wago
version (死ぬ) is more common in casual speech.

See questions tagged with [wago-and-kango](/questions/tagged/wago-and-kango
"show questions tagged 'wago-and-kango'").

