Adolescent mortality rate in Japan
Japan: Adolescent mortality rate was 0.3879 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Adolescent mortality rate in Japan, 1990–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Japan recorded 0.3879 for adolescent mortality rate in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 32 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 55.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adolescent mortality rate in Japan peaked at 0.8712 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.3879, in 2021.
Japan ranks 186th of 198 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Adolescent mortality rate in Japan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.7344 | — |
| 1991 | 0.727 | -1.0% |
| 1992 | 0.7183 | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 0.7067 | -1.6% |
| 1994 | 0.6918 | -2.1% |
| 1995 | 0.8096 | +17.0% |
| 1996 | 0.6557 | -19.0% |
| 1997 | 0.6356 | -3.1% |
| 1998 | 0.6147 | -3.3% |
| 1999 | 0.5936 | -3.4% |
| 2000 | 0.5726 | -3.5% |
| 2001 | 0.5526 | -3.5% |
| 2002 | 0.5339 | -3.4% |
| 2003 | 0.517 | -3.2% |
| 2004 | 0.502 | -2.9% |
| 2005 | 0.4887 | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 0.4769 | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 0.4667 | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 0.4583 | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 0.4516 | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 0.4461 | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 0.8712 | +95.3% |
| 2012 | 0.4374 | -49.8% |
| 2013 | 0.4328 | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 0.4276 | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.4218 | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 0.4157 | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 0.4096 | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 0.4037 | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 0.3981 | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 0.393 | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 0.3879 | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6887 | 0.5936 | 0.8096 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.502 | 0.4516 | 0.5726 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4664 | 0.3981 | 0.8712 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3905 | 0.3879 | 0.393 | 2 |
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More health data for Japan
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.73 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.2774 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,294 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 178 (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, total, annual growth rate -2.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per capita 0.1124 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, annual growth rate -0.4862 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per capita 0.2897 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adolescent mortality rate in Japan?
- Adolescent mortality rate in Japan was 0.3879 in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest adolescent mortality rate recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8712 in 2011.
- What is the lowest adolescent mortality rate recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3879 in 2021.
- How does Japan rank for adolescent mortality rate?
- Japan ranks 186th out of 198 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adolescent mortality rate rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 55.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Adolescent mortality rate (per 1 000 age specific cohort). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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