Brain and nervous system cancer death rate in Japan
Japan: Brain and nervous system cancer death rate was 1.29 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
1.29
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
99th
of 110 countries
All-time high
1.29
in 2021
All-time low
0.5796
in 1979
Years of data
44
1979–2022
Brain and nervous system cancer death rate in Japan, 1979–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for brain and nervous system cancer death rate in Japan is 1.29, measured in 2022.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 24.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, brain and nervous system cancer death rate in Japan peaked at 1.29 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.5796, in 1979.
Japan ranks 99th of 110 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
Brain and nervous system cancer death rate in Japan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 0.5796 | — |
| 1980 | 0.6588 | +13.7% |
| 1981 | 0.6695 | +1.6% |
| 1982 | 0.6208 | -7.3% |
| 1983 | 0.6508 | +4.8% |
| 1984 | 0.6514 | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 0.7187 | +10.3% |
| 1986 | 0.7267 | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 0.6894 | -5.1% |
| 1988 | 0.7137 | +3.5% |
| 1989 | 0.6941 | -2.8% |
| 1990 | 0.7834 | +12.9% |
| 1991 | 0.7457 | -4.8% |
| 1992 | 0.7732 | +3.7% |
| 1993 | 0.6874 | -11.1% |
| 1994 | 0.7607 | +10.7% |
| 1995 | 0.9598 | +26.2% |
| 1996 | 0.9064 | -5.6% |
| 1997 | 0.9032 | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.8794 | -2.6% |
| 1999 | 0.8964 | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 0.8758 | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 0.9061 | +3.5% |
| 2002 | 0.8846 | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 0.8341 | -5.7% |
| 2004 | 0.8454 | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 0.8425 | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.9014 | +7.0% |
| 2007 | 0.7911 | -12.2% |
| 2008 | 0.9192 | +16.2% |
| 2009 | 0.8931 | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 0.956 | +7.0% |
| 2011 | 1.02 | +6.6% |
| 2012 | 1.03 | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 1.02 | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 1.07 | +5.0% |
| 2015 | 1.06 | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 1.16 | +9.3% |
| 2017 | 1.2 | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 1.19 | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 1.22 | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 1.19 | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 1.29 | +9.0% |
| 2022 | 1.29 | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.5796 | 0.5796 | 0.5796 | 1 |
| 1980s | 0.6794 | 0.6208 | 0.7267 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8296 | 0.6874 | 0.9598 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8693 | 0.7911 | 0.9192 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.09 | 0.956 | 1.22 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.26 | 1.19 | 1.29 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is brain and nervous system cancer death rate in Japan?
- Brain and nervous system cancer death rate in Japan was 1.29 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest brain and nervous system cancer death rate recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.29 in 2021.
- What is the lowest brain and nervous system cancer death rate recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5796 in 1979.
- How does Japan rank for brain and nervous system cancer death rate?
- Japan ranks 99th out of 110 countries with data for 2022.
- Is brain and nervous system cancer death rate rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Brain and nervous system cancer death rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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