Brain and nervous system cancer death rate in Japan
Japan: Brain and nervous system cancer death rate was 1.29 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
1.29
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
101st
of 111 countries
All-time high
1.29
in 2021
All-time low
0.5796
in 1979
Years of data
45
1979–2023
Brain and nervous system cancer death rate in Japan, 1979–2023
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 2023.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 26.1% 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 101st of 111 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 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% |
| 2023 | 1.29 | -0.1% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 1.29 is below the median for high income countries, which is 3.68, 35% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Japan's 1.29 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.49, 86% of the median. (12 countries reporting)
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 | 4 |
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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 2023, 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 101st out of 111 countries with data for 2023.
- Is brain and nervous system cancer death rate rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.1%. 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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