How does Japan rank for cancer death rates in children under 10 years old?

Japan ranks 82nd out of 110 countries with data for 2022.

Is cancer death rates in children under 10 years old rising or falling in Japan?

Over the last ten years it is down 15.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Japan data come from?

The figures come from WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old in Japan

Name: Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old in Japan
Creator: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Japan: Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old was 1.6 deaths per 100,000 people in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)

1.6 deaths per 100,000 people

Change on year

up 3.5%

World rank

82nd

of 110 countries

All-time high

4.9 deaths per 100,000 people

in 1962

All-time low

1.54 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2020

Years of data

1950–2022

Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old in Japan, 1950–2022

Source: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.

Analysis

Japan recorded 1.6 deaths per 100,000 people for cancer death rates in children under 10 years old in 2022.

That represents a change of up 3.5% on the previous year and down 15.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cancer death rates in children under 10 years old in Japan peaked at 4.9 deaths per 100,000 people in 1962 and was at its lowest, 1.54 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2020.

Japan ranks 82nd of 110 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 73 years of available data.

Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old in Japan, year by year

Annual values for Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old in Japan, 1950 to 2022.
Year	deaths per 100,000 people	Change
1950	2.47 deaths per 100,000 people	—
1951	2.5 deaths per 100,000 people	+1.3%
1952	3.19 deaths per 100,000 people	+27.4%
1953	3.07 deaths per 100,000 people	-3.8%
1954	3.14 deaths per 100,000 people	+2.4%
1955	3.64 deaths per 100,000 people	+15.8%
1956	3.76 deaths per 100,000 people	+3.4%
1957	3.29 deaths per 100,000 people	-12.6%
1958	3.86 deaths per 100,000 people	+17.4%
1959	4.25 deaths per 100,000 people	+10.0%
1960	4.41 deaths per 100,000 people	+3.8%
1961	3.93 deaths per 100,000 people	-10.9%
1962	4.9 deaths per 100,000 people	+24.6%
1963	4.67 deaths per 100,000 people	-4.7%
1964	4.39 deaths per 100,000 people	-5.9%
1965	4.64 deaths per 100,000 people	+5.7%
1966	4.64 deaths per 100,000 people	-0.0%
1967	4.54 deaths per 100,000 people	-2.0%
1968	4.54 deaths per 100,000 people	-0.1%
1969	4.53 deaths per 100,000 people	-0.2%
1970	4.35 deaths per 100,000 people	-4.0%
1971	4.78 deaths per 100,000 people	+10.0%
1972	4.33 deaths per 100,000 people	-9.4%
1973	4.28 deaths per 100,000 people	-1.2%
1974	4.37 deaths per 100,000 people	+2.1%
1975	4.27 deaths per 100,000 people	-2.2%
1976	4.64 deaths per 100,000 people	+8.4%
1977	4.43 deaths per 100,000 people	-4.5%
1978	4.06 deaths per 100,000 people	-8.4%
1979	3.99 deaths per 100,000 people	-1.6%
1980	4.35 deaths per 100,000 people	+9.0%
1981	4.36 deaths per 100,000 people	+0.1%
1982	3.69 deaths per 100,000 people	-15.3%
1983	3.73 deaths per 100,000 people	+0.9%
1984	3.65 deaths per 100,000 people	-2.0%
1985	3.89 deaths per 100,000 people	+6.5%
1986	3.65 deaths per 100,000 people	-6.3%
1987	3.78 deaths per 100,000 people	+3.8%
1988	3.39 deaths per 100,000 people	-10.4%
1989	3.46 deaths per 100,000 people	+2.2%
1990	3.3 deaths per 100,000 people	-4.9%
1991	3.02 deaths per 100,000 people	-8.4%
1992	3.31 deaths per 100,000 people	+9.7%
1993	3.09 deaths per 100,000 people	-6.8%
1994	2.8 deaths per 100,000 people	-9.2%
1995	2.9 deaths per 100,000 people	+3.3%
1996	2.43 deaths per 100,000 people	-16.1%
1997	2.4 deaths per 100,000 people	-1.2%
1998	2.41 deaths per 100,000 people	+0.4%
1999	2.62 deaths per 100,000 people	+8.8%
2000	2.01 deaths per 100,000 people	-23.2%
2001	2.18 deaths per 100,000 people	+8.2%
2002	2.15 deaths per 100,000 people	-1.5%
2003	2.31 deaths per 100,000 people	+7.4%
2004	2.04 deaths per 100,000 people	-11.3%
2005	1.8 deaths per 100,000 people	-11.8%
2006	2.23 deaths per 100,000 people	+23.8%
2007	1.87 deaths per 100,000 people	-16.2%
2008	1.84 deaths per 100,000 people	-1.8%
2009	1.61 deaths per 100,000 people	-12.4%
2010	1.99 deaths per 100,000 people	+23.5%
2011	1.91 deaths per 100,000 people	-4.0%
2012	1.91 deaths per 100,000 people	-0.2%
2013	1.71 deaths per 100,000 people	-10.5%
2014	1.78 deaths per 100,000 people	+4.5%
2015	1.92 deaths per 100,000 people	+7.7%
2016	1.74 deaths per 100,000 people	-9.5%
2017	1.84 deaths per 100,000 people	+5.8%
2018	2.14 deaths per 100,000 people	+16.1%
2019	1.85 deaths per 100,000 people	-13.3%
2020	1.54 deaths per 100,000 people	-16.7%
2021	1.55 deaths per 100,000 people	+0.4%
2022	1.6 deaths per 100,000 people	+3.5%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	3.32 deaths per 100,000 people	2.47 deaths per 100,000 people	4.25 deaths per 100,000 people	10
1960s	4.52 deaths per 100,000 people	3.93 deaths per 100,000 people	4.9 deaths per 100,000 people	10
1970s	4.35 deaths per 100,000 people	3.99 deaths per 100,000 people	4.78 deaths per 100,000 people	10
1980s	3.8 deaths per 100,000 people	3.39 deaths per 100,000 people	4.36 deaths per 100,000 people	10
1990s	2.83 deaths per 100,000 people	2.4 deaths per 100,000 people	3.31 deaths per 100,000 people	10
2000s	2 deaths per 100,000 people	1.61 deaths per 100,000 people	2.31 deaths per 100,000 people	10
2010s	1.88 deaths per 100,000 people	1.71 deaths per 100,000 people	2.14 deaths per 100,000 people	10
2020s	1.57 deaths per 100,000 people	1.54 deaths per 100,000 people	1.6 deaths per 100,000 people	3

Countries ranked near Japan

79 France 1.64 deaths per 100,000 people compare
80 Georgia 1.63 deaths per 100,000 people compare
81 Jordan 1.61 deaths per 100,000 people compare
83 Australia 1.57 deaths per 100,000 people compare
84 Bulgaria 1.54 deaths per 100,000 people compare
85 Qatar 1.52 deaths per 100,000 people compare

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Number of infants who die before age 1 178 deaths (2100)
Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate -2.27 % change on previous year (2025)
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Population ages 40-44, male, per capita 0.0299 units per person (2025)
Population ages 45-49, female, annual growth rate -4.34 % change on previous year (2025)
Population ages 45-49, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Population ages 45-49, female, per capita 0.0341 units per person (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is cancer death rates in children under 10 years old in Japan?: Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old in Japan was 1.6 deaths per 100,000 people in 2022, according to WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest cancer death rates in children under 10 years old recorded in Japan?: The highest recorded value was 4.9 deaths per 100,000 people in 1962.
What is the lowest cancer death rates in children under 10 years old recorded in Japan?: The lowest recorded value was 1.54 deaths per 100,000 people in 2020.
How does Japan rank for cancer death rates in children under 10 years old?: Japan ranks 82nd out of 110 countries with data for 2022.
Is cancer death rates in children under 10 years old rising or falling in Japan?: Over the last ten years it is down 15.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Japan data come from?: The figures come from WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old
Unit: deaths per 100,000 people
Source: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 110 places, 4,839 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

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