What is cervical cancer death rate in women in Japan?

Cervical cancer death rate in women in Japan was 2.35 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 cervical cancer death rate in women recorded in Japan?

The highest recorded value was 4.58 deaths per 100,000 people in 1959.

What is the lowest cervical cancer death rate in women recorded in Japan?

The lowest recorded value was 1.29 deaths per 100,000 people in 1952.

How does Japan rank for cervical cancer death rate in women?

Japan ranks 67th out of 111 countries with data for 2022.

Is cervical cancer death rate in women rising or falling in Japan?

Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. 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 Cervical cancer death rate in women. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Cervical cancer death rate in women in Japan

Name: Cervical cancer death rate in women 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: Cervical cancer death rate in women was 2.35 deaths per 100,000 people in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)

2.35 deaths per 100,000 people

Change on year

up 3.9%

World rank

67th

of 111 countries

All-time high

4.58 deaths per 100,000 people

in 1959

All-time low

1.29 deaths per 100,000 people

in 1952

Years of data

1950–2022

Cervical cancer death rate in women 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

In 2022, cervical cancer death rate in women in Japan stood at 2.35 deaths per 100,000 people.

That represents a change of up 3.9% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cervical cancer death rate in women in Japan peaked at 4.58 deaths per 100,000 people in 1959 and was at its lowest, 1.29 deaths per 100,000 people, in 1952.

Japan ranks 67th of 111 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.

Cervical cancer death rate in women in Japan, year by year

Annual values for Cervical cancer death rate in women in Japan, 1950 to 2022.
Year	deaths per 100,000 people	Change
1950	1.56 deaths per 100,000 people	—
1951	1.3 deaths per 100,000 people	-16.6%
1952	1.29 deaths per 100,000 people	-1.2%
1953	1.58 deaths per 100,000 people	+22.6%
1954	1.9 deaths per 100,000 people	+20.4%
1955	2.34 deaths per 100,000 people	+23.0%
1956	2.26 deaths per 100,000 people	-3.2%
1957	1.99 deaths per 100,000 people	-12.0%
1958	4.1 deaths per 100,000 people	+105.9%
1959	4.58 deaths per 100,000 people	+11.7%
1960	4.36 deaths per 100,000 people	-4.7%
1961	3.94 deaths per 100,000 people	-9.6%
1962	3.9 deaths per 100,000 people	-1.1%
1963	4.03 deaths per 100,000 people	+3.3%
1964	3.83 deaths per 100,000 people	-4.8%
1965	3.88 deaths per 100,000 people	+1.2%
1966	3.62 deaths per 100,000 people	-6.6%
1967	3.4 deaths per 100,000 people	-6.2%
1968	3.26 deaths per 100,000 people	-4.0%
1969	3.04 deaths per 100,000 people	-6.7%
1970	2.82 deaths per 100,000 people	-7.3%
1971	2.66 deaths per 100,000 people	-5.5%
1972	2.78 deaths per 100,000 people	+4.5%
1973	2.38 deaths per 100,000 people	-14.4%
1974	2.52 deaths per 100,000 people	+5.9%
1975	2.53 deaths per 100,000 people	+0.3%
1976	2.62 deaths per 100,000 people	+3.5%
1977	2.53 deaths per 100,000 people	-3.4%
1978	2.57 deaths per 100,000 people	+1.4%
1979	2.63 deaths per 100,000 people	+2.5%
1980	2.48 deaths per 100,000 people	-5.8%
1981	2.4 deaths per 100,000 people	-3.3%
1982	2.32 deaths per 100,000 people	-3.4%
1983	2.24 deaths per 100,000 people	-3.2%
1984	2.22 deaths per 100,000 people	-1.0%
1985	2.19 deaths per 100,000 people	-1.3%
1986	2.08 deaths per 100,000 people	-5.1%
1987	2.1 deaths per 100,000 people	+1.1%
1988	2.09 deaths per 100,000 people	-0.7%
1989	2.01 deaths per 100,000 people	-3.9%
1990	2.04 deaths per 100,000 people	+1.5%
1991	1.99 deaths per 100,000 people	-2.1%
1992	2.05 deaths per 100,000 people	+3.0%
1993	1.94 deaths per 100,000 people	-5.4%
1994	1.89 deaths per 100,000 people	-2.7%
1995	2.24 deaths per 100,000 people	+18.3%
1996	2.14 deaths per 100,000 people	-4.5%
1997	2.14 deaths per 100,000 people	+0.0%
1998	2.15 deaths per 100,000 people	+0.6%
1999	2.11 deaths per 100,000 people	-1.6%
2000	2.24 deaths per 100,000 people	+6.1%
2001	2.16 deaths per 100,000 people	-3.6%
2002	2.26 deaths per 100,000 people	+4.5%
2003	2.15 deaths per 100,000 people	-4.9%
2004	2.2 deaths per 100,000 people	+2.4%
2005	2.2 deaths per 100,000 people	-0.0%
2006	2.16 deaths per 100,000 people	-1.5%
2007	2.12 deaths per 100,000 people	-1.8%
2008	2.2 deaths per 100,000 people	+3.8%
2009	2.16 deaths per 100,000 people	-2.1%
2010	2.26 deaths per 100,000 people	+4.5%
2011	2.35 deaths per 100,000 people	+4.2%
2012	2.27 deaths per 100,000 people	-3.2%
2013	2.25 deaths per 100,000 people	-1.1%
2014	2.47 deaths per 100,000 people	+9.6%
2015	2.34 deaths per 100,000 people	-5.1%
2016	2.26 deaths per 100,000 people	-3.6%
2017	2.24 deaths per 100,000 people	-0.9%
2018	2.27 deaths per 100,000 people	+1.7%
2019	2.41 deaths per 100,000 people	+5.8%
2020	2.29 deaths per 100,000 people	-4.6%
2021	2.26 deaths per 100,000 people	-1.6%
2022	2.35 deaths per 100,000 people	+3.9%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	2.29 deaths per 100,000 people	1.29 deaths per 100,000 people	4.58 deaths per 100,000 people	10
1960s	3.73 deaths per 100,000 people	3.04 deaths per 100,000 people	4.36 deaths per 100,000 people	10
1970s	2.6 deaths per 100,000 people	2.38 deaths per 100,000 people	2.82 deaths per 100,000 people	10
1980s	2.21 deaths per 100,000 people	2.01 deaths per 100,000 people	2.48 deaths per 100,000 people	10
1990s	2.07 deaths per 100,000 people	1.89 deaths per 100,000 people	2.24 deaths per 100,000 people	10
2000s	2.19 deaths per 100,000 people	2.12 deaths per 100,000 people	2.26 deaths per 100,000 people	10
2010s	2.31 deaths per 100,000 people	2.24 deaths per 100,000 people	2.47 deaths per 100,000 people	10
2020s	2.3 deaths per 100,000 people	2.26 deaths per 100,000 people	2.35 deaths per 100,000 people	3

Countries ranked near Japan

64 Malaysia 2.74 deaths per 100,000 people compare
65 Ireland 2.48 deaths per 100,000 people compare
66 Guadeloupe 2.44 deaths per 100,000 people compare
68 Armenia 2.28 deaths per 100,000 people compare
69 Norway 2.25 deaths per 100,000 people compare
70 Hong Kong, China 2.21 deaths per 100,000 people compare

See the full ranking of 111 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is cervical cancer death rate in women in Japan?: Cervical cancer death rate in women in Japan was 2.35 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 cervical cancer death rate in women recorded in Japan?: The highest recorded value was 4.58 deaths per 100,000 people in 1959.
What is the lowest cervical cancer death rate in women recorded in Japan?: The lowest recorded value was 1.29 deaths per 100,000 people in 1952.
How does Japan rank for cervical cancer death rate in women?: Japan ranks 67th out of 111 countries with data for 2022.
Is cervical cancer death rate in women rising or falling in Japan?: Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. 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 Cervical cancer death rate in women. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Cervical cancer death rate in women
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: 111 places, 4,881 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

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