Chronic respiratory diseases death rate who mdb in Japan
Japan: Chronic respiratory diseases death rate who mdb was 17.5 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Chronic respiratory diseases death rate who mdb in Japan, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for chronic respiratory diseases death rate who mdb in Japan is 17.5, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.2% on the previous year and up 11.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chronic respiratory diseases death rate who mdb in Japan peaked at 33.7 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 9.89, in 1966.
That places Japan 66th out of 111 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Chronic respiratory diseases death rate who mdb in Japan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 33.7 | — |
| 1951 | 26.93 | -20.1% |
| 1952 | 22.54 | -16.3% |
| 1953 | 22.88 | +1.5% |
| 1954 | 16.92 | -26.1% |
| 1955 | 15.04 | -11.1% |
| 1956 | 14.85 | -1.2% |
| 1957 | 15.93 | +7.3% |
| 1958 | 12.98 | -18.6% |
| 1959 | 11.96 | -7.8% |
| 1960 | 13.16 | +10.0% |
| 1961 | 12.05 | -8.4% |
| 1962 | 12.75 | +5.8% |
| 1963 | 10.62 | -16.7% |
| 1964 | 10.7 | +0.8% |
| 1965 | 11.78 | +10.0% |
| 1966 | 9.89 | -16.1% |
| 1967 | 9.91 | +0.2% |
| 1968 | 23.91 | +141.4% |
| 1969 | 22.42 | -6.2% |
| 1970 | 22.54 | +0.5% |
| 1971 | 20.18 | -10.5% |
| 1972 | 18.8 | -6.8% |
| 1973 | 18.64 | -0.9% |
| 1974 | 18.98 | +1.8% |
| 1975 | 17.75 | -6.5% |
| 1976 | 17.1 | -3.6% |
| 1977 | 15.47 | -9.6% |
| 1978 | 15.27 | -1.3% |
| 1979 | 15.14 | -0.8% |
| 1980 | 16.04 | +5.9% |
| 1981 | 15.68 | -2.2% |
| 1982 | 15.71 | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 16.49 | +4.9% |
| 1984 | 16 | -3.0% |
| 1985 | 16.58 | +3.7% |
| 1986 | 15.88 | -4.2% |
| 1987 | 15.25 | -3.9% |
| 1988 | 15.8 | +3.6% |
| 1989 | 15.41 | -2.5% |
| 1990 | 16 | +3.8% |
| 1991 | 15.98 | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 15.75 | -1.4% |
| 1993 | 16.06 | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 15.79 | -1.7% |
| 1995 | 19.31 | +22.3% |
| 1996 | 17.32 | -10.3% |
| 1997 | 16.88 | -2.5% |
| 1998 | 16.52 | -2.1% |
| 1999 | 17.41 | +5.3% |
| 2000 | 16.08 | -7.6% |
| 2001 | 15.88 | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 15.41 | -3.0% |
| 2003 | 15.57 | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 15.36 | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 15.7 | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 14.48 | -7.7% |
| 2007 | 14.49 | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 14.62 | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 14.53 | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 15.24 | +4.9% |
| 2011 | 15.66 | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 15.71 | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 15.68 | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 15.63 | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 15.87 | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 15.77 | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 15.5 | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 15.46 | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 15.25 | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 14.92 | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 15.84 | +6.1% |
| 2022 | 16.95 | +7.0% |
| 2023 | 17.5 | +3.2% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 17.5 is above the median for high income countries, which is 17.5, 1.0× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Japan's 17.5 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 18.93, 92% of the median. (12 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chronic respiratory diseases death rate who mdb in Japan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | +141.4% | 9.91 | 23.91 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 19.37 | 11.96 | 33.7 | 10 |
| 1960s | 13.72 | 9.89 | 23.91 | 10 |
| 1970s | 17.98 | 15.14 | 22.54 | 10 |
| 1980s | 15.88 | 15.25 | 16.58 | 10 |
| 1990s | 16.7 | 15.75 | 19.31 | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.21 | 14.48 | 16.08 | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.58 | 15.24 | 15.87 | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.3 | 14.92 | 17.5 | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is chronic respiratory diseases death rate who mdb in Japan?
- Chronic respiratory diseases death rate who mdb in Japan was 17.5 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest chronic respiratory diseases death rate who mdb recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 33.7 in 1950.
- What is the lowest chronic respiratory diseases death rate who mdb recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.89 in 1966.
- How does Japan rank for chronic respiratory diseases death rate who mdb?
- Japan ranks 66th out of 111 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chronic respiratory diseases death rate who mdb rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Chronic respiratory diseases death rate who mdb. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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