Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Japan
Japan: Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year was 1.16 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▲ Rising
Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Japan, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
In 2021, crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Japan stood at 1.16 deaths per 100,000 people. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.4% on the previous year and up 18.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Japan peaked at 1.16 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.7584 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2000.
That places Japan 34th out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Japan, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.7584 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 0.7637 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.7717 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 0.7961 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 0.8058 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 0.8481 deaths per 100,000 people | +5.2% |
| 2006 | 0.8479 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.8659 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 0.892 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 0.8913 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.9344 deaths per 100,000 people | +4.8% |
| 2011 | 0.9788 deaths per 100,000 people | +4.7% |
| 2012 | 0.9828 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.9935 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.9988 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 1.01 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 1.03 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 1.06 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 1.08 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 1.1 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 1.1 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 1.16 deaths per 100,000 people | +5.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8241 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.7584 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.892 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.02 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.9344 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.1 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.13 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.1 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.16 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 31 South Africa 1.21 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 32 Uruguay 1.2 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 33 Italy 1.19 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 35 Portugal 1.15 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 36 Palau 1.15 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 37 Saint Kitts and Nevis 1.13 deaths per 100,000 people compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Japan?
- Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Japan was 1.16 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.16 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021.
- What is the lowest crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7584 deaths per 100,000 people in 2000.
- How does Japan rank for crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year?
- Japan ranks 34th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths from all causes in both sexes, per 100,000 people.