Crude death rate the share of the population that dies each year who in Japan
Japan: Crude death rate the share of the population that dies each year who was 1.16 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Crude death rate the share of the population that dies each year who in Japan, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2021, crude death rate the share of the population that dies each year who in Japan stood at 1.16. 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 who in Japan peaked at 1.16 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.7584, 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 who in Japan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.7584 | — |
| 2001 | 0.7637 | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.7717 | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 0.7961 | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 0.8058 | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 0.8481 | +5.2% |
| 2006 | 0.8479 | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.8659 | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 0.892 | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 0.8913 | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.9344 | +4.8% |
| 2011 | 0.9788 | +4.7% |
| 2012 | 0.9828 | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.9935 | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.9988 | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 1.01 | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 1.03 | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 1.06 | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 1.08 | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 1.1 | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 1.1 | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 1.16 | +5.4% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 1.16 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.95, 1.2× the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Japan's 1.16 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.7457, 1.5× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8241 | 0.7584 | 0.892 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.02 | 0.9344 | 1.1 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.13 | 1.1 | 1.16 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Japan
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Frequently asked questions
- What is crude death rate the share of the population that dies each year who in Japan?
- Crude death rate the share of the population that dies each year who in Japan was 1.16 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest crude death rate the share of the population that dies each year who recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.16 in 2021.
- What is the lowest crude death rate the share of the population that dies each year who recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7584 in 2000.
- How does Japan rank for crude death rate the share of the population that dies each year who?
- Japan ranks 34th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is crude death rate the share of the population that dies each year who 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Crude death rate the share of the population that dies each year who. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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