Death rate by cause who mdb in Japan

Japan: Death rate by cause who mdb was 89.01 in 2022. β–Ό Falling

Latest (2022)
89.01
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
66th
of 110 countries
All-time high
130.81
in 1969
All-time low
89.01
in 2022
Years of data
73
1950–2022

Death rate by cause who mdb in Japan, 1950–2022

050100150195019862022

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2022, death rate by cause who mdb in Japan stood at 89.01. That is the lowest value across all 73 years on record.

That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 13.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, death rate by cause who mdb in Japan peaked at 130.81 in 1969 and was at its lowest, 89.01, in 2022.

Japan ranks 66th 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 117.17 108.38 127.05 10
1960s 129.29 127.21 130.81 10
1970s 127.22 125.55 128.76 10
1980s 126.42 125.13 127.53 10
1990s 124.79 122.37 128 10
2000s 114.25 106.66 121.95 10
2010s 99.12 91.27 106.22 10
2020s 89.45 89.01 90 3

Countries ranked near Japan

  1. 63 South Africa 92.38 compare
  2. 64 Finland 91.52 compare
  3. 65 Suriname 90.74 compare
  4. 67 Sweden 86.6 compare
  5. 68 Cyprus 86.33 compare
  6. 69 Belize 85.59 compare

See the full ranking of 111 places β†’

More health data for Japan

All data for Japan β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is death rate by cause who mdb in Japan?
Death rate by cause who mdb in Japan was 89.01 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest death rate by cause who mdb recorded in Japan?
The highest recorded value was 130.81 in 1969.
What is the lowest death rate by cause who mdb recorded in Japan?
The lowest recorded value was 89.01 in 2022.
How does Japan rank for death rate by cause who mdb?
Japan ranks 66th out of 110 countries with data for 2022.
Is death rate by cause who mdb rising or falling in Japan?
Over the last ten years it is down 13.8%. 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 Death rate by cause who mdb. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Death rate by cause who mdb
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
111 places, 4,885 data points, 1950–2023
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