Death rate from hypertensive heart disease who ghe age standardized in Japan
Japan: Death rate from hypertensive heart disease who ghe age standardized was 1.21 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Death rate from hypertensive heart disease who ghe age standardized in Japan, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for death rate from hypertensive heart disease who ghe age standardized in Japan is 1.21, measured in 2021.
The figure is down 1.8% on the previous year and up 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, death rate from hypertensive heart disease who ghe age standardized in Japan peaked at 1.69 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.8888, in 2016.
Japan ranks 193rd of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Death rate from hypertensive heart disease who ghe age standardized in Japan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.69 | — |
| 2001 | 1.57 | -6.8% |
| 2002 | 1.44 | -8.6% |
| 2003 | 1.38 | -4.3% |
| 2004 | 1.33 | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 1.31 | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 1.21 | -7.3% |
| 2007 | 1.25 | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 1.21 | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 1.13 | -6.9% |
| 2010 | 1.15 | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 1.12 | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 1.15 | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 1.06 | -8.0% |
| 2014 | 0.9698 | -8.1% |
| 2015 | 0.911 | -6.1% |
| 2016 | 0.8888 | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 1.3 | +46.6% |
| 2018 | 1.29 | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 1.26 | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 1.23 | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 1.21 | -1.8% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 1.21 is below the median for high income countries, which is 10.18, 12% of the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Japan's 1.21 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 19.77, 6% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Death rate from hypertensive heart disease who ghe age standardized 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +46.6% | 0.8888 | 1.3 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.35 | 1.13 | 1.69 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.11 | 0.8888 | 1.3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.22 | 1.21 | 1.23 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 190 North Macedonia 1.8 compare
- 191 Netherlands 1.7 compare
- 192 Belgium 1.38 compare
- 194 Belarus 0.9377 compare
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- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0155 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.36 % change on previous year (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is death rate from hypertensive heart disease who ghe age standardized in Japan?
- Death rate from hypertensive heart disease who ghe age standardized in Japan was 1.21 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest death rate from hypertensive heart disease who ghe age standardized recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.69 in 2000.
- What is the lowest death rate from hypertensive heart disease who ghe age standardized recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8888 in 2016.
- How does Japan rank for death rate from hypertensive heart disease who ghe age standardized?
- Japan ranks 193rd out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is death rate from hypertensive heart disease who ghe age standardized rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.2%. 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 from hypertensive heart disease who ghe age standardized. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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