Death rate from rheumatic heart diseases in Japan
Japan: Death rate from rheumatic heart diseases was 0.351 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▼ Falling
Death rate from rheumatic heart diseases 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
The most recent figure for death rate from rheumatic heart diseases in Japan is 0.351 deaths per 100,000 people, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 37.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, death rate from rheumatic heart diseases in Japan peaked at 0.9246 deaths per 100,000 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.351 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2021.
That places Japan 175th out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Death rate from rheumatic heart diseases in Japan, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.9246 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 0.8452 deaths per 100,000 people | -8.6% |
| 2002 | 0.8055 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.7% |
| 2003 | 0.7671 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.8% |
| 2004 | 0.729 deaths per 100,000 people | -5.0% |
| 2005 | 0.7423 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 0.6831 deaths per 100,000 people | -8.0% |
| 2007 | 0.6472 deaths per 100,000 people | -5.3% |
| 2008 | 0.6252 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.4% |
| 2009 | 0.5735 deaths per 100,000 people | -8.3% |
| 2010 | 0.5758 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.559 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 0.5565 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.511 deaths per 100,000 people | -8.2% |
| 2014 | 0.4865 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.8% |
| 2015 | 0.4769 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 0.4549 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.6% |
| 2017 | 0.44 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 0.408 deaths per 100,000 people | -7.3% |
| 2019 | 0.3749 deaths per 100,000 people | -8.1% |
| 2020 | 0.3576 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.6% |
| 2021 | 0.351 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7343 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5735 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.9246 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4843 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.3749 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5758 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3543 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.351 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.3576 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 172 Mexico 0.3862 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 173 Saudi Arabia 0.3756 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 174 Seychelles 0.3708 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 176 Greece 0.3484 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 177 Kuwait 0.3416 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 178 Jordan 0.3265 deaths per 100,000 people compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is death rate from rheumatic heart diseases in Japan?
- Death rate from rheumatic heart diseases in Japan was 0.351 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 death rate from rheumatic heart diseases recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9246 deaths per 100,000 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest death rate from rheumatic heart diseases recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.351 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021.
- How does Japan rank for death rate from rheumatic heart diseases?
- Japan ranks 175th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is death rate from rheumatic heart diseases rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Death rate from rheumatic heart diseases. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of age-standardized deaths from rheumatic heart disease in both sexes, per 100,000 people.