Deaths from drowning ghe in Japan
Japan: Deaths from drowning ghe was 7,478 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
7,478
Change on year
down 1.7%
World rank
8th
of 194 countries
All-time high
8,482
in 2017
All-time low
5,691
in 2004
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Deaths from drowning ghe in Japan, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for deaths from drowning ghe in Japan is 7,478, measured in 2021.
That represents a change of down 1.7% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, deaths from drowning ghe in Japan peaked at 8,482 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 5,691, in 2004.
Japan ranks 8th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6,117 | 5,691 | 6,645 | 10 |
| 2010s | 7,896 | 7,173 | 8,482 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7,544 | 7,478 | 7,610 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 5 Bangladesh 9,053 compare
- 6 Democratic Republic of Congo 8,101 compare
- 7 Vietnam 7,680 compare
- 9 Philippines 6,920 compare
- 10 Thailand 6,435 compare
- 11 Indonesia 5,839 compare
More health data for Japan
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 178 (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,294 (2090)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 638,500 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 436,136 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 633,995 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 607,213 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 640,318 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 611,707 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is deaths from drowning ghe in Japan?
- Deaths from drowning ghe in Japan was 7,478 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest deaths from drowning ghe recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 8,482 in 2017.
- What is the lowest deaths from drowning ghe recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,691 in 2004.
- How does Japan rank for deaths from drowning ghe?
- Japan ranks 8th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is deaths from drowning ghe rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. 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 Deaths from drowning ghe. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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