Deaths from falls in Japan
Japan: Deaths from falls was 10,505 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
10,505
Change on year
up 6.5%
World rank
10th
of 194 countries
All-time high
10,505
in 2021
All-time low
6,294
in 2000
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Deaths from falls in Japan, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Japan recorded 10,505 for deaths from falls in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 6.5% on the previous year and up 34.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, deaths from falls in Japan peaked at 10,505 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 6,294, in 2000.
Japan ranks 10th 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.
Deaths from falls in Japan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6,294 | — |
| 2001 | 6,471 | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 6,406 | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 6,828 | +6.6% |
| 2004 | 6,528 | -4.4% |
| 2005 | 6,825 | +4.6% |
| 2006 | 6,726 | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 7,122 | +5.9% |
| 2008 | 7,339 | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 7,483 | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 7,710 | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 7,823 | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 7,963 | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 7,979 | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 8,171 | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 8,237 | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 8,289 | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 9,962 | +20.2% |
| 2018 | 9,913 | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 9,866 | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 9,860 | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 10,505 | +6.5% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 10,505 is above the median for high income countries, which is 566.74, 18.5× the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Japan's 10,505 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 261.44, 40.2× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6,802 | 6,294 | 7,483 | 10 |
| 2010s | 8,591 | 7,710 | 9,962 | 10 |
| 2020s | 10,183 | 9,860 | 10,505 | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is deaths from falls in Japan?
- Deaths from falls in Japan was 10,505 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest deaths from falls recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 10,505 in 2021.
- What is the lowest deaths from falls recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,294 in 2000.
- How does Japan rank for deaths from falls?
- Japan ranks 10th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is deaths from falls rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.3%. 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 falls. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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