Health statistics - Regions (for 'Developer API') — Active physicians in Japan
Japan: Health statistics - Regions (for 'Developer API') — Active physicians was 2.7 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 2024. ▲ Rising
Health statistics - Regions (for 'Developer API') — Active physicians in Japan, 1996–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Per 1 000 inhabitants.
Analysis
Japan recorded 2.7 Per 1 000 inhabitants for health statistics - regions (for 'developer api') — active physicians in 2024. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 14.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, health statistics - regions (for 'developer api') — active physicians in Japan peaked at 2.7 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.84 Per 1 000 inhabitants, in 1996.
Japan ranks 39th of 44 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.86 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 1.84 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 1.89 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 2 |
| 2000s | 2.03 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 1.93 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 2.15 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 5 |
| 2010s | 2.36 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 2.21 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 2.49 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 5 |
| 2020s | 2.65 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 2.6 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 2.7 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 3 |
Countries ranked near Japan
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.2774 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,294 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 178 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- 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)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 638,500 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is health statistics - regions (for 'developer api') — active physicians in Japan?
- Health statistics - regions (for 'developer api') — active physicians in Japan was 2.7 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest health statistics - regions (for 'developer api') — active physicians recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 2.7 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 2024.
- What is the lowest health statistics - regions (for 'developer api') — active physicians recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.84 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 1996.
- How does Japan rank for health statistics - regions (for 'developer api') — active physicians?
- Japan ranks 39th out of 44 countries with data for 2024.
- Is health statistics - regions (for 'developer api') — active physicians rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Health statistics - Regions (for 'Developer API') — Active physicians. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
<p style="text-align: justify;">This dataset provides the whole set of <strong>OECD regional health indicators</strong> in large (TL2) and small (TL3) regions. It is recommended for users who wish to query a large amount of data. It is not designed for visualising results using the Table and Chart buttons. To access the ‘Developer API query builder’, click on the ‘Developer API’ button above.</p> <p style="text-align: justify;">The application programming interface (API), based on the SDMX standard, allows a developer to access the data using simple RESTful URL and HTTP header options for various choices of response formats including JSON. The query filter is generated according to the current data selection. To change the data selection, use the filters on the left.<br /><br />To get started check the <a href="https://gitlab.algobank.oecd.org/public-documentation/dotstat-migration/-/raw/main/OECD_Data_API_documentation.pdf">API documentation</a></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Indicators covered</strong></p> <ul> <li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Healthcare resources</span>: physicians, practising nurses, hospital beds and hospital discharges.</li> <li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Health status</span>: life expectancy, infant mortality rate, crude mortality rate, age-adjusted mortality rate.</li> <li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Health risks</span>: obesity, mortality due circulatory and respiratory diseases, air pollution.</li> </ul> <p><strong>Definition of regions</strong></p> <p style="text-align: justify;">Regions are subnational units below national boundaries. OECD countries have two regional levels: large regions (territorial level 2 or TL2) and small regions (territorial level 3 or TL3). For more information, see the OECD Territorial Grid <a href="https://webfs-cfe.oecd.org/files/.Stat/region/OECD_territorial-grid_TL2024.pdf">(pdf)</a> and the OECD Territorial Correspondence Table <a href="https://webfs-cfe.oecd.org/files/.Stat/region/OECD%20Territorial%20correspondence%20-%20TL2024c.xlsx">(xlsx)</a>. </p> <p><strong>Cite this dataset</strong></p> <p>OECD Regions, Cities and Local Areas database <a href="http://oe.cd/geostats">http://oe.cd/geostats</a>.</p> <p><strong>Further information</strong></p> <ul> <li><a href="https://regions-cities-atlas.oecd.org/">OECD Regions and Cities Statistical Atlas</a> </li> <li><a href="https://www.oecd.org/en/publications/oecd-regions-and-cities-at-a-glance-2024_f42db3bf-en.html">OECD Regions and Cities at a Glance</a></li> </ul> <p>For questions and/or comments, please email <a href="mailto:RegionStat@oecd.org">RegionStat@oecd.org</a>.</p>