Hospitals in Japan
Japan: Hospitals was 65.1 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants in 2024. βΌ Falling
Hospitals in Japan, 1984β2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Per 1 000 000 inhabitants.
Analysis
The most recent figure for hospitals in Japan is 65.1 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 41 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hospitals in Japan peaked at 81.82 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants in 1989 and was at its lowest, 65.1 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants, in 2024.
Japan ranks 2nd of 35 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 41 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 80.46 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 79.37 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 81.82 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 6 |
| 1990s | 77.28 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 73.3 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 81.68 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 10 |
| 2000s | 70.69 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 68.26 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 73 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 10 |
| 2010s | 66.7 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 65.58 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 67.7 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 10 |
| 2020s | 65.28 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 65.1 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 65.38 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 5 |
Countries ranked near Japan
More health data for Japan
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.73 % change on previous year (2100)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is hospitals in Japan?
- Hospitals in Japan was 65.1 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest hospitals recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 81.82 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants in 1989.
- What is the lowest hospitals recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.1 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants in 2024.
- How does Japan rank for hospitals?
- Japan ranks 2nd out of 35 countries with data for 2024.
- Is hospitals rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Hospitals. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset provides data on the number of hospitals by sector: Publicly owned hospitals Not-for-profit privately owned hospitals For-profit privately owned hospitals General hospitals Please refer to the Sources and Methods for detailed country-specific information.