Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and in Japan

Japan: Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and was 8.0% in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
8.0%
Change on year
down 2.4%
World rank
179th
of 185 countries
All-time high
11.3%
in 2000
All-time low
8.0%
in 2021
Years of data
22
2000–2021

Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and in Japan, 2000–2021

02.557.51012.52000201020212000: 11.3 %2001: 11 %2002: 10.7 %2003: 10.5 %2004: 10.4 %2005: 10.3 %2006: 10 %2007: 9.9 %2008: 9.8 %2009: 9.5 %2010: 9.6 %2011: 9.6 %2012: 9.4 %2013: 9.2 %2014: 9 %2015: 8.7 %2016: 8.7 %2017: 8.6 %2018: 8.4 %2019: 8.3 %2020: 8.2 %2021: 8 %

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)., World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for mortality from cvd, cancer, diabetes or crd between exact ages 30 and in Japan is 8.0%, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.

The figure is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 16.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, mortality from cvd, cancer, diabetes or crd between exact ages 30 and in Japan peaked at 11.3% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 8.0%, in 2021.

That places Japan 179th out of 185 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.

Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and in Japan, year by year

Annual values for Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 70 (%) in Japan, 2000 to 2021.
Year % Change
2000 11.3%
2001 11.0% -2.7%
2002 10.7% -2.7%
2003 10.5% -1.9%
2004 10.4% -1.0%
2005 10.3% -1.0%
2006 10.0% -2.9%
2007 9.9% -1.0%
2008 9.8% -1.0%
2009 9.5% -3.1%
2010 9.6% +1.1%
2011 9.6% +0.0%
2012 9.4% -2.1%
2013 9.2% -2.1%
2014 9.0% -2.2%
2015 8.7% -3.3%
2016 8.7% +0.0%
2017 8.6% -1.1%
2018 8.4% -2.3%
2019 8.3% -1.2%
2020 8.2% -1.2%
2021 8.0% -2.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 10.3% 9.5% 11.3% 10
2010s 8.9% 8.3% 9.6% 10
2020s 8.1% 8.0% 8.2% 2

Countries ranked near Japan

  1. 176 Cyprus 8.5% compare
  2. 176 Iceland 8.5% compare
  3. 178 Australia 8.3% compare
  4. 180 Sweden 7.9% compare
  5. 181 Luxembourg 7.8% compare
  6. 181 Norway 7.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is mortality from cvd, cancer, diabetes or crd between exact ages 30 and in Japan?
Mortality from cvd, cancer, diabetes or crd between exact ages 30 and in Japan was 8.0% in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)., World Health Organization (WHO).
What is the highest mortality from cvd, cancer, diabetes or crd between exact ages 30 and recorded in Japan?
The highest recorded value was 11.3% in 2000.
What is the lowest mortality from cvd, cancer, diabetes or crd between exact ages 30 and recorded in Japan?
The lowest recorded value was 8.0% in 2021.
How does Japan rank for mortality from cvd, cancer, diabetes or crd between exact ages 30 and?
Japan ranks 179th out of 185 countries with data for 2021.
Is mortality from cvd, cancer, diabetes or crd between exact ages 30 and rising or falling in Japan?
Over the last ten years it is down 16.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Japan data come from?
The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)., World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 70 (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 70 (%)
Unit
%
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)., World Health Organization (WHO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
232 places, 5,104 data points, 2000–2021
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Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD is the percent of 30-year-old-people who would die before their 70th birthday from any of cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes, or chronic respiratory disease, assuming that s/he would experience current mortality rates at every age and s/he would not die from any other cause of death (e.g., injuries or HIV/AIDS).