Mortality rate age 5-9 in Japan

Japan: Mortality rate age 5-9 was 0.37 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
0.37
Change on year
up 2.9%
World rank
180th
of 201 countries
All-time high
1.19
in 2011
All-time low
0.3475
in 2020
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Mortality rate age 5-9 in Japan, 1990–2024

0.40.60.811.21990200720241990: 0.9231991: 0.9081992: 0.891993: 0.8671994: 0.8391995: 0.9851996: 0.7761997: 0.7441998: 0.7121999: 0.6792000: 0.6472001: 0.6172002: 0.592003: 0.5652004: 0.5432005: 0.5232006: 0.5042007: 0.4872008: 0.4722009: 0.462010: 0.452011: 1.22012: 0.4312013: 0.4212014: 0.4092015: 0.3972016: 0.3832017: 0.3712018: 0.362019: 0.3522020: 0.3482021: 0.3482022: 0.3522023: 0.362024: 0.37

Source: UNICEF.

Analysis

Japan recorded 0.37 for mortality rate age 5-9 in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.9% on the previous year and down 9.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, mortality rate age 5-9 in Japan peaked at 1.19 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.3475, in 2020.

Japan ranks 180th of 201 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.

Mortality rate age 5-9 in Japan, year by year

Annual values for Mortality rate age 5-9 (UN IGME estimate, 2024) in Japan, 1990 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1990 0.9234
1991 0.9077 -1.7%
1992 0.89 -1.9%
1993 0.8672 -2.6%
1994 0.8387 -3.3%
1995 0.9848 +17.4%
1996 0.7756 -21.2%
1997 0.7442 -4.0%
1998 0.712 -4.3%
1999 0.6791 -4.6%
2000 0.6467 -4.8%
2001 0.6168 -4.6%
2002 0.5896 -4.4%
2003 0.565 -4.2%
2004 0.543 -3.9%
2005 0.5228 -3.7%
2006 0.5039 -3.6%
2007 0.4867 -3.4%
2008 0.472 -3.0%
2009 0.4599 -2.6%
2010 0.4497 -2.2%
2011 1.19 +164.8%
2012 0.4314 -63.8%
2013 0.4211 -2.4%
2014 0.4093 -2.8%
2015 0.3965 -3.1%
2016 0.3832 -3.3%
2017 0.3706 -3.3%
2018 0.3598 -2.9%
2019 0.3517 -2.2%
2020 0.3475 -1.2%
2021 0.3476 +0.0%
2022 0.3518 +1.2%
2023 0.3596 +2.2%
2024 0.37 +2.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.8323 0.6791 0.9848 10
2000s 0.5406 0.4599 0.6467 10
2010s 0.4764 0.3517 1.19 10
2020s 0.3553 0.3475 0.37 5

Countries ranked near Japan

  1. 177 Israel 0.3762 compare
  2. 178 Australia and New Zealand 0.3755 compare
  3. 179 Australia 0.3725 compare
  4. 181 Finland 0.3626 compare
  5. 182 Netherlands 0.3583 compare
  6. 183 Spain 0.3569 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is mortality rate age 5-9 in Japan?
Mortality rate age 5-9 in Japan was 0.37 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
What is the highest mortality rate age 5-9 recorded in Japan?
The highest recorded value was 1.19 in 2011.
What is the lowest mortality rate age 5-9 recorded in Japan?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3475 in 2020.
How does Japan rank for mortality rate age 5-9?
Japan ranks 180th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
Is mortality rate age 5-9 rising or falling in Japan?
Over the last ten years it is down 9.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Japan data come from?
The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Mortality rate age 5-9 (UN IGME estimate, 2024). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Mortality rate age 5-9 (UN IGME estimate, 2024)
Source
UNICEF
Licence
UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
235 places, 8,225 data points, 1990–2024
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