Mortality rate among children ages 10 to 14 years in Japan
Japan: Mortality rate among children ages 10 to 14 years was 0.3938 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Mortality rate among children ages 10 to 14 years in Japan, 1990–2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2020, mortality rate among children ages 10 to 14 years in Japan stood at 0.3938. That is the lowest value across all 31 years on record.
The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 11.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate among children ages 10 to 14 years in Japan peaked at 0.8721 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.3938, in 2020.
Japan ranks 177th of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.
Mortality rate among children ages 10 to 14 years in Japan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.7347 | — |
| 1991 | 0.7254 | -1.3% |
| 1992 | 0.7149 | -1.5% |
| 1993 | 0.7022 | -1.8% |
| 1994 | 0.6866 | -2.2% |
| 1995 | 0.8042 | +17.1% |
| 1996 | 0.6506 | -19.1% |
| 1997 | 0.6312 | -3.0% |
| 1998 | 0.6111 | -3.2% |
| 1999 | 0.5904 | -3.4% |
| 2000 | 0.5698 | -3.5% |
| 2001 | 0.5503 | -3.4% |
| 2002 | 0.5321 | -3.3% |
| 2003 | 0.5156 | -3.1% |
| 2004 | 0.5008 | -2.9% |
| 2005 | 0.4877 | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 0.4759 | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 0.4655 | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 0.4569 | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 0.4502 | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 0.4445 | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 0.8721 | +96.2% |
| 2012 | 0.4352 | -50.1% |
| 2013 | 0.4304 | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.4253 | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.4196 | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 0.414 | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.4085 | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 0.4034 | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 0.3989 | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.3938 | -1.3% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 0.3938 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.5436, 72% of the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Japan's 0.3938 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.94, 20% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mortality rate among children ages 10 to 14 years in Japan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +96.2% | 0.4445 | 0.8721 |
| 2012 | -50.1% | 0.8721 | 0.4352 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6851 | 0.5904 | 0.8042 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5005 | 0.4502 | 0.5698 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4652 | 0.3989 | 0.8721 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3938 | 0.3938 | 0.3938 | 1 |
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)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,294 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 178 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.22 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0155 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate among children ages 10 to 14 years in Japan?
- Mortality rate among children ages 10 to 14 years in Japan was 0.3938 in 2020, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest mortality rate among children ages 10 to 14 years recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8721 in 2011.
- What is the lowest mortality rate among children ages 10 to 14 years recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3938 in 2020.
- How does Japan rank for mortality rate among children ages 10 to 14 years?
- Japan ranks 177th out of 194 countries with data for 2020.
- Is mortality rate among children ages 10 to 14 years rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.4%. 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, published as part of Mortality rate among children ages 10 to 14 years (per 1000 children aged 10). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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