Mortality rate for 5-14 year-olds in Japan
Japan: Mortality rate for 5-14 year-olds was 0.8284 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Mortality rate for 5-14 year-olds in Japan, 1990–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, mortality rate for 5-14 year-olds in Japan stood at 0.8284.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.8% on the previous year and down 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate for 5-14 year-olds in Japan peaked at 2.14 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.7511, in 2020.
Japan ranks 179th of 200 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 for 5-14 year-olds in Japan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.66 | — |
| 1991 | 1.64 | -1.3% |
| 1992 | 1.61 | -1.5% |
| 1993 | 1.58 | -2.1% |
| 1994 | 1.53 | -2.8% |
| 1995 | 1.81 | +18.1% |
| 1996 | 1.43 | -21.0% |
| 1997 | 1.38 | -3.6% |
| 1998 | 1.33 | -3.9% |
| 1999 | 1.27 | -4.1% |
| 2000 | 1.22 | -4.3% |
| 2001 | 1.17 | -4.2% |
| 2002 | 1.12 | -3.9% |
| 2003 | 1.08 | -3.7% |
| 2004 | 1.04 | -3.4% |
| 2005 | 1.01 | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 0.9795 | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 0.9515 | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 0.9283 | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 0.9103 | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 0.8959 | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 2.14 | +138.7% |
| 2012 | 0.8714 | -59.3% |
| 2013 | 0.8569 | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 0.8392 | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 0.8196 | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 0.799 | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 0.7794 | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 0.7635 | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 0.7533 | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 0.7511 | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.7581 | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 0.774 | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 0.7982 | +3.1% |
| 2024 | 0.8284 | +3.8% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 0.8284 is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.02, 81% of the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Japan's 0.8284 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3.82, 22% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mortality rate for 5-14 year-olds 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 | +138.7% | 0.8959 | 2.14 |
| 2012 | -59.3% | 2.14 | 0.8714 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.52 | 1.27 | 1.81 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.04 | 0.9103 | 1.22 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9517 | 0.7533 | 2.14 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.782 | 0.7511 | 0.8284 | 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)
- 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 for 5-14 year-olds in Japan?
- Mortality rate for 5-14 year-olds in Japan was 0.8284 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest mortality rate for 5-14 year-olds recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 2.14 in 2011.
- What is the lowest mortality rate for 5-14 year-olds recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7511 in 2020.
- How does Japan rank for mortality rate for 5-14 year-olds?
- Japan ranks 179th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate for 5-14 year-olds rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.3%. 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 for 5-14 year-olds (probability of dying per 1000 children aged 5-14 years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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