Neonatal mortality rate - High-income country average rate matched in Japan
Japan: Neonatal mortality rate - High-income country average rate matched was 0.834 in 2030. ▬ Flat
Latest (2030)
0.834
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
194th
of 200 countries
All-time high
0.862
in 2025
All-time low
0.834
in 2030
Years of data
6
2025–2030
Neonatal mortality rate - High-income country average rate matched in Japan, 2025–2030
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for neonatal mortality rate - high-income country average rate matched in Japan is 0.834, measured in 2030. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and down 3.3% over ten years.
That places Japan 194th out of 200 countries with data for 2030, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Neonatal mortality rate - High-income country average rate matched in Japan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0.862 | — |
| 2026 | 0.8563 | -0.7% |
| 2027 | 0.8507 | -0.7% |
| 2028 | 0.8451 | -0.7% |
| 2029 | 0.8395 | -0.7% |
| 2030 | 0.834 | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 0.8507 | 0.8395 | 0.862 | 5 |
| 2030s | 0.834 | 0.834 | 0.834 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 191 Singapore 1.08 compare
- 192 Andorra 0.9812 compare
- 193 Republic of Korea 0.9313 compare
- 195 Estonia 0.8 compare
- 195 Latvia 0.8 compare
- 195 North Macedonia 0.8 compare
- 195 Montenegro 0.8 compare
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)
- Population ages 65-69, male, annual growth rate -0.5216 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per capita 0.0292 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, annual growth rate -5.13 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per capita 0.0331 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neonatal mortality rate - high-income country average rate matched in Japan?
- Neonatal mortality rate - high-income country average rate matched in Japan was 0.834 in 2030, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest neonatal mortality rate - high-income country average rate matched recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.862 in 2025.
- What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate - high-income country average rate matched recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.834 in 2030.
- How does Japan rank for neonatal mortality rate - high-income country average rate matched?
- Japan ranks 194th out of 200 countries with data for 2030.
- Is neonatal mortality rate - high-income country average rate matched rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Neonatal mortality rate - High-income country average rate matched (projection). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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