nqx - probability of dying between ages x and x+n in Japan

Japan: nqx - probability of dying between ages x and x+n was 0.0017 in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
0.0017
Change on year
down 7.4%
World rank
183rd
of 184 countries
All-time high
0.0032
in 2000
All-time low
0.0017
in 2021
Years of data
22
2000–2021

nqx - probability of dying between ages x and x+n in Japan, 2000–2021

00.0010.0020.0032000201020212000: 0.0032001: 0.0032002: 0.0032003: 0.0032004: 0.0032005: 0.0032006: 0.0032007: 0.0032008: 0.0032009: 0.0022010: 0.0022011: 0.0032012: 0.0022013: 0.0022014: 0.0022015: 0.0022016: 0.0022017: 0.0022018: 0.0022019: 0.0022020: 0.0022021: 0.002

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

Japan recorded 0.0017 for nqx - probability of dying between ages x and x+n in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.4% on the previous year and down 34.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, nqx - probability of dying between ages x and x+n in Japan peaked at 0.0032 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0017, in 2021.

Japan ranks 183rd of 184 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.

nqx - probability of dying between ages x and x+n in Japan, year by year

Annual values for nqx - probability of dying between ages x and x+n in Japan, 2000 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2000 0.0032
2001 0.0031 -5.9%
2002 0.003 -1.0%
2003 0.003 -1.9%
2004 0.0028 -5.2%
2005 0.0027 -3.8%
2006 0.0026 -3.0%
2007 0.0026 -2.3%
2008 0.0025 -1.1%
2009 0.0023 -7.8%
2010 0.0023 -2.9%
2011 0.0026 +14.2%
2012 0.0022 -15.2%
2013 0.0021 -4.3%
2014 0.002 -3.0%
2015 0.0019 -6.6%
2016 0.002 +2.5%
2017 0.0019 -3.6%
2018 0.002 +5.4%
2019 0.002 -1.4%
2020 0.0018 -6.4%
2021 0.0017 -7.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.0028 0.0023 0.0032 10
2010s 0.0021 0.0019 0.0026 10
2020s 0.0018 0.0017 0.0018 2

Countries ranked near Japan

  1. 180 Singapore 0.0018 compare
  2. 181 Sweden 0.0018 compare
  3. 182 Norway 0.0018 compare
  4. 184 Estonia 0.0015 compare

See the full ranking of 197 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is nqx - probability of dying between ages x and x+n in Japan?
Nqx - probability of dying between ages x and x+n in Japan was 0.0017 in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
What is the highest nqx - probability of dying between ages x and x+n recorded in Japan?
The highest recorded value was 0.0032 in 2000.
What is the lowest nqx - probability of dying between ages x and x+n recorded in Japan?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0017 in 2021.
How does Japan rank for nqx - probability of dying between ages x and x+n?
Japan ranks 183rd out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
Is nqx - probability of dying between ages x and x+n rising or falling in Japan?
Over the last ten years it is down 34.6%. 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 nqx - probability of dying between ages x and x+n. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
nqx - probability of dying between ages x and x+n
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
197 places, 4,334 data points, 2000–2021
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