Number of deaths ages 5-9 years, female in Japan
Japan: Number of deaths ages 5-9 years, female was 161 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of deaths ages 5-9 years, female in Japan, 1990–2024
Source: Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of deaths ages 5-9 years, female in Japan is 161, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 16.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of deaths ages 5-9 years, female in Japan peaked at 660 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 160, in 2022.
Japan ranks 75th of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Number of deaths ages 5-9 years, female in Japan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 528 | — |
| 1991 | 513 | -2.8% |
| 1992 | 494 | -3.7% |
| 1993 | 477 | -3.4% |
| 1994 | 449 | -5.9% |
| 1995 | 548 | +22.0% |
| 1996 | 397 | -27.6% |
| 1997 | 375 | -5.5% |
| 1998 | 352 | -6.1% |
| 1999 | 334 | -5.1% |
| 2000 | 318 | -4.8% |
| 2001 | 304 | -4.4% |
| 2002 | 293 | -3.6% |
| 2003 | 281 | -4.1% |
| 2004 | 267 | -5.0% |
| 2005 | 259 | -3.0% |
| 2006 | 254 | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 247 | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 240 | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 233 | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 225 | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 660 | +193.3% |
| 2012 | 206 | -68.8% |
| 2013 | 199 | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 192 | -3.5% |
| 2015 | 186 | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 180 | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 174 | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 170 | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 166 | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 164 | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 161 | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 160 | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 161 | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 161 | +0.0% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 161 is above the median for high income countries, which is 13, 12.4× the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Japan's 161 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 45, 3.6× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of deaths ages 5-9 years, female 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 | +193.3% | 225 | 660 |
| 2012 | -68.8% | 660 | 206 |
| 1996 | -27.6% | 548 | 397 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 446.7 | 334 | 548 | 10 |
| 2000s | 269.6 | 233 | 318 | 10 |
| 2010s | 235.8 | 166 | 660 | 10 |
| 2020s | 161.4 | 160 | 164 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 72 Saudi Arabia 181 compare
- 73 Bolivia 176 compare
- 74 Equatorial Guinea 175 compare
- 76 Guinea-Bissau 155 compare
- 77 Germany 151 compare
- 78 Gambia 149 compare
- 78 Honduras 149 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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 178 (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)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0163 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of deaths ages 5-9 years, female in Japan?
- Number of deaths ages 5-9 years, female in Japan was 161 in 2024, according to Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
- What is the highest number of deaths ages 5-9 years, female recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 660 in 2011.
- What is the lowest number of deaths ages 5-9 years, female recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 160 in 2022.
- How does Japan rank for number of deaths ages 5-9 years, female?
- Japan ranks 75th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of deaths ages 5-9 years, female rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org, published as part of Number of deaths ages 5-9 years, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of deaths of female children ages 5-9 years