Number of deaths ages 5-9 years, male in Japan
Japan: Number of deaths ages 5-9 years, male was 195 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of deaths ages 5-9 years, male 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
Japan recorded 195 for number of deaths ages 5-9 years, male in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 23.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of deaths ages 5-9 years, male in Japan peaked at 823 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 195, in 2023.
Japan ranks 78th 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, male in Japan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 823 | — |
| 1991 | 786 | -4.5% |
| 1992 | 752 | -4.3% |
| 1993 | 707 | -6.0% |
| 1994 | 662 | -6.4% |
| 1995 | 716 | +8.2% |
| 1996 | 572 | -20.1% |
| 1997 | 536 | -6.3% |
| 1998 | 503 | -6.2% |
| 1999 | 473 | -6.0% |
| 2000 | 448 | -5.3% |
| 2001 | 425 | -5.1% |
| 2002 | 404 | -4.9% |
| 2003 | 388 | -4.0% |
| 2004 | 377 | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 362 | -4.0% |
| 2006 | 345 | -4.7% |
| 2007 | 330 | -4.3% |
| 2008 | 317 | -3.9% |
| 2009 | 304 | -4.1% |
| 2010 | 292 | -3.9% |
| 2011 | 686 | +134.9% |
| 2012 | 274 | -60.1% |
| 2013 | 266 | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 256 | -3.8% |
| 2015 | 246 | -3.9% |
| 2016 | 236 | -4.1% |
| 2017 | 226 | -4.2% |
| 2018 | 216 | -4.4% |
| 2019 | 207 | -4.2% |
| 2020 | 201 | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 198 | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 196 | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 195 | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 195 | +0.0% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 195 is above the median for high income countries, which is 16, 12.2× the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Japan's 195 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 67, 2.9× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of deaths ages 5-9 years, male 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 | +134.9% | 292 | 686 |
| 2012 | -60.1% | 686 | 274 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 653 | 473 | 823 | 10 |
| 2000s | 370 | 304 | 448 | 10 |
| 2010s | 290.5 | 207 | 686 | 10 |
| 2020s | 197 | 195 | 201 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Japan
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of deaths ages 5-9 years, male in Japan?
- Number of deaths ages 5-9 years, male in Japan was 195 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, male recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 823 in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of deaths ages 5-9 years, male recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 195 in 2023.
- How does Japan rank for number of deaths ages 5-9 years, male?
- Japan ranks 78th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of deaths ages 5-9 years, male rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.8%. 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, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of deaths of male children ages 5-9 years