Number of stillbirths in Japan
Japan: Number of stillbirths was 1,243 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Number of stillbirths in Japan, 2000–2023
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 stillbirths in Japan is 1,243, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is down 3.4% on the previous year and down 34.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of stillbirths in Japan peaked at 3,053 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1,243, in 2023.
That places Japan 92nd out of 197 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Number of stillbirths in Japan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3,053 | — |
| 2001 | 2,932 | -4.0% |
| 2002 | 2,852 | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 2,706 | -5.1% |
| 2004 | 2,553 | -5.7% |
| 2005 | 2,413 | -5.5% |
| 2006 | 2,370 | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 2,272 | -4.1% |
| 2008 | 2,234 | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 2,212 | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 2,188 | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 2,107 | -3.7% |
| 2012 | 1,988 | -5.6% |
| 2013 | 1,890 | -4.9% |
| 2014 | 1,805 | -4.5% |
| 2015 | 1,787 | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 1,691 | -5.4% |
| 2017 | 1,571 | -7.1% |
| 2018 | 1,437 | -8.5% |
| 2019 | 1,352 | -5.9% |
| 2020 | 1,302 | -3.7% |
| 2021 | 1,293 | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 1,287 | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 1,243 | -3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,560 | 2,212 | 3,053 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,782 | 1,352 | 2,188 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,281 | 1,243 | 1,302 | 4 |
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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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,294 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 178 (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -2.14 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.0547 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -2.28 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.0576 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of stillbirths in Japan?
- Number of stillbirths in Japan was 1,243 in 2023, 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 stillbirths recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 3,053 in 2000.
- What is the lowest number of stillbirths recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,243 in 2023.
- How does Japan rank for number of stillbirths?
- Japan ranks 92nd out of 197 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of stillbirths rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.2%. 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 stillbirths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of fetal deaths at 28 weeks or more of gestation