Number of youth deaths in Japan
Japan: Number of youth deaths was 2,708 deaths in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of youth deaths in Japan, 1990–2024
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
Japan recorded 2,708 deaths for number of youth deaths in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 30.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of youth deaths in Japan peaked at 10,316 deaths in 1990 and was at its lowest, 2,708 deaths, in 2024.
That places Japan 92nd out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Number of youth deaths in Japan, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 10,316 deaths | — |
| 1991 | 9,974 deaths | -3.3% |
| 1992 | 9,698 deaths | -2.8% |
| 1993 | 9,360 deaths | -3.5% |
| 1994 | 9,096 deaths | -2.8% |
| 1995 | 9,216 deaths | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 8,362 deaths | -9.3% |
| 1997 | 7,990 deaths | -4.4% |
| 1998 | 7,607 deaths | -4.8% |
| 1999 | 7,213 deaths | -5.2% |
| 2000 | 6,852 deaths | -5.0% |
| 2001 | 6,530 deaths | -4.7% |
| 2002 | 6,205 deaths | -5.0% |
| 2003 | 5,904 deaths | -4.9% |
| 2004 | 5,640 deaths | -4.5% |
| 2005 | 5,375 deaths | -4.7% |
| 2006 | 5,166 deaths | -3.9% |
| 2007 | 5,020 deaths | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 4,876 deaths | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 4,722 deaths | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 4,571 deaths | -3.2% |
| 2011 | 5,980 deaths | +30.8% |
| 2012 | 4,233 deaths | -29.2% |
| 2013 | 4,058 deaths | -4.1% |
| 2014 | 3,871 deaths | -4.6% |
| 2015 | 3,702 deaths | -4.4% |
| 2016 | 3,541 deaths | -4.3% |
| 2017 | 3,368 deaths | -4.9% |
| 2018 | 3,209 deaths | -4.7% |
| 2019 | 3,050 deaths | -5.0% |
| 2020 | 2,918 deaths | -4.3% |
| 2021 | 2,826 deaths | -3.2% |
| 2022 | 2,763 deaths | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 2,719 deaths | -1.6% |
| 2024 | 2,708 deaths | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8,883 deaths | 7,213 deaths | 10,316 deaths | 10 |
| 2000s | 5,629 deaths | 4,722 deaths | 6,852 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,958 deaths | 3,050 deaths | 5,980 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,787 deaths | 2,708 deaths | 2,918 deaths | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of youth deaths in Japan?
- Number of youth deaths in Japan was 2,708 deaths in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of youth deaths recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 10,316 deaths in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of youth deaths recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,708 deaths in 2024.
- How does Japan rank for number of youth deaths?
- Japan ranks 92nd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of youth deaths rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of youth deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths of children aged under fifteen years.