Respiratory infection death rate who mdb in Japan
Japan: Respiratory infection death rate who mdb was 16.82 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
16.82
Change on year
down 6.2%
World rank
69th
of 109 countries
All-time high
89.49
in 1950
All-time low
12.9
in 2020
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Respiratory infection death rate who mdb in Japan, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Japan recorded 16.82 for respiratory infection death rate who mdb in 2023.
That represents a change of down 6.2% on the previous year and down 28.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, respiratory infection death rate who mdb in Japan peaked at 89.49 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 12.9, in 2020.
That places Japan 69th out of 109 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Respiratory infection death rate who mdb in Japan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 89.49 | — |
| 1951 | 78.43 | -12.4% |
| 1952 | 66.27 | -15.5% |
| 1953 | 88.03 | +32.8% |
| 1954 | 59.11 | -32.9% |
| 1955 | 55.07 | -6.8% |
| 1956 | 56.36 | +2.3% |
| 1957 | 89.16 | +58.2% |
| 1958 | 61.19 | -31.4% |
| 1959 | 56.35 | -7.9% |
| 1960 | 69.47 | +23.3% |
| 1961 | 54.24 | -21.9% |
| 1962 | 69.19 | +27.6% |
| 1963 | 40.98 | -40.8% |
| 1964 | 40.79 | -0.5% |
| 1965 | 56.33 | +38.1% |
| 1966 | 37.4 | -33.6% |
| 1967 | 36.34 | -2.8% |
| 1968 | 44.42 | +22.2% |
| 1969 | 42.2 | -5.0% |
| 1970 | 46.85 | +11.0% |
| 1971 | 34.54 | -26.3% |
| 1972 | 33.45 | -3.2% |
| 1973 | 38.37 | +14.7% |
| 1974 | 38.45 | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 38.93 | +1.2% |
| 1976 | 38.82 | -0.3% |
| 1977 | 30.67 | -21.0% |
| 1978 | 31.42 | +2.5% |
| 1979 | 28.23 | -10.2% |
| 1980 | 33.23 | +17.7% |
| 1981 | 31.38 | -5.6% |
| 1982 | 31.68 | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 34.36 | +8.5% |
| 1984 | 30.88 | -10.1% |
| 1985 | 33.93 | +9.9% |
| 1986 | 33.28 | -1.9% |
| 1987 | 32.37 | -2.8% |
| 1988 | 35.81 | +10.7% |
| 1989 | 35.03 | -2.2% |
| 1990 | 38.92 | +11.1% |
| 1991 | 37.96 | -2.5% |
| 1992 | 38.21 | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 40.11 | +5.0% |
| 1994 | 38.82 | -3.2% |
| 1995 | 36.45 | -6.1% |
| 1996 | 30.25 | -17.0% |
| 1997 | 32.19 | +6.4% |
| 1998 | 30.91 | -4.0% |
| 1999 | 35.13 | +13.7% |
| 2000 | 30.33 | -13.6% |
| 2001 | 27.98 | -7.8% |
| 2002 | 27.39 | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 28.58 | +4.3% |
| 2004 | 27.26 | -4.6% |
| 2005 | 29.26 | +7.3% |
| 2006 | 27.53 | -5.9% |
| 2007 | 27 | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 26.92 | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 25.07 | -6.9% |
| 2010 | 25.44 | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 25.84 | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 24.64 | -4.6% |
| 2013 | 23.62 | -4.2% |
| 2014 | 22.31 | -5.5% |
| 2015 | 21.83 | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 20.9 | -4.3% |
| 2017 | 16.03 | -23.3% |
| 2018 | 15.45 | -3.6% |
| 2019 | 15.41 | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 12.9 | -16.3% |
| 2021 | 14.35 | +11.3% |
| 2022 | 17.94 | +25.0% |
| 2023 | 16.82 | -6.2% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 16.82 is below the median for high income countries, which is 20.45, 82% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Japan's 16.82 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 29.91, 56% of the median. (12 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Respiratory infection death rate who mdb 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | +58.2% | 56.36 | 89.16 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 69.95 | 55.07 | 89.49 | 10 |
| 1960s | 49.14 | 36.34 | 69.47 | 10 |
| 1970s | 35.97 | 28.23 | 46.85 | 10 |
| 1980s | 33.2 | 30.88 | 35.81 | 10 |
| 1990s | 35.89 | 30.25 | 40.11 | 10 |
| 2000s | 27.73 | 25.07 | 30.33 | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.15 | 15.41 | 25.84 | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.5 | 12.9 | 17.94 | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is respiratory infection death rate who mdb in Japan?
- Respiratory infection death rate who mdb in Japan was 16.82 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest respiratory infection death rate who mdb recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 89.49 in 1950.
- What is the lowest respiratory infection death rate who mdb recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.9 in 2020.
- How does Japan rank for respiratory infection death rate who mdb?
- Japan ranks 69th out of 109 countries with data for 2023.
- Is respiratory infection death rate who mdb rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Respiratory infection death rate who mdb. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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