Share of deaths registered in Japan

Japan: Share of deaths registered was 97.48 in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
97.48
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
68th
of 144 countries
All-time high
97.48
in 2019
All-time low
96.81
in 2018
Years of data
5
2015–2019

Share of deaths registered in Japan, 2015–2019

0204060801002015201720192015: 97.12016: 96.92017: 97.32018: 96.82019: 97.5

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2019, share of deaths registered in Japan stood at 97.48. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 0.4% over five years.

Japan ranks 68th of 144 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Share of deaths registered in Japan, year by year

Annual values for Share of deaths registered in Japan, 2015 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2015 97.13
2016 96.92 -0.2%
2017 97.3 +0.4%
2018 96.81 -0.5%
2019 97.48 +0.7%

Countries ranked near Japan

  1. 65 Croatia 97.65 compare
  2. 66 Finland 97.64 compare
  3. 67 Armenia 97.53 compare
  4. 69 Belarus 97.46 compare
  5. 70 Serbia 97.42 compare
  6. 71 Austria 97.4 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of deaths registered in Japan?
Share of deaths registered in Japan was 97.48 in 2019, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of deaths registered recorded in Japan?
The highest recorded value was 97.48 in 2019.
What is the lowest share of deaths registered recorded in Japan?
The lowest recorded value was 96.81 in 2018.
How does Japan rank for share of deaths registered?
Japan ranks 68th out of 144 countries with data for 2019.
Where does this Japan data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of deaths registered. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of deaths registered
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
145 places, 725 data points, 2015–2019
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