Under-five deaths - UN IGME estimates in Japan
Japan: Under-five deaths - UN IGME estimates was 1,863 in 2024. βΌ Falling
Under-five deaths - UN IGME estimates in Japan, 1990β2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Japan recorded 1,863 for under-five deaths - un igme estimates in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and down 36.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, under-five deaths - un igme estimates in Japan peaked at 7,706 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 1,863, in 2024.
Japan ranks 97th of 200 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6,741 | 5,618 | 7,706 | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,382 | 3,648 | 5,351 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,877 | 2,228 | 3,521 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,963 | 1,863 | 2,104 | 5 |
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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, male, annual growth rate -0.5432 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, male, per capita 0.4876 units per person (2025)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 633,995 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is under-five deaths - un igme estimates in Japan?
- Under-five deaths - un igme estimates in Japan was 1,863 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest under-five deaths - un igme estimates recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 7,706 in 1990.
- What is the lowest under-five deaths - un igme estimates recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,863 in 2024.
- How does Japan rank for under-five deaths - un igme estimates?
- Japan ranks 97th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is under-five deaths - un igme estimates rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Under-five deaths - UN IGME estimates (projection). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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