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Under-five mortality rate — Japan

Under-five mortality rate in Japan in 2024 — 2.4 per 1,000. Ranked 6 in the world out of 196. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 94%.

2024 2.4 per 1,000 +0% vs 2023
World rank 6of 196
Period maximum 39.8 per 1,0001960
Period minimum 2.4 per 1,0002020

Trend over time

1960–2024 · per 1,000 live births

Under-five mortality rate — Japan, 1960–202401020304019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 39.8 per 1,0001962: 32.9 per 1,0001964: 27 per 1,0001966: 22.6 per 1,0001968: 19.6 per 1,0001970: 17.5 per 1,0001972: 15.7 per 1,0001974: 14.1 per 1,0001976: 12.5 per 1,0001978: 11.1 per 1,0001980: 9.9 per 1,0001982: 8.8 per 1,0001984: 7.9 per 1,0001986: 7.1 per 1,0001988: 6.6 per 1,0001990: 6.3 per 1,0001992: 6.1 per 1,0001994: 5.9 per 1,0001996: 5.5 per 1,0001998: 5 per 1,0002000: 4.5 per 1,0002002: 4.1 per 1,0002004: 3.9 per 1,0002006: 3.6 per 1,0002008: 3.4 per 1,0002010: 3.3 per 1,0002012: 3.1 per 1,0002014: 2.9 per 1,0002016: 2.7 per 1,0002018: 2.5 per 1,0002020: 2.4 per 1,0002022: 2.4 per 1,0002024: 2.4 per 1,000
Change over the period: −37.4 (−93.97%) Average annual rate: -4.29 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Japan

Japan 2.4 per 1,000
World 37.4 per 1,000
East Asia & Pacific 13.2 per 1,000
Eastern Asia computed 5.6 per 1,000
High-income countries computed 4.8 per 1,000
Under-five mortality rate — Japan, by year Japan All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 1,000 Change Change, %
2024 2.4 +0 +0%
2023 2.4 +0 +0%
2022 2.4 +0 +0%
2021 2.4 +0 +0%
2020 2.4 −0.1 −4%
2019 2.5 +0 +0%
2018 2.5 −0.1 −3.85%
2017 2.6 −0.1 −3.7%
2016 2.7 −0.1 −3.57%
2015 2.8 −0.1 −3.45%
2014 2.9 −0.1 −3.33%
2013 3 −0.1 −3.23%
2012 3.1 −0.2 −6.06%
2011 3.3 +0 +0%
2010 3.3 −0.1 −2.94%
2009 3.4 +0 +0%
2008 3.4 −0.1 −2.86%
2007 3.5 −0.1 −2.78%
2006 3.6 −0.1 −2.7%
2005 3.7 −0.2 −5.13%
2004 3.9 −0.1 −2.5%
2003 4 −0.1 −2.44%
2002 4.1 −0.2 −4.65%
2001 4.3 −0.2 −4.44%
2000 4.5 −0.2 −4.26%
1999 4.7 −0.3 −6%
1998 5 −0.2 −3.85%
1997 5.2 −0.3 −5.45%
1996 5.5 −0.2 −3.51%
1995 5.7 −0.2 −3.39%
1994 5.9 −0.1 −1.67%
1993 6 −0.1 −1.64%
1992 6.1 −0.1 −1.61%
1991 6.2 −0.1 −1.59%
1990 6.3 −0.1 −1.56%
1989 6.4 −0.2 −3.03%
1988 6.6 −0.2 −2.94%
1987 6.8 −0.3 −4.23%
1986 7.1 −0.4 −5.33%
1985 7.5 −0.4 −5.06%
1984 7.9 −0.4 −4.82%
1983 8.3 −0.5 −5.68%
1982 8.8 −0.5 −5.38%
1981 9.3 −0.6 −6.06%
1980 9.9 −0.6 −5.71%
1979 10.5 −0.6 −5.41%
1978 11.1 −0.7 −5.93%
1977 11.8 −0.7 −5.6%
1976 12.5 −0.8 −6.02%
1975 13.3 −0.8 −5.67%
1974 14.1 −0.8 −5.37%
1973 14.9 −0.8 −5.1%
1972 15.7 −0.8 −4.85%
1971 16.5 −1 −5.71%
1970 17.5 −1 −5.41%
1969 18.5 −1.1 −5.61%
1968 19.6 −1.4 −6.67%
1967 21 −1.6 −7.08%
1966 22.6 −2 −8.13%
1965 24.6 −2.4 −8.89%
1964 27 −2.7 −9.09%
1963 29.7 −3.2 −9.73%
1962 32.9 −3.4 −9.37%
1961 36.3 −3.5 −8.79%
1960 39.8 — —

Eastern Asia, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

JP Japan 2.4 KR South Korea 2.8 CN China 5.7 MN Mongolia 13.4 KP North Korea 16.7
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About the indicator

The probability of dying before the age of five, expressed as the number of deaths per 1,000 live births. The main target indicator of UN Sustainable Development Goal 3.2 — to bring it down to 25 per 1,000 by 2030. The gap between countries remains more than twentyfold, while over the past thirty years the world value has more than halved.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.

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