Crude death rate in Japan
The crude death rate in Japan was 13.3 per 1,000 people in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1960.
Japan, 2024
13.3
Change from 2023
+0.3per 1,000 people
World, 2024
7.6 per 1,000 people
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2024
9.5 per 1,000 people
Position in 2024
9th of 217
Crude death rate in Japan over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
Deaths per 1,000 people. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Japan | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 13.3 per 1,000 people | 7.6 per 1,000 people |
| 2023 | 13.0 per 1,000 people | 7.6 per 1,000 people |
| 2022 | 12.9 per 1,000 people | 7.7 per 1,000 people |
| 2021 | 11.7 per 1,000 people | 8.7 per 1,000 people |
| 2020 | 11.1 per 1,000 people | 8.0 per 1,000 people |
| 2019 | 11.2 per 1,000 people | 7.5 per 1,000 people |
| 2018 | 11.0 per 1,000 people | 7.5 per 1,000 people |
| 2017 | 10.8 per 1,000 people | 7.5 per 1,000 people |
| 2016 | 10.5 per 1,000 people | 7.5 per 1,000 people |
| 2015 | 10.3 per 1,000 people | 7.6 per 1,000 people |
| 2014 | 10.1 per 1,000 people | 7.6 per 1,000 people |
| 2013 | 10.1 per 1,000 people | 7.6 per 1,000 people |
| 2012 | 10.0 per 1,000 people | 7.7 per 1,000 people |
| 2011 | 9.9 per 1,000 people | 7.8 per 1,000 people |
| 2010 | 9.5 per 1,000 people | 7.8 per 1,000 people |
| 2009 | 9.1 per 1,000 people | 7.9 per 1,000 people |
| 2008 | 9.1 per 1,000 people | 8.0 per 1,000 people |
| 2007 | 8.8 per 1,000 people | 8.0 per 1,000 people |
| 2006 | 8.6 per 1,000 people | 8.1 per 1,000 people |
| 2005 | 8.6 per 1,000 people | 8.1 per 1,000 people |
| 2004 | 8.2 per 1,000 people | 8.2 per 1,000 people |
| 2003 | 8.0 per 1,000 people | 8.3 per 1,000 people |
| 2002 | 7.8 per 1,000 people | 8.4 per 1,000 people |
| 2001 | 7.7 per 1,000 people | 8.4 per 1,000 people |
| 2000 | 7.7 per 1,000 people | 8.5 per 1,000 people |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.3 from 13.0 per 1,000 people in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 10.1 per 1,000 people, the figure has changed by +3.2.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2024, Japan has the 9th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 7.6 per 1,000 people.
More for Japan
All statistics for Japan
Life expectancy at birth
84.0 years
2024 · World Bank
Population estimates and projections
124,370,947 people
2023 · UN Population Division
Median age estimates and projections
49.0 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Fertility rate estimates and projections
1.21 births per woman
2023 · UN Population Division
Population growth estimates and projections
-0.48%
2023 · UN Population Division
Population
123,366,734 people
2025 · World Bank