Under-five mortality rate in Japan
The under-five mortality rate in Japan was 2.4 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
Japan, 2024
2.4
Change from 2023
0per 1,000 live births
World, 2024
37.4 per 1,000 live births
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2024
3.7 per 1,000 live births
Position in 2024
189th of 196
Under-five mortality rate in Japan over time
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Deaths per 1,000 live births. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Japan | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2.4 per 1,000 live births | 37.4 per 1,000 live births |
| 2023 | 2.4 per 1,000 live births | 38.3 per 1,000 live births |
| 2022 | 2.4 per 1,000 live births | 40.0 per 1,000 live births |
| 2021 | 2.4 per 1,000 live births | 39.6 per 1,000 live births |
| 2020 | 2.4 per 1,000 live births | 39.2 per 1,000 live births |
| 2019 | 2.5 per 1,000 live births | 39.6 per 1,000 live births |
| 2018 | 2.5 per 1,000 live births | 40.0 per 1,000 live births |
| 2017 | 2.6 per 1,000 live births | 40.9 per 1,000 live births |
| 2016 | 2.7 per 1,000 live births | 41.7 per 1,000 live births |
| 2015 | 2.8 per 1,000 live births | 42.9 per 1,000 live births |
| 2014 | 2.9 per 1,000 live births | 43.9 per 1,000 live births |
| 2013 | 3.0 per 1,000 live births | 45.1 per 1,000 live births |
| 2012 | 3.1 per 1,000 live births | 46.7 per 1,000 live births |
| 2011 | 3.3 per 1,000 live births | 49.5 per 1,000 live births |
| 2010 | 3.3 per 1,000 live births | 50.6 per 1,000 live births |
| 2009 | 3.4 per 1,000 live births | 52.9 per 1,000 live births |
| 2008 | 3.4 per 1,000 live births | 54.7 per 1,000 live births |
| 2007 | 3.5 per 1,000 live births | 57.0 per 1,000 live births |
| 2006 | 3.6 per 1,000 live births | 59.6 per 1,000 live births |
| 2005 | 3.7 per 1,000 live births | 62.3 per 1,000 live births |
| 2004 | 3.9 per 1,000 live births | 65.8 per 1,000 live births |
| 2003 | 4.0 per 1,000 live births | 68.3 per 1,000 live births |
| 2002 | 4.1 per 1,000 live births | 71.3 per 1,000 live births |
| 2001 | 4.3 per 1,000 live births | 74.3 per 1,000 live births |
| 2000 | 4.5 per 1,000 live births | 76.7 per 1,000 live births |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is unchanged from 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 2.9 per 1,000 live births, the figure has changed by −0.5.
- Among the 196 countries with data for 2024, Japan has the 189th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 37.4 per 1,000 live births.
More for Japan
All statistics for Japan
Infant mortality rate
1.8 per 1,000 live births
2024 · World Bank
Maternal mortality ratio
3 per 100,000 live births
2023 · World Bank
Life expectancy estimates and projections
84.7 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Life expectancy at 65, estimates and projections
22.5 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Healthy life expectancy
72.2 years
2023 · WHO
UHC service coverage
86
2023 · WHO