Number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Japan
Japan: Number of deaths ages 5-9 years was 356 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Japan, 1990–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
Japan recorded 356 for number of deaths ages 5-9 years in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 20.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Japan peaked at 1,351 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 356, in 2022.
Japan ranks 76th of 196 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.
Number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Japan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1,351 | — |
| 1991 | 1,299 | -3.8% |
| 1992 | 1,246 | -4.1% |
| 1993 | 1,184 | -5.0% |
| 1994 | 1,111 | -6.2% |
| 1995 | 1,264 | +13.8% |
| 1996 | 969 | -23.3% |
| 1997 | 911 | -6.0% |
| 1998 | 855 | -6.1% |
| 1999 | 807 | -5.6% |
| 2000 | 766 | -5.1% |
| 2001 | 729 | -4.8% |
| 2002 | 697 | -4.4% |
| 2003 | 669 | -4.0% |
| 2004 | 644 | -3.7% |
| 2005 | 621 | -3.6% |
| 2006 | 599 | -3.5% |
| 2007 | 577 | -3.7% |
| 2008 | 557 | -3.5% |
| 2009 | 537 | -3.6% |
| 2010 | 517 | -3.7% |
| 2011 | 1,346 | +160.3% |
| 2012 | 480 | -64.3% |
| 2013 | 465 | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 448 | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 432 | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 416 | -3.7% |
| 2017 | 400 | -3.8% |
| 2018 | 386 | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 373 | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 365 | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 359 | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 356 | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 356 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 356 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,100 | 807 | 1,351 | 10 |
| 2000s | 639.6 | 537 | 766 | 10 |
| 2010s | 526.3 | 373 | 1,346 | 10 |
| 2020s | 358.4 | 356 | 365 | 5 |
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More education data for Japan
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 440,864 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Japan?
- Number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Japan was 356 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest number of deaths ages 5-9 years recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 1,351 in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of deaths ages 5-9 years recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 356 in 2022.
- How does Japan rank for number of deaths ages 5-9 years?
- Japan ranks 76th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of deaths ages 5-9 years rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Number of deaths ages 5-9 years. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of deaths of children ages 5-9 years