Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Japan
Japan: Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years was 0.4 per 1,000 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.4 per 1,000
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
163rd
of 197 countries
All-time high
1.2 per 1,000
in 2011
All-time low
0.3 per 1,000
in 2020
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Japan, 1990–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in per 1,000.
Analysis
Japan recorded 0.4 per 1,000 for probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in 2024.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Japan peaked at 1.2 per 1,000 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.3 per 1,000, in 2020.
That places Japan 163rd out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Japan, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.9 per 1,000 | — |
| 1991 | 0.9 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.9 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.9 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.8 per 1,000 | -11.1% |
| 1995 | 1 per 1,000 | +25.0% |
| 1996 | 0.8 per 1,000 | -20.0% |
| 1997 | 0.7 per 1,000 | -12.5% |
| 1998 | 0.7 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.7 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.6 per 1,000 | -14.3% |
| 2001 | 0.6 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.6 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.6 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.5 per 1,000 | -16.7% |
| 2005 | 0.5 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.5 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.5 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.5 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.5 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.4 per 1,000 | -20.0% |
| 2011 | 1.2 per 1,000 | +200.0% |
| 2012 | 0.4 per 1,000 | -66.7% |
| 2013 | 0.4 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.4 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.4 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.4 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.4 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.4 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.4 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.3 per 1,000 | -25.0% |
| 2021 | 0.3 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.4 per 1,000 | +33.3% |
| 2023 | 0.4 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.4 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.83 per 1,000 | 0.7 per 1,000 | 1 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.54 per 1,000 | 0.5 per 1,000 | 0.6 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.48 per 1,000 | 0.4 per 1,000 | 1.2 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.36 per 1,000 | 0.3 per 1,000 | 0.4 per 1,000 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 163 Australia 0.4 per 1,000 compare
- 163 Belarus 0.4 per 1,000 compare
- 163 Cyprus 0.4 per 1,000 compare
- 163 Czechia 0.4 per 1,000 compare
- 163 Finland 0.4 per 1,000 compare
- 163 France 0.4 per 1,000 compare
- 163 Germany 0.4 per 1,000 compare
- 163 Hungary 0.4 per 1,000 compare
- 163 Israel 0.4 per 1,000 compare
- 163 Republic of Korea 0.4 per 1,000 compare
- 163 Montenegro 0.4 per 1,000 compare
- 163 Netherlands 0.4 per 1,000 compare
- 163 New Zealand 0.4 per 1,000 compare
- 163 Poland 0.4 per 1,000 compare
- 163 Portugal 0.4 per 1,000 compare
- 163 Spain 0.4 per 1,000 compare
More education data for Japan
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 627,777 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 0 (1999)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.50 million (1999)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.46 million (1999)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 6.61 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 6.25 million (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.01 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0502 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Japan?
- Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Japan was 0.4 per 1,000 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.2 per 1,000 in 2011.
- What is the lowest probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3 per 1,000 in 2020.
- How does Japan rank for probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years?
- Japan ranks 163rd out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years (per 1,000). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Probability of dying between age 5-9 years of age expressed per 1,000 children aged 5, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.