Health in Japan

1,030 indicators covering health for Japan.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
UHC Service Coverage sub-index on noncommunicable diseases 66 2023 up 10.0% 74th
Stillbirth rate 1.66 2023 down 10.2% 194th
Maternal mortality ratio 3.08 per 100,000 live births 2023 down 42.6% 167th
Universal health coverage (UHC) service coverage index, 2025 86 index 2023 up 4.9% 12th
Number of stillbirths 1,243 2023 down 34.2% 92nd
Hepb3 number unvaccinated 40,031 2023 β€” 65th
Rotavirus vaccines completed dose (RotaC) immunization coverage among 94.0% 2025 β€” 19th
Tb related deaths hiv 16 2023 down 23.8% 108th
Smoking bans in public places 4 2022 β€” 113th
Current health expenditure (CHE) as percentage of gross domestic 10.7% 2023 up 0.6% 20th
External health expenditure (EXT) as percentage of current health 0.0% 2023 β€” 146th
Domestic general government health expenditure (GGHE-D) as percentage 84.8% 2023 up 0.7% 9th
Out-of-pocket expenditure as percentage of current health expenditure 12.2% 2023 down 3.7% 156th
Domestic general government health expenditure (GGHE-D) as percentage 9.1% 2023 up 1.3% 6th
Domestic general government health expenditure (GGHE-D) as percentage 23.3% 2023 up 4.9% 3rd
Domestic private health expenditure (PVT-D) as percentage of current 15.2% 2023 down 3.6% 170th
Current health expenditure (CHE) per capita in US$ 3,638 2023 down 16.5% 24th
Domestic private health expenditure (PVT-D) per capita in US$ 552.08 2023 down 19.5% 45th
Domestic general government health expenditure (GGHE-D) per capita in 3,086 2023 down 15.9% 22nd
Total healthcare expenditure gdp 10.74 2023 up 0.6% 20th
Health expenditure government expenditure 23.3 2023 up 4.9% 3rd
Mumps - number of reported cases 6,431 2025 down 92.1% 11th
Incidence of tuberculosis (per 100 000 population) 0.05 2023 down 44.4% 163rd
Hib vaccine 96 2024 down 3.0% 46th
Congenital Rubella Syndrome - number of reported cases 0 2025 β€” 16th
External health expenditure (EXT) per capita in US$ 0 2023 β€” 149th
Dentists 101,956 2022 up 2.3% 4th
Nursing and midwifery personnel 1.56 million 2022 up 13.3% 4th
Nursing personnel 1.52 million 2022 up 13.2% 4th
Raised blood pressure (SBP>=140 OR DBP>=90) 23.19 2019 down 13.7% 156th
Raised blood pressure (SBP>=140 OR DBP>=90) 27.61 2019 down 12.3% 117th
Hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with 66.8% 2019 up 11.1% 34th
Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence 31.4 2019 down 4.0% 149th
Hypertension effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) 26.3% 2019 up 46.1% 50th
Hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) 31.7% 2019 up 50.2% 31st
Hypertension treatment coverage among adults aged 30-79 with 56.2% 2019 up 13.8% 40th
Hypertension treatment coverage among adults aged 30-79 with 47.7% 2019 up 11.4% 71st
Hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with 72.3% 2019 up 11.9% 19th
Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude 40.4 2019 up 1.3% 60th
Pneumococcal conjugate second or third-dose vaccines (PCVc) 96.0% 2025 unchanged 26th
Adolescent birth rate 0 2021 β€” 147th
Rubella number unvaccinated 48,037 2023 down 7.5% 41st
Treatment success rate: previously treated TB cases 46 2013 down 36.1% 139th
Medical doctors 26.49 2022 up 16.0% 74th
Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel 99.8% 2023 unchanged 29th
Prevalence of insufficient physical activity among adults aged 18+ 50.6% 2022 up 21.5% 9th
Prevalence of insufficient physical activity among adults aged 18+ 44.7% 2022 up 20.5% 20th
Nursing and midwifery personnel 124.44 2022 up 16.0% 10th
Immunization measles vs vaccine safety 96 2024 up 2.1% 25th
Share of children vaccinated with mcv2 96 2024 up 2.1% 25th
Cases of paralytic polio from vaccine derived viruses 0 2023 β€” 24th
Cases of paralytic polio from wild vs vaccine derived viruses 0 2023 β€” 24th
Life expectancy β€” Life expectancy difference 6 Years 2024 down 4.8% 10th
Infant health: low birthweight 9.8 Percentage of live births 2024 up 3.2% 6th
Life expectancy 84.1 Years 2024 up 0.5% 2nd
Life expectancy β€” Life expectancy difference -6 Years 2024 up 4.8% 32nd
TB patients with known HIV status 6.3% 2024 down 25.9% 177th
Dentists 8.16 2022 up 4.7% 29th
Confirmed cases of RR-/MDR-TB 58 2023 down 9.4% 87th
Hib3 number unvaccinated 16,012 2023 up 54.1% 86th