Health in Japan 1,035 indicators covering health for Japan. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Inactivated first-dose polio vaccine (IPV1) immunization coverage 98.0% 2025 down 1.0% 37th Low birth weight number 93.6 2020 down 22.5% 29th Number of current cigarette smokers, estimate 13.25 million 2030 down 27.9% 14th Hospital beds by sector 12.46 Per 1 000 inhabitants 2024 down 5.7% 1st Concentrations of fine particulate matter 8.66 2023 down 38.8% 158th Death rate road traffic injuries 3.6 2019 down 32.1% 171st New or unknown treatment history cases: Pulmonary, bacteriologically 6,346 2023 down 50.3% 54th Cholera case fatality rate 0 2020 — 37th Hospitals 65.1 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants 2024 down 2.5% 2nd Medical doctors not further defined 331,092 2022 up 13.4% 4th Life satisfaction vs life expectancy 84.71 2023 up 1.6% 4th Estimate of current cigarette smoking prevalence 12.4% 2030 down 25.7% 84th Estimate of current cigarette smoking prevalence (%) 14.4% 2030 down 23.4% 74th Tb patients tested positive for hiv 30 2021 down 60.0% 102nd Number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia 821.37 2019 down 3.1% 53rd Prevalence of anaemia in children aged 6-59 months 16.7% 2019 up 9.9% 156th Number of deaths attributed to non-communicable diseases, by type of 403,695 2019 up 13.4% 4th Hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) prevalence 0.0% 2024 down 100.0% 132nd Mean hemoglobin level of children aged 6-59 months 120 2019 down 0.8% 36th Estimated number of MDR/RR-TB incident cases 410 2024 down 14.6% 63rd Mortality caused by road traffic injury 3.6 per 100,000 population 2019 down 33.3% 172nd Mortality caused by road traffic injury, female 2.3 per 100,000 female population 2019 down 34.3% 160th Mortality caused by road traffic injury, male 5 per 100,000 male population 2019 down 31.5% 172nd Countries with birth registration data that are at least 90 percent 1 2024 unchanged 2nd Life expectancy - Regions 84.72 Years 2020 up 2.1% 1st Ipv vaccine coverage 98 2024 down 1.0% 32nd Hospital beds 125.87 2022 down 5.5% 3rd Treatment success rate for patients treated for MDR-TB 59.0% 2022 up 13.5% 125th New leprosy case detection rate per 1 000 000 population 0.097 2024 up 148.7% 118th Treatment success rate: HIV-positive TB cases 57 2023 up 42.5% 121st Bladder cancer death rate 1.66 2022 down 2.3% 59th Cancer death rates by type who db 1.66 2022 down 2.3% 59th Earthquake deaths 549 2024 up 101.1% 3rd Polio vaccine: inactivated second or third-dose polio vaccine (IPVc) 98.0% 2025 — 16th International Health Regulations core capacity scores, SPAR version 80 2025 — 25th Health status - Regions — Crude mortality rate 12.96 Per 1 000 inhabitants 2024 up 29.7% 7th Health statistics - Regions (for 'Developer API') — Crude mortality 12.96 Per 1 000 inhabitants 2024 up 29.7% 7th Leprosy registered prevalence rate per 1 000 000 population 0.105 2024 up 337.5% 117th Leprosy - Number of new leprosy cases among children 0 2024 — 69th Leprosy - Number of cases registered for treatment 13 2024 up 333.3% 79th New leprosy child case detection rate (less than 15 years of age) per 0 2024 — 69th Ipv1 number unvaccinated 16,012 2023 up 59.4% 83rd Contraceptive prevalence, any method 58.3% 2021 up 6.6% 53rd Number of reported cases of poliomyelitis by wild poliovirus 0 2023 — 3rd Age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged 17.5% 2024 down 21.5% 87th Liver cancer death rate 5.05 2022 down 40.8% 29th Number of female leprosy new cases 6 2024 up 100.0% 69th National smoking ban: NUMBER OF PLACES SMOKE-FREE 4 2022 — 112th Contraceptive prevalence, any modern method 52.8% 2021 up 35.3% 45th Number of prevalent tuberculosis cases 30,000 2014 down 31.8% 45th Number of new G2D leprosy cases 0 2024 down 100.0% 86th Leprosy - New leprosy cases with G2D rate per 1 000 000 population 0 2024 down 100.0% 86th Public health expenditure share gdp 8.66 2025 down 2.3% 7th Proportion of total government spending on essential services, health 20.3% 2023 up 6.6% 6th Reported rate of new cervical cancer cases 11.85 2015 up 43.5% 10th Pancreatic cancer death rate 9.18 2022 up 7.0% 7th Brain and nervous system cancer death rate 1.29 2022 up 24.9% 99th Inflation-adjusted prices for most sold brand of cigarettes: Prices 6.64 2022 up 32.5% 87th Taxes as a % of price: total tax 59.9% 2022 down 7.1% 82nd Taxes as a % of price: value added tax 9.1% 2022 up 91.0% 130th ← Previous Page 15 of 18 Next →