Health in Japan 1,118 indicators covering health for Japan. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank 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 Taxes as a % of price: ad valorem excise 0.0% 2022 — 106th Taxes as a % of price: specific excise 50.8% 2022 down 8.8% 22nd Taxes as a % of price: import duties 0.0% 2022 — 37th Taxes as a % of price: other taxes 0.0% 2022 down 100.0% 56th Inflation-adjusted prices for most sold brand of cigarettes: Price in 600 2022 up 35.3% 42nd Physical activity policies for activie societies 20 2023 up 100.0% 2nd Physical activity policies focused on active systems 20 2023 unchanged 5th Midwifery personnel 33,100 2022 up 16.8% 11th Health care - Regions — Active physicians 2.7 Per 1 000 inhabitants 2024 up 14.4% 39th Health statistics - Regions (for 'Developer API') — Active physicians 2.7 Per 1 000 inhabitants 2024 up 14.4% 39th Share of one year olds who received the final dose of pneumococcal vac 91 2024 down 7.1% 51st Diphtheria tetanus pertussis vaccine vs pneumococcal vaccine coverage 91 2024 down 7.1% 51st Gender gap in life expectancy by age group 2.06 2019 down 1.0% 1st Death rate from poisonings 0.2 2021 down 50.0% 136th Mortality rate attributed to cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes 8 % 2021 down 16.7% 163rd Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisonings, by sex 0.2 per 100,000 people 2021 down 50.0% 120th Suicide mortality rate, by sex 17.4 per 100,000 people 2021 down 28.4% 16th Share of deaths registered 97.48 2019 — 68th Affordability - percentage of GDP per capita required to purchase 1.36 2022 up 30.8% 157th Health expenditure and financing per capita 4,792 2025 up 4.0% 18th Health statistics - Regions (for 'Developer API') — Age-adjusted 7.16 Per 1 000 inhabitants 2022 down 1.1% 39th Road deaths over the long term 3,216 2022 down 38.9% 13th Japanese encephalitis - number of reported cases 4 2025 up 100.0% 14th Hospital discharges by diagnostic categories 16.12 million Discharges 2023 up 1.8% 4th Deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters 0.13 2022 down 13.3% 89th Mean systolic blood pressure 125.4 2009 down 1.9% 95th Mean fasting blood glucose (mmol/l) 5.3 2009 unchanged 95th Hiv expenditure 0 2020 down 100.0% 101st Number of new leprosy cases with G2D among children 0 2024 — 35th Most sold brand of cigarettes - price in currency reported 510 2020 up 70.0% 41st Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax 0.6% 2020 down 3.2% 80th Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - ad valorem 0.0% 2020 — 109th Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - import duties 0.0% 2020 — 33rd Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - other taxes 0.0% 2020 down 100.0% 41st Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - value added 0.1% 2020 up 80.0% 123rd Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - specific 0.5% 2020 down 1.9% 18th Most sold brand of cigarettes - price in US$ at official exchange 4.88 2020 up 40.6% 56th ← Previous Page 17 of 19 Next →