Health in Japan 1,118 indicators covering health for Japan. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Number healthy diet unaffordable 8.90 million 2024 down 2.2% 45th Import of environmentally sound technologies 39.57 billion 2020 up 22.4% 5th Most sold brand of cigarettes - price in PPP$ 5.07 2020 up 88.5% 106th Export of environmentally sound technologies 68.58 billion 2020 down 17.3% 4th Pcv3 number unvaccinated 24,018 2023 up 15.6% 69th Health risks - Regions — Respiratory system diseases mortality crude 170.4 Per 100 000 inhabitants 2024 up 5.5% 1st Health risks - Regions — Circulatory system diseases mortality crude 308.4 Per 100 000 inhabitants 2024 up 13.2% 18th Avoidable mortality 213,167 Deaths 2023 down 15.0% 5th Avoidable mortality — Preventable mortality 133,518 Deaths 2023 down 16.6% 5th Avoidable mortality — Treatable mortality 79,649 Deaths 2023 down 12.3% 6th Proportion of births delivered in a health facility (Facility births) 99.8% 2022 unchanged 14th Number of non-autochthonous leprosy cases 12 2024 up 300.0% 13th Crude death rate hmd 12.93 2023 up 28.4% 9th Births and deaths 12.93 2023 up 28.4% 9th Period versus cohort life expectancy 84.16 2023 up 0.9% 2nd Annual death rate by age group 1.77 2023 down 17.3% 38th Number reported cases of cholera 1 2020 down 91.7% 85th HPV immunization coverage estimates among primary target cohort (9-14) 49.0% 2025 — 93rd Life expectancy at birth oecd 84.5 2021 up 2.2% 1st Risk factors for health — Tobacco consumption 14.4 Cigarettes per smoker per day 2022 down 11.7% 5th How many health warnings are approved by the law for cigarette 10 2022 up 25.0% 66th Tuberculosis - new and relapse cases 22,119 2011 down 37.7% 34th Number of reported cholera deaths 0 2020 — 37th Perceived health status 13.5 Percentage of population in the same age 2022 down 6.9% 1st Coverage of the human papillomavirus vaccine 22 2024 up 57.1% 65th Percentage of principal display area mandated to be covered by health 50 2022 up 66.7% 80th Average of 13 International Health Regulations core capacity scores 99.57 2017 up 5.9% 6th New cases: pulmonary smear-negative 7,454 2012 down 44.2% 29th Percentage of principal display area mandated to be covered by health 50 2022 up 66.7% 73rd Percentage of principal display area mandated to be covered by health 50 2022 up 66.7% 80th Average death rate due to natural disasters 0.1264 2019 up 40.8% 90th Number of full-time equivalent staff in national agency 7 2022 up 250.0% 40th Total number of notified TB cases 19,615 2014 down 34.0% 40th The number of people with susceptibility test result for rifampicin 4,343 2021 — 32nd Acute care — Acute myocardial infarction 30 day mortality 4.5 Per 100 admissions 2023 down 57.9% 21st Acute care — Ischaemic stroke 30 day mortality 2 Per 100 admissions 2023 down 33.3% 29th Acute care — Haemorrhagic stroke 30 day mortality 9.2 Per 100 admissions 2023 down 14.8% 28th New cases: pulmonary smear unknown/not done 221 2012 down 81.2% 42nd Smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate 52.0% 2010 up 15.6% 175th How many health warnings are approved by the law for other smoked 10 2022 up 233.3% 62nd Percentage of principal display area mandated to be covered by health 50 2022 up 66.7% 67th The number of people with susceptibility test result for rifampicin 62.2 2021 — 108th Percentage of principal display area mandated to be covered by health 50 2022 up 66.7% 67th Percentage of principal display area mandated to be covered by health 50 2022 up 66.7% 65th Medical doctors 23.5% 2022 up 19.9% 81st Retreatment cases: other 426 2012 down 85.9% 44th Road accident deaths per passenger kilometers 4.27 2021 down 33.2% 34th Health care - Regions — Practising nurses 12.56 Per 1 000 inhabitants 2024 up 14.6% 6th Health statistics - Regions (for 'Developer API') — Practising nurses 12.56 Per 1 000 inhabitants 2024 up 14.6% 6th Large household expenditures health 2 2021 up 25.0% 21st Share of population with large household expenditures on health 10pc 11.1 2021 up 20.7% 23rd Absolute number of deaths from ambient particulate air pollution 60,600 2015 up 25.7% 8th Preterm birth rate 5.57 2020 down 3.1% 95th Preterm birth 46,075 2020 down 26.8% 33rd Number of reported deaths from cholera 0 2016 — 51st Proportion of the population with positive out-of-pocket household 10.9% 2024 up 13.5% 45th End-of-life care — Deaths in hospital 66.2 Percentage of deaths 2023 down 16.5% 1st Congenital syphilis number of cases, reported 37 2023 up 825.0% 25th How many health warnings are approved by the law for smokeless 3 2022 down 25.0% 36th Percentage of principal display area mandated to be covered by health 50 2022 up 66.7% 23rd ← Previous Page 18 of 19 Next →