Health in Japan

1,004 indicators covering health for Japan.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 5.4% 2021 down 14.3% 183rd
Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 10.6% 2021 down 17.2% 176th
Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 8.0% 2021 down 16.7% 179th
Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning 0.18 per 100,000 population 2021 down 50.0% 151st
Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning, female 0.1 per 100,000 female population 2021 down 44.4% 147th
Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning, male 0.25 per 100,000 male population 2021 down 54.5% 142nd
Suicide mortality rate, female 11.54 per 100,000 female population 2021 down 19.2% 5th
Suicide mortality rate, male 23.6 per 100,000 male population 2021 down 28.8% 31st
Suicide mortality rate 17.43 per 100,000 population 2021 down 25.9% 17th
Nurses and midwives 12.98 per 1,000 people 2022 up 21.0% 10th
Share of women among the population living with hiv 6.1 2024 down 21.2% 172nd
Population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and technologies 0 2023 128th
Proportion of population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and 0.0% 2023 128th
Population with primary reliance on clean fuels and technologies for 9.9 2023 down 11.7% 29th
Diabetes prevalence who gho 6.7 2014 up 1.5% 148th
Child mortality rate ihme 0.24 2019 down 27.3% 195th
Neonatal mortality ihme 0.09 2019 down 25.0% 199th
Number of neonatal deaths ihme 782 2019 down 38.8% 98th
Total alcohol consumption per capita, female (liters of pure alcohol) 2.76 2020 down 6.1% 60th
Total alcohol consumption per capita (liters of pure alcohol) 6.38 2020 down 5.8% 67th
Total alcohol consumption per capita, male (liters of pure alcohol) 10.27 2020 down 5.4% 65th
Low-birthweight babies 11.3% 2020 up 2.5% 66th
Diabetes treatment coverage, crude 58.66 2022 up 8.9% 42nd
Prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized 6.39 2022 up 14.4% 178th
Prevalence of diabetes, crude 11.24 2022 up 26.1% 128th
Diabetes treatment coverage, age-standardized 56.69 2022 up 10.3% 47th
Inequality in life expectancy 0.0255 2023 down 13.9% 190th
Inequality in life expectancy vs health expenditure per capita 0.0255 2023 down 13.9% 190th
Risk of catastrophic expenditure for surgical care 0.5% 2022 unchanged 107th
Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care 0.1% 2022 down 50.0% 114th
Maternal mortality ratio vs gdp per capita 4.31 2020 down 23.7% 172nd
Maternal mortality slope chart 4.31 2020 down 23.7% 173rd
The maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020 4.31 2020 down 23.7% 173rd
Number of maternal deaths by region 35.73 2020 down 42.3% 104th
Maternal mortality vs births attended by health staff 4.31 2020 down 23.7% 173rd
Maternal mortality vs neonatal mortality 4.31 2020 down 23.7% 173rd
Maternal deaths by income group 35.73 2020 down 42.3% 104th
Maternal mortality vs fertility 4.31 2020 down 23.7% 173rd
Maternal deaths ihme 35.73 2020 down 42.3% 104th
Maternal mortality ratio vs mean daily income 4.31 2020 down 23.7% 172nd
Hib (Hib3) immunization coverage among 1-year-olds (%) 96.0% 2025 down 3.0% 43rd
Diphtheria tetanus toxoid and pertussis third-dose  (DTP3) 91.0% 2025 down 5.2% 91st
Measles-containing-vaccine first-dose (MCV1) immunization coverage 92.0% 2025 down 4.2% 80th
Hepatitis B (HepB3) immunization coverage among 1-year-olds (%) 95.0% 2025 58th
Measles-containing-vaccine second-dose (MCV2) immunization coverage 95.0% 2025 up 2.2% 27th
Diphtheria tetanus toxoid and pertussis first-dose (DTP1) 91.0% 2025 down 8.1% 124th
Implementation of tools to monitor economic and environmental tourism 7 2022 up 600.0% 10th
Stunting prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) 5.2% 2024 down 18.8% 128th
Stunting numbers among children under 5 years of age (millions) 207.5 2024 down 37.1% 70th
Overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) 78.7 2024 up 2.5% 66th
Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) 2.0% 2024 up 33.3% 152nd
Mean HDL cholesterol, age-standardized 1.6 2018 unchanged 1st
Mean total cholesterol, crude 5.1 2018 unchanged 11th
Mean Non-HDL cholesterol, age-standardized 3.4 2018 down 2.9% 74th
Mean HDL cholesterol, crude 1.6 2018 unchanged 1st
Mean Non-HDL cholesterol, crude 3.5 2018 down 2.8% 57th
Mean total cholesterol, age-standardized 5 2018 unchanged 10th
Prevalence of anemia among children 16.7% 2019 up 9.9% 157th
Births attended by skilled health staff 99.8% 2021 unchanged 30th
Births attended by health staff sdgs 99.8 2021 unchanged 30th