Health in Japan

1,004 indicators covering health for Japan.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Number of deaths among children ages 10 to 14 years 416 2021 down 59.4% 76th
Adolescent mortality rate 0.3879 2021 down 55.5% 182nd
Prevalence of current tobacco use 17.5% 2024 down 21.5% 92nd
Prevalence of current tobacco use, females 8.9% 2024 down 16.8% 67th
Prevalence of current tobacco use, males 26.2% 2024 down 22.7% 86th
BCG immunization coverage among 1-year-olds (%) 98.0% 2025 up 16.7% 32nd
Physicians 2.65 per 1,000 people 2022 up 16.0% 73rd
Physicians per 1000 people 2.65 2022 up 16.0% 73rd
Global vaccination coverage 95 2024 down 4.0% 53rd
Proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and 99.0% 2024 up 1.0% 29th
Under-five mortality rate, by sex 2.43 per 1,000 live births 2024 down 14.8% 172nd
Infant mortality rate 1.82 per 1,000 live births 2024 down 12.8% 177th
Neonatal mortality rate 0.8678 per 1,000 live births 2024 down 9.0% 177th
Number of incident tuberculosis cases 12,000 2024 down 50.0% 61st
Incidence of tuberculosis 9.8 2024 down 48.4% 145th
Number of incident tuberculosis cases 64 2024 down 46.7% 109th
Number of deaths due to tuberculosis, excluding HIV 1,500 2024 down 54.5% 55th
Deaths due to tuberculosis among HIV-negative people 1.2 2024 down 53.8% 118th
Tuberculosis deaths by hiv status 13 2024 down 48.0% 112th
Tuberculosis case fatality rate 12 2024 down 14.3% 81st
Life satisfaction vs child mortality 6.13 2025 up 3.5% 60th
Incidence of tuberculosis sdgs 9.8 2024 down 48.4% 151st
Tuberculosis deaths region 1,500 2024 down 54.5% 59th
Tuberculosis death rate 1.2 2024 down 53.8% 136th
Tuberculosis deaths who 1,500 2024 down 54.5% 59th
Tuberculosis incidence 9.8 per 100,000 people 2024 down 48.4% 136th
Tuberculosis patients with hiv share 0.53 2024 up 8.2% 154th
Life expectancy prados de la escosura 84.69 2020 up 2.1% 2nd
Tuberculosis - new and relapse cases 10,051 2024 down 48.8% 57th
Tuberculosis treatment coverage 83 2024 up 1.2% 57th
Mean BMI (kg/mΒ²) 22.7 2016 up 0.4% 168th
Rubella - number of reported cases 12 2025 down 92.6% 50th
Treatment success rate: new TB cases 67 2023 up 24.1% 158th
Yellow fever - number of reported cases 0 2025 β€” 26th
Current health expenditure per capita, PPP 5,365 current international $ 2023 up 27.8% 25th
Out-of-pocket expenditure per capita, PPP 656.45 current international $ 2023 up 23.2% 51st
Domestic general government health expenditure 9.1% 2023 up 1.3% 6th
Domestic private health expenditure per capita, PPP 814.12 current international $ 2023 up 23.3% 52nd
Domestic general government health expenditure per capita 3,086 current US$ 2023 down 15.9% 22nd
Share of out of pocket expenditure on healthcare 12.24 2023 down 3.7% 156th
Tuberculosis treatment success rate in new and relapsed cases 67 2023 up 24.1% 168th
Share of public expenditure on healthcare by country 84.83 2023 up 0.7% 9th
Private health expenditure per person 814.12 2023 up 23.3% 52nd
Public healthcare spending share gdp 9.11 2023 up 1.3% 6th
Health spending per person by source 4,551 2023 up 28.7% 19th
Poliomyelitis - number of reported cases 0 2018 β€” 8th
Rubella vaccination coverage 95 2024 down 3.1% 59th
Mortality rate among children ages 10 to 14 years 0.3938 2020 down 11.4% 175th
Cost healthy diet 7.63 2024 up 39.2% 2nd
Terrorism deaths by region 0 2021 β€” 58th
Medical doctors 331,092 2022 up 13.4% 8th
Number of stillbirths 1,243 2023 down 34.2% 92nd
Mean systolic blood pressure 116.8 2015 down 1.7% 177th
UHC Service Coverage sub-index on infectious diseases 100 2023 unchanged 1st
UHC Service Coverage sub-index on service capacity and access 100 2023 unchanged 1st
UHC Service Coverage sub-index on reproductive, maternal, newborn and 81 2023 up 8.0% 41st
UHC Service Coverage Index 86 2023 up 4.9% 12th
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