๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต Infant Mortality Rate of Japan

1.60
Infant Mortality Rate
1,305
Infant Deaths
1,580,576
Overall Deaths

The current infant mortality rate of Japan is 1.5997 infant deaths for every 1,000 live births. A -2.51% decrease from 2023, when the infant mortality rate was 1.6409 and 1,336 infants died for the year. In the future, Japan's infant mortality rate is projected to decrease to 0.3328 infant deaths for every 1,000 live births, by the year 2100. A total decrease of Japan's infant mortality rate by -79.2% from today's standard. This positive trend of Japan's infant mortality rate can broadly be attributed to improvements in hygiene, water quality, and living conditions that reduced the spread of infections. The avalibality of midwife-led continuity of care (MLCC) from professional midwives according to international standard also plays a role in the overall decrease of the infant mortality rate.

Historic Infant Mortality Rate of Japan (1950-2024)

Japan has seen a decrease of the infant mortality rate since the 1950's. From 56.0289 to 1.5997 infant deaths for every 1,000 live births, a decrease of -97.14% in total.

Year Infant Mortality Rate (infant deaths for every 1,000 live births) Infant Deaths Overall Deaths
1950 56.0289 138,960 933,809
1951 53.5422 118,686 862,235
1952 47.5438 97,792 788,162
1953 46.779 89,853 796,456
1954 43.3575 78,798 742,817
1955 38.9599 69,042 714,063
1956 39.6019 67,742 745,631
1957 38.3268 62,108 774,572
1958 35.337 59,149 706,738
1959 32.855 54,851 711,205
1960 30.5421 50,598 730,473
1961 28.4365 46,932 719,858
1962 26.4266 44,218 735,811
1963 23.2797 39,936 695,302
1964 20.867 36,997 698,965
1965 19.3505 35,862 729,342
1966 16.8367 24,996 694,705
1967 16.8699 31,743 704,553
1968 15.3649 29,126 715,869
1969 14.1752 26,889 723,559
1970 13.4816 26,241 745,670
1971 12.7698 25,595 716,624
1972 11.7802 24,303 715,921
1973 11.3635 24,132 736,935
1974 10.6503 22,131 738,200
1975 9.6964 19,066 730,464
1976 9.1542 17,126 732,200
1977 8.7871 15,716 718,893
1978 8.278 14,316 725,432
1979 7.7582 12,858 719,085
1980 7.3366 11,716 755,442
1981 7.022 10,654 753,363
1982 6.577 9,768 744,881
1983 6.2121 9,157 775,088
1984 5.9715 8,706 776,302
1985 5.4299 7,733 789,154
1986 5.1733 7,059 789,201
1987 4.9107 6,637 790,769
1988 4.7544 6,308 835,803
1989 4.4554 5,636 831,028
1990 4.5525 5,585 866,210
1991 4.469 5,499 876,244
1992 4.5058 5,504 905,681
1993 4.3077 5,201 929,713
1994 4.3865 5,436 928,086
1995 4.1692 5,043 977,753
1996 3.8313 4,670 949,894
1997 3.6701 4,437 969,625
1998 3.6687 4,431 994,334
1999 3.3778 4,022 1,044,710
2000 3.2824 3,973 1,024,232
2001 3.0833 3,663 1,034,354
2002 3.0073 3,522 1,048,502
2003 2.9702 3,395 1,086,210
2004 2.8185 3,177 1,101,430
2005 2.7496 3,032 1,164,011
2006 2.6881 3,002 1,167,291
2007 2.6033 2,918 1,194,942
2008 2.5768 2,891 1,233,341
2009 2.3864 2,636 1,235,455
2010 2.3305 2,548 1,295,676
2011 2.3507 2,522 1,357,134
2012 2.2181 2,355 1,363,506
2013 2.1347 2,248 1,376,554
2014 2.0787 2,139 1,384,931
2015 1.955 1,992 1,405,072
2016 1.9912 1,976 1,428,060
2017 1.8435 1,705 1,463,873
2018 1.879 1,667 1,493,140
2019 1.8646 1,570 1,519,227
2020 1.7688 1,462 1,511,209
2021 1.7538 1,438 1,574,533
2022 1.6811 1,371 1,567,933
2023 1.6409 1,336 1,574,865
2024 1.5997 1,305 1,580,576

Future Infant Mortality Rate of Japan (2024-2100)

Japan's positive downward trend in the infant mortality rate is set to decrease even further in the future. Where the infant mortality rate will shrink from 1.5997 to an average of 0.3328 infant deaths for every 1,000 live births. An additional decrease of -79.2% from 2024 to 2100.

Year Infant Mortality Rate (infant deaths for every 1,000 live births) Infant Deaths Overall Deaths
2024 1.5997 1,305 1,580,576
2025 1.564 1,270 1,588,248
2026 1.5236 1,240 1,593,084
2027 1.4903 1,216 1,600,993
2028 1.4545 1,186 1,607,136
2029 1.4212 1,159 1,613,930
2030 1.3893 1,132 1,620,800
2031 1.3565 1,105 1,626,312
2032 1.3252 1,077 1,631,620
2033 1.2959 1,053 1,636,935
2034 1.2664 1,028 1,640,897
2035 1.2406 1,002 1,645,772
2036 1.2126 974 1,647,561
2037 1.187 949 1,649,221
2038 1.161 924 1,648,459
2039 1.1366 901 1,646,472
2040 1.1106 876 1,640,699
2041 1.0868 852 1,634,018
2042 1.0639 826 1,625,441
2043 1.0427 799 1,615,884
2044 1.0206 775 1,603,499
2045 0.9995 750 1,589,768
2046 0.9797 727 1,575,358
2047 0.9598 703 1,559,559
2048 0.9405 679 1,543,621
2049 0.9206 657 1,527,219
2050 0.9023 635 1,512,982
2051 0.8834 615 1,499,572
2052 0.8663 598 1,489,458
2053 0.8485 578 1,480,937
2054 0.8312 558 1,475,203
2055 0.8154 541 1,473,160
2056 0.8 527 1,473,429
2057 0.7851 514 1,475,714
2058 0.7696 501 1,478,636
2059 0.7541 487 1,482,130
2060 0.7393 476 1,486,598
2061 0.7261 468 1,491,856
2062 0.7121 458 1,495,554
2063 0.6973 447 1,496,818
2064 0.6852 438 1,498,841
2065 0.6703 427 1,495,785
2066 0.6586 419 1,493,710
2067 0.6462 410 1,487,697
2068 0.6333 403 1,478,199
2069 0.6217 394 1,467,273
2070 0.6096 386 1,452,229
2071 0.5976 376 1,434,670
2072 0.5862 368 1,414,803
2073 0.574 357 1,391,957
2074 0.5632 350 1,369,431
2075 0.5523 341 1,345,261
2076 0.5421 332 1,321,613
2077 0.5317 323 1,297,540
2078 0.5205 314 1,272,950
2079 0.5117 305 1,252,134
2080 0.5011 297 1,230,693
2081 0.4912 289 1,211,447
2082 0.4816 281 1,193,934
2083 0.4723 273 1,178,159
2084 0.4627 266 1,163,372
2085 0.454 258 1,151,032
2086 0.4454 251 1,139,482
2087 0.4354 243 1,127,639
2088 0.4267 237 1,118,285
2089 0.4188 231 1,110,543
2090 0.4105 226 1,103,062
2091 0.4019 219 1,095,720
2092 0.3932 213 1,087,978
2093 0.3856 208 1,082,433
2094 0.3777 204 1,076,373
2095 0.37 199 1,070,447
2096 0.3625 194 1,064,259
2097 0.3552 190 1,058,298
2098 0.3478 186 1,051,011
2099 0.3408 182 1,044,359
2100 0.3328 177 1,035,051

What is Infant Mortality Rate?

Mortality rate is a measure of the frequency of occurrence of death in a defined population during a specified interval. Infant mortality rate refers to the number of deaths of infants under one year of age per 1,000 live births in a given population. It is an important indicator of the overall health and well-being of a society, as well as the quality of healthcare and socio-economic conditions.

How is Infant Mortality Rate calculated?

The infant mortality rate or IMR for short is the number of children that die under one year of age in a given year, per 1,000 live births. Thus, infant mortality rates are calculated as the number of deaths in the first year of life divided by the number of live births, multiplied by 1000.

Infant Mortality Rate Formula

Infant Mortality Rate = deaths under 1 year / live births * 1000

What Countries have the Lowest Infant Mortality Rate?

In general, developed countries tend to have lower infant mortality rates due to better access to healthcare, advanced medical facilities, and public health initiatives. In contrast, developing countries often have higher rates due to various factors such as limited access to healthcare, inadequate nutrition, poor sanitation, and infectious diseases.

Infant Mortality Rate numbers for country change each year, thus we provide a list of countries with the lowest infant mortality rate in 2024, and previous years dating back to the 1950's.

Data Information

Data found on this page is based on the medium fertility variant of the United Nations Revision of World Population Prospects 2022.

Data Sources

The United Nations - Department of Economic and Social Affairs (Population Division)

UN Revision of World Population Prospects 2022

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