Probability of dying in infancy, by sex in Japan
Japan: Probability of dying in infancy, by sex was 0.2% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Probability of dying in infancy, by sex in Japan, 1947–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for probability of dying in infancy, by sex in Japan is 0.2%, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 77 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.5% on the previous year and down 21.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, probability of dying in infancy, by sex in Japan peaked at 7.9% in 1947 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2023.
Japan ranks 226th of 236 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Probability of dying in infancy, by sex in Japan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1947 | 7.9% | — |
| 1948 | 5.7% | -28.1% |
| 1949 | 5.9% | +3.4% |
| 1950 | 5.3% | -10.6% |
| 1951 | 5.0% | -4.7% |
| 1952 | 4.4% | -11.4% |
| 1953 | 4.4% | -1.5% |
| 1954 | 4.0% | -7.5% |
| 1955 | 3.6% | -10.1% |
| 1956 | 3.7% | +0.7% |
| 1957 | 3.5% | -4.2% |
| 1958 | 3.2% | -7.8% |
| 1959 | 3.0% | -7.9% |
| 1960 | 2.8% | -7.6% |
| 1961 | 2.5% | -8.4% |
| 1962 | 2.4% | -5.9% |
| 1963 | 2.1% | -12.3% |
| 1964 | 1.8% | -11.3% |
| 1965 | 1.7% | -8.0% |
| 1966 | 1.5% | -12.8% |
| 1967 | 1.5% | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 1.3% | -10.8% |
| 1969 | 1.2% | -6.4% |
| 1970 | 1.2% | -5.5% |
| 1971 | 1.1% | -4.4% |
| 1972 | 1.0% | -9.0% |
| 1973 | 1.0% | -2.8% |
| 1974 | 0.9% | -6.3% |
| 1975 | 0.8% | -8.3% |
| 1976 | 0.8% | -5.8% |
| 1977 | 0.8% | -3.5% |
| 1978 | 0.7% | -5.9% |
| 1979 | 0.7% | -5.8% |
| 1980 | 0.6% | -5.2% |
| 1981 | 0.6% | -3.1% |
| 1982 | 0.6% | -7.6% |
| 1983 | 0.6% | -3.4% |
| 1984 | 0.5% | -5.8% |
| 1985 | 0.5% | -4.9% |
| 1986 | 0.5% | -5.5% |
| 1987 | 0.4% | -5.6% |
| 1988 | 0.4% | -1.5% |
| 1989 | 0.4% | -5.6% |
| 1990 | 0.4% | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 0.4% | +2.2% |
| 1992 | 0.4% | -5.2% |
| 1993 | 0.4% | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 0.4% | -2.5% |
| 1995 | 0.4% | -2.1% |
| 1996 | 0.3% | -8.4% |
| 1997 | 0.3% | -2.3% |
| 1998 | 0.3% | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 0.3% | -10.9% |
| 2000 | 0.3% | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 0.3% | -6.6% |
| 2002 | 0.3% | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.3% | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 0.3% | -9.0% |
| 2005 | 0.3% | -3.8% |
| 2006 | 0.3% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.2% | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 0.2% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 0.2% | -13.7% |
| 2010 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.2% | +9.3% |
| 2012 | 0.2% | -9.0% |
| 2013 | 0.2% | -6.6% |
| 2014 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.2% | -8.0% |
| 2016 | 0.2% | +9.8% |
| 2017 | 0.2% | -10.9% |
| 2018 | 0.2% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.2% | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 0.2% | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 0.2% | -6.3% |
| 2022 | 0.2% | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 0.2% | -2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 6.5% | 5.7% | 7.9% | 3 |
| 1950s | 4.0% | 3.0% | 5.3% | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.9% | 1.2% | 2.8% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.9% | 0.7% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is probability of dying in infancy, by sex in Japan?
- Probability of dying in infancy, by sex in Japan was 0.2% in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest probability of dying in infancy, by sex recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 7.9% in 1947.
- What is the lowest probability of dying in infancy, by sex recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2023.
- How does Japan rank for probability of dying in infancy, by sex?
- Japan ranks 226th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is probability of dying in infancy, by sex rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Probability of dying in infancy, by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Probability of dying in a given interval, among people who survived to the start of that interval.