Japan—Infant Mortality (per 1,000 live births)
Category: HealthSource: World Bank World Development IndicatorsGlobal Rank: #189 of 196
Latest Value
2.4
2023
YoY Change
+0.0%
2022 → 2023
Global Rank
#189
of 196 countries
Maximum
4.5
2000
Minimum
2.4
2020
CAGR
-2.7%
24 years
Last
2.4
Previous
2.4
Highest
4.5
Lowest
2.4
Source
World Bank World Development Indicators
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators
Historical Data
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2.4 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 2.4 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 2.4 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 2.4 | -4.0% |
| 2019 | 2.5 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 2.5 | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 2.6 | -3.7% |
| 2016 | 2.7 | -3.6% |
| 2015 | 2.8 | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 2.9 | -3.3% |
| 2013 | 3.0 | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 3.1 | -6.1% |
| 2011 | 3.3 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 3.3 | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 3.4 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 3.4 | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 3.5 | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 3.6 | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 3.7 | -5.1% |
| 2004 | 3.9 | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 4.0 | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 4.1 | -4.7% |
| 2001 | 4.3 | -4.4% |
| 2000 | 4.5 |
Top Countries — Infant Mortality (per 1,000 live births)
| # | Country | Value | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niger | 114.8 | 2023 |
| 2 | Nigeria | 104.9 | 2023 |
| 3 | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 104.0 | 2023 |
| 4 | Chad | 101.1 | 2023 |
| 5 | South Sudan | 98.7 | 2023 |
| 6 | Guinea | 95.0 | 2023 |
| 7 | Sierra Leone | 94.3 | 2023 |
| 8 | Central African Republic | 92.2 | 2023 |
| 9 | Mali | 91.3 | 2023 |
| 10 | Benin | 77.9 | 2023 |
About This Indicator
Definition
Under-five mortality rate is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.
Methodology
Data compiled by UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), uri: www.childmortality.org, publisher: UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, United Nations Population Division; World Health Organization (WHO), uri: www.childmortality.org, note: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation;World Bank (WB), uri: www.childmortality.org, note: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation;United Nations (UN), uri: www.childmortality.org, note: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, publisher: UN Population Division.
Source: World Bank - World Development IndicatorsView original source →