Japan · Under-5 Mortality (WHO)
2.42024
Unit: per 1,000 live births. Publisher measure: Under-five mortality rate (probability of dying by age 5 per 1000 live births).
Probability of dying before the fifth birthday, both sexes and the whole wealth population (total wealth group), expressed per 1,000 live births under reference-year mortality conditions.
Measurement basis: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME) modelled or adjusted mortality probabilities/rates, disseminated by WHO.
Reference-period cadence: annual.
Source update cadence: annual. This does not establish a publication date for an individual reading.
Displayed values are rounded, with extra precision when needed to keep a positive estimate positive. Downloads retain the full numeric estimate and the publisher's original display text separately.
A “<” sign means strictly below the stated number. Numeric readings and uncertainty endpoints keep their own comparison signs. A number without a sign does not establish certainty or an observed outcome.
World Health Organization (Global Health Observatory); retrieved 2026-09-07. Retrieval time is separate from an official publisher release vintage.
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Reported estimates and uncertainty · 76 rows
Each comparison sign applies to its own reading or uncertainty endpoint. Values retain source precision. “Not reported” identifies an absent reading or uncertainty endpoint in this source capture.
| Country | Year | Reading | Lower endpoint | Upper endpoint | Publisher note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 1949 | 101.376842844 | 96.444823281 | 106.740227708 | — |
| Japan | 1950 | 91.471125329 | 88.560718045 | 94.456853707 | — |
| Japan | 1951 | 82.650818456 | 80.815166779 | 84.435441368 | — |
| Japan | 1952 | 74.908420544 | 73.435875382 | 76.37665352 | — |
| Japan | 1953 | 68.277342629 | 66.930973817 | 69.658365024 | — |
| Japan | 1954 | 62.691017282 | 61.469961611 | 63.930280869 | — |
| Japan | 1955 | 57.987159119 | 56.821400458 | 59.124196197 | — |
| Japan | 1956 | 53.954932032 | 52.93084756 | 54.968756098 | — |
| Japan | 1957 | 50.340368381 | 49.40643104 | 51.269629661 | — |
| Japan | 1958 | 46.845515785 | 45.967919607 | 47.766531351 | — |
| Japan | 1959 | 43.32279245 | 42.517528991 | 44.170803207 | — |
| Japan | 1960 | 39.780726949 | 39.017970686 | 40.575171508 | — |
| Japan | 1961 | 36.251199528 | 35.573878926 | 36.947875761 | — |
| Japan | 1962 | 32.865817025 | 32.252781592 | 33.483893541 | — |
| Japan | 1963 | 29.749057702 | 29.186717529 | 30.305418747 | — |
| Japan | 1964 | 26.981686653 | 26.468964749 | 27.473718895 | — |
| Japan | 1965 | 24.602256609 | 24.122367727 | 25.069525045 | — |
| Japan | 1966 | 22.618892661 | 22.182093023 | 23.045007323 | — |
| Japan | 1967 | 20.979682488 | 20.583310933 | 21.370061179 | — |
| Japan | 1968 | 19.616079463 | 19.249156703 | 19.985961099 | — |
| Japan | 1969 | 18.460869481 | 18.12658624 | 18.804773251 | — |
| Japan | 1970 | 17.452340633 | 17.133371514 | 17.786451719 | — |
| Japan | 1971 | 16.540332927 | 16.240939442 | 16.85755407 | — |
| Japan | 1972 | 15.688632255 | 15.399121474 | 15.986682634 | — |
| Japan | 1973 | 14.865008918 | 14.587282557 | 15.158024069 | — |
| Japan | 1974 | 14.056214161 | 13.803385615 | 14.322887599 | — |
| Japan | 1975 | 13.268373423 | 13.025960022 | 13.52674209 | — |
| Japan | 1976 | 12.509520535 | 12.281436558 | 12.745607881 | — |
| Japan | 1977 | 11.784759102 | 11.562508512 | 12.006075452 | — |
| Japan | 1978 | 11.108131376 | 10.893743626 | 11.322188179 | — |
| Japan | 1979 | 10.482492445 | 10.285479014 | 10.681278257 | — |
| Japan | 1980 | 9.896474846 | 9.708209515 | 10.086885355 | — |
| Japan | 1981 | 9.344315412 | 9.174156624 | 9.520904658 | — |
| Japan | 1982 | 8.823725613 | 8.661515959 | 8.994602404 | — |
| Japan | 1983 | 8.335194213 | 8.178012199 | 8.497102802 | — |
| Japan | 1984 | 7.88032979 | 7.737443052 | 8.030607655 | — |
| Japan | 1985 | 7.473669707 | 7.33411421 | 7.617367128 | — |
| Japan | 1986 | 7.122077848 | 6.989071374 | 7.257667991 | — |
| Japan | 1987 | 6.831675099 | 6.699313571 | 6.96282 | — |
| Japan | 1988 | 6.606697898 | 6.474297978 | 6.736096713 | — |
| Japan | 1989 | 6.44130013 | 6.31944019 | 6.56420128 | — |
| Japan | 1990 | 6.321744265 | 6.200696021 | 6.443475244 | — |
| Japan | 1991 | 6.226927147 | 6.111237786 | 6.345632031 | — |
| Japan | 1992 | 6.136611347 | 6.022630345 | 6.254364681 | — |
| Japan | 1993 | 6.02349767 | 5.909312292 | 6.142883277 | — |
| Japan | 1994 | 5.873969391 | 5.761351797 | 5.989791671 | — |
| Japan | 1995 | 5.68704839 | 5.575363223 | 5.800092681 | — |
| Japan | 1996 | 5.463474633 | 5.359622952 | 5.569055512 | — |
| Japan | 1997 | 5.219145818 | 5.122768882 | 5.317712401 | — |
| Japan | 1998 | 4.968747566 | 4.876130704 | 5.063187838 | — |
| Japan | 1999 | 4.725812858 | 4.637810689 | 4.812069506 | — |
| Japan | 2000 | 4.499891936 | 4.414165295 | 4.584388234 | — |
| Japan | 2001 | 4.300012972 | 4.220406126 | 4.38037839 | — |
| Japan | 2002 | 4.12715861 | 4.052018445 | 4.204500107 | — |
| Japan | 2003 | 3.980949783 | 3.906662369 | 4.055813237 | — |
| Japan | 2004 | 3.855401199 | 3.786085323 | 3.926739349 | — |
| Japan | 2005 | 3.743727465 | 3.673098237 | 3.814588171 | — |
| Japan | 2006 | 3.638055044 | 3.571148145 | 3.706169504 | — |
| Japan | 2007 | 3.537012877 | 3.472870552 | 3.60373598 | — |
| Japan | 2008 | 3.444648508 | 3.380476795 | 3.51050493 | — |
| Japan | 2009 | 3.358034884 | 3.295960792 | 3.421019166 | — |
| Japan | 2010 | 3.269091178 | 3.206431974 | 3.330869112 | — |
| Japan | 2011 | 3.277651378 | 3.216861118 | 3.340511947 | — |
| Japan | 2012 | 3.065522302 | 3.008699071 | 3.124514181 | — |
| Japan | 2013 | 2.959501582 | 2.904761068 | 3.016512252 | — |
| Japan | 2014 | 2.8561978 | 2.805017775 | 2.909931036 | — |
| Japan | 2015 | 2.759539965 | 2.708269436 | 2.813071004 | — |
| Japan | 2016 | 2.673006488 | 2.624471417 | 2.723558338 | — |
| Japan | 2017 | 2.59406187 | 2.545349154 | 2.644311038 | — |
| Japan | 2018 | 2.521384868 | 2.474369477 | 2.570278927 | — |
| Japan | 2019 | 2.456327768 | 2.40940648 | 2.504101952 | — |
| Japan | 2020 | 2.407371151 | 2.35915954 | 2.456588091 | — |
| Japan | 2021 | 2.382281777 | 2.334423036 | 2.430268457 | — |
| Japan | 2022 | 2.380558806 | 2.334202458 | 2.427499959 | — |
| Japan | 2023 | 2.400585827 | 2.348200668 | 2.452736059 | — |
| Japan | 2024 | 2.433754049 | 2.355895027 | 2.514662623 | — |
One row per country, indicator and year, with raw values, source links and reuse notices. Thresholds have an empty numeric value and separate number/operator fields; value_kind distinguishes upper bounds from absent readings.