Japan Infant Mortality Rate 1950-2023

Chart and table of the Japan infant mortality rate from 1950 to 2023. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
  • The current infant mortality rate for Japan in 2023 is 1.564 deaths per 1000 live births, a 2.49% decline from 2022.
  • The infant mortality rate for Japan in 2022 was 1.604 deaths per 1000 live births, a 2.43% decline from 2021.
  • The infant mortality rate for Japan in 2021 was 1.644 deaths per 1000 live births, a 2.38% decline from 2020.
  • The infant mortality rate for Japan in 2020 was 1.684 deaths per 1000 live births, a 2.32% decline from 2019.
Data Source: United Nations - World Population Prospects

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Similar Countries Ranked by Infant Mortality Rate
Country Name 2023 Infant Mortality Rate
Trinidad and Tobago 19.850
Panama 12.601
Aruba 12.471
New Caledonia 10.352
Seychelles 9.851
Barbados 9.101
Argentina 8.951
Curacao 7.941
Guam 7.718
Uruguay 7.673
Kuwait 6.140
Oman 6.120
Chile 5.898
French Polynesia 5.634
Channel Islands 5.611
Qatar 5.529
United States 5.480
Saudi Arabia 5.295
Bahamas 5.216
Bahrain 5.120
UAE 4.791
Puerto Rico 4.731
Antigua and Barbuda 4.587
Malta 4.255
Canada 3.943
Lithuania 3.522
Hungary 3.498
Croatia 3.438
New Zealand 3.352
United Kingdom 3.337
Taiwan 3.225
Cyprus 3.024
Switzerland 2.994
Latvia 2.921
Poland 2.808
Australia 2.732
Denmark 2.683
France 2.677
Luxembourg 2.439
Belgium 2.359
Greece 2.349
Portugal 2.331
Austria 2.307
Macao 2.297
Israel 2.282
Italy 2.183
Germany 2.133
Netherlands 2.132
Spain 2.011
Ireland 1.869
South Korea 1.797
Sweden 1.716
Estonia 1.710
Norway 1.705
Slovenia 1.578
Japan 1.564
Finland 1.422
Singapore 1.415
Hong Kong 1.169
Iceland 1.005
Japan - Historical Infant Mortality Rate Data
Year Infant Mortality Rate Growth Rate
2023 1.564 -2.490%
2022 1.604 -2.430%
2021 1.644 -2.380%
2020 1.684 -2.320%
2019 1.724 -2.270%
2018 1.764 -4.550%
2017 1.848 -4.350%
2016 1.932 -4.120%
2015 2.015 -4.000%
2014 2.099 -3.850%
2013 2.183 -3.280%
2012 2.257 -3.170%
2011 2.331 -3.080%
2010 2.405 -2.990%
2009 2.479 -2.900%
2008 2.553 -3.220%
2007 2.638 -3.120%
2006 2.723 -3.060%
2005 2.809 -2.940%
2004 2.894 -2.850%
2003 2.979 -4.400%
2002 3.116 -4.180%
2001 3.252 -4.040%
2000 3.389 -3.860%
1999 3.525 -3.740%
1998 3.662 -3.860%
1997 3.809 -3.740%
1996 3.957 -3.580%
1995 4.104 -3.480%
1994 4.252 -3.340%
1993 4.399 -2.030%
1992 4.490 -1.990%
1991 4.581 -1.950%
1990 4.672 -1.910%
1989 4.763 -1.870%
1988 4.854 -6.060%
1987 5.167 -5.730%
1986 5.481 -5.400%
1985 5.794 -5.140%
1984 6.108 -4.870%
1983 6.421 -6.020%
1982 6.832 -5.690%
1981 7.244 -5.370%
1980 7.655 -5.110%
1979 8.067 -4.850%
1978 8.478 -6.850%
1977 9.101 -6.410%
1976 9.724 -6.030%
1975 10.348 -5.680%
1974 10.971 -5.370%
1973 11.594 -6.950%
1972 12.460 -6.500%
1971 13.326 -6.110%
1970 14.193 -5.750%
1969 15.059 -5.440%
1968 15.925 -9.930%
1967 17.680 -9.030%
1966 19.436 -8.280%
1965 21.191 -7.650%
1964 22.947 -7.100%
1963 24.702 -8.460%
1962 26.986 -7.800%
1961 29.270 -7.240%
1960 31.554 -6.750%
1959 33.838 -6.320%
1958 36.122 -6.010%
1957 38.431 -5.670%
1956 40.741 -5.360%
1955 43.050 -5.090%
1954 45.360 -4.840%
1953 47.669 -4.620%
1952 49.978 -4.420%
1951 52.288 -4.230%
1950 54.597 0.000%