Japan - Cause of death

Cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and nutrition conditions (% of total)

Definition: Cause of death refers to the share of all deaths for all ages by underlying causes. Communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and nutrition conditions include infectious and parasitic diseases, respiratory infections, and nutritional deficiencies such as underweight and stunting.

Source: Derived based on the data from WHO's Global Health Estimates.

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Year Value
2000 12.25
2010 13.38
2015 13.15
2019 10.30

Cause of death, by injury (% of total)

Definition: Cause of death refers to the share of all deaths for all ages by underlying causes. Injuries include unintentional and intentional injuries.

Source: Derived based on the data from WHO's Global Health Estimates.

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Year Value
2000 7.93
2010 6.34
2015 5.28
2019 4.91

Cause of death, by non-communicable diseases (% of total)

Definition: Cause of death refers to the share of all deaths for all ages by underlying causes. Non-communicable diseases include cancer, diabetes mellitus, cardiovascular diseases, digestive diseases, skin diseases, musculoskeletal diseases, and congenital anomalies.

Source: Derived based on the data from WHO's Global Health Estimates.

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Year Value
2000 79.82
2010 80.28
2015 81.57
2019 84.79

Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 70, female (%)

Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 70, female (%) in Japan was 5.70 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 7.50 in 2000, while its lowest value was 5.70 in 2018.

Definition: Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD is the percent of 30-year-old-people who would die before their 70th birthday from any of cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes, or chronic respiratory disease, assuming that s/he would experience current mortality rates at every age and s/he would not die from any other cause of death (e.g., injuries or HIV/AIDS).

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).

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Year Value
2000 7.50
2001 7.30
2002 7.10
2003 7.00
2004 7.00
2005 6.90
2006 6.60
2007 6.50
2008 6.40
2009 6.30
2010 6.30
2011 6.20
2012 6.00
2013 6.00
2014 5.90
2015 5.80
2016 5.90
2017 5.80
2018 5.70
2019 5.70

Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 70, male (%)

Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 70, male (%) in Japan was 10.90 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 15.40 in 2000, while its lowest value was 10.90 in 2019.

Definition: Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD is the percent of 30-year-old-people who would die before their 70th birthday from any of cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes, or chronic respiratory disease, assuming that s/he would experience current mortality rates at every age and s/he would not die from any other cause of death (e.g., injuries or HIV/AIDS).

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).

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Year Value
2000 15.40
2001 15.00
2002 14.50
2003 14.30
2004 14.10
2005 13.90
2006 13.40
2007 13.20
2008 13.10
2009 12.90
2010 12.80
2011 12.60
2012 12.20
2013 11.90
2014 11.60
2015 11.50
2016 11.60
2017 11.40
2018 11.10
2019 10.90

Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 70 (%)

Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 70 (%) in Japan was 8.30 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 11.40 in 2000, while its lowest value was 8.30 in 2019.

Definition: Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD is the percent of 30-year-old-people who would die before their 70th birthday from any of cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes, or chronic respiratory disease, assuming that s/he would experience current mortality rates at every age and s/he would not die from any other cause of death (e.g., injuries or HIV/AIDS).

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).

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Year Value
2000 11.40
2001 11.10
2002 10.80
2003 10.60
2004 10.50
2005 10.30
2006 10.00
2007 9.90
2008 9.70
2009 9.60
2010 9.50
2011 9.40
2012 9.10
2013 8.90
2014 8.80
2015 8.60
2016 8.70
2017 8.60
2018 8.40
2019 8.30

Mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution, age-standardized, female (per 100,000 female population)

Definition: Mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution is the number of deaths attributable to the joint effects of household and ambient air pollution in a year per 100,000 population. The rates are age-standardized. Following diseases are taken into account: acute respiratory infections (estimated for all ages); cerebrovascular diseases in adults (estimated above 25 years); ischaemic heart diseases in adults (estimated above 25 years); chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in adults (estimated above 25 years); and lung cancer in adults (estimated above 25 years).

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).

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Year Value
2016 8.00

Mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution, age-standardized, male (per 100,000 male population)

Definition: Mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution is the number of deaths attributable to the joint effects of household and ambient air pollution in a year per 100,000 population. The rates are age-standardized. Following diseases are taken into account: acute respiratory infections (estimated for all ages); cerebrovascular diseases in adults (estimated above 25 years); ischaemic heart diseases in adults (estimated above 25 years); chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in adults (estimated above 25 years); and lung cancer in adults (estimated above 25 years).

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).

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Year Value
2016 17.00

Mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution, age-standardized (per 100,000 population)

Definition: Mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution is the number of deaths attributable to the joint effects of household and ambient air pollution in a year per 100,000 population. The rates are age-standardized. Following diseases are taken into account: acute respiratory infections (estimated for all ages); cerebrovascular diseases in adults (estimated above 25 years); ischaemic heart diseases in adults (estimated above 25 years); chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in adults (estimated above 25 years); and lung cancer in adults (estimated above 25 years).

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).

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Year Value
2016 11.90

Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning (per 100,000 population)

The value for Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning (per 100,000 population) in Japan was 0.200 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 0.500 in 2005 and a minimum value of 0.200 in 2014.

Definition: Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisonings is the number of deaths from unintentional poisonings in a year per 100,000 population. Unintentional poisoning can be caused by household chemicals, pesticides, kerosene, carbon monoxide and medicines, or can be the result of environmental contamination or occupational chemical exposure.

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).

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Year Value
2000 0.300
2001 0.300
2002 0.300
2003 0.400
2004 0.400
2005 0.500
2006 0.400
2007 0.400
2008 0.400
2009 0.400
2010 0.400
2011 0.400
2012 0.300
2013 0.300
2014 0.200
2015 0.200
2016 0.200
2017 0.200
2018 0.200
2019 0.200

Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning, female (per 100,000 female population)

The value for Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning, female (per 100,000 female population) in Japan was 0.100 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 0.200 in 2015 and a minimum value of 0.100 in 2001.

Definition: Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisonings is the number of female deaths from unintentional poisonings in a year per 100,000 female population. Unintentional poisoning can be caused by household chemicals, pesticides, kerosene, carbon monoxide and medicines, or can be the result of environmental contamination or occupational chemical exposure.

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).

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Year Value
2000 0.200
2001 0.100
2002 0.100
2003 0.200
2004 0.200
2005 0.200
2006 0.200
2007 0.200
2008 0.200
2009 0.200
2010 0.200
2011 0.200
2012 0.200
2013 0.100
2014 0.100
2015 0.200
2016 0.100
2017 0.100
2018 0.100
2019 0.100

Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning, male (per 100,000 male population)

The value for Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning, male (per 100,000 male population) in Japan was 0.300 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 0.700 in 2005 and a minimum value of 0.300 in 2014.

Definition: Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisonings is the number of male deaths from unintentional poisonings in a year per 100,000 male population. Unintentional poisoning can be caused by household chemicals, pesticides, kerosene, carbon monoxide and medicines, or can be the result of environmental contamination or occupational chemical exposure.

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).

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Year Value
2000 0.400
2001 0.500
2002 0.400
2003 0.700
2004 0.600
2005 0.700
2006 0.600
2007 0.600
2008 0.600
2009 0.600
2010 0.600
2011 0.500
2012 0.500
2013 0.400
2014 0.300
2015 0.300
2016 0.300
2017 0.300
2018 0.300
2019 0.300

Suicide mortality rate, female (per 100,000 female population)

The value for Suicide mortality rate, female (per 100,000 female population) in Japan was 9.20 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 14.30 in 2011 and a minimum value of 9.20 in 2019.

Definition: Suicide mortality rate is the number of suicide deaths in a year per 100,000 population. Crude suicide rate (not age-adjusted).

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).

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Year Value
2000 13.60
2001 13.00
2002 13.10
2003 13.80
2004 13.20
2005 13.20
2006 13.50
2007 14.20
2008 13.90
2009 13.80
2010 13.80
2011 14.30
2012 12.90
2013 12.90
2014 12.30
2015 11.40
2016 10.50
2017 10.10
2018 10.20
2019 9.20

Suicide mortality rate, male (per 100,000 male population)

The value for Suicide mortality rate, male (per 100,000 male population) in Japan was 21.80 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 37.80 in 2003 and a minimum value of 21.80 in 2019.

Definition: Suicide mortality rate is the number of suicide deaths in a year per 100,000 population. Crude suicide rate (not age-adjusted).

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).

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Year Value
2000 34.60
2001 33.70
2002 34.90
2003 37.80
2004 35.50
2005 35.90
2006 34.70
2007 36.20
2008 35.40
2009 36.60
2010 34.90
2011 32.80
2012 30.70
2013 30.20
2014 28.20
2015 27.20
2016 24.80
2017 24.20
2018 23.50
2019 21.80

Suicide mortality rate (per 100,000 population)

The value for Suicide mortality rate (per 100,000 population) in Japan was 15.30 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 25.60 in 2003 and a minimum value of 15.30 in 2019.

Definition: Suicide mortality rate is the number of suicide deaths in a year per 100,000 population. Crude suicide rate (not age-adjusted).

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).

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Year Value
2000 23.90
2001 23.20
2002 23.80
2003 25.60
2004 24.10
2005 24.30
2006 23.90
2007 25.00
2008 24.40
2009 24.90
2010 24.10
2011 23.40
2012 21.60
2013 21.40
2014 20.10
2015 19.10
2016 17.50
2017 17.00
2018 16.70
2019 15.30

Mortality caused by road traffic injury (per 100,000 people)

The value for Mortality caused by road traffic injury (per 100,000 people) in Japan was 3.60 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 12.50 in 2000 and a minimum value of 3.60 in 2019.

Definition: Mortality caused by road traffic injury is estimated road traffic fatal injury deaths per 100,000 population.

Source: World Health Organization, Global Status Report on Road Safety 2018 through Global Health Observatory data repository.

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Year Value
2000 12.50
2001 12.10
2002 11.30
2003 10.60
2004 10.10
2005 9.40
2006 8.60
2007 6.20
2008 5.50
2009 5.40
2010 5.30
2011 5.00
2012 4.80
2013 4.50
2014 4.20
2015 4.20
2016 4.10
2017 3.90
2018 3.70
2019 3.60

Mortality rate attributed to unsafe water, unsafe sanitation and lack of hygiene (per 100,000 population)

Definition: Mortality rate attributed to unsafe water, unsafe sanitation and lack of hygiene is deaths attributable to unsafe water, sanitation and hygiene focusing on inadequate WASH services per 100,000 population. Death rates are calculated by dividing the number of deaths by the total population. In this estimate, only the impact of diarrhoeal diseases, intestinal nematode infections, and protein-energy malnutrition are taken into account.

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).

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Year Value
2016 0.200

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Risk factors