Japan Infant Mortality Rate 1950-2025

Chart and table of the Japan infant mortality rate from 1950 to 2025. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
  • The current infant mortality rate for Japan in 2025 is 1.497 deaths per 1000 live births, a 2.16% decline from 2024.
  • The infant mortality rate for Japan in 2024 was 1.530 deaths per 1000 live births, a 2.17% decline from 2023.
  • The infant mortality rate for Japan in 2023 was 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.
Data Source: United Nations - World Population Prospects

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Similar Countries Ranked by Infant Mortality Rate
Country Name 2025 Infant Mortality Rate
Trinidad and Tobago 19.023
Aruba 12.039
Panama 12.012
New Caledonia 9.945
Seychelles 9.450
Barbados 8.722
Argentina 8.541
Curacao 7.579
Guam 7.418
Uruguay 7.351
Kuwait 5.855
Oman 5.790
Chile 5.563
Channel Islands 5.443
French Polynesia 5.340
Qatar 5.285
United States 5.204
Bahamas 5.057
Saudi Arabia 5.021
Bahrain 4.930
UAE 4.575
Puerto Rico 4.496
Antigua and Barbuda 4.415
Malta 4.072
Canada 3.744
Lithuania 3.366
Hungary 3.326
Croatia 3.263
New Zealand 3.187
United Kingdom 3.166
Taiwan 3.101
Switzerland 2.875
Cyprus 2.873
Latvia 2.798
Poland 2.666
Australia 2.620
France 2.557
Denmark 2.532
Luxembourg 2.301
Macao 2.220
Belgium 2.211
Greece 2.205
Austria 2.190
Portugal 2.168
Israel 2.144
Italy 2.061
Germany 2.027
Netherlands 2.007
Spain 1.899
Ireland 1.776
South Korea 1.721
Estonia 1.624
Sweden 1.616
Norway 1.594
Japan 1.497
Slovenia 1.483
Singapore 1.364
Finland 1.340
Hong Kong 1.132
Iceland 0.927
Japan - Historical Infant Mortality Rate Data
Year Infant Mortality Rate Growth Rate
2025 1.497 -2.160%
2024 1.530 -2.170%
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%