Trend of Infant Mortality Rate (Per 1,000 Live Births) for Japan

Updated on March 17, 2026.

According to data from the World Bank, in 2023, the total infant mortality rate per 1,000 live births for Japan was 1.8. Same as 2022. The most recent figures on male and female infant mortality rates for Japan were 1.9 and 1.7 respectively in 2023.

You can see similar information for other countries.

The World Bank defines infant mortality rate as "the number of infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year".

The table below shows the total, male, and female infant mortality rates of Japan for recent years.

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Data Source: World Bank.
Trend of Infant Mortality Rate Per 1K Live Births for Japan
Total
Male
Female
Trend of Infant Mortality Rate Per 1K Live Births for Japan
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Year Total Male Female
1960 30.4 33.3 27.3
1961 27.9 30.8 24.9
1962 25.4 28 22.8
1963 23.1 25.5 20.6
1964 21 23.2 18.6
1965 19.1 21.3 16.8
1966 17.6 19.6 15.4
1967 16.2 18.2 14.2
1968 15.1 17 13.2
1969 14.2 16 12.4
1970 13.4 15 11.6
1971 12.6 14.2 11
1972 11.9 13.4 10.3
1973 11.3 12.7 9.8
1974 10.6 11.9 9.3
1975 10 11.2 8.7
1976 9.4 10.5 8.2
1977 8.8 9.9 7.8
1978 8.3 9.3 7.3
1979 7.8 8.7 6.9
1980 7.4 8.2 6.5
1981 7 7.7 6.2
1982 6.5 7.2 5.9
1983 6.2 6.8 5.5
1984 5.8 6.4 5.2
1985 5.5 6 5
1986 5.2 5.6 4.8
1987 5 5.4 4.6
1988 4.8 5.2 4.4
1989 4.7 5 4.3
1990 4.6 4.9 4.2
1991 4.5 4.8 4.2
1992 4.4 4.8 4.1
1993 4.4 4.7 4
1994 4.3 4.6 3.9
1995 4.1 4.5 3.8
1996 4 4.3 3.6
1997 3.8 4.1 3.5
1998 3.6 3.9 3.3
1999 3.4 3.7 3.2
2000 3.3 3.5 3
2001 3.1 3.4 2.9
2002 3 3.2 2.8
2003 2.9 3.1 2.7
2004 2.8 3 2.6
2005 2.7 2.9 2.6
2006 2.7 2.8 2.5
2007 2.6 2.7 2.4
2008 2.5 2.7 2.4
2009 2.4 2.6 2.3
2010 2.4 2.5 2.2
2011 2.3 2.4 2.2
2012 2.2 2.3 2.1
2013 2.2 2.3 2
2014 2.1 2.2 2
2015 2 2.1 1.9
2016 2 2 1.9
2017 1.9 2 1.8
2018 1.9 1.9 1.8
2019 1.8 1.9 1.7
2020 1.8 1.9 1.7
2021 1.8 1.9 1.7
2022 1.8 1.8 1.7
2023 1.8 1.9 1.7