The child mortality rate in Japan, for children under the age of five, was 363 deaths per thousand births in 1865. This meant that for every one thousand babies born in 1865, over 36 percent did not survive past their fifth birthday. Over the course of the next 155 years, this number dropped drastically. Child mortality reached its lowest point ever in the five year span between 2015 and 2020, at just two deaths per one thousand births. This was the lowest of any country in the world.
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United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA), & Gapminder. (June 17, 2019). Child mortality rate (under five years old) in Japan from 1865 to 2020* [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 21, 2026, from /statistics/1041855/japan-all-time-child-mortality-rate/
United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA), und Gapminder. "Child mortality rate (under five years old) in Japan from 1865 to 2020*." Chart. June 17, 2019. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 21, 2026. /statistics/1041855/japan-all-time-child-mortality-rate/
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Child mortality rate (under five years old) in Japan from 1865 to 2020* [Graph], United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA), & Gapminder, June 17, 2019. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1041855/japan-all-time-child-mortality-rate/
