High-income countries · population about 124 million
If you were born in Japan
Right now, about 0.57% of the babies born on Earth are born in Japan: 1 in 176, about 749,884 a year, or about 1.4 a minute.
The chance that a baby born in Japan dies before turning five is 0.2%, about 2.7 times lower than the United States (0.7%). Life expectancy is 87.6 years for women and 81.6 years for men.
Life in Japan, in numbers
Life expectancy84.7 yearswomen 87.6 · men 81.6United States 79.3 years · 2nd highest of 172 countries
Chance of dying before age 50.2%2.4 in 1,000United States 0.7% · 7th lowest of 172 countries
Chance of dying before age 10.2%1.8 in 1,000United States 0.6% · 3rd lowest of 172 countries
Mothers who die giving birth4 per 100,000 birthsmaternal mortality ratioUnited States 21 per 100,000 · 14th lowest of 172 countries
Children per woman1.21total fertility rateUnited States 1.62 · 15th lowest of 172 countries
Expected years of schooling15.5 yearsUnited States 15.9 years · 47th highest of 172 countries
College and university enrollment63%gross enrollment ratioUnited States 79% · 50th highest of 172 countries
Income per person (PPP)$47,387GDP per capita, PPPUnited States $74,352 · 35th highest of 172 countries
Income inequality0.32Gini index (closer to 0 = more equal)United States 0.42 · 52nd lowest of 172 countries
People living in cities92%urbanizationUnited States 80% · 15th highest of 172 countries
People working in farming3%share of jobs in agricultureUnited States 2% · 29th lowest of 172 countries
People using the internet85%United States 94% · 69th highest of 172 countries
Women married before 180.5%of women aged 20–24United States 0.5% · 25th lowest of 172 countries
Health costs paid out of pocket11%share of health spendingUnited States 11% · 24th lowest of 172 countries
HIV0.02%adults living with HIVUnited States 0.4% · 8th lowest of 172 countries
Homicide0.2 per 100,000United States 6.8 per 100,000 · 5th lowest of 172 countries
Road traffic deaths2.6 per 100,000United States 12.8 per 100,000 · 9th lowest of 172 countries
People who smokemen 29% · women 10%
Life satisfaction6.06 / 10World Happiness ReportUnited States 6.73 · 55th highest of 156 countries
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Behind every one of these numbers is a person's life. In 1 in 8 Billion you become one of the babies being born right now and live one whole life inside statistics like these, from the first day to the last. You can't choose where you're born. No one ever could.
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