Japan
Percentage of population living in urban areas: 91.3%
Population proportion between ages 30 and 70 years: 54.0%
Age-standardized death rates
Proportional mortality (% of total deaths, all ages, both sexes)
age-standardized death rate per 100,000
Total population: 127 000 000
Income Group: High
200
males
180
females
Injuries
8%
Communicable,
maternal, perinatal
and nutritional
conditions
13%
160
Cardiovascular
diseases
29%
140
120
100
Other NCDs
12%
80
60
Diabetes
1%
40
20
0
2000
2002
2004
2006
2008
2010
Cardiovascular Diseases
Cancers
Chronic Respiratory Diseases
Diabetes
2012
Chronic respiratory
diseases
7%
Cancers
30%
Total deaths: 1,192,000
NCDs are estimated to account for 79% of total deaths.
Premature mortality due to NCDs
The probability of dying between ages 30 and 70 years from the 4 main NCDs is 9% .
Number of deaths, under 70 years
Females
160
Number of deaths (thousands)
Number of deaths (thousands)
Number of deaths, under 70 years
Males
140
120
100
80
60
40
20
0
2000
2002
2004
2006
Cancers
2008
Diabetes
2010
140
120
100
80
60
40
20
0
2000
2012
Cardiovascular Diseases
160
2002
2004
Chronic Respiratory Diseases
2006
2008
2010
2012
Other NCDs
Adult risk factors
males
females
total
Current tobacco smoking (2011)
34%
11%
22%
Total alcohol per capita consumption, in litres of pure alcohol (2010)
10.4
4.2
7.2
30.5%
23.2%
26.7%
5.8%
4.4%
5.0%
Raised blood pressure (2008)
Obesity (2008)
National systems response to NCDs
Has an operational NCD unit/branch or department within the Ministry of Health, or equivalent
Yes
Has an operational multisectoral national policy, strategy or action plan that integrates several NCDs and shared risk factors
Yes
Has an operational policy, strategy or action plan to reduce the harmful use of alcohol
Yes
Has an operational policy, strategy or action plan to reduce physical inactivity and/or promote physical activity
Yes
Has an operational policy, strategy or action plan to reduce the burden of tobacco use
Yes
Has an operational policy, strategy or action plan to reduce unhealthy diet and/or promote healthy diets
Yes
Has evidence-based national guidelines/protocols/standards for the management of major NCDs through a primary care approach
Yes
Has an NCD surveillance and monitoring system in place to enable reporting against the nine global NCD targets
Yes
Has a national, population-based cancer registry
No
World Health Organization - Noncommunicable Diseases (NCD) Country Profiles , 2014.