Among infectious diseases that were recorded in Japan, the highest number of deaths was caused by influenza, which amounted to more than 3.3 thousand in 2018. This figure did not include avian influenza and novel influenza or re-emerging influenza. The number of deaths from infectious gastroenteritis followed with around 2.3 thousand cases.
Number of deaths from infectious diseases in Japan in 2018, by type
****Excluding West Nile encephalitis, western equine encephalitis, tick‐borne encephalitis, eastern equine encephalitis, Japanese encephalitis, Venezuelan equine encephalitis, and Rift Valley fever.
*****Only including the fever caused by the agent SFTS phlebovirus (SFTSV).
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e-Stat (Japan). (November 28, 2019). Number of deaths from infectious diseases in Japan in 2018, by type [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 22, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1133820/japan-number-deaths-infectious-diseases-by-type/
e-Stat (Japan). "Number of deaths from infectious diseases in Japan in 2018, by type." Chart. November 28, 2019. Statista. Accessed September 22, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1133820/japan-number-deaths-infectious-diseases-by-type/
e-Stat (Japan). (2019). Number of deaths from infectious diseases in Japan in 2018, by type. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 22, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1133820/japan-number-deaths-infectious-diseases-by-type/
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