NavGeneral InfoEmail Print Geography Japan (JPN) Coverage type Country Time period covered 01/1979 - 12/1979 Series or system Japan Vital Registration System Data type Vital registration: Subnationally representative Summary The Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare collects mortality data by age, sex, cause and prefecture. Keywords Causes of death, ICD-9, Mortality, Adult mortality, Child mortality, Infant mortality Citation Contributors Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (Japan) Suggested citation Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (Japan). Japan Vital Registration - Deaths 1979. GHDx Entry last modified on: Mar 1, 2022