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Japan enjoys the longest life expectancy in the world. However, when compared in statistical figures among industrialized nations, the Japanese mortality rate of age one to four is quite high, showing a sharp contrast to other age groups. The Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare (MHLW) claims that the infant mortality rate of those one-month after the birth is 1.8 in every 1000 births, which is the lowest in the world (Tanaka 2004). However, the pediatric mortality rate of age one to four is 1.2 in every 1000 births, which is 21st ranking in the World. When compared to seven industrialized nations: France, USA, UK, Italy, Germany, Canada, and Japan, the USA is highest and Japan is the second highest at this age range.
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Kato, A., Mori, S., Kato, M. (2018). Emerging Trends in Performance Evaluation of Pediatric Intensive Care Units in Japanese Children’s Hospitals. In: Preiser, W., Hardy, A., Schramm, U. (eds) Building Performance Evaluation. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-56862-1_22
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