Japan vs Lebanon: Number of children who die before age 5, by world region
Japan
1,761 deaths
in 2023
Lebanon
1,727 deaths
in 2023
Japan rank
98th
Lebanon rank
100th
Number of children who die before age 5, by world region over time
- Japan
- Lebanon
How they compare
Japan currently reports 1,761 deaths against 1,727 deaths in Lebanon, a difference of 34 deaths.
Across all 74 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 98th and Lebanon ranks 100th of 236 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Lebanon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 130,790 deaths | 5,480 deaths | 125,309 deaths | Japan |
| 1960s | 47,004 deaths | 4,989 deaths | 42,014 deaths | Japan |
| 1970s | 27,211 deaths | 6,572 deaths | 20,639 deaths | Japan |
| 1980s | 11,465 deaths | 5,923 deaths | 5,542 deaths | Japan |
| 1990s | 6,742 deaths | 2,471 deaths | 4,272 deaths | Japan |
| 2000s | 4,340 deaths | 1,431 deaths | 2,908 deaths | Japan |
| 2010s | 2,873 deaths | 1,434 deaths | 1,439 deaths | Japan |
| 2020s | 1,880 deaths | 1,732 deaths | 147.75 deaths | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of children who die before age 5, by world region, Japan or Lebanon?
- Japan, at 1,761 deaths against 1,727 deaths in Lebanon as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of children who die before age 5, by world region between Japan and Lebanon?
- 34 deaths, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Lebanon?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Japan and Lebanon rank globally for number of children who die before age 5, by world region?
- Japan ranks 98th and Lebanon ranks 100th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of children who die before age 5, by world region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of deaths in a calendar year. This only includes people aged 0-4.