Japan vs Sri Lanka: Number of children who die before age 5, by world region
Japan
1,761 deaths
in 2023
Sri Lanka
2,041 deaths
in 2023
Japan rank
98th
Sri Lanka rank
95th
Number of children who die before age 5, by world region over time
- Japan
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 2,041 deaths against 1,761 deaths in Japan, a difference of 280 deaths.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.2 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 98th and Sri Lanka ranks 95th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 3 and Sri Lanka in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 130,790 deaths | 37,945 deaths | 92,845 deaths | Japan |
| 1960s | 47,004 deaths | 29,816 deaths | 17,188 deaths | Japan |
| 1970s | 27,211 deaths | 24,055 deaths | 3,156 deaths | Japan |
| 1980s | 11,465 deaths | 12,666 deaths | 1,201 deaths | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 6,742 deaths | 6,893 deaths | 150.5 deaths | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 4,340 deaths | 6,217 deaths | 1,878 deaths | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 2,873 deaths | 3,271 deaths | 397.9 deaths | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 1,880 deaths | 2,188 deaths | 308.25 deaths | Sri Lanka |
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 Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 2,041 deaths against 1,761 deaths in Japan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of children who die before age 5, by world region between Japan and Sri Lanka?
- 280 deaths, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Sri Lanka?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Japan and Sri Lanka rank globally for number of children who die before age 5, by world region?
- Japan ranks 98th and Sri Lanka ranks 95th 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.